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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1920
Page
4
The piece recounts North Dakota candidates and state officials listing offices from senator to superintendent. It then describes farmer anger at grain dockage disputes and how a new grading law forced buyers to reimburse dockage to farmers, with examples from multiple towns illustrating settlements and corrections.
The article recalls horse and grain thefts in the West, detailing dockage schemes where grain buyers docked wheat with flax to skim value from farmers. It notes criminals who opened bins and used wooden walls, selling mixed loads without paying farmers.
A nostalgic sketch by Jack Haggerty recalling Sisseton’s rough youth days with poker tales, local characters, and old timers like Jake the Ripper and Doc Howard. The piece ends noting the town’s dry era and a request for a return to drinking.
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