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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1907
Page
10
Nubs of News reports farm insurance notes, local visits, travel, and small-town events. A child nearly poisoned by fly paper liquid. locals return to duties at Staing Bros. and from vacations. Charity and church notices urge worship at the Christan Endeavor meeting with sermon texts for July 27.
Men wanted in each town and school district to join a private detective force affiliated with a leading organization. No experience required but provide references. Fulltime not mandatory. Opportunity to earn good money for suitable applicants. Address and respond to Superintendent.
The town churches announce service times for the Episcopal, Methodist, Lutheran, Catholic, and Presbyterian congregations. Episcopal services Sunday include 10:30 am morning prayers, 12:00 noon Sunday school, and 8:00 pm evening prayers. Catholic mass is at 9:00 am and 7:30 pm next Sunday with first communion for 23 members at 9:00 am.
Reports from Sisseton describe a summer encampment of the Isseton state guard at Watertown with Lieut Nelson and Adjutant Clive Engleshy praising the camp. Col Holmes’s leadership is well regarded and the event noted for good grounds policing, military instruction, and orderly daily routines.
Various property transfers listed from the court house records, naming buyers, sellers, and parcel details. Transactions include lots in Peever Sisseton Corona and Summit with amounts ranging from 75 to 8000 dollars and other terms. The fragmented entries cover multiple individuals and parcels, reflecting routine conveyances.
A testimonial from John James of Sioux Falls S D credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing months of backache and loins pain. The ad warns backache as a warning sign of kidney illness and urges prompt use before complications such as diabetes or Bright's disease. It notes availability through dealers with price details in New York and across the United States.
A historical note from the state fair describes rodeo performances on the Western plains. It highlights buckskin rides and entertainment features with mentions of prize money and public participation.
Bids for the disposal of several tracts of inherited Indian lands are invited by the Indian Agent at the Sisee ton Agency. Sale notices date May 4 with posting May 6, bids due July 26, with details on land descriptions, purchase terms, and certified funds required. court-like listings name numerous petitioners and deceased landowners alongside parcel descriptions and legal references.
Notice records a chattel mortgage default by Joseph Hyrt and assignment to James Rows with sale of a McCormick mower to satisfy $65 in Roberts County South Dakota. It then lists public publication notices for homestead proofs by Elizabeth Fish and Finney Ola with hearings in Sisseton Wahpeton Reservation and Marshall County South Dakota, noting witnesses and dates in July 1907.
Land office in Aberdeen notices Joven A Lowdables West, a 1 dollar claim of a homestead rights for section 8 and townships 5 and 9 in Sisseton area. Name witnesses include John A Jerde H Stavry D Dalston and Hans Davemer to prove continuous residence on said land. Clerk Foss documents the filing in South Dakota.
Avd Conant of Wise South Dakota filed notice of intention to make final proof to establish a homestead claim No 2645 for the SE quarter of section 1 in township 125 range 93 W. St. Paul Minnesota land district. Proof will be on August 22, 1907, before the Clerk of the Circuit Court at Sisseton South Dakota. Witnesses: Peter McDonald Kaward Brows William Casey and James Parker all of Wise South Dakota.
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