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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
4
The United States navy and Sisseton will both go dry on June 30 as two hundred saloons in Minnesota’s Indian country must close under a Supreme Court decision this week. Reports in daily papers are questioned, and Roosevelt’s South America comment is clarified as misreported.
Senator Penrose and allies long to block Theodore Roosevelt by denying the nomination to him or sidelining him as political death. They claimed the colonel was finished after the Spanish-American War and again after the last campaign, yet Roosevelt remains and questions arise about a revived bid or a mistaken belief in his demise.
Minnesota advances educational policy through state university support, enabling high schools to offer one and two year college level courses. Students can remain at home two years longer and at lower cost, with potential increased state aid to schools adopting the program.
Reports indicate Dr. Towles will maintain his usual boulevard flower bed with the planting work already under way. Local residents had been curious about the status, and crews have started preparing the beds and soil for the seasonal display.
City of Sisseton council met June 1 1914 with Mayor J C Knapp and six aldermen. Bills audited included police clerk street work drayage and lighting costs. Ordinances 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 read or approved with votes recorded, sidewalk width set, and night policeman Claude Derrick confirmed.
Notice from Roberts County Superintendent Bonnie Andrews announces the 1914 Normal Institute in Sisseton from June 18 to June 29 with mandatory teacher attendance. Classes start 8:00 A M on opening day, as planners aim for the best institute in the county’s history. Also notes Miss Irene Anderberg’s return from Elbow Lake.
The Teachers Summer School and Chautauqua appoints committees with members listed for Decorations Parade Reception Entertainment Advertising Finance Attest and Secretary. Notable names include James Morrill C A Swenson Herbert Bollenbeck W J Thomas Henry Helvig W F Carlberg J P Croal O E Lien H L Cortelyou Mrs E J Turner Nora Freeman H S Morris Andrew Marvick Carsten Eggen Paul Rickert Frank R McKenna E C Gamm J A Robertson Casper Kennedy E C Gamm and H S Morris serving as secretary and chairman.
A Victorian note describes the pipe fish and its male pouch like a kangaroo pocket. The fish holds its offspring in a pouch along its underside, with a long jaw and protective armor, and the father retrieves young ones when returned to water.
Algy was discussing roe Plexion cream and whether he obtained a jar. He did indeed get a jar, though Indy labeled him a sissy during the sale in a sharp exchange.
In a Ward WCTU column a subscriber’s anti suffrage note prompts a defense of women’s rights. The piece argues suffrage is advancing nationwide, noting eleven states or a territory grant voting rights and predicting women’s influence on legislation and citizenship. It previews continued discussion in next week’s issue.
Next Sunday services will be led by H S Morris a scholarly speaker with an inviting program including Sunday school and Christian Endeavor at the usual hour. League officers were elected June 10 including Lloyd Peterson Edith Otto Rose Otto and Ivers Badcock. They will attend the District Convention in Aberdeen. Services are 10 30 11 45 and 8 pm with a 3 pm Young People session and Luther League at 6 45 pm.
Prayer meeting repeats weekly Thursday at five. Confirmation class starts Saturday at 1 30 PM. No Sunday School during parochial term. Meeting at Iver Steens approved rebuilding Lakeview church on old foundation to same size as the burned one. Luther League notes dated June 14 1914 with topic Our Church and the Homeless Children. Episcopal services in Guild Hall 8 PM Wednesday with communion at 7 and 8 AM Thursday.
In a light exchange from the Ladies' Home Journal a fiancée declares joy at sharing future sorrows, while the fiancé claims none. She counters that marriage will bring him trials, prompting a playful exchange about anticipated griefs and support.
A festive pair exchange flirty banter as snow peppered their coats. They joke about tears from snow in their eyes and share a kiss as a wind roars and a "Votes for Women" board crashes onto the pavement nearby.
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