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$ it. I DC YOUR BUSINESS The Largest Bank C\i^ 4 ens of rwv fM I VOL 16 S3 SS ETON, ROBERTS OFFICERS J08HPH .WV^VVICK, t»rc..«s. A it. WUWUV. O A S uvi enairna ,?^k SIDE WW StitiWIHB A Car mmm? Fanning Mills Just Arrived «$ fa Roberts Coaniy S O E Genls, Misses Ptomplli Ne-stiy N Dose Po. hu S.:vh»"- Tii IK^O 1 SWAHBERG Dealer 111 0 an new siibt'uribtM' we wili givo a puir of s^sscr.-? with a year's subscription itt 2.—To old subscribers paying all arrears and a year in adf..inc.e at $'i.50 w« will give a pair of seizors. an over whelming majority of the people an-..! nibtodly will wel come it. i'he provisions of tii- bill now pending in the senate arc sub stantially as follows. I Every [Msl-ofrice in the 11 hi ted Slated authorized to issue money orders, and such uther post Alices as the Postmaster-General may ilesiK^ te, will become savings depositories, at which any per son moio than ten years of age may open an account by deposit ing nul less than one dollar nor more than one hundrtd dollar? !during: anv one month. -To anyone who has paid a year in advance, bring us a new cash subscriber and get & pair cf scissors (one pair) Where the scissors are to be sent by m«il, add ten cents for pontage The above offers will give all a chance. Get biiRyCand «et a'pair of scissors while they may be secured on these easy terms. The scissor* are 8 inches long, full nickel plated, with self-jsharpening patent tension spring and guaranteed for fire, years. The manufacturer's guarantee goes with every pair. This offer only holds good during the month of January, and as we only have a few hundred YOU WILL SiiAVB TO HURRY who sells mills. private contest. COUNTY, S. A N I A r* V» account opening A CHANCE FOR EVERYBODY Pair of Scissors FREE la STANDARD Subscribers JMU&STTXBU rmsMif smwr T7fE t/xrmj^r&s gr TUG 6HEABS A keuftf Slaia 10NAL 1 is every reason U. re- jievo iha! at an »v»-ly d:iy sys tem of \e:ta! savings hanks will be establish*-!! in tin United 54-«ie.-«. Kvery PostmasU'r-Gftn* oral for twenty \oars has recoin-icomputed every six months, monfkii tin measure, ur ..f _• These deposits will bo exempt politic 1 parties represented in the last proHiileui.ial election in eluded it in their platforms, and SUPPLIED ANO GUARAH7 E.ED BY HAMILTON SILVER Co. FACTORY I have for sale the mill you want. Bring in your dirty grain. Mix up one or two bushels of wheat, oats, flax, barley, wild oats, millet, buckwheat, mustard, and other good or foul seeds and I will run it through the bosston Mill while you are here, so that you may learn how to operate it and know what it fan do, before yon pay your money. will challenge, any maker of other mills oranv one wi)! put. pur ir up in a public 01 MUNCIE^KNO Bringin your grain and I will prove what I have said W. F. CARLBERG ._ ._ ._ lif -. ii.or will receive a pas: U. ... and thereafter may deposi! any l/nn ten routs or mv niiiliiulo of it. Each deposit will .- I I postmaster. Deposi is will be limited to five hundred dollars at any one time, interest at the rate of uf two per cent, will bo paid on the average deposit, LOUTS 1/itiof .il ovi/1 CERTIFICATE AGCCftiT'ASBES SHEARS -"••"•Imcnt to withdraw a yart. 1(.T ihe return to the trc-^ury or ail his depvisil most make of $25,000,000 is out made* neces writi.cn application to the post- jary by any urgent need of cash, master, who will forward it. the balance on hand and avail wit'n the pass-book, to the Post- jaule for all purposes being fully »vicfn»« in i^iia iOQ AAA /VIA in due order on be master-General and course a check or an the t'ostinaster-Generai wili returned. The fundamental purposes of this bill are: To encourage per sons of small income to save, by olieiing them a convenient own a and safe medium -A- scion lenti'y, I .50 a of rrisf big Cail on National Banks. I Washington, Jan. 12 The secretary of the treasury yester day announced a call the tr iii taxuion and from seizure national bank depositories fur by legal process. The funds approximately £25,000,000 of thus deposited will be placed by government deposits $35.000,COO postmasters in the nearest nat-1 to be paid on or before Jan 23 ional banks, which will be re-11909, and the remainder to be ird to pay two and a quarter paid on or before Feb. 10. 1909 P'.i cent interest. Any ienosiloi This call on national banks wnu orv neighborhood to offer thrift the encouragement of protection and to secure such a final de posit of the nsoi ey wili insure i:s investment and cireuia! in the communities to whica it be longs. i.l $29,000,000 with the revenues showing slight increases over one year ago. The secretary's desisre to pro vide ample funds for treasury needs at the beginning of the new administration about eight weeks hence is believed to be the only purposes in making a call at this time. x- -x- -x- -X--* VT -M"}'® 3«3 -K--x--x-x-x-:v:r-x* STATE -iji ®ws, 'S»JH!"V Lead Merchants Easy Lead, Jan. 9. A scoro of mer chants and quite a number of re sidents are vainly waiting for the return of an atiraciive and unknown woman with practical ideas on philanthropy. '1 he first day after the Italian earthquake disaster's details bec.ime known here the woman made her ap pearance. She h.-id a plausidle story and declared she was depu tised by a charitable organiw. t:oi. in the eastern part of the state to make collections for sufi'ero s. No oue refused her and she secured a gcod sum before sus was aroused as to her When an investigation started tl woman disappeared and has not been seen since and ih iurs are out their money. insurance Men Meet. A convention of insurance men and business men of the state will be held in Aberdeen this Friday, Jan. 15, at theCommeri cai :iub, opening at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of that day. Local business men will extend the courtesies by providing a recept ion and banquet in the evening. The object of the convention is to cons der possible insurance legislation. Real Estate Men Meet. The South Dakota Real Estate Association held its annual meet ing in Aberdeen, Tuesday Jan 12. There were many important subjects before ihe meeting in eluding a proposition to urge th legislature to pass a law provid ing for an immigration commies ion, and appropraiting a larg« sum to advertise the state. Smallpox Scare at Aberdeen. As the result of the smallpox scare in Aberdeen, the school board has is: its ultimatum that all scholars must be vacirat ed and, there is weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth. COUNTY. To Improve Lake Traverse. Senator K.ttredge has intro duced in the senate a coi.current resolutions asking ihe secretary of war to have a survey made and estimates prepared for project of the improvement an^ lighting of Lake Traverse in Roberts cour.ty, ai report back the same to con gress. The resolution was re ferred to the committee on com merce. The Big Payment. The big Indian payment at the Sisaeton Aarency is abou I 2Yer an^ I !M'0,ou0 was paju out at mis agency and ad but' a few thous jsand o.l this pa cl, -tl.e balance will bo paid out, by Major Alien, lie a .vent. The majority of the Indians havo used the money to pay bill, bry clothing and pro visions,, then there are some v. ho spey.d Ihe'r money for whiskey--iii_ which they do not diflor materially from some of their w. .ihers. COURT IWUSE" CALLINGS. I no corai i!jsioners appointed l)r. A. K. Tap,in county coroner vice Dr. i\ I thoims. who was elected und did not qualify. -4 States Attorney Batter ton has moved his office from down LuWii Ly the court uouse where he can be found in the future. Aliss ?dinnio Tompson is to re main as deputy countv treasurer and Treasurer Lewis is to be Cnnorj) ii.jntpfj. a Kg We understand that Miss Nehie Oliver has been engaged by County Auditor Ray as his deputy. Miss Oliver is 'iiorough ly conversant with the duties of the office. 1* Wednesday was moving day at the court house, Jud^e And rews moved out of the County Judges office and Judge Turner moved in. J.t tf. & The will of the lato T. Peever wpresented for pro bate Monday and names H. S Moj'ris ami O. P. Rask as ex ecuterof the estate and H. L, Corteiyou, guardian of the minor child, David. 9 4» The commissioners adjourned today after a long and busy ses sion. lieal Mutate Transfers. Thi.i 1 it Is !'Ir'11 ht!iI oy ailljrl-.csy of t,h« BlewrV: unecirilier 10 Anton Fosm to.inhii I,. i.-ops, t\\ sew a e'/ !0, nw'4 nw'4 I Mi -4a grout) .lullii h. Voss lii Anion FOBS, si, se!4, 3, cv, 10, iiw", Hw'ii U.|ai-.|R $1100 Andrew PntRrKtvi to I'm, Wnli.o, noVi 2U-1S7 18 chrlsioplior f'. !{(wn un io D.iiiotn l.mid& l.oan no'-j s(s 3 ami o'.e 35 ,8'-51 l\lumiy& fo. to l-'ranlt lleinvici. =3 19 52 1N500 N ne'4 :i nl wli no 5 i:1 j.| jkk, i^o^onibor W. 10. II.iivs to I' ii-.l Nuit.iiiiil Hunk orst-ae '0I» liy.s 7 10 IS lr.. lin.|vo IIK I sisiuiou .. KioO •Muios IJ' NV illo !0 \nnii lII, W-^ NW!I :ia(t I»W)4 S"l-1 14 I2»4J pj.m Olo eiirlstnnson Nols li. Olber„' c'/, sw'4. :uicJ lols a ami LO.: 31 r,i rcilhiK II. I.niojoril 10 ilUam I'oter, lot 7, BCC. -i_6r,0 4J200 Wllou r.i lloilghltM UJ O. F. IlaB) Tl.iity liunry s. MorriB. »w* nwX am! nw.4 swii 11, mm ue 4 se!/4 itndl no'-j, no.'i 15 12,^-M te«oral)i'r 1J J.uuwlg UoscnatT |o i. ,M. Wurford, wVfc imU lota, unJ nc!i swU ls-122-17 tatiUO s. T. I.uHOIl 10 IititilR l-.ciOtv, w,i ne1^ and O'/T I.W'/»1!»-I23 52 JJ liiclmrd.-j Truwt Co. lo A.J. Nurbj, lot (i. 11I«. 74, filstttoii .1250 DI'I'BIIIIJCI JL) lioivig 10 bt-I) uw!»ttiul HH «4 »c c. M. MaltKon, 4 S-.-i.'7-5i j^oO. Henri* F. MoriK .1, ^peiiiinun, nw '.i ai.fl 1.w ,j hw.'i If uuf) c'n aud na'4 IS t2H tWuO, lutoU lmifffui), hurir B»plnt tirl-euy. "Hciifii uu^ran Ktjutiiic, io anil liw'^ uKk 10 ,2#K! «20t2 YiibaJ 'ut.iiiR:rvin 10 Aluin Huk.iUBoti, bt'H (3U40 liolil JJros. BrcMrtlyop. tn 1 hoe. 1!. Kohi,it, anil t-Mi eiv.H So li.'2-CO laStXI. IKC. 21. Andrew P. I.arson tu I'r.ink Harria. 1-14 ee'i 7, and wH IH7--I9 IJ. ft. tu Z:i«hur.ii.i, H',:. n.-i/4 anU 1 t« 1 uud 2 dec. M2I/ :U MuViUs LumiA Loan O to Ole E. A»biiih/l. and Jubn D, I HI., nVi HVM anil w* uo'/4 til i29- HHU0 COHRS PROCEEDINGS (OVFIOIAI* PLUI.IACTI)] fj'Wsttiun S. t. iao.5. 19i9 iioarii vf County C'oiuiiiKMjijeis iuet in re gular Session vl th3 Co.tri Hou«.e Sieseton S D. with VV, T'. o)l\or Co. Auditor. Member-PRN*OFI| Temr .MOT*, A. Vreim R. Udyeth, vi. L». ^a'or^a of 1st CiHuuisssionur Ulst. und IIart- Qrunb is .uh Commissioner l»uvi!n juuiiflcd ami Hieu tueir omciil bonds miing present tool (hctr s-uts. The Mrot ord^rof buhitu ss wan the election ol tt Cbalruiu»i of Ihe liourd, moved by Mr. Udoeth, seoowioii bjr *i. Moe ucl as Ch B. Major McLaughlin lef' II Thursday. Of the $750,000 to be paid the tribe something over J. A. Vreim that Mr. \1rmaD ior the ensuing year. Motion carried, Tbe following Oountv crflcials buvlng tiled tboir Official Bonds lb«i same we*-e approved bj the Coardt Turner, Ooanir Judge in the penal SSID oJP $10000, wl UKR WOHIE Surety Co. of Sioux Falls S. D, as Surety. D. J. 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