Class Play Delights Large Audiences by 1921 Class
The high school class of 1921 presented their class play to large audiences last Thursday and Friday. Cast members including LeRoy Wolff as Lord Crackenthorpe and Hazel Jackson as Peggy received strong praise for polished performances. The night featured a skilled ensemble, praised Mrs O Mara and Millicent, and the school orchestra under M G Satern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Jerlow
Peggy
Hazel Jackson
Alice Swanberg
Lord Crackenthorpe
Antony
LeRoy Wolff
Mildred Axness
Lady Crackenthorpe
Jove
Francis Stapleton
Archie Philps
Earl Mahoney
Jimmy Kippel
Ruby Arrowsmith
Jimmy
Typographical Union Wins 44-Hour Week Strike Victory
Frank Morrison of the AFL reports a national printing strike settlement that secures the 44 hour work week without pay cuts. He asserts most shops are returning to the agreement made two years prior, despite Open Shop campaigns by the Chamber of Commerce and manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Chicago Typographical Union
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
June Term Court Opens With Large Calendar
June term of circuit court convened Tuesday with Judge Anderson presiding and official stenographer FP B Gran ger. The calendar is exceptionally large with about 77 criminal and 86 civil cases. First case Guy Targin vs A P Houde. jury out with no verdict yet. Second case Lena Olberg and Clif fora Olberg vs Sigfred Benson. Likely calendar will not finish this term due to extensiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
B. Granger
Guy Targin
A. P. Houde
Lena Olberg
Cliffora Olberg
Sigfred Benson
Dixie Moon Minstrels Thrill Sisseton Crowds at Unique Theatre
Decoration Day crowd at Sisseton packed the Unique theatre for the Dixie Moon Minstrels show starting 8:30 with standing room scarce. The entertainers entertained with wholesome humor songs and dance and a barn dance followed at a dairy farm. Return engagement hoped as the troupe then headed to Watertown for a night performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisseton
Dixie Moor Minstrels
Dixie Moon Minstrels
Siyen
Watertown
Long Hollow No 2 School Closes with Picnic Motto
Mrs Henry Hackberth closed a very successful term at Long Hollow No 2 on Friday May 27 with a picnic. A pioneer teacher who taught here ten years ago when the school house was first built, she has proven her abilities. Parents express desire for her return in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hackberth
Long Hollow No. 2
Hackberth
Sisseton Memorial Day Crowds Fill Kool Auditorium
Large crowds gathered in Sisseton for Memorial Day ceremonies despite threatening weather. A forenoon procession, graveside honors by G A R and American Legion, and an afternoon program in the school auditorium featured music, tableau looks at four wars, and a stirring address by Hon. L. M. Fitzpatrick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sisseton
W. R
American Legion
Women’s Auxiliary
Dana Babcock
Harry Drentzel
Dugle
H. D. Gough
Camp Fire
John Swanberg
Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg
Nora Vange
Columbia
Turner
Roy Tallaksoni
Joe
le Roy Wolff
Lu Gree
B. F. Canfield
Mr. Latern
Uncle Sam
Miss Rademacher
Red Cross
Emil Vange
Earl Mahoney
Rub; Arrowsmith
Pearl Nelson
Miss Erickson
Taps
Jack Hanson
Mrs. W. Henderson
Star and Stripes Forever
Buster’ Robbie
Dorothy
North Dakota sues Minnesota over Bois De Sioux floods
A.W. Lindquist of Fairmont narrates North Dakota’s case before the U S Supreme Court regarding water management on the Bois De Sioux River. The suit targets detention basins Lake Traverse dam and channel work to curb floods, crossing into Minnesota’s responsibility and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.W. Lindquist
Fairmont
N.D
North Dakota
Mustinks River
Lake Traverse
Bois de Sioux
Hals de Sioux
Big Stone Lake
Mustinka
Rabbit River
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Lake Travers
Boy Drowns Swimming at Old Fort Sisseton Lake
Clarence Van Netta, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Earl Van Netta, near Langford, drowns in lake east of Old Fort Sisseton after cramps during swim. He was swimming for a fish line, sank in 12 feet, body recovered over two hours later. Officials blame exertion while weakened from recent operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence van Netta
Earl van Netta
Langford
Old Fort Sisseton
Lakek City Journal
Friendly Enemies Chautauqua at Our June 19 Show
Millions have seen Friendly Enemies, the international drama, as Whit e and Myers Chautauqua plan the June 19 presentation. The production, praised for its timeliest human problem and moving mix of humor and pathos, has drawn audiences across the United States England and Australia with unprecedented success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Australia
Reflect On Fourth Of July Safety And Costs Across Years
A bygone plea urges prudent Fourth of July planning, weighing outdoor joy against fire risks. It recalls 1862 deaths and 42,089 injuries from 1903 to 1915, notes deaths from firework lockjaw and economic losses reaching 221 thousand dollars in 1917 and 279 thousand in 1918, and mentions fireworks policy in 1908.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Morris Eggan Undergoes Appendectomy At Powell Hospital
Morris Eggan was operated on at Powell hospital Wednesday for appendicitis. Mrs Eggan remains in town to assist as needed. The patient came through the operation in fine shape and is progressing well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Eggan
Powell Hospital
Six of Twenty Three Pass Citizenship Test
A naturalization ceremony in the county courthouse Tuesday admitted six of twenty three applicants as new citizens. Names listed include Ernest Eckstrom Arvid Eckstrom Thomas Stegan Peder Einang Larson Edmund Hanson and Hans Hanson. Judge Anderson spoke as Frank Murphy and Dr W S Longstreth addressed the crowd and presented tiny silk flags to the new citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Pearl Robinson
J. P. Greeley
St. Paul
Ernest Eckstrom
Arvid Leonard Eckstrom
Thomas Stegan
Anderson l
Quest Otto Body Probably Arrive Here Saturday
Fred Otto received a telegram stating Quest Otto’s body was shipped from Hoboken New Jersey on June first and should reach Sisseton via C M and St P by Saturday. If Milbank transfer misses the Saturday train the family will bring the body by automobile and place it in the court house lobby until the funeral. The service is Sunday at 8 PM with American Legion Post support and military honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Otto
Quest Otto
Hoboken
N. J
Sisseton
C. M
St. P
Milbank
Court House
American Legion
Methodist Episcopal Church services and youth programs
The Methodist Episcopal Church invites all to Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. The Rainbow in Heaven junior and Epworth League meet at 7 p.m. Evening service time not stated. Also notes about local newspaper politics and a critique of the Burleigh County paper’s coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Rainbow
Junior
Epworth League
Slaseton
Burleigh County
Asa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Eccles
Lyceum
Canada
Panama
Chautauqua
Harry Lander
Circuit Court
Dixie Moon
L. H
N. Dakota
Minn
Sa. Dakota
Boy
Leon Dabo
Allies
Otto
Methodist Episcopal
Churci
Henry D. Gough
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