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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
7
A Huron proposal seeks a popular vote to close Sunday movie houses arguing the last referendum was swayed by studios and press. Supporters urge a plebiscite on a tighter Sunday law while critics warn against limiting recreation for the public. The piece also includes farming tips for controlling cutworms with poisoned bran mash and instructions to protect plants.
Grant Thos Pederson and Agnes visit Mobridge relatives of Olaf Negaard. Albert Helgeson and wife attend Elbow Lake golden wedding. Julia Berge closes school term with a Dazell grove picnic program. Gusta Pederson travels to Appleton with Jeannette Nergaard. Julius Jacobson returns from Army service amid charges. Louis Rieck attends funeral at Annandale. Olaf Negaard notes wealth, Albert O Grady trades for a second hand Dodge in Gottlieb Bergman’s garage and hopes for a flying auto.
With the transplanting season here the cutworm pest returns and damages young plants. Farmers report nurseries and garden beds show signs of root and stem damage as seedlings go into the ground.
Circuit Court Judge Anderson closes the term as jurors are scarce. John Akre is acquitted on adultery. Herried v. M. and St. Paul Ry. yields $1600 for a spring damage on Herried’s Summit area farm. State v. Josie Chilson burglary trial underway.
Light Opera Ukhven's Day nat work.
Fatty Arbuckle in The Bell Boy at Unique Theatre Saturday and Sunday June 14 and 15. Arbuckle stars as a jack of all trades in Oshkosh inspired Ouchgosh with Al St. John Buster Keaton Joe Keaton and Alice Lake. The comedy features hijinks bank capers and Arbuckle’s famed stunts drawing laughter throughout.
The post office issues second class rates effective July 1 1919 to July 1 1920 splitting charges inside and outside the publication county. Rates vary by zone for advertising portions with a base 114 cents per pound outside and a one cent rate for small issues. Within county no change to free in county mailing or local delivery rates. A note from acting Third Assistant Postmaster General W J Barrows discusses improper inclusion of extraneous matter such as catalogs to gain lower rates.
A Chicago paper tied to an Henry Ford incident promotes a seven part summary on Wilson G company Pearis Illinois and catalogs. E J Mannix of the Commercial News raised the issue with the Post Office department accusing unfair catalog mail practices aimed at pushing catalogs into homes under false pretenses.
Donald C Abbott a renowned orchestral director and flute virtuoso appears with the Metropolitan Symphony Club. He has performed with artists including Victor Herbert and Evan Williams and is noted as an organizer and director of musical organizations in 1919 Chau taugee.
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