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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1908
Page
3
Instructions warn that poor oil ruins house paint and adulterations resemble kerosene. Detect petrol oil by iridescence on black surface. odor reveals fish or corn oil. White lead adulteration checked with a blow pipe, with free instructions from National Lead Company in New York.
News from the Northwest reports a belated storm restoring winter across the upper Mississippi valley with snow sleet and cold. Railways delayed and shipping damaged along Lake Michigan waterways. Marinette suffers tidal flooding and boats driven ashore as Lake Superior vessels face dangerous seas.
Thomas Nixon a Northern Pacific roundhouse worker was killed in Mississippi street yards when a switch engine struck him as a blinding snow storm whipped dust and wind in ten directions. He walked onto the tracks to reach his duties tending engines. the engineer could not see him and Nixon was instantly killed.
The debate over a new state for the northern Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan upper peninsula area gains fresh energy. Duluth has seen some discussion and Superior residents feel the current Wisconsin state arrangement narrows their access to needs, renewing agitation with capital planned at the Head of the Lakes.
In Minot North Dakota on April 29 Judge EB B Gross arraigned and sentenced A Miller to one year and three months in the state penitentiary for gifting a bribe of $180 to Chief of Police Thomas E Hagen on April 6 1907. The case ties Kruse and Miller to an alleged blind pig under the Morrill hotel. Also reported embezzlement charges in La Crosse Wisconsin against Charles J Kruppenbacher for $1400 in stock proceeds from Great Northern Copper Co of St Paul.
James Bailey of Cass Lake was discharged from custody at the April district court term in Walker Minnesota after being charged with illegal voting. Evidence showed Cass Lake had served as his headquarters for ten years.
Devils Lake North Dakota will host a building crusade this summer with about 500000 in new blocks and residences. The government will construct a 118000 post office. A Carnegie library, Christian Science church, new theater, public school building, Mercy Sisters school and several fine homes are already under way.
A severe spring storm battered Sturgis and Pierre with heavy snow and frost threatening fruit blossoms and crops. Deadwood reports the season’s first heavy rain, causing washouts and landslides in Spearfish canyon that disrupted Burlington rail lines and ore trains to Deadwood mills.
W E Denny of St Louis sues Rock Island Railway for 20000 damages claiming his daughter Ruth was permanently injured in a wreck at Rock Island Illinois when a freight train struck a passenger train. He says a hole large enough to hold a gallon of water was bored in her back.
Francis B. Hart, a Minneapolis attorney suspended for six months by a special supreme court decision, will file for a rehearing in his case. He plans to argue that the court failed to recognize certain points of law relevant to the decision.
Good crop conditions are reported from all parts of Mexico. The sugar cane harvest is the largest in the country’s history, and coffee yield exceeds any previous year. Corn and wheat face shortages in some areas, but prospects are favorable for strong crops of these cereals this year.
An OCR fragmented snippet shows Pettit's Eye Salve offered for eye irritation with price and vendor details Buffalo New York. Includes promotional lines about home ownership on crop payments in Ted River Valley Minesota and quotes on ignorance versus knowledge. Mentions various ads for tents awnings and black covers with company names and locations.
Julius Wirezorek, owner near Hillside eight miles northeast of Armour, tracked horse thieves to a local dance. The thieves were found there by the owner and his friends, the animal was recovered, and the pair was thrashed. The incident highlights a rise in horse thefts in the county.
Hawley Minnesota April 28 a fire destroyed the Hawley steam laundry when a gasoline heater on an ironing machine exploded. Only one young girl was inside. flames quickly spread. Estimated loss about 400 dollars with 250 dollars on building and 160 on machinery insured.
Lewistown Mont April 28 A H James a wealthy rancher of East Butte shot himself in the yard after writing a note to his wife dying instantly. The report notes he suffered from insomnia and a struggle of sleep deprivation. Separate dispatches from Crookston Minnesota report rain and snow delaying planting and mention steam shovels starting on a new Northern Pacific line at Fountain Cut Hinley and bridge work over a sink hole at Starkwood and the Buffalo River site.
In La Crosse Wisconsin on April 28 nine year old Rudolph Lenske was run over by a street car while attempting a pullaway. Three toes on his right foot were severed in the accident.
Barron Wisconsin April 28 Frank Chinda who had a small farm near Cumberland pleaded guilty to breaking into and robbing a school house near his home two years ago.
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