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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1920
Page
7
The Red Wing citizen notes that the city owns and runs the waterworks with stable pricing, and cites the city cemetery as a well-managed, self-supporting municipal enterprise. The writer argues municipal ownership prevents profit-driven exploitation of the dead and praises public stewardship.
For sale listings include farms in Roberts County, a dry goods store site in Minneapolis, a bustling cafe with building and stock around 7000, a feedmill in a Roberts County town, two country banks, several farms and Minneapolis properties. Watch future ads or write for bargains.
The January term closes as Judge Alderson dismisses jurors. Henry Conrands is found guilty on a bastardy charge and ordered to pay 200 on March 1 and 150 each March thereafter. Other verdicts: J T Payne vs Axel Huison pending, G W Kuhn vs F Berglund awarded 122.40, Axel McAllister vs Coons 620.50, Fred A Grothe vs James R Brown 150. The county’s legal work proceeds with praise for Thos Mann as efficient counsel.
Films portray Govern Frazier’s seizure of North Dakota coal mines during the strike. Aberdeen listings show scenes ridiculing the governor and administration while depicting miners and fuel shortages. The portrayal claims the governor kept mines open while others closed, drawing mixed reception in the state.
L J Wehe member of the Workmen's Compensation Bureau has tendered his resignation effective April 1.
A 40 year review critiques freedoms under autocracy and the Red Scare. It argues free speech and free press protect rights, questions new anti socialist measures, and warns against accusations that blur democracy with autocracy. It calls for restraint on profiteers and monopolies.
Rep Fa Mantle of Pennsylvania introduces a bill to pardon American soldiers jailed for minor war offenses. Edmands notes many received harsher sentences than in peace and should be discharged. Canada acted at Christmas by granting similar clemency to the men.
Farmers and politicians accuse the Nonpartisan League of deception while the League defends its program. The grain and elevator sector reports include misbilling claims, inspection issues, and restitution notices, with named individuals and locales such as Munich, Sanger, Mayville, and North Dakota contexts cited as evidence of disputes over wheat and flax handling and premiums.
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