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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
HIS NOSE WAS SAFE.
But His Nerves Were In a state OF
Cold Chill Collapse.


"I was sitting on the veranda Of
far western hotel one afternoon" said
the Boston drummer, land was laZily
smoking one of the incest meerschaum
pipes you ever saw when out of the
tail Of my eye saw that a native down
at the other end Of the yeranda had his
gun sighted at me. They were wild
lot around there, and l couldn't tell
whether he meant to shoot me or the
pipe. The chances were in favor Of the
pipe, however, and it seemed good
chance to test my nerve. l made up
my mind to let him shoot and to pre-
tend a careless air, but I'm telling you
in the ten OF fifteen seconds Of waiting
the sweat came out at every pore apd
my heart pounded my ribs sore. felt
sort Of tick at the bowl of the pipe,
heard the crack Of the gun and knew
that the bullet had passed through the
pipe. I got brace with my hands and
fee. and waited for second bullet
and it went through the bowl after the
first. l sat there until his fourth bull
let had hit the pipe and knocked the
bowl off the stem, and then the shooter
sauntered up to me and laughingly
I! said:
Excuse me, stranger, but I thought
| 1t was imitation
"'Same as you are replied.
"My gibe hurt him, but he was man
| enough to tell everybody about my
nerve, and the boys Clipped in suffi-
cient nuggets to buy me this fifty dol
lar smoker. Say, do you know what
happened to me when I made an ex-
cuse to go up stairs after my old corn
cob? l had no sooner got into my room
| than my knees gave out, chills galloped
up my spine, and I'll be hanged If !
didn't faint away and lie there for ten
minutes. 1t had suddenly occurred to
me that the bowl of that pipe was only
six inches from my nose while the fell
low was doing his shooting, Snd have
not yet got over touching my nasal
organ now and then to see If 1t is
safe"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
Mack the Boy Wonder

VIM. H. Mack is a frail boy but
he is gifted with mysterious
power which is superior to brlwn
and sinew. He was brought to
the World Office by his manager.
with no appliances, perfor med
feats which made it easy to un-
derstand why he is called the
Boy Wonder. New York knows
by sight the huge special police
man who, in uniform of gray,
patrols the front of the Pulitzer
building. HIS name is Louis
Bedell: he is 6 feet 5 inches tall
and weighs 200 pounds. He was
once blacksmith. This amiable
giant was introduced to little
Mack and invited to lift him.
He tossed the boy up as easily as
if he had been a baby. Then
came the real test. Mack placed
his finger lightly against the side
of Bedell's neck. An expression
Of great concentration came into
his face. The giant was invited
to lift again. His huge hands
grasped the boys waist. He
hefted for all he was worth.
His face reddened, knots started
out on his forehead. It was no
use. He could not stir the little
fellow from the foor.-N. Y.
World, June "a. 1900.
At Milbank opera house Fec.
ruary 3rd, 1901.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
County Schools.

All those interested in county
school matters are invited to the
school officers S conference at the
court house tomorrow mornihS
at 1920 O'clock, as some import
ant subjects in relation to the
schools will be discussed.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24

Letters remaining uncalled fol
in the Milbank Post Office,
January %, 1902.
Anderson. Andrew Qugley, E. j.
Casey, Amos Wood, W. A.
In calling for any of the above
please say advertised" md give
date of advertisement. If net
called for in fifteen days will be
sentto the dead letter Office.
H. G.. G. ROSE. p. M !.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
Thanks.

The ladies of the Episcopal
guild wish to express their
thanks to the friends who So
generously assisted by donations
in making the recent rummage
sale so successful an affair.
MRS. FRANK MEXICAN, Sec.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
Notice to Merchants and Others,

Notice to Merchants and Others.
Whereas, 1t has been customary for
some persons furnishing supplies to
Security Lodge, No. Z, A. o. U. W.,
to neglect presenting bills for two or
more years after date OF purchase,
and after the officers purchasing the
supplies have retired from office; it is
Resolved, That said Security Lodge.
No. I, A. Q. U. W., give notice to all
parties interested, that bills for sup
plies furnished said lodge must be
presented within ninety (9Ol days from
date OF. purchase or the same will not
be paid. It is further
Resolved, That due notice Of the
foregoing resolution be given by pub
fishing the same in the Grant County
Review and the HERALD-ADvANCE.
Dated Milbsnk, s. D., January %,
1902.
WILLIAM DAILY,
A. 4. HORTON, Master Workman.
Recorder.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24

The Milbank friends of the
gentleman named below will be
interested in the following item
copied from the Nor thwes tern
Christian Advocate, as Mr..
Nazarene was for a number OF
years pastor of the Methodist
church here:
Rev. F. w. Nazarene, pastor at Mt.
Morris, ILL.,, delivered the address at
the Mckinley memorial service, held
at that place. The address was pub
in full by the local paper. Special
reference was made to the danger OF
anarchy. BY request OF citizens the
pastor preached a sermon on that
theme, which received much favorable
comment. The Grand Army OF the
Republic post, at its ensuing meeting,
requested the sermon repeated, that il
might have more general hearing.
This was done Sabbath morning,
December s, the Grand Army of the
Republic post attending in body.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
Rural Delivery.

Word was received at the post
Office the first of the week stat
ing that the two new rural de-
livery routes which have been
laid out since last summer would
commence to be operated on the
first day of March. E. J. Hin
man will be the carrier on route
No. l, running down into Vernon
township, and G.. A. Porter will
be the carrier on the north route.
On each of the routes two public
mailing boxes will be placed for
the reception of letters or mail
able matter. On route one these
boxes will be placed on the south
west corner of section one, Yer.
non, and on southwest corner of
section sixteen, Vernon. On
route 2, they will be placed on
the southwest corner of section
seven, Big Stone and southwest
corner section 10 Melrose. The
carriers will leave Milbanh at
7:3O every morning except
Sunday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
HOME HAPPENINGS

HOME HAPPENINGS.
Wheat-No. 2, SOC; No. 3, SIC.
Flax-$1. 81.
TEETH-Coming soon, DR..
Vosburgh of Big Stone.
S. @. Ayers of Osceola, spent
Sunday with Milbank friends.
G.. w. Prevey returned to his
school work at Wilmot Monday.
Ed. Emanuel was laid up with
an attack Of grippe the first of
! the week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Mcbride
have been spending a portion of
the week in Aberdeen.
TEETH-Wait for DR.. Vos-
burgh for first-class dentistry.
Will be in Milbank soon.
1 The ladies Of the Episcopal
guild sold some $84 worth of
goods at their recent rummage
SALE
Frank Malarkey of Blooming
Valley has been granted pen
sion of $8 mouth for service in
the Spanish-American war.
Fred Snyder, who has been
clerking in the E. H. Johnson &
Co.'S clothing store, left for Cali
fornia last week, where he is
expecting to 60 into the shoe
business with a brother.
q. w. Halves returned yester.
day from q visit to friends and
relatives at the old home at Cres-
co, Iowa.
Ed. Osmundson has taken a
4 few days lay-off from his duties
] in the Nelson drug store and is
\ enjoying visit to his friends at
B Appleton.
\ DR.. Kohler, of Minneapolis,
/ will be in Milbank, Wednesday,
January goth, at DR.. Kciesel's
Office, to do eye, ear, nose and
throat work.
Mrs. Hsnry Port, who is visit
ing in New York state, writes
that they have three feet of snow
there. Quite a contrast to South
Dakota's bare ground.
Jens Peterson, the laundry
man, through the engineering
skill of George Gowell has
arranged a syphon to draw water
from the creek to his laundry.
A party of a dozen or fifteen of
our Milbank people took the train
Monday for Summit, aud made
a surprise visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Hapgood at that place. A
most enjoyable time was had,
the party returning on the
midnight train.
Our city public school closed
it's first half year last week. The
weather has been so perfect and
the health of teachers and pupils
so excellent that attendance has
been very nearly perfect. All
report a very pleasant and sue
cessful half year.
Mr.. e. p. Brockman will speak
at the mems meeting Sunday
afternoon and some good in
strumental as well as vocal
music will be provided. The
men OF the city. young and old
are cordially invited to be pres
ent. It is q mems meeting
exclusively.
G. Lien Of Summit and G.. l..
Wood Of Milbank have plated q
new addition to the village of
Summit, having laid out q num-
Der Of lots on the west side of
the town on what was known>a as
the I. D. Woodard place. The
new plat will be known as Lien &
Woods addition to Summit.
Parties desiring to contribute
to the Mckinley monument fund
should do so at once, as the sub
scriptions for Grant county are
about to be closed. The sub
scriptiors have been limited to
81 or less, in order to have q
larger number of contributors OF
small amounts, and most Of the
contributions have been ia the
sums Of Is cents and so cents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24

l hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the Office of County Auditor
subject to the will of the republican
county convention. Respectfully,
GEO. PINCKNEY,
Marvin, So. Oak.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
TIM = TABLE.
a. ID. Division. C., vi. Il 81. p. lsy.
GOING EAST

tTNOR SALE OR RENTAL eight-room house
~ on Fourth street, with we'll, cistern and
bther conveniences. Apply to
satf WILLIAM BooTH'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
Extra Copies.

A large number of copies of
the special edition have already
been sent out by parties desir-
ing to advertise the town and
county. We have still quite a
supply of the papers on hand,
but parties desiring to get any
number should hand 10 their
order at once.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24

The management Of the opera
house has been most fortunate
in securing for it's attraction for
the 31st, Wood & joys grand
spectacular production of Joseph
Jefferson grand play, "Rip Van
Winkle. Mr.. B. G. Wood, who
will be seen in the title role, is an
actor possessed of exceptional
talents. He has fire, earnestness
and force and carriage that emf
nently fits him in every respect
to portray the grand character
that made fame and fortune for
Mr.. Jefferson. His support is
better than ever this season, and
the production of the piece is
said to be very elaborate. The
many mechanical and electrical
effects displayed in the third act
are said to be enhancing and be-
wildering and keeps the audience
in suspense from the rise to the
fall of the curtain. Opportunity
is given for fine stage settings,
pretty costumes and wierd and
unnatural stage effects.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-24
TEETH-It's just fun to have
DR.. Vosburgh, of Big Stone, pull
YOUR teeth. In Milbank soon.

TEETH-It's just fun to have
DR.. Vosburgh, of Big Stone, pull
your teeth, In Milbank soon.
County Commissioner John 0.
Nelson who was in town last
Saturday states that the item the
Strandberg correspondence stat
ing that dance was held in his
new building a short time ago,
was an error. He says that he
recovered from the dancing
fever long years ago.
Morley, the we'll man, has been
going into statistics since he
recently sunk we'll for William
Anderson in Stockholm town
ship, and he figures out that Mr..
Anderson, who had been on the
farm for 18 years, during which
time he has taken his stock to
water to a place some distance,
and carried water to the house,
making the trip several times a
day, has travelled 90, 500 miles.
Morley will figure it out for you
if you want him to.
Sandow has tried to lift the
Boy Wonder-Sharkey has tried.
other powerful men have tugged
away at the #. 2 in. of human.
ity-all have failed. N. Y. Jour
nal, June IA, 1901.
At Milbank opera house Feb
ruary 3rd, 1901.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-01

nize that things look threatening and are
now preparing for trouble is shown by
the action of the Clifton silk mills in
Union Hill.
Yesterday the firm advertised for 100
non-union hands. Today it has inserted
this advertisement in all the papers cir
culated in North Hudson
Board wanted for weavers. Will
persons who can supply good and
moderate priced board in our neigh
borhood please notify us, stating
terms and how many they can ac-
commodate."
Wishing to ascertain the object of the
mill in thus advertising, a reporter for
The News" saw Superintendent Chit
tick
When asked whether he wished to pro-
vide the non-union weayers with homes
near the mill so that they would be close
at hand in the event of trouble Mr.. Chit
tick said:
NO, we do not fear any trouble, and
that is not, therefore. our object We are
receiving large number of APPLICATIONS
from out of town weavers and merely
wish to ascertain how many can be COM
fortably housed in the vicinity of the
mill. The first thing the weavers want
to know when they come here to go tc
work is where they can secure board. and
we want to be i'll a position to tell them.
NO UNIONISM.
''In taking ON the new weavers we
will not shut out our old hands. If all
our old hands should return to work we
would still need fifty new weavers. so
you can see that the old ones would not
be shut out All our old hands can re-
turn to work if they wish. but we do not
bind ourselves to take any of them hack.
They must all make application in the
usual way and we will put them to work
We will not recognize the union, but the
fact that they belong to the union will
not prevent their return to the mill. All
we want is to have it understood that
we do not recognize the union and that
there will be no unionism in our mill.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-01
SOME OF HEATH's FAKES.
Commissioner Heintze Says the Pay
rolls and Time Slips Agree.

Street and Water Commissioner
Heintze resented the imputations OF
Auditor Forrest A. Heath of the Com
mittee on Concurrent Resolutions of the
Board of Finance this morning that the
claims of John Maloney and Michael
Shanahan for setting water meters re-
present overcharges.
.Mr. Heath must keep different kinds
Of time Slips" said Commissioner
Heintze. He went over all the time
Slips with Mr.. Hannah, who has charge
Of the meter records at the Wayne street
stables, and they agree OH everything.
Mr.. Hannah is away on his vacation
now, but as soon as he comes back Mr..
Heath will be asked to go pNer these
claims again with him. Werner Brothers
will have no trouble collecting tl.eir
money. They did the work aud should
be paid. # the Board Of Finance viii
not pay them they can sue for tic
amount.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-01
CONDENSED MILK.
AngIo-Swiss Company Bought
Out by the Borden's
People.

The milk companies are now being
rapidly condensed into one concern-the
Borden County, which succeeded today
in buying out the Anglo-Swiss Con-
densed Milk Company No price has
been mentioned.
This. with other purchases made dur
ing the past few months. makes the Bor-
den people the largest concern of its
kind in the world and the absorption of
the Anglo-Swiss Company means the end
of long and bitter fight
The sale of the Anglo-Swiss Company
to the Borden's people was confirmed
by Mr.. August Stoeckel. who represents
the big milk trust i'll the city.
Yes. it is true. Our company will
run its plant as part of ours.
There is only one big concern out now.
and that is the Mohawk Company. and
in few weeks it is expected it will
come into the fold.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-01
THE DAVIS ARADE
Line Of March for the Great
Democratic Demonstra-
tion Of September 10.
A TON OF FIREWORKS
Colonel Smith May Be in
Command A Heavy
Days Work in Store
for the Chef.
A TON OF FIREWORKS

The Executive Committee of the Davis
Association will meet next Wednesday
evening and complete some of the ar
rangements for the annual outing that
will take place at Donnelly's Grove, Col
lege Point. l.. l.. "Wednesday, September
parade that precedes and follows the
days outing will probably be Col. Robert
g. Smith of the Fourth Regiment,
President of the Association.
OFFICERS IN FORCE.
A lieutenant colonel. four majors, six
ty aides and 160 captains will probably
assist him.
There will be four battalions, four
bands and four fife and drum corps.
The formation of the mornings parade
will be ON Mercer street in front of the
club house. From there the line of
march Will be to Varick street. to York
street. to Grove street, to Newark ave-
nue., to Hudson street, TO Morris street,
boarding the steamer Grand Republic,
which will convey the excursionists to
College Point. The formation for the
evening parade will be on Hudson street
and the line of March will be as fol
lows:-Hudson street. to Montgomery
street, to Newark avenue, to Grove
street, to Ninth street, to West Hamilton
place. to Eighth street. to Jersey ave-
nue.. to Grand street. to Grove street. to
Mercer street, passing the club house,
where the standard bearer and the off
GERS of the association will stand to re-
view each company.
BIG ILLUMINATION.
A contract has been given out for al-
most a ton of fireworks and colored fire
for the illumination along the line of
march,
The executive committee has proyid-
ed for coffee and sandwiches aboard the
board on the way to the grove. The as
sociation's chef will prepare the lunch.
Deputy Water Register Daniel Smith
said to reporter for 'sThe News this
morning that about 5000 tickets had
been disposed of.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-01

tinued Mr.. Brock, calling attention t.
his report in copy Of '"rhe Jersey City
News, which he had, you will see that
am right The exact language Of the
resolution is quoted there
Mr.. Brock then drew attention to the
list of these bonds and showed that the
pledge to place the amount in the tax
levy was distinctly set forth. Here is
an example:
Temporary loan bend for S110. is
sued August (. 1901, under ,resolu-
ton that provides. '.That said sum
of $110 be placed in the next tax
levy"
Mr.. Brock then showed that some
even went further, as this will show
Temporary loan bond for S4S1.55
issued December 49, 1901 under
resolution providing, sThat said sum
of $4S1.55 be and is hereby placed
in the next tax levy
He then pointed out that the greater
number of the resolutions were in this
latter form.
''Mr. Lembeck and myself have been
entirely in accord in this NATTER Mr..
Brock went on. As far as | am CON
cerned. with the exception of the legal
opinion, the report is entirely my own
/ have been making a study of the city s
finances ever since my election to the
Board of Finance. and l am entirely fa-
miliar with the figures with which the
report deals. However, | consider it a
high honor that my work should be mis-
taken for that of Mr.. McDermott
MIR. Lembeck and | both felt very
badly at being obliged to take public ae-
ton in opposition to a city budget. We
have used every effort in private to in
duce the majority members to consider
cur views, but there has been a plain
determination to go ahead with a pre-
arranged programme. We We're forced
into the position we took as a mere mat
ter of duty. ! have assertained since
Wednesdays meeting that there has been
not only one secret conference but a
number at which the budget was framed
without reference to Democratic mem-
bers.''
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-01
IN A TREE CROTCH
French Louis Found Dead
on a Limb, May Have
Been Murdered.

Although death was at first thought
due to a fall from the Palisades, Hud-
son County officials now suspect that foul
play may have been done in the case of
Louis Faure, whose body was found in
the crotch of tree near Coleyille, n. j.,
week ago. The autopsy has revealed
that not bone of the body is broken,
although a fall from the Palisades at
that point would ordinarily crush every
one Of them. An investigation has been
orde ed.
Very little attention was paid to the
case. which was put down simply as an
accident to fern picker, until several
days ago, when the body was identified.
The fern picker who recognized it said
Faure was thrifty and saving and re-
menabered that day or two before his
disappearance he had some angry words
with a man. whose name the police will
not reveal
There were many names for the man
known as Louis Faure in the vicinity
of No. 420 West Twenty-sixth street, in
the basement of which he lived. To
some he was French Louis to others
the Frog Man" or the Fern Man."
but to all of them he was a taciturn
quiet young man, not more than thirty
three years of age. To the compa triot
who sells wood and coal across the
street he once remarked that his father
owned much property in his native
France and that he was saving every
penny because he hoped to go home soon
and see his father AS he is supposed to
have carried this money on his person,
the question is asked now, Was it found
on his body?
Faure moved into the basement three
Years ago, and in the winter made calf $
foot jelly, for which he had regular cas-
toners among some of the hotels and res
taurants lie had all the trade hescould
attend to. it is said.
At the first sign of spring the jelly in
dustry ceased. Then followed by his
joyous barking dogs and with few
household goods OH his back he would
take the Weehawken ferry for his sum
mer work. This was catching frogs and
gathering ferns for Broadway restaus-
ants and hotels.
He was last seen it is remembered. a
little more than two months ago. He
dropped out of mind then and was not
recalled until six weeks ago two forlorn
little dogs came whining TO their base
ment home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-08-01
SUITS HIS HONOR
Mayor Pagan on the Tax
Budget Mystery in the
Tax Board.


In an interview. this morning with "a
reporter for 'sThe News" Mayor Pagan
said that he considered the budget
"above criticism"
All the care possible was exercised in
making it up" said the Mayor. Every
there is any reason for complaint. Each
Board was dealt with fairly and was
given as much as possible"
How about the Board of Education p
Under the circumstances, that Board
got as much as possible"
THE TAKERS JOB.
The Tax Commissioners were in ses-
sion this morning for almost two hours.
President Hoos, when asked what was
being done, said:-
"We are doing nothing more than we
have been doing for the past two weeks,
going over the field books"
.'Are you, increasing assessments"
NO.
Commissioner Degnan was asked if he,
too. was engaged in the same kind of
work-going over the field books"
"Yes," said he, "and as I've said be-
fore, finishing the work left unfinished
by the late Commissioner Dayton"
Are you increasing assessments
"No.'
IWhen asked what they proposed to Go
when they go before the County Board
Monday. President Hoos said:-
81 guess we'll find out first what they
want That's about it-don't you think
so?"
The latter remark was addressed to
Commissioner Degnan, who replied:
"Yes. That's it.
ON THE QUIET.
Although they are making all sorts OF
statements to the contrary it is under
stood that the Republican Commissioners
are ignoring the President of the Board
and increasing assessments on the quie-.
Corporations, it is said. and wealthy
property owners have been selected as
victims of their socialistic ideas.
Commissioner Degnan is apparently
spending much time in the afternoons
with Mayor Pagan.