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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1908
Page
4
A fragmentary note laments political names and figures. Senator Bobb and Dr. Bors are cited in a rough diatribe about who harmed Patsy and who won public support. The speaker claims the people did it and references an improving mood after a cloudy spell and a chaotic county political scene.
A jumble of notices and snippets from the era covers dry season forecasts, cloth store pitches, a barefoot boy injuring his foot, social visits in Milbank, and chatter about a Denver convention. Local bu siness, political gossip, and colorful asides fill the page alongside travel notes and shop talk.
June events include Foell and Magee births, McLeod blessing, Ellenbecker birth, Burrill and De Gref marriage in Milbank, Schloe Bailey wedding in Webster, Waton Monnie nuptials in Browns Valley, plus LIndstrom infant death and Hart County tragedy of a twin girl accidentally strangled by a crib strap.
A five year old bay horse and a gray mare with rope marks are missing since Saturday June 6. Each horse weighs about 1000 pounds and has distinctive foot and leg marks. A reward is offered for their return to Rev. Ino I. Kettler in Sisseton.
Notice announces the next regular teachers examination to be held at Staston on the 1st and 2nd days of May 1908 beginning promptly at 9 o'clock Thursday morning. J. Swann, Superintendent, calls voters to consider candidate Pama for scholastic positions and objects to the wishes of the people expressed at the June 15, 1908 school election.
Local notes from Sisseton and surrounding area cover summer visits, school plans, and community events. Miss Cherie Anderson spends Sunday with Miss Alida Moller. Graceville hosts summer vacation activities at the Diamond Sanday. Community members attend family reunions in Minneapolis and visit relatives in Ortonville and Lindauish Tadkies.
The document outlines warrants and deposit terms for The Reservation State Bank. It mentions payments, wages, and cashier sworn statements, with names and dates indicating official verification and a signed oath by the cashier and witnesses on the stated day.
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