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For Claire City
&her people The Claire City Journal Devoted \
to Best Interests Northern Roberts Oomty.
Vol.l CLAIRE CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA, JANUARY 7, 1921 Number 21
Local News
Syvert and Julia Strand visited at Wrolstad's Thursday.
Ella, Hattie, Juliiie and Rudolp.t Gederos and S. M. Satre and family spent Thursday evening at Knute Walstad's.
Otto Wenschlag and son Albert were Sisseton business callers Tuesday.
Mr. R. H. Gunderson and family. «nd Mr. and Mrs. John Vollmers enjoyed a six-o'clock dinner at R. O. Gauper's Friday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Wicks are the happay parents of a baby girl, born Dec. 23.
The Knute Walstad, S. M. Satre and Oscar Krogstad families were guests at the C. B. Satre home New Years Eve.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wenschlag left for Wapheton, N. D., Wednesday, for a week's visit with friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. . Osteraas entertained a number of friends and relatives Thursday evening.
Mr. Knute Walstad and son Julius autoed to Veblen Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Satre and daughter, Inez, spent Thursday evening at R. H. Gunderson's.
Hattie, Juline, Ella, Clarence and Rudolph Gederos were guests at the Oscar Krogstad home Tuesday evening.
Ray, Myrle and Iona Satre attended the Young Peoples Society at the Eggen church Friday evening.
Clarence Walstad, Oscar Krogstad and Clarence Gederos were Lake Traverse fishers Thursday and Friday.
Gerhard, Olaf and Ruth Gunner-son and Olaf Thormersgaard autoed to Rosholt Sunday.
Mr. John Olson autoed to Veblen Tuesday to have some dental work done.
Carl Ruds entertained a number of friends Friday evening.
Mr. Claus Nelson and family, Mr. Lars Larson and family, were guests at Nels Stranw's New Year's day.
The A. Wrolstad and C. Rud families, Mr. and Mrs. Hogan Ulstad. Mr. H. Hanto, Syvert and Julia Strand were guests at Carl Johnson's Thursday.
Roy, Mearl and Iona Satre visited et O. K. Sather's Saturday evening.
Gerhard, Olaf, Rudolph and Ruth Gunnarson, Olaf Thormosgaard. Clarence Walstad, Mearl. Roy and Iona Satre spent Monday evening at Nels Strand's.
Lloyd and Ruth Nelson visited at S. M. Satre's Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Langfeldt autoed to Lidgerwood Tuesday to visit friends.
Miss Ruth Ellsworth, who has been visiting at her home in Magnolia, Minn., returned Sunday.
Roy, Mearl, Iona and Mrs. Satre spent Sunday evening at. Christ Gederos'.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mahoney of Sisseton and Mr. Charley McGee of Milbank were guests at the Jay Price home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Dunham of Peever were visitors at the E. G. Anderson home Friday and Saturday.
EAT Kliort Orders served. Meals at all times.
Ifuiiigtii'Kcr Snnwlches a specialty. Full line of Cigars, Cigarettes and Tobacco. JOE SMITH • I*rop.
The Misfit Wife
By RALPH HAMILTON
(•. lttt. WHtin Ncw>p*D»r Uaioa.)
Aleck Forbes did not count for much with his three high-flown sisters Adele, Itlzpah and Maud. They bad been brought up t» a marriageable age with comfort, even luxury, and had held their heads high because their father, Kobert Forbes, was able to supply them with money and dress, and was supposed to be a wealthy man.
On the contrary Aleck was homespun and careless In his ways. He loved to fish, to sail, to hang around the village and make friends. When he was through with his schooling he took a humble position in a local store, and when his sisters reproached him for lack of pride, said in Itis cheerful, off-handed way:
"I'm happiest among the old friends I've been brought up among."
"A high ambition, truly." snapped out Maud. "Father expected you would go into the law and make a mark In the world." but Aleck only laughed and declared that a year In a dusty, hot oflice would use him up.
"And there's Nellie Dustiii. Surely. Aleck, it isn't true that you are going regularly with her."
"It's true, and I'm glad," responded Aleck. "She's a jewel."
"She's a misfit, so far as our family Is concerned," insisted Maud. MWliy, her folks are among the poorest In town. Ti?ey amount to nothing positively in t social way. What are you thinking about?"
"Marrying her next month. If she'll have me," replied Aleck. "Of course you girls think she's a nonentity because she is not given to frivolity and dress, but she can cook all around tne three of you put together and we are going to simply love one another and be happy."
The severest censure of the three lofty sisters followed the act Aleck bad predicted. In a quiet, unostentatious way he wedded Nellie Dustln. His father had been falling for years, ever since his wife had died, the daughters were all married and had homes of their own, and Robert Forbes was glad to have his son and his wife assume the responsibility of running the old homestead.
His death brought a climax in the hopes and expectations of his four children. Although the old home had fallen into decay and represented little value. Robert Forbes was esteemed to be a man of quite some means. For several years, however, he had lnduged in erratic whims and one of them was proclivity for turning his money into diamonds. To his way of thinking they were the real standard of value, and to relatives and friends he often exhibited a flat, narrow metal box, secured around his waist by a light steel chain, which was a blaze of beauty when he revealed its opulent treasures.
The daughters and their husbands were diligently 011 hand when death took the old man. It was to meet with the severest disappointment of their lives. The entire visible re.s-ources of the decedent did not represent two thousand dollars. There was a small balance at bank, the homestead at which the sisters turned up their noses in disdain, but the box, the diamonds were nowhere to be found. A long thorough search was made, but it proved unavailing. Aleck purchased the house on payments from the other heirs for a reasonable amount, and was the only one of the family who settled down contented and happy.
"I'm glad they've gone." he announced to Nellie when for the first time since their marriage the stylish sisters visited the humble homestead. "Don't worry at their sneers and haughty ways, dear. You and I are going to make this place a regular garden of Eden. I'm going to put It all in shape. Good hard work and a little painting and. mending up will bring it about. I'll get up at five and put In the whole evenings."
"And 1 will work all dav lonir."
fife
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chirped Nellie in happy tones. "1 pity your sisters, Aleck.
Indeed. Nellie did her share of the work. Aleck scolded her good and strong when he came home from work one evening and found the front of the house painted, and Nellie in over-eralls aloft on a ladder with paint and brush. Rut she only laughed gaily and asked Aleck if be could afTord to buy a lawnmower. Then, first it was the outside lawn, and then the neglected Inside ground*, and one morning Nellie undertook the weeding out and cutting out of a patch of yard at the rear that had not been touched or crossed for years.
It took her several hours to clean the great weeds with sickle and scythe. Then she started iu with the lawn-mower.
"Oh. it will Just look lovely to have the whole yard smooth and level as a carpet. Ouch!"—as a great Jangle rang out.
"You've broken the machine," declared Aleck.
"No. something down deep In the grass has caught In Its blades. Oh! Aleck, , your father's box of diamonds."
Yes, revealed just where it must have fallen. And the contents were Intact, and. when they were divided among the avaricious sisters and contented brother, only the latter was grateful and happy to have the means of clearing the old homestead of debt, and bestowing upon faithful Nellie some of the luxuries of life she s« signally deserved.
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SJf| Stage's Debt to Minstrelsy. The stage Is indebted to minstrelsy
for Joseph Jefferson, Stuart ltobson, Edwin Adams, Edwin Booth, Tony Pastor, Bob Hart, Robert Downing, P. T. Barnum, Patrick Gilmore and Sousa. John Philip Sousa was a member of Simmons and Slocum's minstrels when Al G. Field was serving his ipprenticeship with that company. Johnny Hyams of Mclntyre and Hyams, was a minstrel with the Al G. Field company. Singer Collono of the Metropolitan Opera company was popular Will Collins when a tenor with the Al G. Field minstrels. George M. Cohan. Willie Collier. Cliauncey Ol-cott. Eddie Foy. Francis Wilson, Frank Daniels. Jimmle Powers and Al .Tolson all graduated from the minstrel stage.—New Orleans Item.
Bathing and Health. The Hebrews, Hindus and Moham
medans, as a part of their religion, are required to keep the body clean by frequent ablutions and baths and this has had a far-reaching effect upon the healthfulness of those people. When the Roman empire fell, the magnificent system of baths, which Its people had and used for cleanliness of body, soon lapsed into decay. Only In Spain, under the Moors, was the system of bathing kept up. There, to conform to the religious rites of Islam. luxurious baths •ere maintained, but when the Moors were expelled the misguided pious people razed to the ground these remnants of heathenism.
To Well Without Meat. Less than a third of the world's
population gets what we should call three good meals a day, yet the working capabilities of the. from our point or view, underfed continents of Asia and Africa will compare very well with "jitiier Europe or America. The average annual meat consumption of the world is 30 pounds a head, yet both the Australian and the American eat nearer 180 pounds per head, and the Englishman is not far behind with about 120 pounds.
Criticizes Use of Oil. Dr. White of the United States ge
ological survey lias declared it "no less than an economic crime to use oil under boilers as fuel," because the supply of oil was so rapidly declining In the United States and elsewhere and because it would soon he "a very serious problem as to getting the necessary amount of lubricants—which is really the most Important part of the rock oil business."
Proceedings of Commissioners
207.60
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'•rr; Symbolism of Animals. In the symbolism of animals ' oant
typifies frugality and prov. rhe bear, ill temper and uncoutiiness; the bull straightforwardness; the bull dog, pertinacity; the butterfly, sportiveness and living in pleasure; the dove innocence and liannlessness; the fox, cunning, artifice; the goose, conceit and folly; the grasshopper, old age; the mule, obstinacy; the owl, wisdom; the peacock, pride; the swan, grace.
Building a Concrete House. An English engineer is building one-
piece concrete house walls with a cei> tral air space by erecting the core liret and moving the outer mold upward the concrete is poured.
NOW LOCATED IN SISSETON
If you have any kind of shoe repairing to be done, bring them to me in Prindiville building.—Chas. Cardwell.
Sisseton, S. 1)., April 6, 1920.
The Boanl of County Commis
sioners met in regular session at the
Cimmissioners Room in the Court
house on the above date. All mem
bers piosent. Meeting called to
order by the president, O. K. Sather.
This being the time set for the
opening of bids for the construction
of bridges according to plans on file in the oflice of the county auditor, the same were opened and after due consideration, motion was made by Peter, seconded by Leversee that contract be awarded to Great North ern Bridge Co., for four bridges and to T. A. Pendergast Bridge Co. for two bridges, each being granted or awarded a contract for the construction of the bridges on which tnev were the lowest bidder. Motion carried, all members voting aye.
Bids for county deposits were then opened, read and motion made by Metcalf. seciTnded by Herried, that all banks in Roberts county be designated as a county depository and that the funds on hand be apportioned by the county treasuter pro rata according to the amounts bid for by each bank. Motion carried, all members voting aye.
Moved by Metcalf, seconded by Herried that the Board designate the places for holding chattel mortgage sales in said county of Roberts and that the places so designated shall be as follows; At the front door of the postofflce in the towns of White Rock, Rosholt, New Effing-ton, Claire City, and Ortley; at the front door of the postofiice in the City of Peever, City of Wilmot and City of Summit, and at the north side of the court house block in the City of Sisseton. Motion carried, all members voting aye.
Bills were on motion allowed or rejected, as follows: F. C. Carriel, salary and
and expenses, Supt. of of highways
Maud E. Carter, salary deputy county auditor
R. L. De France, posting primary ballots •
Pear! Cline. salary clerk in treasurer's office
Burns & Wolff, supplies Langager family.poor __
Albert Dahlin. posting primary notices
American Books Co., school text books
Dakota Cell.Tel.Co., phone rental and tolls
P. F. Anderson, posting primary election notices
H. H. Carter, printing in court house
O. T. Axness & Co., coal for Stapleton, poor ___
Robert Flaws, dragging roads
Capital Supply Co., school texl books
Farmers Co-operative Society, coal to co. farm
First National Bank, premium 011 treas. bond __
E. M. Howg, M. O.. professional services, Lundy
Ireland's Lunmber Yard, coal for Lundy. poor __
Lamport Lumber Co.,coal coal for W. J. NaWten, poor
A. E. Hegne & Son, groceries for Lundy. poor __
Cora N'elson, salary stenographer auditor's office
Ole Opsal, road work LaMoure Construction Co.,
part payment of bridge work
Otter Tail Power Co..lights for March
Leopold Novratail, pocket gopher bounty
O. O. Olson, repairing rond scrapers
Paul J. Linster, stamps __ F. O. Fredrickson, posting
primary notices Farmers Elevator Co..
coal for Dodd. poor \ M. Letze, posting primary
election notices H. M. Fellbaum, posting
primary notices Robert Flaws, road work.
placing culverts James McGee, sheriff,
boarding prisoners O. E. Lien, salary county
treasurer Adolph R. Lundstrom,
2.00
715.00
1 5 . 0 0
2.00
6 1 . 8 9
2 5 . 1 0
2.00
3.00
2 4 , 2 5
2 0 2 . 0 0
10.
3 3 3 . 3 0
I G . 0
2 8 . n o
31.U0
2 7 . o n
2 0 . 3 S
3 7 . n o
...-2.30
1000.00
28.45
!5.20
• 4.50 10 .00
2.00
11.00
2 .00
2.00
10.00
100.00
107.50
posting primary notices 2.00
Vinnie Lien, salary clerk in treasurer's oflice 56.99
Otto Lufgren, wolf bounty 2.00
\V. A. Farrington, official printing 5 2 . 5 0
Farmers Co-operative So- • / eiety, coal for Lundy, _ 63.15
Paul J. Linster, stamps 43.00
Lamport Lumber Co., coal for county farm 8 2 . 6 5
News Printing Co., office supplies 137. C3
News Printing Co., office supplies 100.55
Chas. L. Nelson, posting primary notices 2.00
Myrtle Carter, .salary deputy clerk of courts _ 85.00
O. S. Opheim, machine repairs, county farm 27.60
Otter Tt-ail Power Co., lights • 31.00
O. S. Opheim, machinery for county farm 327.90
Lewis Monson, merchandise for Lundy, poor 7 1J
James McGee, sheriff fees and Jailor 150.00
James McGee, sheriff fees 285.45 C. E. McGowan Lumber
Co., coal for Mrs Steele 13.10 Chas. E. Merrill Co., school
text books 3.37 F. W. Murray, draying for
Dodds, poor 6.25 Dr. J. H. McCune, profes
sional services, Co. farm 8.00 Frank R. McKenna, salary
states attorney 133.34 H. L. Musetter, posting
primary notices 2.00 Frank R. MMcKenna, ex
penses, state cases 23.£6 C. M. Maynard, posting
primary notices - 2.00 P. O. Moe, posting prim
ary notices 2.00 Pease & Horr, labor of
heating plant, court house 54.1:0 Dr. J. A. Rott, professional
services, Dodd family poor - 94.00
News Printing Co., office supplies 137.28
Presentation Sisters, care of Marie Mosher, poor __ 75.00
News Printing Co., office supplies 304.79
Chas. Brady, posting primary notices 2.00
S. M. Howell, posting primary notfees 2.00
Lampert. Lumber Co., coal for Reno, poor 9.85
Mand McGee, merchandise furnished county farm _ 2.70
Educator Supply Co., school text books $ 7.42
O. S. Erickson, posting primary notices 2.00
Pearl F. Robinson, salary Supt. of schools 155.00
M. J. llanvik, salary, janitor court house ' 50.4 4
Leonard I-Ianson. work at county farm 40.25
Jensen & Brewster, meat for county farm 24.47
H. M. Knight, salary Co. Judge. 2 months 276.i?6
E. C. Tarvin. road work __ 4.00 Hammond & Stephens Co.,
sup. Supt. of schools .4h E. J. Stoohe, supplies for
Dodd family, poor 65.68 W. E. Stoebe, casket and
burial expense, Dodd child 115.00 Keuffel & Esser Co., of
fice supplies, engineer 8.91 Leonard Hanson, work Co.
farm 70.00 J. W. Hannasch, posting
primary notices 2.00 Heath & Tuft.um, dary'g __ 2.25 John Hicks, road work __ 21.50 W. R. Tlagen, road work __ 2.50 Otto Hanson, salary Supt. -
county farm 75.00 Ella Hanson, services at
county farm 104.00 John Hicks, road work __ 2.00 A. M. Johnstad, posting
primary notices 2.0 r ' Henry Burg, posting prim
ary notices 2.00 Burns & Wolff, supplies for
Langager family, poor _ 10.!»0 Pearl E. Robinson, salary
Supt. of schools 155.00 George Birchen, pocket
gopher bounty .70 M. F. Cummism,casket and
burial expense, Nelson, poor 78.75
Brown & .Saenger, office supplies 203.63
Will A. Beach Printing Co., office supplies 174.4S
B. E. Eck, draying to court, house * 1-25
Elmer Eddy, posting primary notices 2.00
Empire Elevator Co., coal for Mrs. Rose, poor 5.00
Hilda Erickson, salary deputy treasurer
White Rock Drug Co., supplies for Dodd family poor
Educator Supply Co., supplies
Cloe Givnoy, salary clerk * treasurer's office
Mae Grover, salary clerk | auditor's office
George Gray, janitor's services
Underwood Typewriter Co., typewriter >;s
Roberts County Press, Inc., 1 official printing
D. F. Stevens, salary ck. of courts
J. M. Swanberg, salary reg. of deeds
Walitecli & Plut, groceries for county farm
Beulah Wilson, salary reg. of deeds
Martha Ward, salary deputy Supt. of Schools __ r
L. N. Raabe, posting primary notices
Chas. Tisch & Co., supplies for Nathan, poor _
Chas Tisch & Co., supplies for Nathen, poor _ ;
Cora Robinson, salary, deputy Supt. of school
Dan Renas, wolf bounty _ Roberts County Press, Inc -
official printing Johnson & Sonstegaard,
coal for county farm . Roberts County Record,
official printing . W. J. Theiss, posting
primary notices s
B. T. Sandsmark, supplies ; for Nathan, poor ;v-i
Paper Supply Co., paper _ Henry Twete, posting prim
ary notices
100 .0*
40.51
29.C4
75.00
75.00
ll.C*
96.: i
8.40
155.^0
155.00
174.62
75.00
75.00
2.00
18.4s
22.08
85.00 2.00
35.00
15.90
4.50
2.00
15.S& 79.52
2.00
The Week ;;(Continued from page 2)
ths Rural voters appear to use stamp more than do city men.
The contest court gave special attention to the stamped ballots and it appears that every ballot on which the defective stamp did not make a perfect mark was thrown out. Also the inability of the voter to make a perfect cross with a lead pencil seems to have been sufficient to spoil a ballot.
From all of which one might Infer that in Roberts county, S. D., a farmer must not merely believe in fundamental democracy, but must be able to use a rubber stamp with perfect accuracy or to make a perfect cross exactly centered in the circle.
Enough farmer votes were thrown out to elect four of the live defeated politicians.
If the voters of Roberts county, however, are worthy of decent government, this piece of political skullduggery will pile up an overwhelming majority at the next election for farmer candidates.
STATE KAItM BUREAU CONVENTION
January 25-27 Huron, S. D.. Jan., 6.—The annual
meeting of the South Dakota Bureau Federation will be held at State college, Brookings, on January 25. 26 and 27. This is also the annual Extension Conference week at the college.
Special features will be the election of a board of directors, revision of the constitution to meet the needs of a growing orgaization and making a program and plan of work for 1921. Special subjects for discussion will be centered around marketing and financial problems.
Each member county is entitled to one voting delegate. Howeve. -, each county will be urged to send as many delegates as possible to take part in the general discussion. It is planned to have two or more prominent farm bureau speakers from other states.
Farm women will have special sessions to consider woman's place In the farm bureau program of work and to make recommendations to the general session. The various counties plan on sending good-sized delegations of women.
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