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Sisseton Weekly Standard

Location

Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1912

Page

8

Profit in Cow Testing And Its Dairy Value

The article discusses cow testing associations and the profit from testing a single herd. It explains member fees, the value of expert testing, and the impact of milk and butterfat production on a cow’s value. It emphasizes objective milk metrics over form or pedigree for herd culling decisions.

Abel Rane Witlin Fay Detter United States C. R. Barns Extension Div Minn Col. of Agriculture Stine Assrialli Als

Five Thousand Dollar Wheat Prize at Northwestern Exposition

The Northwest Development League offers the world’s greatest wheat prize at the Northwestern Products Exposition in Minneapolis from Nov 12 to 23, 1912. Valued at $5,000, the prize includes a Big Four 30 farm tractor and plows by Emerson Brantingham, awarded to the grower of the best five bushels of wheat from the American northwest, exhibited with ten sheaves from the same field.

Northwest Development League Minneapolis Gas ‘Traction Co Emerson Brantingham Rockford American Northwest

Tips From Texas on Recall Support and Social Stereotypes

A Dallas News commentary muses on jury recall politics and social humor. It jokes that those backing judge recalls may exaggerate, compares savvy singers to ostriches in appetite, and favors graceful dancing over verbose lecturing, all framed with a Dallas tone.

Congress Adjourment Prospects Tangle With Inquiry

Washington report notes discussions in Congress over impeachment proceedings and adjournment timing. Leaders weigh sending matters to the judiciary committee for further investigation while predicting whether proceedings will begin. The goal remains to finish essential work before an expected June 14 adjournment.

House Congress

Louisiana Flood Crisis Expands Across Parishes

Heavy rains flood about a dozen Louisiana parishes west of the Mississippi. An estimated 100,000 displaced, dozens killed, rescues by boats daily as levees strain. Baton Rouge Morganza Melsville Bayou des Graves threatened. 2,000 men bolster defenses. Also reports: Altonia disabled at Halifax after loss of propeller. wreck of a Texas Confederate veterans train near Huttsburg. Morningside College in Sioux City destroyed by fire. Stand ard Oil barge 88 explosion damages.

Louisiana Mississippi River Mississippi Baton Rouge Morganza Melsville Bayou Des Graves Cunard Line Altonia Halifax N.S St. Lawrence Quebec Texas Reunion Macon New Orleans and Northwestern Huttiesburg Miss Morningside College Sioux City Cleveland Standard Oil

Notice of Eighth Grade Final Examination in Several Towns

Eighth grade final exam will be held in Summit Wilmot Peever White Rock and at the Sisseton courthouse on Thursday and Friday May 23 24 starting at 9 50 oclock Thursday morning. Each pupil may write at the place most convenient for Wimpal Bonnie Andrews County Superintendent Roberts County.

Summit Wilmot Peever White Rock Court House Sisseton County of Stoberts Jacotets Jacomet South Dakota Theresa Despieeler Barbara Valents Abmusta Lange Anthony Jacomet Jacomet Jacob Ysl Thcomet Roberts County Jacop Jonet Diavonet Theresa Despieier Modwaf Pontest E. J. Turner Tive Sixseton Rudgerie County B.J. Turner Stadepad Bonnie Andrews

Congressional Doings Report Shows Pension Bills and Debates

A lengthy congressional summary notes wage and pension provisions including widows and veterans benefits. It highlights support and opposition among Democrats, the debate over the general service pension bill, and the politics surrounding compensation. It also covers proposed road subsidies, the commerce court funding omission, and a vote defeating a mileage reduction proposal led by Uncle Joe Cannon.

Tnt Democrata Hoge Wimenia Sutherlin le National Good Funds Movement Gerview Commerce Court House Joe" Cannon

Suit Against International Harvester Reinforces Trust Case

A U S district court in St Paul opens a Sherman act suit led by J M Dickey seeking to dissolve the International Harvester Company and 24 other defendants including the International Flax Twine Co of St Paul. The case targets restraints on trade and pools behind large industrial groups in Minnesota and beyond. Freight rate hikes from Minnesota to Cincinnati were paused by the Interstate Commerce Commission until November 14 affecting potatoes and other goods. The Moffat road and its parent Denver Railway Securities face receivership as part of wider railroad financial troubles.

International Harvester Company The Harvester Trust United States St. Paul J. M. Dickey International Flax Twine Company Minnesota Cincinnati Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railway Denver Railway Securities Company

Mixed News From National Conference And Astor Family

A Methodist conference in Minneapolis denounced Taft Wilson and Knox for backing the liquor trade and forfeiting future franchise claims. John Jacob Astor’s will, made in New York before his Titanic death, names Vincent Astor as principal beneficiary. Northwestern governors plan a Seattle congress to spur regional growth and check Canada emigration. Col John Jacob Astor’s body was buried beside his mother in Trinity Cemetery after services at Rhinecliff.

Taft Wilson Knox International Brewers’ Congress Chicago Methodist Church Methodist Episcopal Church Minneapolis John Jacob Astor New York City Madeline Force Vincent Astor Seattle Canada Trinity Cemetery Washington Heights N. Y Rhinecliff-on-Hudson

Warrant Call for Easter Township Warrants

All warrants of Easter township up to and including No 375 are called for payment. Interest ceases on this date. Payable at Citizens National Bank Siaseton. Dated May 1 1912. Eats Mellenhoff Treasurer Route 1 Peever SD Have the Standard print it.

Easter Township Citizens National Bank Siaseton Mellenhoff Addon Peever

Turkish steamer Texas sinks after mine strike at Smyrna

The Turkish steamer Texas of Archipelago American Steamship sunk after hitting a mine at the Smyrna entrance. One hundred forty aboard drown while the vessel carried men from Constantinople to the Levant. In Mexico, 600 rebels were killed in a battle near Cuatro Cienegas and Montcloya as 1,500 federal forces retreated toward Cuatro Cienegas. The Italian fleet seized Rhodes, a major eastern Aegean island with about 30,000 residents, most of them Greek.

Texas Archipelago American Steamship Company Gulf of Smyrna Constantinople Levant Cuatro Cienegas Pablo Gonzales Madero Montcloya Rhodes Aegean Sea

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