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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-15
EST VERNON

Jan. IL, 1904.
The very fine weather of nowadays
is Just what we want, as We are able
do most any kind of outdoor work.
Especially this year we can be thank
full for it as we we're SO far behind
with our fall work.
Leonard Erickson left for Milbank
yesterday where he will attend school
again after the holiday vacation.
A surprise party vas given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Anderson
last Thursday evening in honor of Mr..
j. Gilbert, Mrs. Halvorson and Miss
Christensen, and q very pleasant
evening was spent.
Mr.. Isaac Anderson from near Can
by, Mimi, is visiting friends and rel
atiyes in West Vernon and vicinity.
Miss Mallie happen returned home
from Clinton, Mimi, last Tuesday
where she had been visiting with her
sister a few weeks.
Mr.. Lars Seim and Miss Bessie
Johnson were united in marriage last
Thursday at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Johnson.
We wish the young couple much hap
piness in their welded life.
Mr.. John Gilbert of Manotowoc
county, Wisconsin,, who has been Wis
ting in Grant county a few weeks, left
for Morris, Mimi, today, where he
will visit with his son before return
ing to his home.
Bertil and Julius Anderson of Madi-
son Twp, we're visiting friends in
West Vernon yesterday.
EVENING STAR.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-15
~ NAT

Signal, January 8, 1904.
A fine baby boy arrived at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Boice in
Mazeppa township yesterday
Miss Emma Beskow, daughter of
Carl Beskow, was married January
9Th to John Stainocher. a prominent
young farmer of Germantown town
ship COdington county.
Gus. Janowsky has moved down
onto the flats with his family. and
will make his home there for the
summer at least.
Hon Coe I. Crawford, of Huron,
who is a candidate for the guberna-
tional nomination, passed through
Summit Wednesday evening on his
way home from a trip to Sisseton.
Mr.. Crawford is running on a plat
form that says 'down with the ma
chine'' and is spending his spare time
building up one of his own.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-15
REVILLO

Item, January z, 1904.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ludwig arrived
Saturday from Blue Earth City where
they have been visiting for some time.
The A. O. u. w. held a meeting
Tuesday evening at which time officers
were installed for the ensuing year.
At the conclusion Of the meeting an
oyster supper vas served by Brother
J. F. Jones and Jesse Skinner, ably
assisted by A. Noble and John Haar-
stad. Bro. Heath and John Haarstad
rendered some choice and entertaining
music. The following officers were in
stalled: Hans Peterson, Nj. W.: John
Haarstad, Foreman: M. Noble, Over
seer; H. E. Jones, Recorder; j. F.
Jones, Financier: VIM. Burt, Receiv-
err: Jesse Skinner, Guide: Albert Red
man, 1. W.; Joseph Bell, O. W.: A.
Underwood, John Haarstad, Organist:
DR.. Church, Social Medical Examiner:
John w. Bell, Rep. to Grand Lodge.
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MAZEPPA

JAM. Il, l0O4.
Charlie TBiIlIngton went to Twin
Brooks yesterday.
Miss Arly Archer took the train for
Eilbank today.
Nrs. James Mcdowell drove over to
s6am Harper's Sunday to 9 her
amoGher.
Tho dance 1t Marvin last Friday
sml9ht was we'll attended and q good
El@e is reported. There we're forty
Ann1nbers out.
Ered Murray, who Is working with
sthD bridge crew. at RenvilIe, Mimi,
<came home Saturday night and re-
rtNrned to his work again Sunday
k1&ght.
Our trapper "A. G.. Anderson went on
go war path last Sunday. When he
r1uiU1mlt u look ct his traps he found
-&h4t oome one else had looked for him
- Ind taken two Of his traps; but
4hoe0 Ms snow enough so that he
~poaId trnok the lads home and when
6SaCcnoed them ~ taking the traps
Goboys 1howsds light. and A. 6. took
aNWnlk.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-15
COUNTY & VICINITY
VALLEY

January II. 1904.
Ella Aalia and Louise Nordahl
vent to Milbank a few days ago.
Luella Nicholson is attending school
ut Milbank
Nina Mogen is attending the Sum-
NIT School.
Gilbert Mogen is attending the nor
NAL school at Madison, MINI.
Peter Haugland, who went to North
Dakota last fall to build on his home
steady cam back here again a few
days ago. Peter found it lonesome
in his shanty. When he gets a chance
TO see his best girl he will probably
make some arrangement for the future.
Q. H. Dingsor went to Milbank to
day on business.
Last Friday night there was a dance
In O. r. Olsen's house in section II.
Eighteen gentlemen and six ladies
participated. They report having
had a jolly old time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-15
OENTaAL ALsAN

ADS AOV1'
John Schuchsrdt 10 visiting 1t his
old home in Minnesota.
Mrs. William Lueck is suffering
from q severe attack of lung fever and
at this writing does not seem to be
improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fransen, of Farming
ton township are visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Riley for . few days.
Mrs. John Burri is quite i'll with
stomach trouble.
Mrs. John Roth is suffering from q
bad attack of rheumatism.
The county commissioners made
their semi-annual inspection visit to
(cOunty poor farm today. They were
accompanied by Auditor Pinckney.
Matt Wagner, the Poland China
hog man, expects to hold q brood SOW
sale sometime next month. Date viii
be given later.
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STOCK HOLM
January .

January IL, 1904.
BORN-TO Mr.. and Mrs. J.. G.. Jen.
sen a boy. Mother and child doing
well.
Barney Lambrechts is digging a
well for Albin Lundquist.
Mrs. John Hedman, of LaBolt,
visited with friends Sunday and
Monday.
C. M. Hansen took the train for the
Twin Cities Monday .Ghere he went
to consult with a doctor and. we un.
derstand, intends to get work, but at
what we are not Informed.
MI. and Mrs. Ashford, of German
town, Codingtons county. are visiting
! with their daughter Mrs. Filbert.
The Creamery Association has it's
ice house nearly filed with ice.
DR.. O'Brien, of South Shore. was
called to attend to Mrs. j. G.. Jensen,
who had taken cold and was quite
/ sick, but, we understand. is doing
nicely.
The Stockholm Creamery Associa.
4 ti0n unloaded a car of butter tubs
SATURDAY,.
Miss Annie Holt visited with
friends at LaRolt Monday and re-
turned Tuesday accompanied by Miss
-Nolberg.
The r. r. Co. has again taken its
agent from this place, and we feel
lonely, bat hope to soon have another
agent as we have heard that the
shusiness ut this point IS sufficient t6
warrant the keeping of an agent here
sskdnN wear round.
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WILMOT
Reporter, January 2, 1904.

Reporter. January 2, 1904.
Miss Ida Stowell received a letter
the first of the week from a lady in
Woonsocket, saying that the Hollen-
sted family were quarantined on ac-
count of scarlet fever, and that the
Oldest daughter. Alice. was dead.
Mrs. Otto Busiahn and two children
arrived Wednesday from Munroe,
Wis. Her husband will follow with a
car of household goods, etc. He has
purchased me of the Van Dusen
places below Corona. The lady is a
daughter of A. A. Drake. of Garfield
Twp, who met her at the train.
Republican. January 8, 1904.
Levi Foss came down from Sisseton,
Saturday, where he has been employed
in the clerk of courts Office and ac-
cepted a position with A. O. OVERLY.
Levi is a good salesman and his
many friends here ire pleased at his
return among them.
Herbert Downing one of the oldest
settlers of Becker township, died at
his home last "Wednesday and was
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SHOR
Republican, January 8, 1904.

NtpuUIICHH, JdHUHTy q, I5Vf'
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gray returned
Sunday to Watertown from a short
visit with relatives in Chicago. Mr..
Gray arrived in the city on Wednes-
day morning, the day of the ~eventful
holocaust in the Iriquois theater. He
had planned to attend tie matinee,
but, being tired with travel and quite
indisposed, he remained away, very
fortunately indeed, for it is more than
possible that had he carried out his
plans Watertown would have mourned
as many other cities are now doing
over loved citizens caught in that
awful disaster.-W atertown Public
Opinion. Mr.. and Mrs. Gray form
erly resided near Troy.
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at Browns Valley yesterday.

buried at Browns Valley yesterday.
Death was due to pneumonia. A wife
and two daughters, nj eight and one
six years Of age are left to mourn his
loss.
Mrs. Ida Eastman and children
arrived from Montevideo, Mimi,
Tuesday to visit her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hegna, of Springdale. Her faith
er has been i'll for several weeks and
in his feeble condition, due to old age,
little hopes for his recovery are enter
tanned.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-15
January IL, 10

J6uu0Ty AAs A0O7e
There we're surprise parties at Ed
Solvents and Dan Campbell's this
week..
Members of the A. O. U. w. and d.
of H. lodges attended the joint install
latiOn and oyster supper at Corona
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Maynard received a Telegram
Friday announcing the serious illness
of her brother at ST. Paul. She was
unable to go down on account of her
own i'll health.
Jonas Austin is very sick with in
Aamatory rheumatism.
Rev. Miller will hold quarterly
meeting in Melrose e Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Schwenn visited
at Summit Sunday.
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ALBEE
Item, January Z. 1904.

Revill0 Item, January Z, 1904.
w ill Bunting who was severely
burned in the fire q short time ago is
able to be about again. The others
who were burned are none the worse
for = their experience, but say they
don't want any more Of it in theirs.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-15
COUNTY LINE

january II, IyU4.
C. r. Burnstad passed over the
county line Saturday with four big
IoAds OF grain.
C. M. Alexander made q trip to
WaGertOwn the first of the week with
= load OF hogs.
RAsmus Jacobson has moved his
1Anily to the house on his old place.
Henry Waumback lost q valuable
ahetfer the other night.
The warm weather Of the last few
days has about spoiled sleighing.
Ole Msrquay is hauling his hay
from Long Lake.
PAPA.
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CORONA

Jan. IL, 1904.
Mrs. Howell of Wilmot, mother of
Mrs. ~Jorgenson, is visiting in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. McDowels are visiting
at the home of j. F. Dawson. Mr..
McDowels is Mrs. DawsOns brother.
A jolly party of young people from
Corona went out to ID. Campbell's to
a party last week,
The children had a surprise at Mr..
Hills last Thursday. A good time is
reported.
The oyster supper by the Workmen
on Thursday evening was we'll attend
ed and much enjoyed by all.
The party at the home of D. 0.
Stiles in honor of Miss Grace Baker
was a real surprise and all report a
good time.
Services at the M. E. church each
Sabbath morning at 1890. League at
$50 Preaching at $50. All invited.
Next Sunday evening presiding elder
Rlfenbark will preach at 1870 and con-
duct a love feast at $50. Every one
should hear Mr.. Rifenbark.
LIE LdulcS Alu Will give a lunch
counter supper at the A. o. u. w.
hall Feb. 9th. If you ever get hungry
and like a good lunch just come. The
following lunches will be served at
different counters, beginning at six
O'Clock. Beans, pickles and Said.
cakes of all kinds and pies, popcorn
and candies, ice cream, coffee and
sandwiches. A short program will
be rendered.
The annual election of Sunday
School officers was held at the M. E,
church last Wednesday evening. The
new officers are:
Chas. Perkins, Supt.
j. F. Dawson, Asst. Supt.
Chas. Preston, Secy.
Frank Stiles, Treas.
Arthur Brown, Librarian.
Nora Dawson, Organist.
Fifteen new books were also selected
and ordered.
Mr.. Elphick and family, the new
iumberman, has arrived and is settled
in the Gouger house.
Chas. Preston has moved his sho1
to q lot adjoining his own residence
He will repair It and build on an
make q good dwelling house.
SOME ONES BUSINESS
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BIG STONE
Headlight. January z. 1904.
Charlie Schafer and Albert Phillips
returned to their studies in Minneap-
oils Saturday night.
Arthur and Rob Whipple have gone
to Park Rapids, Mimi, where Rob is
expecting to stay for some little time
for the benefit OF hie health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Wolf returned
Monday night from q ten days visit at
Owatonna, where Mrs. VOLTS mother
resides, at Waseca where they visited
the Habein's and Fahmer's, and at
Fairbault, where they spent New
Years with Aug. Timm's family.
Miss Olga Wolf returned home with
them.
Miss Bertha Thorndike returned
Friday night to her school near Man
katO.
Mrs. Arthur Cooper and children,
of St. Cloud, who have been visiting
Mrs. Hicks and Mrs. Carrick during
the holidays, returned home the first
Of the week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-15

Does a general banking business Q Writes in
surance and makes loans on real estate on the
most favorable terms. 1t will pay you to see us
be fore placing your loans. When in Corona we
will be pleased to have you call at the bank and
get acquainted.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
From F. C. Ravens in Reply to Article by w. A. Edgar-J. B. Lippincott Called
 to the Capital City.

got mp and asked all those members who stood with him to withdraw, thereby breaking quorum, and preventing the transaction of any business. Dr. Lom- bard very severely reprimanded him for this childish action and MT. Gleason re- tui ned to his seat. MT. J. J. Miller of Brawley, who had up till this time, stood for the turning down of both Emerson and Holt and the sending of Dr. Lombard alone to represent the Water Users Association at Washington now moved that pr. Lom bard and MT. Holt both be sent as a compromise measure. After considerable discussion this WAS agreed to, but MT. Holt was so angry at the outcome that he would not agree to go to Washington with Dr. LOm bard or to have anything further to do with the matter. For that reason the resolution was worded as 1t was, it being felt that could Mr. Emerson be of any value to the Water Users Association in Washington, that Messrs. Lombard and Holt should be free to use his services. There certainly was no intention, nor expectation, that an agreement to deliver water rights worth, according to MT. Heber's statement to the Secretary of the Interior, at least $500, ,O00, as fee for securing the sale of the property to the government on Mir. Heber' terms should be made by Messrs. Holt and Lombard. In fact, had there been any fear that Dr. Lom bard would not control the situation ill the interest of the people, no such resolution would have been passed, and the representa- tives to Washington would have been left at home. F. G. HAvENs.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
LIPPINCOTT CALLED EAST
Goes to Washington to Supplement Report on Imperial Project
 Views on Fl Cajon
 Water Supply

Says Tuesday San Diego Union: J. B. Lippincott, the eminent engineer in charge of government reclamation work in this district returned recently from . two days trip through Fl Cajon valley and along the bed of the San Diego river from above Lakeside to the diverting dam, looking into the water supply of the valley. As previously mentioned Mir. Lippincott came here at the request of the committee appointed by the chamber of commerce and the various improvement clubs and of Engineer Alverson to look over the entire propO- sition of securing supply of water from the sands of Fl Cajon valley for the use of the city and of piping that supply from the valley to the city reservoir on University Heights.
 Mir. Lippincott said last night that the only portion of the proposition he had looked into thus far was the water supply and he declared that it looked good to him. He believed that the water was there and that it was there in abundance. He believed that the valley lands in the river bottom would furnish not only a temporary but per manent supply for the city.
 ''It seems to me-" he said, "that it is a natural, underground reservoir much like some found in the mountains of Los Angeles and San Bernardino cOun- ties, but much better and we'll located for the uses of the city. It seems
 
 Continued on pageS &
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24
Mr. Gleason in Fighting Mood Well Known Public Men of the Valley Accused of Dishonesty. Deceit and DupGciy-
 Radical Statements from Conservative

It seems to be in order for members of the radical element to write up their version of the difficulties that have arisen between them and the conserva- tives of the Imperial Valley Water Users Association, and so l perhaps may be permitted to write briefly our version of the difficulties. In SO doing lay no claim to being inspired to tell the absolute truth, but recognize the fact that truth aud justice have been known to be different from the opinions of men, even honest men, Tn the past, and the same may be true in the future. l write only what appears to me to be true.
 Mir. Edgar, in pointing out certain false statements in the article in the Imperial Press of December 2, quoted a resolution from the minutes Of the Water Users Association. He might have said that this resolution, author izing Holt and Lombard to employ whom they please at Washington to put the deal through, was made. as remember by Ulrey and seconded by Boutwell,, and WAS done at time when two of the conservative members were away, leaving the radicals in the major ity, and they were determined to make the most of their opportunity.
 They were prevented from sending Lombard alone to Washington as our representative after We, of the conserva- tive side, had introduced resolutions to table the motion, and in every way tried to prevent the thing being done and been voted down. Whereupon took my hat and started for the door, calling upon the conservative to get up aud go out, leaving less than quorum to do business and prevent such "dirty trick from being played.
 At this juncturo a compromise was made and q committee of two, consisting of Holt and Lom bard, elected. It cer- tainly shows very bad faith for the radi- calls who were then in control, to re- pudiate thelr own action and then try to lay the blame upon the others.
 The false statements and misrepre- sentations pointed out are not the only ones that exist in that article of Decem- Der 2, by any means.
 It started out with a lie in the first paragraph, which says that Ion motion of Gleason, Attorney Ward was ex- cluded from the meeting" No such motion was made by mo or any other person, or a word spoken to that effect, or even contemplated, SO far as l know, and every member of the Water Users Association knows it, but l suppose this false statement was necessary to carry out their purpose to show me up as the special enemy of Attorney Ward. I will, however, accept that position and own up that l became the enemy Of Ward just as soon and in ust such measure as found him to be the enemy of the interests of Imperial Valley.
 It has been months since l began to believe Ward and his heelers were de liberately trying to break every possible means of compromise with the Cali iornia Development Company in order to get matters into the courts. That belief has continually grown upon me as matters have developed, but l was never in position to prove 1t until the
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24

puDIlcatlOn or ms terms under which he wishes to be re-employed by the Water Users Association and wherein he de- mands the privilege of instituting two suits, and becoming manager of the Associations affairs to the extent that the directors would become mere figure heads and he be practically the whole thing, which he had tried to be for months, by continually caucussing with the radical clement and with them seeking to overcome the opposition by influencing those who in turn could possibly be influenced by them.
 Another misrepresentation is the effort to show that Emerson had any thing to do with our failure to reconsid- CT the matter of employment of Thayer & Rankin and the acceptance of Wards resignation. McPherrin was the only one who ever for one moment thought that such back ward step would be wise, but still we were all willing to reconsider and "est crow" as we termed it, if the concensus of opinion of those who judged matters by their merits re- quired it; but the next day it developed that the only substantial reasons for such reconsideration was the fear of the effect that the threatened black mailing and lawsuits proposed by the minority would have upon the Depart ment and the cause of National irriga- ton, and this was decided to be insuf- ticient, and every man, in his own best judgment, after sleeping upon the question:" decided that it would be mistake to take any such backward step, and it was Lombsrd's idea to call Emerson to help frame the article that appeared November 26. l myself did not know that Emerson had been to Imperial until I read in the Imperial PRESS, and at first believed it another lie like the one in the first paragraph, eliberately told to carry ont a purpose, until I saw and asked Holt if it were true.
 Nor is this all. While the negotiat- ing committee was carrying on nego- tiations with Heber, we framed an agreement with the Otis syndicate which had Wards full approval and which freed the Otis people from the necessity of buying a water right for their lands (and they own most of the irrgable lands except those we get from Heber in this agreement) and Ward gave it as his legal opinion that they were right in their contention that the Andrads contract provided for a water right free for these lands. This opin- ion was concurred in by Bothwell and all of the radical element, SO far as know, until the opportunity came to make great cry over our extravaganza in giving 5000 shares to Thaysr & Rankin, by representing this Mexican water right to be of enormous value.
 Now the question is, will the Imperial people put their trust in men capable ot such dishonesty deceit and duplicity. answer emphatically, No, gentlemen, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, "you can fool all of the people some of the time. you can fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time" even with pretensions of extraordinary devotion to the truth.
 l. w. GLEASON.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-24

Continued On page 8.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-12
Congressman Babcock.

The Herald is greatly pleased to
record the reelection Of Congress
man Babcock
Returns from the Third district,
with four scattering precincts miss
ing, give Babcock plurality OF 347.
Administrator leaders at Madison
claim that Babcock's plurality is
only 10, but figures do not bear this
estimate out. Tho counties carried
by Babcock are Sank, 766, Craw-
ford, 90; Richland, 376; Juneau, 100;
total, 1854. The counties carried
by Grotophorst are Vernon, Az;
Grant, 265; Iowa, 270; total, 1,O07.
An interesting feature of the re-
turns is the fact that Grotophorst
lost his own county by 766 votes,
the largest plurality in the district;
that he lost his own city of Baraboo
by 261 votes, and that his own ward
gave a plurality of rs votes against
him. Honey Creek, his birthplace,
also was carried against him by 80
votes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-11-12
Obituary. iede~ beck.

Mrs. Lucia Wiedenbeck, mother
of Mrs. Albert Wiedenbeck of this
city, died at the home of her daugh-
ter Thursday night. She had lived
here for the past year and half,
and never had enjoyed good health
since coming here.
Mrs. Wiedenbeck was born in
Horn, Fuersteinthum, Lippe, DeU-
mold, Germany, in 1888, came to
America In 1856 and settled in Mad
ison in 1858. She leaves seven
children-Mrs. John Kaiser and
Miss Agnes Wiedenbeck of Albany,
N. Y, Mrs. G. Schwarm OF Mime
apolis, Mrs. Albert Wiedenbeck of
Lancaster, Mrs. D. A. Memhardt, Of
Madison and Fred j., a merchant of
Neshkro, Wis. Mrs. Schwarm was
unable to attend the funeral.
The remains were taken to Madi-
son Saturday morning, after short
service at the house, and the regu-
lar funeral services were held Sun
day at 2:3O p. m. from the residence
of the daughter living in Madison,
Mrs. D. A. Memhardt, $50 East
Johnson St.