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Newspaper
Sisseton Weekly Standard
Location
Sisseton, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1920
Page
10
Local items record visits and movements of residents and visitors across Peever Roslyn and Sisseton. Shippings include cattle to South St. Paul markets and riverdale callers. social events feature recitals and lectures at schools churches and colleges.
Economist W Jett Lauck warns soaring prices will worsen as winter nears unless the government acts to restore wartime controls on railroads coal and essentials A $1.5 billion railroad rate hike cannot fix efficiency he says and profiteering plus wage pressures threaten widespread industrial conflict with living costs for a five member family rising from 2100 to 2700 annually.
Dr H P Carson state clerk notes Parker Parker brings synod meeting October Thursday week in Parker with prominent visiting leaders incl Dr Robert Speer. A pre synodical Sunday school conference is set for Thursday and the women's missionary society session Friday during synod week.
The Hartner family of Glenham reports their four year old daughter found playing with matches in the garage of the farm. The aunt Miss Theresa Hafne tried to rescue her but the child died shortly after in the blaze.
Sheriff Nolan of Brookings county is set to return from Leavenworth Kansas after taking custody of Frank, jailed ten years ago, for the bank robberies at White and Bushnell. Loftus, a prison escapee tied to William Forbes, was captured at Leavenworth while Forbes remains at large.
Earl Clark, coach of Mitchell High School football, declared in the assembly that no smoking will be allowed and that team candidates must be in bed by 10 o clock on school nights. He warned that players will be excluded from parties and events if they fail to comply.
A brief film note lists SPEUIA to be shown at the Unique on Sept 23 and 24 with May Allison starring, followed by a late September reel Please Get Married starring Dana on Sept 30 and Oct 1, indicating a silent era program.
Shirley of Watertown is appointed permanent secretary of the Watertown chamber of commerce after a special board meeting. He will devote his full time to the office starting after November, having previously shared duties and handled work similarly in Sumner and at Chattanooga.
J H Suerknen returned yesterday from a week visiting relatives in Chicago. On the way home he paused in Minneapolis to attend the Minnesota State fair.
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