Local notices and upcoming shows in Sisseton week
A collage of items from Sisseton including theater ads for Kidnapped for a Million and the Perrys opera, vendors selling farm goods and seeds, births and visits, a bridge note about the CP R, land prospecting, and community social events. The snippet also notes a May 12 bishop visit and confirmation in the Guild Hall, plus Creamery Association remodeling progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perrys
Opera
Sisseton
D. W. H. Hare
D.D
South Dakota
D. D
Crawford and MacNulty Haste for Tax Increases Decried
Staxty editor denounces Crawford MacNulty Hastman as a machine making higher assessments while claiming lower levies. They contrast 1907 and earlier years showing state and county taxes rising from 600–800 to 1000–1400 on similar valuations. The piece accuses the reformers of wool over taxpayers’ eyes and urges farmers to check receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staxty
Crawford- MacNulty-Hastman
Crawford
Missouri
Levy
Adseth
Llevy
Lower Levy Higher Rates From New Machine
A reader notes the switch to a new machine brings lower levy yet higher rates and questions how long one should keep the old system in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmer
New Council Organized as Old Members Depart
Monday night marked the transition from the old to the new city government. Aldermen Ax ness and Cahill retired after years of service. Andrew Marvick was named council president with Nick Weis as vice president. City offices appointed: Auditor Knappen, Attorney Turner, Police Chief Stevens, Night Police Noedly, Street Commissioner Lackness. Committees formed: Finance Foss Marvick Batterbury. Streets and Alleys Weis Tower Marvick. Printing Poss Carlberg Weis. Purchasing Weis Tower Foss.
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Axness and Cahill
Andrew Marvick
H. C. Batterbury
Nick Weis
CG. C. Knappen
E. J. Turner
D. F. Stevens
F. C. Noedly
David Lackness
Foss, Marvick
Batterbury
Weis
Tower and
Marvick
Poss, Carlberg and
Weis, Tower and
Foss
Dance Event At Tom Harrington’s Saturday Evening
Local notes report a well attended dance in the hall Friday night with good time observed. Mrs A Welch returned from Minneapolis after a week’s visit. Mattie injured her arm Wednesday and questions who was with her. Joe Class attended his father’s funeral in Mason City Iowa. Mrs Lewis Johnson is improving. Farmers in the area are finishing spring work. Mrs John Clase and daughter left for Britton. Mattie Lunde and her mother visited in Sisseton over weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burns & Wolff
Will’s Place
A. M. Knight
J.N. Frye
Beaver Dam
Wis
John Frye
Palace Drug Store
Fred McDonald
St. Hole
Butte County
Sommerville
E. A. Sommerville
Summerville
Bally River
Barnie Willits
Iver
L ‘Ferre
Ants Hiller
Stevens
Knapp
Alchem
Duke
Tom Harrington
A. Welch
Minneapolis
Mattie
Lewis Johnson
Joe
Mason City
Iowa
A. H. Eggen
John Clase
Britton
Mattie Lunde
Sissetom
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Mee
Lwave
Market Report
Rask
Burns & Wolff's
May Edison
Palace
Sisseton Provision Co
Sarah McQuillan
Herstore
Leary
Engbretson
Brown’s Valley
H. Rockwell
Reservation State Bank
J. J. Batterton
Diamond
Lake Traverse
Peinter
B. A. Perkins
Spring Valley
Minnesota
C. B. Perkins
Effington
Lathbridge
Canada
A. B. Matthews
Massingham
The
Sisseton Creamery Association
Little Duke
Mann
John Spackman
Good Iil
Sis Seton Divessos
Farrives
Peevier
Wilmot
Milbuite
Mi Buite
Connie
Sissy
Corona
Alliwok
Ptt
Milbank Bea Pan
Fe Deeton
H.R D
Roiug
W. Cahill
T. W. Cahill
Buffalo Pitts
Antra
W. F. Carlberg
Sisseto
Galloway
Aberdeen Angus
First National Bank
Sisseton, S. D
W. J. Thomas
Uth Main St. E. M. BA
John M. Swanberg
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