Local notes and visits span SISSETON region
Rev. R C Rhearer was in Ortonville. Gus Anderson and Henry Olson from Veblen visited Sisseton. G Ellison and wife of Montevideo visited their daughter Mrs O T Axness. Fire fund shares allocated to Sisseton, Wilmot, and White Rock. Memorial sermon at Methodist church featured flags and plant decor with Old Soldiers and W R C members present.
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Gus Anderson
Henry Olson
Veblen
Sisseton
G. Ellinson
Montevideo
O. T. Axness
Ralph Shearer
Methodist Church
O. V. Dunn
Milbank High School crowns largest graduating class
Milbank celebrates 33 graduates in the largest class in its history. Osman arrived from Beardsley for a week with his family, and four seniors this year include two boys and two girls. The Peever ball team outplayed the city Feds 15 to 3 on the Sisseton diamond. Rev R C Shearer delivered the Baccalaureate sermon in Peever last Sunday. S H Malm of Easter eyed a legislative run, reported as recovering from appendicitis. Mrs Houde of Milbank earned Junior Vice President honors at the Redfield encampment of the G A R and W R C last week.
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Peever
Feds
Sisseton
R. C. Shearer
Houde
W.ies C
Redfields
State Dept
Local Notes From Browns Valley and Nearby Areas
Mrs. Hicks returns home after a month away. Laing family moves from Chilson farm. Nordquist Akre travel to Fargo and White Rock. Ford buyers include Gjermundson Batterberry and McGee from W F Carlberg. Mrs. Burnett passes away in Browns Valley. Will Oliver and family visit for Baccalaureate. H S Morris to preach at Browns Valley Presbyterian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Morris
Presbyterian Church
Browns Valley
June brides learn of fine printing and engraving services
The Standard invites June brides elect to visit and view samples of invitations announcements and cards with Old English type. Engraving service is available upon request.
Mrs Hanson Visits Sister in Grant and Sisseton Update
Mrs Hanson of grant visits her sister Mrs Jens Dahil. The weed burner has been working on the Sisseton branch this week. Mrs W F Miller returned last week from a visit to her old home in Wisconsin.
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Mrs. Hanson of
Grant
Jens Dahil
Sisseton
W. F. Miller
Wisconsin
Horse Missing From Pickerel Lake Hotel Stables
Strayed or stolen from Pickerel Lake hotel on May 1 a dark bay horse about 300 pounds with one split ear. Notify Jonas Keeble Grenville P. O. for details and recovery.
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Pickerel Lake Hotel
Jonas Keeble
Grenville P. 0
Milbank Eye Specialist to Visit Hotel Commercial
Dr. F. J. Maw, eye specialist from Milbank, South Dakota, will be at the Hotel Commercial on June 2. He comes highly recommended by Milbank’s leading citizens.
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F. J. Maw
Milbank, S. D
Dr. Maw
Milbank Adv
Graceville visitors and Wilmot marriage linked to forgery case
Mayor Valech and other Graceville guests visited old friends with Fr O Brien. The recent marriage of Harry Michael and Myrtle Burdine at the courthouse may influence the forgery case against the former in its final disposition.
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Mayor Valech
Ethel Atwood
H. L. Day
J. A. Lien
Graceville
Minn
O Brien
Harry Michael
Myrtle Burdine
Wilmot
Prindiville
Court House
Local Notes on People and Town Events
David Peever returns to town from Carlisle Pennsylvania and plans summer work at the Red Cross drug store. Emil Friedrich visits from New Effington for business. Jorgenson and Eggen drive a Ford in the opulent class. Mrs. S N Shore reopens her Elwood Oregon restaurant after a visit home. Hankinson officials visit an old schoolmate, while a new North Dakota law gives the governor power to act against prohibition violations.
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David Peever
Carlisle
Red Cross
W. J. Thomas
Hankinson
Gibbons
Hesse Hot Spring
North Dakota
Decoration Day Services Curtailed This Year
Due to hall unavailability the Decoration day program is canceled. A line of march forms at Thompson corner at 10 30 a m and proceeds to the cemetery to decorate graves of old soldiers.
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Thompson Corner
Erickson's Barber Shop Planned in Old Brown Store
A new barber shop and bath rooms are being prepared in the Brown drug store building. The road drag began operation this week. Carlberg's gas tractor powers a unit on the scene. Miss Emma Burmeister is back from hospital and recovering well from appendicitis surgery.
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Erickson
Brown Drug Store
Carlberg
Emma Burmeister
Judge Buck Court Session Delayed by Illness
The court term was postponed for one week after Judge Buck could not hold court due to sickness. Local proceedings paused and rescheduled to continue next week with the same docket and officials.
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Buck
Picnic Outing Dims As Raingrounds Children
The grade children went to Long Hollow and the Staing farm for a picnic, enjoying their day until a shower of rain forced them home at noon.
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Long Hollow
Staing Farm
Preacher Reprimands Big Bully at Grand Central
In Grand Central baggage room Reverend Dr I W Henderson saw John Stern a traveling salesman from Schenectady clash with James Brennan a hutter from Danbury Conn over a bag. Henderson knocked Brennan down and fought Stern until a special officer stopped them. Stern was jailed to ten days workhouse and Henderson praised for defending the weak.
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New York
I. W. Henderson
Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn
Grand Central Terminal
John Stern
Schenectady
James Brennan
Danbury
Henderson Stern
Brennan
Stern
Corrigan
Dr. Henderson
Mass meeting asks pastors to quit their posts
In Boston eight hundred unemployed men and women adopted resolutions calling on clergymen of all denominations to resign as pastors and aid the jobless in finding work. Led by Morrison I. Swift, they later marched to the Algonquin club in Back Bay and dispersed on his orders.
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Jobk
Boston
Algonquin Club
Back Bay
Morrison I. Swift
Swift
Waiter Hurls Hot Soup at Customer in Chicago
Nicholas Grates, a waiter, hurled a bowl of hot soup at Charles Miller after a dispute over frying eggs. The incident occurred as Miller joked about the order, and the man was described as a humorous customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nicholas Grates
Charles Miller
Local Briefs and Death Notice in South Dakota
Frank Parker showcases a new Maxwell while Frank J. Parizek sets up in Claire City for medical practice with office above Rex Cafe. E L Wickard dies at his brother A E Wickard’s home from heart disease linked to rheumatism and pneumonia. Wickard, 52, unmarried, moved from Deadwood to the farm last May. Funeral held from home. buried in city cemetery. Local market notes and flax seed prices from North Dakota with flax sample at First National Bank and Staing Bros. and Fred Schacher listings.
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Frank J. Parizek
Lidgerwood
N. D
Claire City
S.D
Rex Cafe
E. L. Wickard
A. E. Wickard
Mr. Wickard
Deadwood
Loganspoart
Ind
North Dakota
First National Bank
Staing Bros
Fred Schacher
Sisseton
Wheel scraper taken near Sisseton demands return
Notice from the Board of Supervisors warns the thief who took the wheel scraper owned by Goodwill Township to return it promptly. The device was found 1.5 miles south of Sisseton along the Meridian road. Names listed: John Helgeino, A. M. Anderson, Henry Cassens.
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Goodwill
Township
Sisseton
Meridian Road
John Helgeino
A. M. Anderson
Henry Cassens
Board of Supervisors
Three-Legged Chair Solves Parlor Doubts
A humorous local exchange recalls Mrs Bacon asking about three-legged chairs in her parlor and a husband’s accidental collision with a chair Last night, he came home and ran into a chair, leaving one chair with an extra leg as proof of the mishap.
Easter eye fashion quandary sparks color debate
A fashion leader jokes that men must rainbow their whiskers and hair for style while a bald man asks how he can join in, noting he cannot rainbow and must instead use an Easter eye effect.
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Sisseton and Vicinity
R. C. Rhearer
Ortonville
Sisseton Fire Company
White Rock
M. L. Staing
M. Thorson
Andrew Wrolstad
Hal Knight
Casper Kennedy
Iver Stadstad
N. H. Miller
Sisset
Mr. Knight
Mr. Miller
Canada
McIntyre
St. Paul
Milbank High School
Osman
Beardsley
Mrs. Osman
S. H. Malm
Mike Laing
Chilson
Schindler Bros
Frank Hicks
G. Nordquist
John Akre
Fargo
G. Gjermundson
Hugh Batterberry
Charlie McGee
Ford
W. F. Carlberg
Will Oliver
Ruby
O. B. Lewis
al Oliver
Farmers
Wilson's
Harry Ford
E. M. Batson
Prop. Sisseton
Emil Friedrich
Jorgenson & Eggen
S.N. Shore
Elwood
Oregon
Preacher
Haa
Crippie
Workhouse
DE Laval
Thomas Thompson Sisseton
Frank Parker
Maxwell
Richard Lewis
Milbank
Wheaties
Biss
M. E. Crockett
Red Cross Drus
Sisséton Electric Laundry
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