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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05
Hot Springs

George G. Stearns, who is
spending some time at the Sol
dlers Home at Hot Springs,
writes as follows:
We reached here without any
accidents and are enjoying good
health. The climate here is something
wonderfully does not seem possible
that it Is the same state, and the
scenery is grand-mountains all
around us. Battle mountain, in front
of the home. the highest, is four
miles away, it looks but one mile.
| went up one morning intending to
be back for dinner but barely reached
home in time for supper. There is a
well on top of this mountain which
has been sounded 900 feet and no bot
tom. There are rocks here melted by
volcanic action, as large as claim
shanties. We have all kinds of people
in one room: the Bender family, one
Methodist, one Salvation Army, one
Robbers Roost. A part of the Saliva
tion Army are in the town; they come
up to the house often: one old man
asked a girl if she believed the story
about Jonah and the whale, she said
yes, and said that she would ask him
when she got to heaven if it was true.
what will you do if he is not there?"
'Well, she says, "You can ask him..
There is a Masonic lodge, Chapter
and Star here, SO you see | have some
pleasant evenings among friends.
GEORGE &. STEARNS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05
Nearly II Fire.

About eleven o'clock last Fri
day evening Mrs, G. W. Prevey
heard something fall in an ad join
ing room as she was about to re-
tire, and upon going to the kitch-
en- to investigate she discovered
that the back stairway was on
fire, and burning rapidly, and
that the noise which had attract
ed her attention had been caused
by the falling of a pair of skates,
the straps of which had burned
away. Mrs. Prevey and two
children were the only persons
in the house at the time. While
fighting the fire as best she could
she awakened her son Logan and
sent him for assistance. For
tunately there was a good supply
Of water handy, which had been
supplied for washing the fol-
lowing day, and with this and
some cloths nearby she managed
TO get the blaze eXtinguished,
though she burned her hand Sc
verely in doing so. 1t was a very
fortunate circums stance that the
fire was discovered before it had
made much headway, otherwise
the results might have been
much more serious. AS it was
the damage sustained will prob
ably not amount to over S25. The
origin of the fire is not known.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05
Lincoln Day.

Gen Humphreys Post G. A. r.
and Relief Corps will observe
Lincoln Day, Friday Feb. IL, with
a public meeting at the M. E.
church, where a program will be
rendered as follows, commenc-
ing at 7:30 p. M:
Selection by chorus choir, led
by John Burgan.
Prayer, Rev. Chappell.
Address by Geo. S. Rix.
Lincoln Song.
Address by Miss Lillian NJ.
Phelps of Ontario.
Song, America.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05
PUBLIC MEETING!
Hon. Il. M. Simmons, Grand
Master Of the A. q. u. w..
Will Address II Public Meet.
ing At the Hail Wednesday
Evening. February 10Th.

Hon. T. M. Simmons, Grand Master
w orkman of the A. O. U. w. of South
Dakota, will deliver public lecture at
the A. O. y. w. hall Wednesday even
ing, February 10, at 1880 O'Clock. In
connection with the lecture the beauti-
full screen work of the order will be
given. Mr.. Simmons is an orator of
unusual ability and the public are
cordially invited to attend the lecture.
The public meeting will be followed
by meeting of the lodge and the
initiation of candid ates.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05

G.. A. Wood has been spending
the week in the cities.
Mrs. W. Neuenberg, of Danube,
MINI, is visiting friends in the
city.
The German class of Rev. r.
Strutz will hereafter meet on
Tuesday aud Friday of every
week.
w. H. Swartzenburg, agent
for gasoline threshing engines,
has an ad in another column.
Threshermep will do we'll to
read it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05

Mrs B f. Vosburg spent Sun
day with friends at Big Stone
City.
Henry D. Kimpell of Twin
Brooks, now at the poor farm, is
able to be around on crutches.
Adna Woolsey and wife came
down from Strouseton last week
toattend the old settlers meeting.
Mr.. Baldwin, the Mankato
candy man, spent Sunday with
Milbank friends and customers.
Remember that no admission
is charged to the lecture at the
opera house, Thursday evening
Feb. H.
p. H. Emery of Summit, was
in town last Thursday canvass
ing for Burt FuIler's Town
Topics.
The public library manage
ment placed a nice large rug on
the floor of the library room last
Monday.
The Ipswich -four, at the Round
elevator is giving the best of sat
isfaction.
William Walsh, who has been
attending the Chicago Musical
College for some time past, is
home on visit.
The Court of Honor held a
social gathering at the home Of
Messrs Hulsmaun and son last
Friday evening.
Quite number of the young
people went out 20 the Mitchell
school house Friday evening last
to attend the night cap social.
O. r. Antelman of Aberdeen,
was mingling among his old Mil
bank friends Monday while do
ing business with customers.
John Madeira has purchased
the O. w. Antelman building on
Main street, now occupied by M.
L. Miner as billiard hall and
barber shop
Ed. Emanuel, the furniture
man, is putting new ceiling in
his store, and has also made ar
rangements for the placing of a
furnace in the building.
The Arshak firm, which came
to town few weeks ago to sell
"clodings, packed up again the
first Of the week, and started
for other worlds to conquer.
DR.. w. J. Ferguson has been
appointed a member of the pen.
sion examining board, vice DR..
O'Ready, removed. The board
consists of Drs. Daniels, Kriese]
and Ferguson.
Rev. E. G. Hayes. one of the
adventist ministers, has been
here during the week assisting
Dudley Staats in makingarrange
ments for the entertainment ol
the conference.
F. Stahler returned last Satur
day from trip to Minnesota,
bringing Mrs. Stahler with him,
and thus putting an end to sew
eral weeks of bachelor life which
he had been undergoing as q
penance.
Miss Phelps will give the lee
ture "Rome and Its People,
Past and Present." in the opera
house Thursday evening, Febru
.ary 18th. No one can afford tc
miss this interesting and instruc'
tive lecture, and the teachers
and pupils of the high school are
especially invited. Doors open
at Z o'clock. No admission fee
charged.
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For over sixty Years.

MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING
SYRUP has been used for chill
dren teething. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays
all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for DiarrhoeA.
Twenty-Five cents q bottle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05

On account Of illness Rev. r.
Strutz was unable to fill the
pulpit of the Evangelical church
last Sunday.
Thos. Bouck, jr., celebrated
his fourth birthday Thursday
afternoon with a party for
twenty of his little friends.
W. G. Whitney, who was sec
retary of war in Grover Cleve.
land S cabinet, died Wednesday,
from an operation for appendix
tits.
Miss Florence Elliot has been
i'll for a couple of days. and her
place as teacher ia the school has
been filled by her sister, Miss
Ella.
Fred Putzke, of Anamoose,
n. D., who has been visiting
with his brotherin-law Franz
Wendland, returned home last
Monday.
The weather took on a new
turn Monday night and gave us
an old time wind storm. There
was mixture of snow and dirt
in the air during the blow.
The old Hollands mill on the
north side Of the track has been
purchased by Mr.. L. O. Hong,
of Summit, who will take the
machinery to Summit for a mill
at that place.
The Excelsior club held it's
meeting at the home Of Mrs.
G.. w. Halves Wednesday, where
pleasant afternoon was spent
visiting Westminster Abbey and
the castles of old England.
Ground feed for sale at the
Big Windmill.
Chas Dehlendorf returned
last week from James town.
n. D., where he spent some
three weeks with his sister,
Mrs Fischer. Charlie still
thinks that "there's no place
like home,' as long as il is in
Grant county.
! A. d. Deits came home to Mil
bank yesterday morning for a
short visit. Mrs. Diets is at
Asbury hospital and still in a
very low condition, and has been
unconscious much of the time
during the week. She appears
10 be improving and some hopes
are held out of her recovery. but
she is still in very serious
condition.
A thorough medical examina-
ton given S. M. Pasco last
Week, developed the fact that
his lack of Improvement since
his convalescence from the run
of typhoid fever which he had,
has been due to an affection of
the lungs, and he has been
advised to make a trip to the
southwest to secure the benefit
of a warm, dry climate.
Franz Wendland, the deputy
register of deeds, accompanied
his invalid wife to Orton Vile
Tuesday for consultation with
| DR.. Karn. While there he visited
the court house and says that
the records for January in the
register of deeds office in Mil
bank show about three times the
amount of business that those at
OrtOnville show.
A well has been sunk bv the
city authorities in the vicinity
just north Of the round house.
and a nice flow of water secured
at depth Of about 20 feet. 1t
is believed that the quality of
the water and a flow can be
secured there that will be suit
able for the city supply. On
Thursday the 11th inst. Engineer
Wolff, of St. Paul, who submitted
the drainage plans a few weeks
ago, will be here to talk over the
matter of water supply, and a
public meeting of citizens will
be held on the date when the
engineer is here, that PROPOSE
tions may be presented aud the
matter thoroughly canvassed.
All citizens are invited and
requested to be present.
PUBLIC MEETING!
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-05
Does It Pay to Treat Seed
Wheal2

If you can raise the quality
one grade and increase the yield
one to two bushels to the acre it
certainly will pay. This is what
Ovens smut machine is guaran-
teed to do. For sale by
J. S. FARLEY,
Milbank, South Dakota.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08

Buckets were brought into use and water was thrown on the fire and in some degree it was checked, enough so perhaps to save the body of Scranton from cremation.
 The body was removed from the em- bers and laid on the grass nearby. Dr. Barker. the medical examiner for Woodbridge viewed the remains.
 The dead man in his early days was a sailor. Later he worked for the Dia- mond Match company in Westville and afterwards sor the J. Gibb Smith com pany in this city. For the past seven years he had worked for MT. Bradley as farm laborer. He was about fifty seven years of age.
 He was man of somewhat unsteady habits and was in Westville village Wednesday night. It is supposed that he started the fire by upsetting the stove or a lamp accidentally. The place where the accident occurred lis in Woodbridge about ten minutes walk from the end of the Westville troll ley line on the Waterbury road.
 The deceased leaves a son, George Scranton. who is employed at the Win chester armory in this city. He leaves also brother who resides in West Ha- ven, and relatives in Westville.
 His wife died several years ago. The son will take charge of the body.
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tata, Rose Maiden by Cowen, will be sung.
 The formal call for the democrtic pri- maries to select delegates to the city convention which will in turn choose delegates to the state convention to be held at Hartford May and 6, has been issued. The primaries will be held April F between the hours of and 8 o'clock. The city convention will be made up of Il delegates.
 The wedding of Arthur A. Brooks of Washington avenue. and Miss Mae Sul- livan, daughter aof MT. and Mrs. John J. Sullivan of Oak street, took place at Christ church, West Haven. last even ing. The Rev Arthur J. Gammack per- formed the ceremony and the bride was attended by her sister, Miss Nellie Sul- livan, as bridesmaid. August F. Schmittgall was best man.
 Plans for the new summer school of mining which is to be organized in Col orado this summer under the direction of experts from Yale, Harvard, Colum- bia and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, have been given out. Prof. Henry s. Munroe of Columbia universi- ! ty will be at the head of the school for the coming term. Prof. John Hays Hammond will direct the Yale plans. The course will in clude the study of practical mining, mine plants, milling plants, surveying and excursions to the mines. It will last five weeks. There will be a two weeks supplementary course in mine stamping.
 | Announcement has been made at the Yale School of Forestry that the tuition
 has been raised for both seniors and
 juniors. For the juniors it is now $1OO. The future figure will be $50. For the seniors the jump will be from $50 to
 $225. The increase will cover the new
 summer term which is to be at Milford,
 Pa. About $2, 300 will be added to the
 income of the school from the change,
 according to the present attendance at the school. A new lecturer has been ap-
 pointed at the School of Forestry in the person of o. W. Price, assistant
 chief of the federal bureau of forestry.
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UNIFIED srATEs coURT.

Judge J. P. Platt in the United States district court has appointed Henry C.. Newton of this city as special master to hear the case of creditors against John and Carrie A. Nero, proprietors of the Hotel Davenport. Creditors filed a petition in bankruptcy against the Meros and Attorney Harry W. Asher demurred in their behalf. The creditors complaint was amended and hearing on the matter will be given next week before MT. Newton.
 The acts alleged by the creditors against the Meros are that they have committed acts of bankruptcy and that they are insolvent. Attorneys Futile, Tyner, Wheeler and Barclay represent creditors while Attorney Harry w. Ash CT represents the Meros.
 The Meros are said to be in New Jersey. They are expected to be pres ent at the hearing next week. They in tend fighting the bankruptcy petition. The hotel is at present run by Attorney A. H. Barclay on behalf of the credit ors
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08
ELEVEN OUT OF FORTY.

 Passed the City's Civil Service Exam
 ination.
 Results of the recent examinations before the city civil service board of candidates for places in the fire ser vice, for assistant superintendent of streets and special constables were an- nounced yesterday by Clerk Veil of the board.
 Of the forty applicants for places in the fire department only eleven passed the examinations with the required average of 70 per cent. Nine failed on the mental examination, sixteen failed on the physical examination, and four didn't take the physical examination.
 There were four men who took the examinations for assistant superinten- dent Of streets and only one of them, Michael A. Sullivan, passed, He has for over two years been assistant su- perintendent of streets, being appoint ed from month to month. He will now be appointed permanently.
 The candidates for this position who failed to pass the examination were Charles Platt, William J. O'Brien and Dennis Murray
 Those who were successful in the ex- aminations are the following:
 For assistant superintendent of streets, Michael A. Sullivan, q Greene stree:.
 For special constables to be recom- mended: John H. Rossiter. 1884 Town send avenue; Henry M. Scofield, 425 Greenwich avenue; Donate yece, S51 Grand avenue.
 For places in the fire department: w. Curtiss of S62 Quinnipiac avenue; Ar thur J. Church, 262 Sherman avenue; George M. McKiernan, 93 View street i; Nelson L. Hotchkiss, 52 Kensington street; William Knox of TIT Chatham street, Edward H. Mayer of 220 Dix well avenue; John F. Goodrich of ITO East street, Mark J. McGrath of 639 State street. Terrence P. Brady of 117
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08
IN sUPERIOR COuRT.

Sitting in the criminal side of the superior court Judge Gager yesterday afternoon opened the April term large array of alleged offenders confronting him.
 or the various offenses charged against the twenty-four prisoners, statutory burglary was apparently the most numerous, no less than eight charges being classified under this head. With half that number, burglary, pure and simple, followed, theft having three devotees and two men being held for forgery and uttering. One case of as- sault with intent to murder was noted, and one of theft from the person. Three women figure as defendants.
 Particularly unlucky were Edward Coleman with three counts of burglary against him, and Charles Sharos held on two counts of statutory burglary.
 The afternoon was devoted to the hearing of pleas, the trials to begin to- day.
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OF LOCAL INTEREST.

An innovation is to be made during the coming year at Yale by holding a series of religious meetings in Woolsey hall. The meetings which have been held there have shown the hall to it's lest advantage, the address of MT. Je- rome being a notable affair, especially. Details for the series of religious gath erings next year are not yet decided upon.
 The members of the Yale diet squad before leaving presented, as a sign of appreciation for the work done for them, Anton Mueller with an artistic calendar. It has in it shells that were used by several of the men while in the Philippines and by Private Oak land, who fought. in the Boer war. Mueller is one of the four gym. in- structors who supervised the work of the squad here.
 The Hamden Choral union will give it's second concert next "Wednesday ev- ening at the Town hall, where the can
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08
IN AND ABOOT THE COURTS
PARENTS FINED FOB NOT SEND
 ING CHILDREN TO SCHOOL.

Judge Piatt Appoints Henry G. Newton
 special Master 70 Hear Testimony in
 Hotel Davenport AGairs-case of Me-
 AIlin vs. MoAilin sslil on in Civil su-
 perior cours-Isaac GoIdstein Defend-
 ant In sl,so0 islander suit-ease of
 c. Jacksan. Charged with Passing
 Worthless check, Continued.
 The criminal side of the common pleas court, Judge Bishop presiding, convened yesterday morning. The first case considered was that of the state vs. Luigi Maresca and wife, accused of not sending their child to school.
 Late yesterday afternoon verdict of guilty was returned and the parents were given the same sentence as in the city court. a fine of $5 with the addi- tional costs.
 The next case was that Of the state vs. Charles M. Monroe of Meriden, ac- cused of practicing the trade of barber without license. The state vs. Ella Brown, Michael Greeley and Michael Muzzo, accused of maintaining dis orderly house and of Charles L. Beers for non-support, will not be called until next week.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08
REAL EsTATE TRANsAcTIoNs.
Filed in the Town Clerks Office Yes. terday.
 Mortpaoa

Filed in the Town Clerks Office Yes
 terday
 Mortgage
 James J. Ho-an to Fannie E. Swan, s2, 800, 267 Quinnipiac avenue, two acres. Otto LuclSe ct al. to Frank S. Dam- bacher ct al., Kimberly avenue, 1S7 feet, s2,5Oo. Appointments. Mary H. Townshend, executrix of es- tate of Charles Fl. Townshend. Distribution. Emeline Cook estate to Olive Swan ct al. Lease. Mary A. Mansfield to Strecker & Christmas, Elm and York streets, two stores, ten years, April it. Warranty Oliver Swan to James J. Swan. 56I QuinniDiac avenue, two acres. Theresa Dannbaeher to Theresa Lucke Kimberly avenue, 26 feet. Foreclosure. Jane w. Yardley, guardian, vs. F Ernestine Steinert, ct all, Portsea street 50 Sect Merriam L. Ford vs Elizabeth s. Stew enson, ct all, Chapel street, 22 feet. Quit Claims. National Savings bank to Patrick F, Delaney, State street, Ito feet. Josephine M. Lewis to Edwin J. Toof Orange street, 20 feet. Pauline Gosch to Charles Kutcher Hilton street, 40 feet. Lis Pendens. Israel Bernbaum. ct als. to Eunice c. Dickerman, Hill street, 55 feet. Chattel Agreement. National Cash Register company to John J. Oed. Newspaper Press corporation to Mer- ganthaler Linotype company. Fairbanks, Morse x Go. to John Rog- hossn.
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McATJJN SHIT.

The case of Bridget McAllin against Policeman Martin McAllin was contin- ued on trial before Judge Ralph Wheel CT and jury in the civil superior court yesterday. It is suit brought by Mrs. McAllin to recover $5,000 damages. She alleges she was wrongfully evicted by the plaintiff from her home on East street. and that her goods were taken away from her. The case will be con- tinued to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08
CITY COURT NEWS.

In the city court yesterday morning the case of William Sanford, burglary, was continued until April g; John, F. Sayers, breach of the peace, continued to April Is; Errico Ciarleglio and George Herd ing, mutual breach of the peace, were fined g; Thomas DeBowers, charged with being an idle person, was given thirty days; the case of J. c. Jackson, charged with passing a fraudulent check on Frank T. Quinn, was contin- ued until April 9.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08
ARRESTED FOR THEFT.

Detective Frey yesterday afternoon arrested n-year-old Charles O'Neill on a charge of theft. It is alleged that the boy. with his ten-year-old sister Clara stole two bibycle tires from Clayton A. Walker of 296 Hallock avenue, and sold them sor three cents to rag peddlar The police are now looking for the ped dlar and he will probably be arrested for buying from children.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08
MUCH BUILDING ACTIVITY.
Many Permits Taken Out Yesterday fol
 Improvements.

Many Permits Taken Out Yesterday for
 Improvements.
 A permit to erect a $7,00O three story brick building at B 1-2 Silver street was taken out yesterday by D. Romance. There are to be five tenements and a store in the building.
 P, Laughlin secured a permit from Fire Marshal Gladwin to erect a frame house of two stories at 1855 Blatchley avenue.
 R. c. Lowe is to build two family house on Brownell street for $2,S00
 F. Hawley has a license to raise the roof of his building at 422 Dixwell ave nue. He proposes to expend $500 in al- terations. w. F. Weirweiss will expend $1,20O in building an addition to his barn and al terations to his store at S61 Congress avenue.
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ONE ARREST CLEARS ANOTHER

ONE ARREST CLEARS ANOTHER.
 By the arrest yesterday morning of Albert P. Sanford, colored, who for some days past has been held on a charge of burglary, is cleared from the charge against him. He was arrested for theft from the store at 5S Webster street and from shoe shop at 15S Dix well avenue. These two burglaries oc- cured last Friday night
 Detective Donnelly recently found that there was reason to believe that Albert was also implicated in the mat ter. He arrested him and the lad con- sessed to having committed the jobs. He exonerated his brother.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-08
BURNED TO DEATH.

George W. Scranton's Charred Body
 Found in Shanty
 Old George ". Scranton, well known character in Westville for years, was burned to death in his shanty on Charles A. Bradleys farm in Wood- bridge about o'clock yesterday morn ing. He lived there alone.
 A man by the name of Michaels, who is foreman for L. G. Hemingway on the latter's farm and lives nearby first dis covered the fire. He hurried to MT. Bradley's house, only a few rods away, and woke up the Bradley family. No time to speak os had been lost, but when the two men arrived at the shan ty 1t was a huge bonfire of flames.
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ISAAC GoLDsTEIN SUED.

Isaac Goldstein is the defendant in two suits, each brought for s1,200 dam ages. One of the plaintiffs is James Ferguson and the other is Philo J. Downs.
 Each alleges that GoIdstein called them both thieves on March 25, and also said that they had issued a fraud mort gage They allege that the alleged slanderous utterances were made be- fese witnesses.
 Property belonging te tfs defendant on Foote street has been attached.