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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
6
Analysis exposes graft against homesteaders and labor gains in Minnesota iron mining. It questions railroad revenue hikes and suggests government ownership as a remedy, while noting political shifts in England and the influence of coalition forces on labor and reform.
Three sons of Chinese merchants from Java joined Dakota Wesleyan University last week, increasing foreign enrollment to two Peruvians, four Bolivians, two Chinese, and three Java students. Officials expect more entrants next year from countries like Mexico and possibly Korea as China’s unrest drives students abroad for advanced study.
Federal and state highway work in South Dakota totals 1 405 000 with 78 800 000 more for the Yellowstone trail in northern counties this summer. From now to July 1 1920 about 1 500 000 in contracts will be awarded and work will start shortly.
E A McIntosh a ten year Alaska missionary joins Standing Rock Sioux in North Dakota for Episcopal church work. He travels with Bishop Hugh L Burleson and will base at St Elizabeths school Wakpala while his family visits Missouri. He plans small mission houses on the reservation.
Britton will gain a third bank named Security State Bank with Carl J. Mohn as president W Hamilton as vice president Buell F. Jones as cashier. Prominent business men and farmers will be stockholders.
The contract is let and the state plans extensive highway work in 1920, projecting more improvements than in any prior year. The program aims to accelerate road construction across South Dakota.
W J Nels, a Montana sheep herder who registered at a Hot Springs hotel uses Kruger Montana as his residence. He is described as violently insane after long isolation and stress over spring storms. Relatives cannot be located. he came to Hot Springs for rheumatic baths.
Aberdeen reports a record land price of 245 dollars per acre for a quarter section southwest of Aberdeen. H. M. Baird sold to H. M. Hansen of Stratford, surpassing the prior high of 201 dollars per acre set at the recent school lands sale.
Northern South Dakota farmers in Aberdeen say seed shortages will allow planting less than 40 percent of last year’s potato acreage. The shortage limits new crop sowing and threatens supply levels for the region.
Agricultural men express great apprehension that seed potatoes will be high priced and scarce, making it impractical for farmers to plant beyond their own needs.
Notice is hereby given that default occurred on a mortgage from H P Hartwell to State Bank of Irene filed May 3 1915 in Roberts County South Dakota. The property described in Section 31 Township 122 Range 51 West will be sold at the courthouse steps in Sisseton at 2 PM on June 12 1920 to satisfy 2132.96 dollars owed as of April 32 1920. Mortgagee is State Bank of Irene with Harry A Robinson attorney.
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