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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1909
Page
8
Construction starts on a massive drainage ditch aimed at reclaiming about 1,555 acres of flooded farm land near Menno. The project, handled by a Glencoe Minnesota dredge company, will remove roughly 65,000 wagon loads of earth and is expected to finish mid July.
Watertown Lake Kampeska electric railway to be resumed within sixty days after years of interruption. A Chicago company will construct the line and promises operation by July 1. Earlier motor line built by McIntyre connected city to the lake but was abandoned after 1893.
Subcontractors on the Belle Fourche irrigation project report April as the peak for earth moving with over 80 000 yards relocated on the storage reservoir dam. More than 400 workers are employed plus about 150 government staff. Concrete blocks will line the dam interior south side Owl Creek. The dam gap truss bridge carries trains. No. 1 tunnel camp will close. other camps reduced or reassigned. one new camp scheduled June 1 on Horse Creek. One third of landowners now irrigating.
J Merrill of Pierre noted a bulged concrete patch in his cellar. After breaking the concrete he released a living toad that had been sealed inside for over a year. He suspects the animal was encased in cement during original pouring.
Charles Cristadors, formerly of the Dakotas, urges Aberdeen News readers to unite North and South Dakota in a durum bread day modeled on California raisin day. He proposes August 1 as the event date to boost public interest in durum wheat by consuming its products exclusively.
Local business leaders arrange to relocate a Ward creamery to Elkton. A fundraising committee will support the move with a suitable Elkton site secured. The plan aims to start operations by June 1, bringing the creamery to Elkton.
The Cheyenne River Indian Reservation sees a wave of automobile purchases among mixed blood residents, signaling a shift from old ways. Younger Indians embrace photography and typewriting, illustrating a stark contrast to traditional life dating back to white arrival decades ago.
Gold Brothers' Brick company installs a brick machine at Big Stone and raises kiln count this season, aiming for about 4,000,000 bricks doubling prior capacity. About forty workers to be employed. Big Stone offers land on the lake and 1000 dollars in cash for the Odd Fellows home site for South Dakota.
The Stridbeck will from Karls krona allocates 11000 crowns to Pangres honteux 5000 to the home for incurables 4000 to the common boys school 5000 to the orphans home and 5000 to Aspo and Hassio churches with rent used for the poor, plus 16000 to Lund and Danielson funds with rent to aid the needy. Sweden hosts 100 French deputies and families with visits to Stockholm. Anders Nielsen resigns as Danish agriculture minister over defense policy disputes. Elections held May 25 with a June 7 session to follow. A trio from Vinteras sentenced to three months for refusing compulsory military drill. Socialists’ drill resistance noted. A woman may duel by locking daggers if she cuts a man’s acquaintance.
Lemmon and Bison end their fierce contest over the county seat of the new Poriina county with a peace pact. Bison won the election by 13 votes but Lemmon challenged it. Milwaukee railroad officials brokered a compromise with the Bison Commercial Club offering to work with Lemmon if he drops the contest. The Lemmon Commercial Club accepted, halting the fight for now though a future bid for the permanent seat remains possible.
MC Baird a noted Scotland resident narrowly escaped death while guiding his horses to a pasture. The picket rope around his left wrist caused the horses to bolt, throwing him to the ground and dragging him a considerable distance. Passersby believed him dead, but he survived and will recover with bruises.
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