Sisseton Area News Highlights local visits and concerns
Sisseton and vicinity notes list store prices, homecomings, and visits. Mrs Osman returns home this week. Lawyer Bouck acted as referee from Milbank. Edna Amundson visits aunt Mrs Beard in Peever. Dan Bailey family from Fort Sisseton spends time in the city. Dr Pearson of Peever breaks an axle on a hill drive. Lindgerwood and Eddy visitors join at John Akre’s. Emma Lee and Martin Johnson spend Sunday in the country. Clera Amundson visits Havana NC. Hugh Batterburry travels to Minneapolis for a few days. L W Payne family visit Dawson. Frank Wendt visits locals. once a grain buyer here. Carl Lecknes and John Akre take a fast hill trip. Carl notes it is too fast by team driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Lecknes
John Akre
Carl
Milbank and Webster legal visits and local notes
Howard Babcock spent the week in Milbank and Webster on legal business. Miss Bessie Croal visits Watertown this week and will go to Montana for private tutoring. Royal Neighbors ice cream social at Red Cross drug store hosted by Mrs. Herman Wahldick and Mrs. J. P. Croal. Mr. and Mrs. Risdahl and daughter Carrie traveled from Veblen with Miss Edith Risdahl who rode the train to Wilmot. Martha Gravdahl returns from Bethesda hospital in St Paul for a two week vacation. Thompson House advertises twenty furnished rooms for rent with electric lights and bath. Rev Leo Lake held services near Effingham with Mrs. Howard Babcock and Mrs. Knappen accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Croal
Watertown
Montana
Herman Wahldick
J. P. Croal
Risdahl
Carrie
Veblen
Edith Risdahl
Wilmot
Martha Gravdahl
Bethesda Hospital
St. Paul
Thompson
Thompson Hardware
H. L. Spackman
Leo Lake
Effingham
Howard Babcock
Knappen
Red Cross drug store welcomes Miss Kate Egan back on duty
Mrs Dennis Prindli visits Hankinson North Dakota to see relatives. Advert indicates higher cash offers for old automobile tires. Dr Taplin drove Mrs Taplin to Hankinson for Tioga train trip to visit her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Egan
Red Cross Drug Store
Dennis Prindli
Hankinson, D
Local notes and notices from Sisseton region
This column reports a mix of small town items: people visiting, shopping notes, a house sale, dog inquiries at the pound, horse riding services, a Midsummer Festival promotion, and local travel by car. It mentions Miss Sarah McQuillen’s Chicago trip, Dr. F J Scheitler considering practice in town, and various social visits and courtly errands around Bonanza Grove and Buffalo Lake.
Foss Family Visit Spans Wilmot Ortonville and Milbank
Mr and Mrs L W Foss and children drove to Wilmot and spent the night with Levi Foss. The next day the families toured to Ortonville for dinner and then proceeded to Milbank for an extended visit with relatives.
Local notices and promotions from early Milbank column
The snippet lists miscellaneous items: French dry cleaning at The Lin's tailor shop, a double harness sale, an inquiry to the sheriff, John Hanson reports a new barn on his north road farm, Capt. Steadman’s safe Seattle arrival, Andrew Anderson and family visiting Staing homes from Day county, and Dr F J Maw Eye Specialist from Milbank set to visit Hotel Commercial on August 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hanson
North Road
Andrew Anderson
Day County
Staing
F. J. Maw
Milbank, S. D
Maw
Milbank
Adv
Barn at rear of home built by Chris Paulson
Local resident Chris Paulson completes a barn at his property rear. Community invites bring in Midsummer Festival checks valid for 25 cents through Saturday night at the Golden Rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Paulson
Couple and guests take Sunday drive to Valley
Mr and Mrs Paul Rickert with Misses Hannah Rask Kulis and Hub Bollenbeck traveled to the Valley Sunday afternoon. They carried lunch and did not return until evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Rickert
Hannah Rask
Kulis
Hub” Bollenbeck
Rogers and Walker at Star Theatre This Week
E L Rogers and Hazel Walker present a magnificent scenic production and novelty musical act at Star Theatre featuring special scenery and electrical effects. Hazel Walker stars as vaudeville's greatest lady violinist in classical and ragtime specialties, closing Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Rogers
Hazel Walker
Star Theatre
Stavngs Visit Neighbors Near Mound City
Mr and Mrs H L Stavng were visiting in the neighborhood of Mound City the first of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Stavng
Mound City
Local visitors from Minnesota and Minneapolis stay with Hill
Mrs Emma Riley of Winneba go Minnesota and Mrs Thos Kinman with two children of Minneapolis are guests of Mrs I C Hill. Mrs Kinman was employed at First National Bank here five years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Riley
Winnebago, Minn
Thos. Kinman
Minneapolis
I. C. Hill
Kinman
First National Bank
Crop tour notes from Harmon Victor and Lien townships
E I Lampey toured Harmony, Victor, and Lien townships with the Lien family last Sunday. He observed crops that he estimates will yield 25 to 30 bushels per acre in corn and barley at 50 bushels per acre or more, noting promising prospects across the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. I. Lampey
Lien
Harmon
Victor
Sisseton saloon business boosts city finances
The Browns Valley Tribune notes the municipal saloon in Sisseton showing strong daily receipts, averaging around 200 dollars after opening with over 300 on day one. At that rate for a year the city could net about 15 thousand dollars, aiding its 45 thousand dollar indebtedness over three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisseton
Browns Valley Tribune
Bankers use novel test to judge loan applicants
An exchange explains bankers gauge reliability by calling a newspaper publisher to verify subscription and paid status. If the applicant is a subscriber with a paid accent, the loan is granted. if in arrears, collateral must be gilt edged. The quip suggests more truth than poetry in the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wether
Fisherfolk plan to tell same tale of fish catches
D. J. Leary notes local fishermen devise a scheme to standardize their fish counts. Dan explains the method multiplies miles driven to town by minutes taken, yielding the total fish caught, as in seven miles in twelve minutes equals eighty four. The Browns Valley Tribune reports the joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. Leary
Dan
Browns Valley Tribune
Bible Picture Lessons At Chicago Church Experiment Ends
An exchange notes a three months long experiment at University Congregational church in Chicago teaching the Bible by moving pictures. Dozens of religious scenes and Holy Land images were shown with explanations for children. A similar effort is underway in Sisseton at Rev Leo Lake's Presbyterian church, despite two Sundays without electric lights. Lake speaks from first hand knowledge, enhancing audience interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University Congregational Church
Chicago
Holy Land
Sisseton
Leo Lake
Presbyterian Church
Mr. Lake
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S. D
Busi
Ness
Safe Depository
J. A. Ricgorr
Pres
H.S. Moris, V. Pres
K. Onpere
Sisseton and Vicinity
Osman
Bouck
Edna Amundson
Mrs. Beard
Peever
Dan Bailey
Fort Sisseton
Pearson of
Larson
Lidgerwood, N. D
Aadle
Eddy
Emma Lee
Martin, Johnson
Clera Amundson
Havana
N. C
Hugh Batterburry
L. W. Payne
Dawson
Frank Wendt
Mr. Wendt
Milbank and Webster
Miller & Jensen
Ator
Delaval
DelLaval
DeLavels
Se Ete Thompson
Schindler Bros
Geniaine Valley
W. K. Morris
Thomas
Batterberry
Bonanza Grove
J. W. Smith
Sarah McQuillen
Borene
Henry Corteyou
Vern Bollenbeck
O. B. Lewis
Montevideo
Mr. Borene
Willard
Earl Teu
Gordon Babcock
William Rask
Donald Jackson
John Thomas
Robert Lowery
Byron Barrington
Buffalo Lake
F. J. Scheitler
Burke
Swanberg
Harland L. Mossman
G. L. Eshman
Krem
E. J. Turner
Long Beach
C. I. Hougan
The
Wilmot Republican
Leo Lukanitsch
Acme
Mead
Risseton
Thelin
Steadman
Seattle
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