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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
4
The Sisseton Standard editor F. Bowers as manager announces postal distribution details. Subscription rate listed at 2.50 per year. Foreign advertising representation noted with The American Press Association.
The piece argues the wheat tariff, passed for farmers’ benefit, enriched Chicago grain speculators as wheat prices fell from January to May and then rose, leaving farmers to reap lower prices while speculators profited. It recounts a mother, Mrs Norman Girling, who saved her son from a well, earning admiration though denied Carnegie Hero medals.
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor challenged Justice Van Sielen of the State Supreme Court to cite him for contempt during a May 18 Cooper Union speech in New York City. He denounced injunctions as pro-capitalist tools, urged impeachment of the judge, and warned that if capitalists thwart labor efforts, a new movement would arise.
The Roberts County Farm Bureau invites all farmers to a June 9 meeting at 1 30 PM in the Sisseton courthouse. State Secretary M R Benedict will explain the U S Grain Growers Incorporation and the new grain marketing plan. The event aims to boost understanding and participation in cooperative marketing for Roberts County’s strong farm elevator network.
Emil H Stenberg oldest son of Mrs John Okerson died May 25 in Denver Colorado at age 34 Born January 6 1887 in Kensington Minnesota He moved from Roberts County South Carolina to Portland Oregon in 1919 later bought a farm near Lebanon Oregon Health declined prompting a move to Denver He left Portland in late February after a rapid lung hemorrhage He leaves a wife and one son age 10 his mother and three brothers Victor Denver Nels Lebanon and Ernest Portland Burial was in Denver where a sister had died and been buried 12 years ago Contributed
The Church League for Industrial Democracy, an Episcopal group, endorses the North Dakota Industrial Program. A Cincinnati church pledges 100000 in bonds, while ex Governor Foss leads a Boston campaign and Detroit’s Mayor James Couzens heads a North Dakota bond committee. Other states organize similar committees.
A pro advertising note urges support for local creditors and merchants who believe in their goods. The Standard’s reach to nearly every farmer in Roberts county is highlighted as a reason to patronize advertisers.
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