Sisseton Weekly Standard in Sisseton, South Dakota

Paper notes and county commission swap in North Dakota

Local readers are told of a busy week across Hills area forums with geology and anthropology displays, a Pierce Evan masthead return, and Dr Cook claiming discovery of the North Pole on April 22 1908. The Housekeeper magazine plans and a subsidy plea to subscribers are outlined amid political reshuffles as O H Jones resigns as county superintendent with Prestwick winning appointment after a contested vote among commissioners. The piece questions motives and highlights tension between elected officials, the press, and the Post Office.