davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

men in question, for their friends are
found in all sections, and their thorough
honesty has for them the friend
ship and confidence of the people of
this entire section. Mr.. Malsed was
foreman on the Sargent q Dimos
stock farm for ten years, and is well
posted in farming and stock raising.
EVANGELICAL MUTUAL IN
SURANCE COMPANY.
Which was organized and commenced
business in 1899, and incorporated in
1897 under the state laws. is one of the
strongest and most reliable insurance
companies of the Mississippi Valley.
The following constitute the officers:
Gottlob Oehler, President. J.. b.
Steiner. Vice-President, John Roth.
Secretary, Ben Moser, Treasurer.
This company insures against loss or
damage resulting from fire, lightning,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

CT books and is a student of the lead
ing law journals. Mr.. RiX has been
city attorney three years and states
attorney four years, and is one of the
ablest attorneys now practicing at the
bar of Grant county. He also loans
money on improved farms at the low
est rates of interest, and is one of our
leading professional men.
V. E. SARFF.
Milbank has a well-appointed bar
Der shop, conducted by the above.
named gentleman, who is a skilled
workman and a master of his trade.
Sartf is an artist in tonsorial
work, and although he has but re-
Gently established himself in business
in Milbank, he is building up an ex.
cellent reputation as a barber, and
the patrons of his shop are sure OF
getting what they want in the way OF .
clean shave Or a fashionable haircut.
DENTISTRY.
The proper care of the teeth has
come to be a science of no NEAR m
portance in our present day civiliza-
ton, and a science upon which the
health Of the body is largely depend.
ent-to say nothing of the comfort OF
having a good set of teeth, or the MIS-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

and served in that capacity for eight
years. He moved to Milbank when the
county seat was moved and has since
been engaged in the real estate bust
ness. He also served as postmaster
four years under President Harrison,
and at present fills the office of JUS
tlce of the peace, which position he has
held for six years. Mr.. Bleser was
secretary and manager of the Milbank
carnival, and, in fact, was the pro-
noter Of the same, and is a man full
of push and energy.
REAL ESTATE.
He has some fine city property for
sale or rent, also some good farms
and IS the agent for Linden Beach, on
Big Stone lake, the finest summer re-
sort n the country. Minnesota's parks
are rot in it with this, and a more de-
tailed description of same can be
found elsewhere in this issue. Linden
Beach is located right on the fshing
grounds of the lake and has a pier that
cost $500 and a gravel wagon road
twenty-five feet wide and many other
line improvements too numerous TO
mention. Mr.. Bleser writes insurance
IN old-llne companies, both fire and
Ire, and does a general all-round no.
tary and conveyance business. If Won
want TO buy or sell real estate call on
MI Bleser before going elsewhere.
MILBANk STEAM LAUNDRY.
For some years prior to the estab-
llshment of this business Milbank was
IN need of a good laundry, and the
needs of the city have been fully sup
Piled by the establishment of the Mil
bank Steam Laundry. Jense Peterson,
the owner and proprietor, has been a
resident of this city eleven years,
and started in business with
no capital. He now has one
of the best equipped laundry plants
IN the state, and has a capacity of do
ing 500 worth of work a week. This
laundry gives employment to four
hands, and it has the patronage of all
the better class of the city, which
proves that the work done is first class
IN every particular.
GRANT COUNTY TITLE COMPANY.
Among the many business firms of
Grant county that have accomplished
excellent results in their line of bust
ness, the writer takes pride in referring
the reader to the Grant County Title
company. This company was organ
lied under the state laws with a capt.
tai stock Of SIS, 900 and is composed
of the following officers: E. P. Brock
man, president; F. w. Meehan, secre-
tary and abstractor. Mr.. Brockman
has Deer a resident of this county eight
years and is at present numbered
among the county officials as registrar
of Ceeds and is serving his fourth term
assuch. MI. Meehan has resiu Il in this
county thirteen years and is farmer
by occupation. He is also pc'~.lar in
political circles, having been strar
CT deeds for four years. This N has
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

twelve years experience. He came to
this city four years ago and established
a shop on East Second avenue in a
building 20X30 feet, and does all kinds
Of job work. He makes a speciality of
repairing bicycles, spouting and tin
roofing. He has for sale wood and
iron pumps, creamery goods, bicycles
and Illuminating oils. Mr.. Finn is a
fine mechanic and his place must be
pa~tronized to be appreciated.
MRS. MARY A. COPYRIGHT.
1t has been said that woman's sphere
is everywhere, but her principal char
acteristics are those Of catering to the
wants of her own sex. The estimable
and popular lady whose name appears
above, has had several years expert
ence in her particular line of business
that of millinery-and her large and
complete stock of millinery goods GER
tainly proves that she understands
what the feminine sex most desire in
that line. Mrs. Copyright is a resident
Of this city twenty years, and owns and
occupies a fine two-story building 24X
IS feet, and her stock comprises all the
latest and most fashionable novelties
that the eastern market affords. She
employs none but the most experienced
trimmers and her work in hat depart
ment always gives the very best of
satisfaction. She is the only exclusive
milliner Of the city and the only one
in the county who owns the building
she occupies. In fact, her store and
stock of goods would be a credit to a
town much larger than Milbank, and it
will pay the ladies to call and see her
before purchasing elsewhere.
HEBERT & MALSED
are the proprietors OF the city billiard
parlor, which is the largest and best
equipped in the state. They occupy a
room in the Burkhardt building 2jxS0
feet, which is furnished with a fine bar,
from which is dispensed the best tenn
peranCe drinks. both hot and cold, con-
f~eCtiOnery and the leading brands of
cigars. In the rear are six large bill
lard and pool tables, and you will find
the Switchboard a most interesting
game. They also have a fine music
box that plays all the latest up-to-date
pieces. This is the leading and popu-
lar resort of the city and you will find
it a pleasant place to spend a few
hours recreation. l.. J. Hebert has
been a resident of this county sixteen
years and followed the occupation of
a farmer before engaging in the bill
lizard business. J. A. Malsed has lived
in this city eight years and followed
the occupation of a clerk for many
years. Both these gentlemen are
worthy Of our patronage, for they are
creditable citizens and have done their
part in pushing for the welfare of the
community.
A. J. BLESER
is a native of Wisconsin, but came to
this county in 1873 and established a
general store at the foot of Big Stone
lake, which was then the county seat
Of Grant county. He was appointed
clerk of the courts by Judge Kidder
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

the only complete set of alb
stract books in the county, and
is the most substantial firm
in northeast South Dakota. Mr..
Meehan is a very correct and prompt
abstractor and fully prepared for the
work. He has a complete set of alb
stracts for all lands and lots of the
county and is bonded to perform his
work as required by law. The writer
takes pleasure in presenting this firm
to the public, as they are strictly hon-
orable and upright in all their bust
ness transactions AS citizens we can
say nothing Of the members of this
firm but what the reader already
knows. They are known all over the
county and state. Their friends are
numbered by their a~cquaintances and
the census roll enumerates them all.
CHARLES A. NORTON.
One Of the first points of interest to
a travelling stranger entering a city is
its livery accommodations, and such
inquiry is here met with directions to
the Opera House livery, one of the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
A. G.. LENDER

A. u. LENDER.
The subject of this sketch left his ma
tive land-Sweden-twenty years ago
and came to America to carve out a
fortune, and about the only character
lstlcs OF the country that he could
emulate were those of eating, sleeping
and laughing. His first occupation in
the United States was that of a shoe
maker On his arrival in this country
ne started a shoe shop and had but 80
cents in his pocket. He now owns and
occupies a room 24xSO feet. two stories,
with office room above, and his stock
consists OF boots and shoes, gents
and boys furnishings, hats and caps,
gloves and mittens. and every article
IN the gents furnishing line. He en-
ploys a frst-class shoemaker and will
make boots and shoes to order. This
store is the leader in their line for
quality and prices Mr.. Lender has had
several years experience and buys
nothing but first-class goods, and his
stock is just what he represents it to
be. He is an industrious gentleman
and enjoys the fruits of a business built
up by honesty and conservative bust
ness methods. Both Mr.. and Mrs.
Lender occupy prominent positions in
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

the social circles and have always
taken an active part in the upbuilding
of the city and county that has been
their home since pioneer days.
I'VE can live without sermons, we
can live without books, but civilized
men cannot live without cooks" Yet
when the cook is secured she may be
at a loss to know where to purchase
the best and freshest groceries in the
city, but she need nc longer remain in
doubt if she will once visit the store of
PHELAN & MCPHERSON,
located in the Postoffice block, where
a choice stock of groceries are nicely
displayed. They occupy a room 24X60
feet and carry all the choice articles
in the grocery line, including fresh
and canned fruits and vegetables, pro-
visions, of all kinds. In connection
with their grocery stock they have a
complete line of notions, school and
miscellaneous books, jewelry, holiday
goods confectionery tobacco and cigars
and smokers utensils. They also han
die the daily papers and magazines and
all kinds Of writing material.
William M. Phelan is a native of
Wisconsin and came to this city in
1883 and is one of our popular and
progressive business men.
w. G. Mcpherson halls from Indiana,
where he was raised a farmers boy.
Laying aside his pillow handles, he en-
listed in Co. A, Twelfth Iowa volun-
teers, and served five years, or till the
close, and in 1879 he came to this cOun-
ty and is one of the pioneers. He has
,oo, 4Lo rro;rio Il roc tho Indians thG
wolf and buffalo and other wild game
in profusion. Both gentlemen have
always lent a helping hand toward the
upbuilding of every laudable enterprise
and are deserving of a hearty patron
age.
J.. w. MALSED.
One of the finest and best stocked
farms in this county is owned anc
conducted by the above named gentle
man. Mr.. Malsed is one of the
representative farmers and a pioneer
coming to this county twenty-five years
ago-took up a homestead of $50 acres
of land. The farm is most finely
equipped with a large ten room
residence, fine horse and COW barns
granaries and corn cribs and large
feed yards. Mr.. Malsed makes F.;
speciality of buying and selling cattle
hogs and sheep and he has ONE fine
Poland China hogs and Shropshire
sheep. J. A. Williams is a partner
in the stock buying business and owns
400 acres of land in Grant county, anC
a residence in the city.
DRAY LINE.
Malsed & Williams also operate
the leading dray line of the city will
two good teams and they are prepared
to do all kinds of light and heav,
moving, and will move anything from
a sack of flour to a meeting house
Both these gentlemen are enjoying
liberal amount of success in theiI
business, a fact we are pleased tt
note. Grant county contains no more
enterprising citizens than the gentle
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

best equipped shop in northeast South
Dakota. They have a polishing who'll
TRIP hammer, wood and iron drill
planer, two FORCES and operate nv .
gasoline engine of a f%our-horse power
They do all kinds of wood and iron
work, horse %shoeing, we'll drilling and
pillow work.
Charles w. Cannon is a native NJ
and a blacksmith of twenty.
eiSnt years experience. He has been
a resident Of this city nineteen wears
and mas always taken an active part in
educational matters of this city, hav.
ing been a member OF the school board
eight years. Ed. S. Healy was raised
0 the wheat fields Of Minnesota
ana mas followed the trade of a black
ohlth tWenty~thIee years. He has
been a resident of this city ten years
ana owns a Well-imprOyed farm in
this county and a good home in the
city. Both these gentlemen are fine
mechanics and are deserving of the
large patronage they now enjoy.
GEORGE S. RIX.
The law has been justly described as
the science in which the greater DOW
ers OF understanding are applied to the
greater number Of facts. Can we Won
ucr, then, that the profession attracts
10 It's ranks men of such ability that
they have distinguished themselves in
all the courts Of the land? Where the
greater honor is to be gained at the
cost OF increasing toll and study there
you VIII find our most able citizens,
and it is thus the profession Of law
has attracted to its ranks men OF more
than average intelligence. The bar Of
Grant county has numbered among its
MemEe's many men whose career has
been a credit to the profession, and
prominent among them we find the
subject of our sketch. George S. RiX
claims Spring Valley, Mimi. as his ma
gtiVe place, where he received a high
school education, and later took a CAS-
5 cal course and graduated in the law
department Ct the State university, at
Madison. Wis. In 1891 he was ad-
mittod to practice in the United States
lnd Supreme courts, and two years
later came to this city, where be has
resided ever since. He occupies a line
suite o. looms in the Wood Bros.
block, where he has a most excellent
library with the Merrick oak bookcase
system. He has about 1900 volumes
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

always worked for the interest of the
city and county which has been their
home since pioneer days. GOttlob
Oehler the president of the company.
has been a resident Of this county %
years and is truly a pioneer. He
owns a fine farm of 1000 acres west
of Milbank and is one of the progress
sive farmers and valuable citizens of
this county. j. d. Steiner the Vice
President is a successful farmer and
is located one and half miles west of
Big Stone City OF his $50 acre farm,
and is a highly respected citizen.
John Roth the Secretary, located in
this county % years ago and took up
a homestead six miles southeast Of
Miibank, which is n of the best i'm
proved farms in the county and he
has a happy family to help him enjoy
it.. Ben Moser the Treasurer is also
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

an extensive farmer and owns a farm
of 500 acres, we'll unprecedented
three miles east Of Milbank, and is
one of the well-tO do farmers of this
county. The reader will notice by the
biographical sketch of the individual
officers of this company, that they are
all progressive farmers and have
accumulated their wealth by honesty,
integrity and conservative business
methods, and that they stand in the
front rank in their line of business.
If you wish to protect your property
against loss or damage by fire.
lightning, hail, tornado or cyclone,
be sure you call at the Evangelical
Mutual Insurance Company's Office at
Milbank, as they are the one most
deserving of your patronage.
MANUFACTURING INTERESTS.
Thus far the manufacturing inter
ests of our city are in their infancy.
but what we do have we feel proud
Of. Among the business institutions
of Milbank that have contributed much
toward it's trade and good name is the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

and came to this city the following
April. He occupies a fine suite of
rooms over Bailey's drug store with
a large library, and he is a constant
student ofthe leading medical journals.
The doctor has rendered valiant SER
vice, and the hardships have been
equally as trying on the mental as
we'll as the physical strength of man.
yet, he has a promising outlook for
many years of vigorous usefulness.
The bad weather will never keep DR..
JacOtel at home when his services are
needed. He often drives from one to
thirty miles and is frequently called
to other towns for consultation. He
is a valuable citizen and is deserving
OF the large patronage he now enjoys.
RAY w. BAILEY.
This issue would not be complete
without our popular druggist, Ray w.
Bailey, who has the up-to-date drug
store of the city, and we defy any one
to show a nicer line of choice drugs
thar he has in his stock. Physicians
find it to their advantage to send their
customers here to nave prescriptions
filled, as they are always carefully
compounded. Mr.. Bailey is a pharma-
cist and chemist Of several years eX-
perience, and his stock of goods include
every article in the drug line-patent
medicines, stationery, toilet articles,
peTfumery, confectionery, cigars and a
fine line of holiday goods. Prescrip-
lions carefully compounded.
The store 10 is 20x30 feet, small
in space, but large in stock, and, in
fact, it is the first-class drug store of
Milbank. Pratt's stock food is also
handled, and a speciality is made of
the new cough medicine, known as
the White Pine Compound.
Bailey's German corn cure is an
other of the valuable remedies for sale
at this popular drug establishment. 1t
was discovered by an eminent German
physician, who guarantees every bot
tie to cure the worst case of corns or
your money refunded. Why suffer
with corns when a bottle of the Ger
man corn cure can be obtained for a
very small amount? If you are trou-
bled with corns go to Bailey's- drug
store at once and purchase a boltle of
this wonderful corn cure and you will
have no more corns Mr.. Bailey is en-
joying the fruits of a handsome patron
age earned by careful and courteous
treatment of all with whom he comes
in contact.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

WAGNER MILLING CO.,
which was established here in 1891
with a capital stock of $4,000. The
following constitute the officers: DR..
{. Fl. Wagner, president: Fl. NJ. Wag-
ner, Nice-president; Fred Mears. sec
rotary and treasurer. No institution
N the commercial calendar of this city
has dO-e more towards advertising it
than have they. for its products have
found It's way into many towns, cities
INT villages. The plant itself is a
credit to the city, and there is no bet
ter for its size in the state. and of its
management We are pleased to speak
only words of praise. who have given
their best efforts towards e%quipping
a mill that would not only be a source
of revenue to them, but a pride to the
town in which it is located. The mill
is a large th1ee-sto2y frame structure,
equipped with the latest improved ma
chinery of the Richmond system, with
ten double rolls and a 200-barrel ca
DaCity. The products turned out are
irst class and the following brands are
most worthy of mention: "Wagner's
Best "Uneeda,' North Light" and
bOIC" bllu. utt snip " maj htIS
all over the world and to Wisconsin
and Illinois points. DR.. Wagner is a
retired physician and resides in Min
neapolis. Fred Mears is a miller of
fifteen years experience and has been
in the employ of this company over a
year. He works eleven men, operating
the mill day and night. They also do
an extensive grain business, paying
out hundreds Of dollars per day for
grain, and frequently paying a cent or
two above, the regular market price.
The elevator has a storage capacity of
1000 bushels of grain. Farmers come
to this mill all the way from one to
forty miles, all of whom do more or
less trading. In fact, this is the back
bone Of the city from a manufacturing
standpoint. The citizens of Milbank
who have the good of the city at heart
will speak a good word for this mill.
Every merchant in the town who han
dies -four at all and is worthy of your
patronage handles homemade flour in
preference to others.
V. FISHER.
The above-named gentleman is a me-
chanic of several years experience and
does all kinds of repair work. He is
the inventor of a few patent rights,
such as gate, log and rock %lifters, and
makes all kind Of wood water tanks.
Mr.. Fisher is one of the pioneers of
this city and also served in the war,
coming home without a scratch. He
is unfortunately a cripple, having lost
n of his limbs, but is an expert in
his line. If you want any repairing
done give this shop your patronage.
JOHN FINN.
This well-known BUSINESS man of
Milbank first saw the Eight of day in
Wisconsin, AMI is a timer by trade o.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04
REVoLvERs IN BAD SHAPE.
Fifteen of Those Used by Police Have
Been Condemned.

Superintendent of Police Day yester
day afternoon inspected the city prop
erty in the possession of the members
or the police force. and though he
looked over the belongings of only
about three-quarters of the men, he
found fifteen revolvers which were lust
about as good as useless. and which
We're condemned
Each policeman is supposed to have
three clubs, revolver, pair of nippers
book of rules, a fire-alarm key, a sta
book OF rules, a fire-alarm key, a sta
uon house key, cell key and keys to
the city hall Wherever an officer was
found who wasn't possessed of some
OF these requisites, a memorandum was
made to be used for future reference.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-04

forms of catarrh, whether in the head,
throat. bronchial tubes, or in stomach
and liver
The remedy is in tablet form, pleas
ant and convenient to take and no spe-
cial secrecy is maintained as to what
it contains, the tablet being a scientific
combination of Blood root Red gum
and similar valuable and harmless an
tiseptics
The safe and effective catarrh cure
may be found at any drug store under
the name of Stuart's Catarrh Tablets.
Whether the catarrh is located in the
nose, throat, bronchial tubes, or stom-
ach, the tablets seem to act with equal
success, removing the stuffy feeling in
head and nose, clearing the mucous
membrane of throat and trachea from
catarrhal secretions, which cause the
tickling, coughing, hawking and gag
ging so annoying to every catarrh suf-
ferer.
Nasal catarrh generally leads to ul-
ceration, in some cases to such an eX-
tent as to destroy the nose entirely
and in many cases of catarrh the bones
of the head become diseased. Nasal
catarrh gradually extends to the throat
and bronchial tubes and very often to
the stomach, causing that very obstt-
nate trouble, catarrh of the stomach.
Catarrh Is a systemic poison, inherent
in the blood, and local washes. douches,
salves. inhalers and sprays can have
no effect on the real cause of the dis
ease. An internal remedy which acts
upon the blood is the only rational
treatment and Stuart's Catarrh Tab
let's is the safest of all internal rem
edies, as well as the most convenient
and satisfactory from a medical stand
point.
DR.. Eaton recently stated that he had
successfully used Stuart's Catarrh Tab
let's in old chronic cases, even where
liberation had extended so far as to
destroy the septum of the nose. He
says, II am pleasantly surprised almost
every day by the excellent results from
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets. 1t is remark
able how effectually they remove the
excessive secretion and bring about a
healthy condition of the mucous men,
branes of the nose, throat and stom-
ach."
All druggists sell complete treatment
of the Tablets at so cents and little
book giving the symptoms and causes
of the various forms of catarrh, will be
mailed free by addressing f. a. Stuart
Co., Marshall, Mich.