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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
1
Sisseton enjoys bright Market Day with strong crowds, lively sports in the afternoon, brisk business as stock trades and auctions surge. Merchants report good sales at favorable prices and high participation from locals despite early caution.
In a July 21 regular shoot scores include Mewar Schwarz, M Schindler, Laughiin, Horton, and Brown. Brown wins medal with 21 of 25. A Sisseton Webster match is set for Aug 4 at Pickerel Lake. The third annual Sisseton Gun Club tournament is planned for Aug 7–8 with prizes and 20 events. A tennis match between Sisseton and Milbank is scheduled for July 30.
The passage extols billiards as a pastime and brain food for new effrains praising recreation as hearth-giving and companionable, and notes the author owns a billiard table at home. Henry Ward Beecher is quoted praising the game for charm, exercise, and sociable warmth.
Miss Bertha Peterson visits from Peever on Market Day. Maud Wampler and Floy Parmeter drive to Browns Valley. Mr and Mrs Carl Schmidt of Peever visit this city. Mayor Clay Carpenter and family return from Pickerel Lake trip for Sunday. A white elephant party ends oddly as eleven of nineteen guests bring their husbands. A. W. Tower reports liquor law suspicions to Chief Stevens. a wagon with two pigs is found, but the chief notes a different kind of pig and hinted at watchfulness.
A farmer author explains the pre harvest twine market, noting contracts are promises to preview and price, not binding. Dealers face risks from overstock, weather, and crop failures, and must forecast eight months ahead. The writer, W F Carlberg, says he has about 60000 pounds on hand and notes a farmer’s order for 300 pounds.
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