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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
MARVIN

The long winter seems to be over at last. The
past few days have been warm and the snow is
nearly all gone.
Mr.. Lee Amsden was called to Hans Anderson's
last Friday to doctor a couple of sick horses. At
present the horses are some better. They are
suffering from an attack of distemper.
Miss Clara and Mile Higgins were attending
the teachers examination at Milbank last Friday
aud Saturday.
Miss Lille Harper came mp from Milbank last
Saturday for a few days visit with her parents.
II. Davidson has received a car of soft coal, and
now we have an abundance of fuel.
Mrs. Balfour. of North Dakota. who has been
visiting with her brother, H.. Davidson, for the
past week. left yesterday for her home.
Peter Olson, who has been working with the
bridge crew for a good many years, is now taking
a rest. and working on the section for u change.
Mrs. Ole Olson was shopping at Summit be
tween trains Tuesday.
Mr.. Knute Nelson was up in this neighborhoot
Wednesday. Under the present heated state OF
politics all persons are looked at with suspicion
Geo II Pinckney was up in this town Wednes
day and Thursday looking after his political in
terests. Mr. w. S. Nixon, candidate for Registe
of Decide, accompanied him.
Messrs Ole and Pete Olson were at Sunni
Wednesday night.
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South Shore Republicans:

South Shore Republican: A
school election was held in
Mazeppa township on Tuesday
to determine whether the town
ship schools should remain un-
der the township form of govern-
ment or be divided up into in
dependent districts, such as we
have, for instance, in Codington
county. A unanimous vote was
cast for the change to the indie
pendent system, and accordingly
the township will be divided into
four separate school districts.
each district having its own
government and officers. The
new officers will be appointed by
the county commissioners until
the annual school elections are
held in June. The schools of the
township have been under the
township system for a good
many years aud all four schools
ia the township have been under
one set Of school officers. This
apparently has not BEEN salts
factory to a majority of the resi-
dents, SO a change has been
voted.
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ZIG aTONE
headlight, March II. 1904.

Rev. D. C. Hauk left for LeMars,
Iowa, Monday to to attend the U. E.
conference. Mr.. Hauk has stayed in
Big Stone his full time under the
rules of the church and will be obliged
to 60 elsewhere this spring.
The little son of August Thiele who
has been sick with heart trouble for a
long time, died last Wednesday,. He
was a little over five years old and was
the only son of his parents. The fun
| eral services were held at the U. =.
church on Friday by Rev. DC. Hauk.
| The stricken parents have the sincere
sympathy of the many friends.
Justice of the Peace J. L. Scheie OF
| Vernon township, in order to encour'
age leap year marriage offers to mar
, nv the first couple applying to him,
free of charge and a wedding present
thrown in. The second couple will be
married free of charge but will not be
| given o present.
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Arbor Day Proclamation

And still a new succession sings and flies;
Fresh groves grow up and their green branches
shoot
Toward the old and still-enduring skies:
While the low violet thrives at their roots"
In harmony with established ms
tom, 1, Charles N. Herreid, Governor
Of South Dakota, do hereby designate
and set apart
FRIDAY, APRIL 22nd, 1904, AS
ARBOR DAY
The economic and climatic value Of
forest growth and the importance of
trees in promoting the beauty and
comfort Of our homes and public
grounds can hardly be oyerestimated.
With a porportionateg number of
forest and shade trees in every county.
South Dakota would equal in natural
resources and advantages the great
prairie states of Iowa and Illinois.
We have a better climate. AID the
most wonderful artesian water sup.
ply. We can have the trees if the
people will Plant them.
In order to cultivate an apprec,a-
tive public sentiment. l earnestly
recommend that appropriate and in
structive services be held in all our
colleges and public schools and that a
part of the day be devoted to planting
trees. schrubs and flowers to the
adornment of school grounds, high
ways and public parks.
Let this day be dedicated to the
establishment of the homestead and
private grounds by The enterprising,
public spirited and patriotic citizens
of splendid commonwealth.
In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, / have
hereunto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State of South Da-
kota to be affixed.
Done at the Capitol. in the City of
Pierre, this 18th day of March. A. D.,
1903.
CHARLES n HERREID.
By the Governor.
O. G.. BERG, Secretary of State.
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Tuesday, March, 24l904.


John Gold has let the contract for
building his new house to Carlson OF
Ortonville. The contract price IS a
little below $4,000 The residence
will be of Big Stone brick with gran
ite Trimmings. 1t will contain twelve
rooms. and be provided with a hot
water heating plant and a gas plant
for lighting and cooking.
Mr.. F%rankhouser las sold his house
in town to a brother of Rev. Robert
Strutz of Milbank. The new owner
has been down making some repairs
this week.
Comrade Chas Brand has j:st re-
ceived an increase of pension OF $b a
month, making his present stipend
1924. Would that all Of Uncle Sans
pension money were as well bestowed
and wisely expended as this will be.
Will Cochran of Vernon is moving
| to Sintaluta, Assiniboia. where he has
| 900 acres Of land. His Vernon farm
has been rented to J. O.. Lundberg.
It is expected that when Will devel.
ops his Canada purchase. and makes
| his fortune he will return to Grant
county to end his days in peace and
plenty. So mote it be.
Rev. d. C.. Hank returned from conference
Tuesday He was transferred to Odessa Rev.
+. A.. Erase, OF slayton, Mimi, will be his sue
cessor. Rev. Erase served a full term at Slayton.
Rev. j. Haehlen moves to Slayton, his former
field of labor. Rev. H.. Borchardt, of st. Paul,
rrovo. ~ ToM0ro Iowa Rev. H0uck,a former
charge. Rev. J. A. Haehlen, the former co-pas'
tor with Rev. Hank, was ordained a deacon and
stationed ut Hinton, la.
Mr.J s. Hughes, of L.eSuer, Minnesota, the
gentleman who is interested in the esta blishmen,
of a sweet corn cannery at Big Stone arrived in
town Tuesday morning and at a meeting OF the
persons interested it was decided to incorporate
with $15, 900 capital stock. About half this
amount of stock was subscribed, which will bt
sufficient to put in as large a plant as is contem
plated at present. The incorporators are: Johr
s. Hughes, Charles A. Betcher, j. A.. Gold, >. 1
Gold, F. w. Thorndike, d. Post, Geo. X. ClarF
r.. ]. Hicks ana 1. ID. AldrIch. The following
officers were elected: President. Irwin d. Aid
rich vice president, Chas. A. Betcher; secretary
i R.J Hicks; treasurer. j. A. Gold. Two sites
are under consideration, one just west of the
Luff elevator and the other just east of the Geiel
elevator. The former site offers a little more
room and better drainage but does not Offer
quite enough railroad t~rackage. AS soon as the
site is definitely decided upon work will be
commenced on the building which will be a large
structure. The canning season will be about
two months long and the cannery will employ
sixty or seventy woman and children and about
fifteen men. The new company is making con
tracts to pay S. per ton for sweet corn in the
husks delivered at the cannery and about 35
acres have been promised. The establishment
will be able to handle about fifty more. Seed
can be obtained from the company at cost. The
incorporators will furnish any further informa
ton which may be desired.
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Item, March IL lOO4.
The bxse ball team has been getting
busy the last few weeks and have gotten
together a subscription OF about 800.
They have rented a field of j. A.
Dillman for this season and will fix it
up Tor tennis. base ball and other out
door sports.
"A business meeting Of the Congre-
gational churches at Revillo and Albee
was held at Mrs. y. A. Dillman's
Monday night and a call was extended
the pastor, Rev. Thorn, to remain in
the field another year.
ALBEE
At the village election held last
Tuesday the following officers were
elected: Treasurer, G. II. Wallace;
Town Clerk, D. O'Leary; Justice OF
the Peace. 4. 81. Erickson; Assessor,
"A. G.. Redman; Marshall, G.. w.
Friday: Alderman, first ward j. c..
Cahill; second ward, j. E. Turbak,
third ward, VIM. Bunting.
AIbee will get into line with the
prosperity movement this spring and
considerable building will be done.
Mrs. Tom ErlcksOh will build a fine
residence: T.. III. Erickson will also
build ! residence as will Aug. Prefer.
A large farmers elevator will be built
and there IL the promise Of = canning
factory which will be IN indncement
for the farmers Is raise vegetables.
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Consumptives are to be barred
from the first class Pullman cars
on the Santa Fee railway, and
hospital cars on through trains
will be provided for them, says
a Kansas City dispatch. These
cars will be specially equipped
and none but sick persons will
be allowed to ride in them. This
innovation will be put into effect
between Chicago and Kansas
City to Colorado, New Mexico
and California points, over prac-
tjcally the entire system. The
hospital cars probably will be
put on at the opening of the
summer tourist business this
season.
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sheer In Alaska.

Professor GeorgSon of the Sitka sta
ton thinks the time is coming when
Alaska will have large flocks of sheep
Of her own The Alaska Commercial
company. he says. has for years raised
sheep and cattle near Kadiak and Una
laska without feeding them a particle
in the winter. The sheep have in
creased at the rate of about 60 per
cent annually. and the flock shears
about five pounds of wool per head.
This has beer done for the past six
teen years. There can be no question
but it can be repeated on scores of the
islands in that region, where there is
but little timber or underground, and
practically the whole country is cover
ed with a dense growth of nutritious
grasses.
Export of Cattle and Sheep.
Exports Of cattle and sheep have bee
resumed from Boston and Portland. in
New England. to Great Britain and
Ireland. Swine. however. are still un-
der the ban, the prohibition of land
ing such animals from New England
ports still remaining in force. says the
Breeders Gazette. This raising OF the
quarantine will undoubtedly help the
export trade in cattle and sheep in the
United States for the reason that 1t
VIII provide carrying space. which has
not been available since Great Britain
scheduled these seaports last winter.
Some of the cattle carrying ships
which formerly piled between Boston
and Liverpool. London and Hull have
since the scheduling of Portland and
Boston changed their American desti-
nation to New York, Baltimore or
Newport News. and hence the in
crease in snsace may not DrsiaGSe as
might be expected. but for all it is e
be hoped that a wholesome FLIP will
be given to the trade.
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Summit Signal: "Uncle Kin
ney has been soliciting money
this week for the fund being
raised by the G.. A. E. for a
memorial monument to the old
soldiers which it is intended to
erect in Milbank. He met with
a ready response from nearly
every one and collected $500 in
all. We understand those in
charge OF the matter hope to
have the mUnu men-, which will
be a really imposing affair, ready
for the dedication by the com
ming Decoration day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
water For Horses.

Horses require Econsiderable amount
OF water daily, the quantity varying
with different seasons Of the year. the
amount of work performed. etc. The
time OF watering. whether before or
after feeding. is a matter Of little inn
portance and. generally speaking. may
be regulated to suit the convenience Of
the feeder. Horses become. used to Ell
ther method Of watering. and Irregular
ity should be avoided. as sudden
changes are apt to prove disturbing.
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OSCEOLA.
March 81. 1904

Fine walking over head nowadays.
jim Murray and A. Anderson drove
to Summit today. rs ~
The sale Of J. r. Conn's on Mar CHI
18th was we'll attended s.
Paul Southwick bought a team at
Mr.. Conn's sale. ~.
Mr.. King and son, Everett, drove to
South Shore Today.
Miss Ehie Ellington is working
for Mrs. Claude Harrison.
CHM Tarvin made Walter Forsythe
a pleasant call Saturday evening OF
last week.
G.. p. Molberg bought two Arm
strong mowers and a grindstone al
Mr.. Conn's sale, so he will be ready
to entertain his company this sum
mer.
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March %. 1909.


no 1or spring! some OF the town
peopie nave neen waking ON the !
Walks TO-DAY without coats.
our oanker IS making quite a com.
paint tnal MS ne,ghbor- J. -; los
ms WnisKefs Wniie ne was IN Miinank
last Ihursaay and THINKS the Miloank
people ought 20 % more ienlent. he
~ aIra'u ne Wiii pe the next victim
AZ ~. Mitcneil ge's ho'a q MIN.
Tune noIstlcs nowadays. wait
untii Iaii' boys. tnen there VIII De a
Oattle.
Onr Rev. August A. Nelson has
resigned his position as pastor Of this
congregation on account Of his health.
He II planning e 80 to southern Cali
,ar,at s+h;s varv ,c,,t.h :. ha hoe haon
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Ortonville Herald Star:--While
driving from Beardsley to at
tend the retail merchants meet
ing in this city Wednesday, G. A.
Prevey. G. J. FLYNN, H. j. Let
ford and Mr.. humphrey. suffer
ed a bad runaway in which Mr..
Prevey received some bruises
and scratches and the carriage
was badly demolished. Fortu-
nately no one suffered any very
serious injuries.
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COUNTY 4 VICINITY
COUNTY LINE

COUNTY LINE
March 20, 1904.
School in No. 3 will begin on Mon
day.
The new store at Bergan is doing
a big business.
Mr.. Grinold sold q pair of horses
in Watertown last week.
Ernest Owen has rented the old
Diamond place on Long lake. of w.
Tompson.
Our spring weather caught a severe
cold; about an inch and a half of the
beautiful fell Friday night.
Ernie Painter is working at Ole
Marquis farm and Ernie Messer.
smidt has rented G.. Burnstedt' place
for the coming season.
The new proprietor Of the Strouse-
ton store refuses to handle tobacco or
anything to drink. How this reform
will work remains 70 be seen.
The marriage Of Miss Elmira Jacobs
10 i young man from Minnesota, took
placo last Tuesday. Miss Jacobs will
be missed by her many friends on the
reservation.
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Journal:

OrtOnVlIIe JOurnaI: j.. @.
Reeves, Of Corona, was the guest
of his son-in-law. E. j. Campbell,
this week. While here Mr..
Reeves contracted with J.. A..
Anderson & Go. for the erection
of three six-room houses on his
lots south of the Mullica foundry.
Work is to begin on these houses
at once and they will be com
pleted and ready for occupancy
by May 18th.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-31
For GROWING Girls.

West Pembroke, Me-, March 21-
Mrs. A. L. Smith of this place, says
that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
remedy for growing girls. Mrs.
Smith emphasizes her recommends
ton by the following experiences.
my daughter was thirteen years
old last November and II is now two
years since she was first taken with
Crazy Spells that would last week
and would then pass of, In a month
she would have the spells again. At
these times she would eat very little
and was very yellow, even the whites
Of her eyes would be yellow.
"The doctors gave US no encour.
agement, they all said they could NOT
help her. After taking one box OF
Dodd's Kidney Pills, she has not had
one bad spell. OF course, We contin.
ued the treatment until she had used
In ell about q dozen boxes. and We
still give them to her occasionally,
when she is not feeling well. Dodd's
Kidney Pills are certainly the best
medicine for growing girls"
Mothers should heed the advice Of
Mrs. Smitn, for by 80 doing they may
save their daughters much pain and
sickness and insure q healthy, happy
future for them.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1904-03-31
Rseoher,s Deacon Went to sIeep

Beecher's Deacon Went 70 sleep.
Pew sleepers are one Of the bug
bears of preachers" said the Rev.
Robert Collyer, the veteran New York
minister. 81 can speak feellngly
from experience. On one occasion
when Henry Ward Beecher asked me
to go to Plymouth Church to talk to
his people, he remarked-jokingly, let
us hope-that most of them were hard
working folk who needed plenty Of
rest on Sunday, and he felt that ser
mon from me might be gratefully re-
celved.
"In the course Of my talk / men.
toned this, and said that 1t was, how
ever, a matter upon which my feelings
could not be hurt, and that owed this
imperviousness to Mr.. Beecher him
self. told them that, one Sunday,
years before, when | was Attending a
service at old Plymouth and Mr..
Beecher was laundering forth, l saw
one Of his deacona asleep In a front
pew.
II went on to say that always after
this, whenever | saw a man slumber-
ing peacefully through my most stir
ring efforts in the pulpit, would say
to myself: Well, let him sleep; even
the great Beecher can't keep 'em all
awake. success
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"I prepared for flight, but before |
had taken the first step l was stayed
by my friends voice
"James,' he cried--and the roaring
of the flames almost drowned his
voice, which was sharp and shrtll with
'horror-'put me out Of my misery,
Save yourself, but shoot me through
the brain first! Quick! quick'
ut was the most merciful death,
and, without pausing second-which
on that awful day might have meant
a human life-I drew the revolver
placed II to his temple"-("My God!"
from the reader)-"and pulled the
trigger. Even as heard the report
thin tongue of flame curled upward
through the splintered flooring, and
without even looking back-without
even a glance at the face of my friend
forced open the door and sprang from
the now burning carriage with the
smoking weapon still grasped in my
right hand. In doing so trod upon
some smouldering timber and
wrenched my ankle severely, 80 that
for long time was lame.
"A few hours later and was con.
,veyed to town, together with com.
lpany Of the other survivors, and as
soon as l reached my destination my
strength forsook me and was pros
trated for days by nervous illness,
the result of my late terrible expert.
ence.
when | recovered, It was to find
that there was a hue and cry already
after me-that the partially consumed
corpse Of first class passenger had
been discovered shot through the head,
and that all the evidence pointed to
the crime having been committed by
fellow traveller who had made his es.
cape during the terror and confusion
of the catastrophe and who was being
eagerly sought for.
"Slnce then, have had to submit to
the ordeal Of seeing myself confronted
by the reward Of one hundred pounds
offered for my detection; and have
lived in daily and hourly fear Of being
charged with the commlttal Of this
crime-if crime II can be called-ot
which | was guiltless, In thought, II
not in deed. It Is this which is kill.
ing me, and do not regret It.
Sometimes l regret nothing; not
even the shot which took my best
friends life and branded me with the
brand OF Cainl"
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to interfere with those last solemn
moments.
The dying mans gaze rested upon
the young man-who, In obedience to
a gesture, approached and bent over
him-with strange intensity, and his
lips moved.
do you forgiven" he murmured
close to the others ear, so that the
words might be heard by none but
him for whom they were intended.
II have nothing to forgive" was the
broken answer. you acted for the
best, and bless you for It."
A hook Of peace fell upon the corpse
like countenance upon the pillow, and
he turned his eyes again upon his
daughter.
Don't grieve much for me, my
child" said he; "and when am
gone"
He gave deep sigh. his eyes closed,
and his head fell little to one side.
The doctor pressed forward.
"Thls is the end" he said, "and
very peaceful one.
But 1t was not quite the end.
Once more the dying eyes opened,
and fixed themselves upon the pale,
remorseful face Of the young man who
had once hoped to see him expiate his
deed upon the scaffold.
Then he turned them from him TO
the bowed head Of the girl who knelt,
with her face hidden, upon the other
side Of the bed, and back again. His
lips moved for the last time, but no
words issued from them.
He tried again, and this time
though there was no sound-it seemed
TO the other, who had his eyes fixed
upon them, and his ear strained to
catch the lightest whisper, that the
motion Of the lips might be translated
into the words, Keep my secret!"
II WILL WILL" he answered, and
even as he uttered these words the
end came.
The next day Ted Burritt returned
home Unexpectedly.
The first thing he did was to write
a brief summary Of events to DR.. Jere-
miah Cartwright, who, in spite Of the
very short time which had elapsed
since his last visit, again made his ap.
pearance at Magnolia Lodge-osten-
sibly to hear further details. but more
particularly to carry out a deep laid
scheme Of his own.
"And what do you mean TO do-ehi
I mean, about the young ladyH oh,
you needn't look as though you don't
! understand what l am talking about
I've not forgotten what you told me
about her. What beautiful blushi"
And the little gentleman chucklsd;
then. all at once, became preternatur-
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the face of the revelation which had
burst upon him. my God! To think
that I should know the truth at last!
But how maryelous! How utterly be.
yond the realization Of my widest
dreams!"
Not for an instant did 1t occur to
him to think the narrative false. 1t
was too astounding and, what was
more, it agreed so exactly with all the
strange, and hitherto mysterious, cir
cumstances which had attended the
tragedy. And the man he had wrong
ed-the man he had hunted down and
would have betrayed to death, believ-
ing him to be the vilest Of his species
whose whole nature he had read
falsely by the light of his unjust sus.
picions! His eyes were closed-he
seemed to be hardly breathing. Had
no fainted--or-was this death?
Was he to be left alone, and in the
dark, with dead or dying man?
He rushed to the door and dashed
out Of the house In search Of a doc
tor.
James Ferrers was not dead; but
the nearest medical man, on being
summoned to the house, shook his
head over the case.
Heart" he said, briefly. get him
to bed. do not think he will ever
need to get up again"
BY this time the whole household
was reused, and the sick mans daugh-
ter was hanging in speeches. grief,
over her fathers unconscious form.
At one time 1t was feared that he
would pass away unconscious. but the
untiring application 'of restoratives
was at last productive of some effect,
and two or three hours later the dy-
ing man opened his eyes.
He saw his daughter kneeling be-
side his pillow; and, not far away, his
old friends son, who, by some means,
had asserted and maintained a right
to remain in the sick room.
The doctor, seeing that the patient
had regained consciousness for while
before the end, stood aside, so as not