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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1920
Page
6
Miss Mildred Wickard was confirmed at church services as residents recount a string of local events. Barn dances, picnics at Clear Lake, and a school class outing highlight a weekend of social and civic activity with mentions of visitors, farm work progress, a medical operation, and a near-tragic wagon accident involving Ernest Wickard and family.
Otto Theodore Moe neck aged 1, son of Mr and Mrs Otto Moeneck, prominent Miner county residents, died from a gunshot wound after playing with an old 22 revolver. The weapon discharged while his mother and sister watched, the bullet lodged in the temple. he died soon after. The family planned a Sioux Falls trip.
Local notes report a barge gardener tending about an acre of potatoes amid a rural West End area. The Rasmussen visit from Migesone and favorable weather raise expectations for bumper yields while farmers battle weeds and pests under an annual weed control order.
At 8:30 PM the Methow church will host a discussion titled Why Aren't Men Christian and Religious Prodigality. The pastor OW Butterfield invites all to attend whether Christian or Not to hear both sides and consider their own beliefs about God and Christianity.
East manufacturers closing have sent workers to harvest fields. Farmers report plentiful labor with about 4.00 dollars for saving and 0 cents per tour for harvest. Wages similar to last year despite reduced manpower.
Preliminary surveys have been completed and petitions circulated for drainage districts in Roberts County South Dakota. If approved, the tiling will transform the area, making it one of the finest agricultural sections in the state.
Vigilance is essential as hog cholera has appeared in a few areas. If a pig refuses to eat, assume cholera until proven otherwise. About 94 percent of hogs die from diseases. serum is kept countywide and can be ordered from Aberdeen in about 24 hours. Prices vary but two cents per cwt is inexpensive insurance against losses.
Roberts County South Dakota Easter Township School District invites formal bids for constructing a schoolhouse. Bids due August 14 1920 at 2 pm. Plans and specifications available for examination. The board reserves right to reject any or all bids. Clerk Elmer Currence Easter Township.
Notices state bids for seven concrete bridge construction in Roberts County South Dakota. Bids due August 1920 at the County Auditor office, with 10 percent certified check, sealed on regular Highway Commission form, bond required if awarded, County may reject any bid, post date July 1 1920.
Sealed bids will be received up to Monday August 16 1920 for building a school house in Sisseton township. Plans and specifications may be seen at the home of Dan Ri Send or band.
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