The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-08-12

didacy for the nomination OF
county superintendent of schools
on the republican ticket. Mr.
Van Walker has a large mum bel
of friends who would be pleased
to see him receive the nomina.
tion, and who believe him to be
well equipped to fill the position il
elected.
Our friend, Charley Molander,
assistant agent at the depot,
recently returned from trip
to Zion City, and has been re.
lating his experiences and i'm.
pressions of his stay in that
peculiar community. He says
that you would have to go a long
way before you struck a town
where there are as many nice
homes as there are in Zion, or
where quiet comfort was so
universally in evidence. The
population is estimated to be
about 10000 and the chief in.
dustries. besides the general
mercantile business, which is
conducted in large department 1t
stores, is lace making establish
ment and candy factory. The
city is supplied with water, sew
erage and electric lights, and all
of these, together with the mer-
camille department stores are
carried on by corporations, com
posed of citizens, with Dowie at
the head. No saloons are per-
mitted in the place, and there is
no theatre. Smoking is also
under the ban, and consequently
there are no tobacco stores, and
if a man should light a cigar upon
the street he would be arrested.
Kissing among the young people
is also unlawful-but just how
the game wardens catch the
poachers at this is not for publ
cation. At 9 9o'clock the whistle
sounds call to prayer and for
two minutes everyone is obliged
to suspend work in whatever he
is engaged in, and remain station
cry until the whistle sounds
again in two minutes. During
this l-4aerval all traffic on the
street ceases, and whether on
foot or in conveyances passen-
gers stop and remain in au atti :
tude of prayer. Charlie enjoyed
his visit very much and expects
to go again to the city, but
whether his attachment is touned
on his interest in the peculiar
doctrines of the Dowieites or in
one of lions fair daughters it is
not for US to say.
The ladies aid society and
friends of the Methodist church
rendered a reception at the court
house last Friday evening to Mr..
and Mrs. M. NJ. Ramer, Mr.. and
Mrs. E P. Brockman and Miss
Christina Koch, members of the
church who are making a change
of residence and removing from
Milbank. Messrs. Ramer and
Brock kman have each been super
intendent of the Sunday school
at different periods during the
past few years, and Miss Koch
has been president of the Ep-
worth League and a teacher in
the Sunday school for a mum ber
of years. All have been unseltish
and faithful in their several lines
of work and the church will
greatly miss their helpful pres
ence in the days to come. At
the reception refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served,
and the pastor on behalf of the
friends presented Mr.. and Mrs.
Ramer and Mr.. and Mrs. Brock
man with handsome rugs, and
Miss Koch with pretty gold
shirtwaist set, expressing at the
same time the feelings of regret
occasioned by the departure of
these worthy friends. The sew
eral recipients responded brief
ly, expressing their apprecia-
tion of the kindly feeling that
prompted the gathering, and
their regret in parting with so
many good friends in Milbank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brockman have
already taken up their abode in
Corona, where Mr.. Brockman is
cashier of the bank, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramer took their depar-
ture for Mitchell last Monday,
where the professor goes to take
position as principal of the
high school of that city. Miss
Koch expects to remain here a
few weeks before taking her de-
parture for Evanston, where she
will enter the university and fit
horcolf for further usefulness.