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TWIN BROOKS

Jan. 10th, 1898.
Banquet at the A. O. u. W. hall
Friday night.
A new stock of school books at the
postofiice.
The German Evangelical church
has been moved into town opposite
the NJ. 4. church.
Miss Minnie Esterly and Mr.. Ray
Baily, of Milbank, visited at the
Hutchinsons last Sunday.
Mr.. Joe Foreman and son Walter
took a trip to Mitchell today.
A social was given at the hotel by
the young people of Twin Brooks last
Friday evening. The money realized
was used to purchase q handsome fur
coat for the Rev. A. J. Lids tone.
The Misses Ella and and Hannah
Hutchinson took their departure for
Atkins, Iowa. Wednesday night.
where they will make an extended
visit with friends.
Mrs. Kate Eastman and Miss Mary
Lynch were callers at the lIutchin
son Sunday.
Miss Florence Hutchinson spent
the latter part of last week with her
friend Miss Claire Daniels, of Milbank
A very pleasant party was held ut
the home of Mrs. A. l.. Shields Mon
day night.
The Ladies Aid. of Kilborn, gave 4
social at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Essington Tuesday night.
Miss Lucy Lynch spent Sunday
| with her sister.
Miss Florence Hutchinson will act
as Postmaster in the absence of her
sister.
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E0rmlerA' Institute /.

A farmers institute will be
held in Milbank Tuesday and
Wednesday, Jan. 1s and 19.
On Tuesday Prof. E. A. Bur
nett, will talk on Dairy Science
and Animal Husbandry.'
On Wednesday, President ]. w.
Heston, of the agricultural col
lege will be present, and speak
on "Education for the Farmer.
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Summit Signal Mr.. Alexander, OF
Blooming Valley Twp. reports that
soms one hs,rrDwsd about forty bushels
OF wheat from his granarysone night the
tirsi OF the week and 10 yet has sald
nothing % to when IL would ce returned.
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Milbank Roller Mills.

Until the 18th of January we
will make a liberal discount of
White Lily -four in 200 lb. and
upward. Call and see us.
2Oxo* HOLLANDS & NICHOL.
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peusea and proving property. CARL
!. Corona. $. d.
HOME HAPPENINGS.
HEAT THURsDAY-No. 9, IS;
O8, II.
NV Hollands & Nichols Fresh
hElOur. 19x4*
S. Young has been having
a serious time with the
patism.
Hon. T. L. Bouck returned
DtWeek from a quite lengthy
[lsitto Chicago.
Mus Ruby Aldrich left for Ell
/ d Tuesdiy morning to visit
Fr SiSter Mrs. j. w. Elrl.
|Yon can get special prices on
Jul la half-ton lots at j. d.
E1rkhardt's Flour and Feed
The high school is making ex-
|nsive preparations for a public
tertainment to be given on
idAy evening, Jan. %.
Minis Carry Trowbridge, who
8ttending the state normal
hooIat Madison, is home on a
3ittD friends in the county.
F1Ih Free Masons of Ortonville
d ont with invitations to a
and masonic ball to be given
der the auspices of Lake
ew lodge Wednesday evening,
nuary 19.
"A large number Of the Degree
Honor ladies, accompanied by
sir husbands and partners,
do q surprise call upon Mr..
d Mrs. E. Emanuel last Satur-
y evening, when a jolly time
IS had by both host and guests,
nich lasted until near the mid
yht hour.
The young people of the Chris
h Endeavor society enjoyed a
:ial gathering at the home of
. Alice Wood Monday even
,lnet the young lady leaving
,l1onowing morning for Mime
! Id where she is receiving in
oaion upon the pipe organ.
-. Boyer, the Big Stone
lGRist, was a county seat visi-
- Tuesday, returning home
d6ay. Mr.. Boyer had made
an4ements for the sale of an
srest in his drug business a
rttime ago, but the intending
nl6ser went away and he has
eard from him since.
lrG. w. Wood and wife of
re Falls, are visiting with
- in the city. Mr.. Wood is
phew Of the Wood brothers,
sengaged in railroad work
heFalls. He has two gold
lo awarded to him for SUI
city in sharp-shooting as
eUSber of the national guard
~ York state.
kley Sutcliff, who is gener-
I'D rustler for the A. Q. U
r. hese parts, will today take
IN a number of trusty
Ns and invade Twin Brooks,
/ - - lodge with twenty new
hrs will be instituted.
0Nill also be a number who
;,,oelg to the order in other
kr. who will unite with the
lodge,
" - ~ q Attention of progressive
~" rs is called to the notice of
lners institute next week.
rive. 4sting will be made an in
~ y. g and profitable one to
attend, and with the
..~- and cattle interests
. .".@. rsified farming general
the place OF the old
- the institute can be
sdne'df vory helpful to the intelli-
tmer who desires the
Who c. ctical methods of max
Ssss,sss farming operations sue
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LAKE ALBEIT.

Mrs. +. Noser enjoyed q visit last
week from q brother who lives at
GrOtOn
A party OF friends, 10 the number OF
eight or ten drove over from Lac qul
Psrle county last week and surprised
Mrs. lIaner. The party also drove
down to Mr.. Tlets, y few miles from
Milbank, aud also TO the farm Of Mrs
Fred Mos4r, remaining at each place
tor day, returned to the lake to attend
dance at Mr. Tulasitzke's Friday
night.
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Remember Hollands g. Nichols
have pure buckwheat flour and
choice Breakfast Food and gol
den corn meal 19X4*
Hollands & Crowl are selling
best hard coal at $780, delivered
Birch wood, 81 per cord, sawed
and delivered. Camel coal s.
per ton. 21x2
Mrs. w. Tolles has been quite
seriously ill for the past tive
weeks.
The high school students have
organized an orchestra of eight
pieces to furnish music at their
literary entertainments.
Miss Lettie Smith of Sisseton,
lis making her home with Mrs. S.
Nixon while attending the high
school.
The degree Of honor will give
"a Klondike social at the Work
man hall, Jan q. An admission
fee of 10 cents will be charged
and the public are cordially in
vited.
The streets afford poor pastur-
age for boy or young man who
wishes to make anything of him
self. The lads who are forming
the loating habit by hanging
|around stores, depots and other
public places are advertising for
a situation with the devil
The settlers association on the
Sisseton reservation have gotten
out twelve-page pamphlet, pre-
senting their condition and de-
sires in regard to the enactment
of the free home bill It is in
the form Of memorial to con-
gress, and very clearly and con-
cisely presents the case Of the
settlers. 1t is full of facts which
show very positively that only
justice would be done to the set
tiers by the passage of the free
homestead bill
At the annual meeting of the
creamery association last Satur-
day, the institution was shown to
be in good shape in every way.
The old director and officers were
re elected as follows:
President-GeO. Mitchell.
Vice Pres. VIM. Schatfer.
Treas. F. b. Roberts.
Sec.-M. l. Ecker.
Director-Edgar Kelly.
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L. O. o. f. Installation.

On Tuesday evening last the
Odd Fellows of Sylvan lodge and
Rebekahs of Harmony lodge in.
stalled officers publicly in a joint
meeting. and at the close Of the
ceremonies an enjoyable social
evening was had with light re
freshments for the inner man.
The new officers are as follows:
SYLVAN LODGE.
n. G.-John J. Fanset.
V. G. Franz Wendland.
Secs. NJ. Pasco.
Treas. L. Wood.
Ward. E. Emanuel.
Cond. H. S. Volkmar.
r. S. S.-W. J. Carrick.
L. S. S.-A. S. Young.
r. S. n. G.-J. d. Burkhardt.
L. S. N. CA. K. Crawford.
|. G.-Geo. S. Rix.
0. CIV. J. Baxter.
r. S. V. CO. w. Antelman.
L. S. v. CIV. Jennings.
HARMONY REBEKAH.
n. G.-Mrs. w. w. Downie.
v. Miss En- ma Carrick.
Sec. Mrs. @. w. Antelman.
Treas. Mrs. G. w. Prevey.
Ward.-Mrs. Paul Jones.
Cond. Mrs. S. M. PascD.
Chap. Mrs. j. D. Burkhardt.
r. S. n. G.--John J. Fanset.
L. S. n. G.-Miss Maud Rust.
r. S. v. CIV. w. Downie.
l. S. Y. .G.-Mrs. G.. S. Rix.
|. G-Mrs. w. F. Rust.
@. G.-S. NJ. Pasco.
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Card Of Thanks.

desire to tender my sincere thanks
to the young people and other friends
at Twin Brooks, for the gift Of Il
handsome and serviceable fur coat
with which they recently presented
me. A. J. LIDsTONE.
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meet Win MRS. J. l.. WOOd, on
Thursday, Jan. 20.
The w. G.. T. q. will meet with
Mrs. D. B. Nichols on Tuesday,
Jan. 18, at 3 o'clock.
A. F. Lindquist made a busi-
ness trip to the cities last Mon
day, where he has spent the
week.
The sale of school lands in the
county will commence on the 22d
of March, to be followed by leas-
ing of tracts unsold.
Mrs. J. Burgan left the first
of the week for Tower City, n.
D., where she goes to visit her
daughter and other friends at
that place.
Miss Bessie Cooke is home on
a two weeks vacation and after
which she will return to Madi-
son, S. D., to resume her studies
at the normal school at that place.
c.. w. Stafford of Aberdeen,
formerly state oil inspector, was
out on little vacation last week,
having recently sold out his sta
tionery business, and came down
to spend Sunday with his friend
Lawyer Bentley.
County SuperintendentAldrich
this week made the apportion-
ment of public moneys for the
quarter ending Jan. /. The to-
tai amount is 50, 700. making 81
per capita of the school age pop
ulation. The amount for the
city schools will be 1881.
A number of members of the
Wilmot K. p. lodge came down
Wednesday to visit the Milbank
lodge and assist in degree work.
Among the party were: Chas.
F. Harris, J. A. Rickert, J. F.
Schwantes, D. Eastman, c. F.
Porter, w. S. LeCount, A. O..
lOverby, Frank McNulty, A.
cameron.
| A party of the members of
the w. r. C. and their friends to
the number of twenty took ad-
vantage of the splendid weather
we are enjoying and last Tues
day morning drove out to the
farm of l. Plant in Vernon town.
ship, where they were royalty
entertained, and a general good
time had by all, returning to the
city about night-fall.
| Mr.. N. F. Nelson, late of Min
neapolis, and who has been here
for number Of weeks, left Tues
day to purchase a stock of drugs,
and will open store in the Hurl-
! but building upon his return.
Mr.. Nelson is quite well-known
in the community, having been
for a considerable period drug
clerk in Mr.. Poppe's store,
and his friends will be pleased to
see him embark in business.
Milbank might have been con-
sidered quite a lumber town last
Friday if one was tojudgefrom the
mum Der of Woodmen who came in
from the surrounding forests.
There was work to be done and
the gathering was there to help,
or at least to see that it was done
properly, The camp from Albee
had charge Of the work, and with
a couple of ideal candidates furn-
ished by the home camp, the
Albee team conferred the degrees
in an ideal manner. A substan-
tial supper at the st. Hubert
at the conclusion Of the work
added to the enjoyment of the
occasion. Among the visitors
present were the following:
! Albee-J. C. Cahill, A. Tenne-
son, John Turbuck, H. l. Priest,
J. E. Turbuck, L. Turbuck, D. J.
Frashaug, H. r. Casper, D..
O'Leary, VIM. Bunting, Ed.
Bunting.
Wilmot-A. S. Train, G.. N.
Bowers, O. r. Aney, Matt Cum
mings, J. p. Croal.
Big Stone City. A. Gold, S.
F. Radcliff,s E. F, Brockman,
Paul Trapp, lEGold, S. r.
Gold.
Summit-M. L. Meyers, H.
Sharf, A. Drechster, Geo Stod-
dard, j. H Wilcox, H. J. Mann,
&c. H. Baxter, Geo. Scott.
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IA. FREEBORN~- observation-disclosures
&cf Eve, Ear. Nose aud Throat-At Orton-
al fou days OF eacE month.
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Hanson Emma

In calling for any of the above
please say advertised" and give
date Of advertisement. II not
called for in fifteen days will be
sent to dead letter office.
G. G. MIDDLEBROOK, p. NJ.
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n SALE.-A good nensmore Typewriter
III For sale cheap. "Eo. .. hiA
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Advertised Letter List.

Letters remaining uncalled for
in the Milbank Post Office Jan.
IS. 1898.
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RENrDR SALE Hotel and dwelling
Mouse on Thrd street. Inquire OF Mrs.
Walsh, Miibank, 5. d.
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LEN UP:--Came on to my premises, a
abrlpg calf Owner can have same by pay
pensea and proving property. CARL
Corona, $. ID.
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perience and the belief of mankind both
Christian and pagan. and also to overthrow
the laws of nature
There is nothing better established than the
tact that we are born; become afflicted, and
die; yet this man comes in here and says that
for So he can cure anybody who will submit
to him and for the same sum, which he
chooses to charge, he cure a person who
Is unconscious of his ministrations. which
simply consist of prayer.
ONLY A TAX COLLECTOR.
He has perfect right to indulge in these
things, provided he does not do it for money
and provided he does not do it upon a rep
resentation that he Is going to give valre
received. When he sinks his Office Of divine
healer" as he describes himself "a universal
healer), to tax collector at So per capita,
he then Is to be charged by worldly and
human laws and it is false pretence and
lie and he Is bound to know it. He can
not be believed; he must not be believed;
and if he is consciously falsifying and repre-
senting things that are not true, he is OBJ
tanning money by false representations.
False nretense is a common law crime. 1t
is committed in variety of ways. The repre-
sentatlon may be by parole or 1t may be In
writing or 1t may be false persnpation-and
here You have the essence OF false persona
uon in which man personates the Almighty
God in the exercise of one Of the greatest at
tributes Of Divinity. Why, If this mans story
is true. he can go out. upon the mountain.
into his closet. or upon the prairies or into
TIC Q1ACAlS duu ny pTdylHS lOI uuuIdHAtS,
while mankind is wholly unconscious that he
is representing them, he can cure everybody.
Such claims blasphemous and the court
cannot permit the presentation of testimony
to substantiate them.
After La Chances counsel had replied
to the argument of Mr. O'Brien and the
latter had once more reiterated his
statements, Judge Bum meditated
briefly and then directed a verdict for
The G o b e, accompanying the order
with the following expression as to
what La Chance had demonstrated
himself to be by his own, testimony:
The article that is alleged Ito be libelous
accuses the plaintiff of pretending that he has
the Divine power of healing, through prayer,
directly from the Lord Almighty. The
tlcle ndicules the possession of this Dive
power and says, In so many words that the
pialntin In making that pretense is obtaining
money under false pretenses and Is, in eff
fect a fraud and a humbug
VI course the article is on its face, libel
Gus, and Is therefore presumably false but
the plalntln is sworn as a witness in this
case, and testifes that he has this Divine
power, that he has 1t directly from God and
that he uses it. and uses 1t exclusively IN
treating his so-called patients. The plaintiff
Goes not claim that he uses what is known as
Chflstlan science or any form of mental heal
ing or hypnotism, but his claim Is that he
paays 10 GOD and that through the interposi-
Oh this case. and proves. conclusiyeiy, that
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BRITISH DEMANDS.
What the Cabinet Decided Upon at
Its Important Sitting.

It's Important Sitting.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-The Pail Mall
Gazette this morning summaries the
meeting of the British cabinet yester-
day as follows:
l. Marchand must be withdrawn uncondI-
nonally, and no undertaking or promise can
be given 10 discuss the question raised by
France in regard to access to the Nile and
such like.
determined whether the question raised ad-
mits of discussion. and under what clrcum-
stances the discussion can be proceeded with.
g. Every possible facility will be afforded
to assist in Marchand's withdrawal by which
ever route selected.
f. If Marchand is not withdrawn there ell
be no interference with his remaining at
Fashoda. nor date fixed for his withdrawal.
Necessarily reinforcements will not be permit
ted to reach him. He viii be treated cour-
teously, as foreign visitor, and will be re-
garded IN no other light.
O. Therefore It is left to France to adopt
any active measures to precipitate conflict.
The Pail Mall Gazette adds that it
has good reason to believe that While
Russia has cOunSeled France to tide
over the difficulty and avoid war, Sc
has promised to throw her weight in
the scale at no distant date, for the
purpose Of br nging the who e E Egyptian
question and the British occupation of
Egypt to the front for settlement
There does not seem to be the slight
est ground for the report of yesterday
that the british cabinet has decide d
20 declare the protectOrate of Great
Britain over Egypt. It was based
tOlely on London dispatch to the
Paris Soir. The papers do not COM
a1ent upon the statement made, and the
st. James Gazette alone alludes to the
subject, urging the government to
adopt such a course.
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are rather large and rough. His most
noticeable popularity is a dropping Of
the eyelids, amounting almost to a de-
formity. He scarcely looks full at any
one with whom he talks, acting as
though the light hurt his eyes, He
talks slowly, employing many of the
French gestures and shrugs.
During the trial La Chance sat most
Of the time back Of his counsel, with
head bowed and apparently deep in
meditation. Sometimes his hands were
clasped, while he occasionally passed
his palm nervously across his forehead.
He evidently took in every word Of the
proceedings, but only once did he ad,
dress his counsel, as though advising
some particular course. On the wit
ness stand he was placable enough
when allowed his own way, but when
crossed, became angry, almost to defy
ing the rules of the court. Once Judge
Bum sharply commanded him to reply
to questions when he sat sulkily in the
box, In apparent silent determination
to answer as he pleased or not at all
He did not raise his head when Judge
Bum declared him g fraud and an i'm
poster nor seem to show any appre-
citation of the verdict
SOME OF HIS VICTIMS.
The following is one of a number OF
letters The G l o b e has received since
La Chance began his action for $12, 900
DANA ges:
To The ST. Paul IL b e.
am in a way interested in the out
come OF the La Chance libel suit against
ycu In my own mind l have no doubt but
La Chance is an imposter-that he is no
more Divine healer than l am. 1 took
lady that is deaf to him. His first question
was. DO you know what my charges are?
Well, they are S., are you willing to pay?''
He got his 50, and told the lady to sit down
and put her mind on him. He did not seem
to get control of her, SO he got and stood be-
hind her and put his fingers IN her ears.
"Oh," he said, the bad spirit Is striving
for control and 1 cannot overcome It," Then
he told her that she had a headache because
he could feel it, and he told her of other
troubles, all bosh. She is a strong minded
woman, of a positive nature, and although
we went to him several times he could not
get her In his power. He told me 1 must
talk and labor with her, and tell her to
think Of him all of the time and to make her
give in to him.
Calling me back after the woman went La
Chance said: Give her hell make her give
in" He said this in a suppressed voice so
she couldn't hear. The last time we went
to see him he came out and admitted he
could do nothing for her, and for her to
come back to him again in three months. He
knew she wouldn't because she would then
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PHILIPPINES AND POLITICS.
Paris Press Says Peace Commission
Is HamDered by American Flee

Paris Press Says Peace Commission
Is Eampered by American Flee
lions.
PARIS, Oct. %. - La Volente, dis
cussing the Philippine question today,
says:
'The Americans could well make
concessions to compensate for their
rigor on the Cuban questions
Quoting the Philippine article of the
protocol, the paper says:
THE wording is vague and forecasts
the Spanish contention relative to the
meaning Of the words control and
disposition Spain," La Volente con-
tinues, lis minus money and ability
to restore order, and it would be more
prudent to allow the Americans to do
so, Spain claiming money indemnity
in exchange for her sovereignty over
the archipelago, which it would be
difficult for the Americans to refuse
The GaulOis takes the view that the
cuban question was not settled by
itself and that, by counter cessions on
the Philippine question, an arrange
ment mutually satisfactory would be
reached. But, in the meanwhile" the
Gaulois adds. mo decision is possible
before the elections, according to the
decree of the American commission"
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cured. 1 think that that testimony disposes
Of this care. and proves, concusively, that
the alleged HbelOus article Is in substance
true; in other words, that no such claim as
that made by plaintiff in this case can be
true That is not saying that if he had claim
ed to be a hypnOtist or Christian scientist or
to possess the power of mental healing, it
would not be a question for the jury whether
he did possess that power or did do any good
and the question in this case is not whether
the plaintiff did any good in this world, but
did he get money under false pretenses-is he
humbug? He may have possessed some pow
er that he does not claim, that we know moth
ing about in this case, through which he did
some of his patients good but he did not
claim to exercise it. he claimed to exercise
the Divine power, the power of God, and he
made those representations to his patients,
apiece from his patients. l think, gentlemen
Of the jury. that it is therefore conclusvely
proved in this case that the article published
in The G b e is in substance true, that the
plaintiff is guilty of getting money under
false pretenses, that he is humbug and
fraud Therefore. instruct you TO return
a verdict in this case for the defendant
According to the judges Instructions
Ward and signed the verdict,
La Chance walked nervOusly over to
some of the witnesses he had brought
into court and talked with them for
few minutes after the verdict was rem
dered, then he Joined his attorneys in
a Dr1eI consultation. HIS lace wore
sullen expression, and it seemed appar-
ent that the condemnation of the court
had stirred him deeply, though he gave
little outward expression Of his feel
ings. He declared, however, that he
would appeal the case to the supreme
court. Asked if he had any statement
to make La Chance growled:
ut is an outrage after all of the good
1 have done"
On motion of plaintiffs counsel, a
thirty days stay was granted, in
which plaintiff may proceed as he sees
fit under the law.
HOW HE LOOKS.
In appearance La Chance is not at
all the striking figure frequently seen
among frauds of his kind. He looks
much as any commonplace Individual
both as to physical appearance and
dress. OF medium heighth, he pos
sesses a well developed but not mus
cular physique. He dressed in plain
black clothes, Prince Albert coat, high
cut vest and striped trousers, and
wears an ordinary derby hat. He has
very black hair, worn rather long, and
dropping black mustache. His face
wears a hectic flush, while his banda