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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
One New Years Day
BY Elisa Armstrong Bengough.

~@b~>o
U~ GOD morning. Mrs. Smithson.
, Did you have q pleasant New
~ Years day?"
well. No. Mrs. Nayber, to tell the
truth. / didn't. You see, Mr.. Smithson
and I concluded we would not spend the
day with his family. as usual. we
thought we would remain cozily at home
and have a nice long ts.k. Since he has
been kept so close at the office and j
have been out SO much, We don't seem
10 see nearly as much Of each other as
we used, and New Years day seemed
Just the time to get acquainted all ove'
again.
well, after breakfast, we sat cozily
by the fire to have a nice long talk about
our plans for the coming year. / just
took up the paper to glance at the ad-
yertisements for the next day, and he
went looking for his pipe-you know he
is miserable without it-and he couldn't
remember where he had left 1t the night
before. Suddenly an idea came to me.
New Years day is the time to give up
bad habits; now, isn't It? At any rate,
I felt It ought to be, and told Mr.. Smith
son he smoked too much; he admitted
that he did. 1T is bad habit told
him, dirty. expensive and Injurious to
health He admitted that 1t was.
Then, why not give 1t up. to-day. and
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

make a good beginning for the Year,
He refused at first to listen. but finally
said he'd do it. 1t would be a good
chance, he said, to show his strength OF
will, and, anyhow, 1t was only an ideal!"
"Of course, you applauded that"
81 did, and he went of, delighted to
count I'D how much he would save dur
ing the year by not smoking. AS for me,
| improved the time by making notes
of the bargains advertised in the papers
and mapping out shopping tour for
the next day which would keep me until
six o'clock and bring me home ex-
hausted. Mr.. Smithson didn't come
back for two hours and when he did, he
was cross. I tried to interest him in the
advertisements, when he suddenly
turned on me. saying that spent more
time and money. as we'll as wasting
more health, on bargain hunting than
he did on tobacco, and II he could give
up the one, he thought l could give up
the other!"
"Oh. but that was Different"
Indeed It was, and so told him, but
he wouldn't listen. He said l was in the
habit OF spending five dollars worth Of
time to save five cents in money. He
reminded me that l had quantity OF
things put away upstairs which l had
bought because they were cheap and
which I.could never use; he proved that
many bargains had shown themselves
dear and said could save more money
by remaining at home and seeing to the
house. When demurred. he quoted my
own arguments in regard to smoking.
until I got mad, said l had as much
strength of mind as he had and ]
wouldn't buy a bargain for year,"
"Oh, gracious. but how can you"
"Well, everything went wrong that
day. Mr.. Smithson was cross ard criti-
cised the dinner until the girl got mad.
Mrs. Trotter came in and told me that
Blank was to have bargain sale in cur
tains-I needed curtains for the bed
rooms. My sister came In with new
boa, bought at q bargain, and told me ]
could get its mate. Going into the par
lor for one more peep at Blanks adver-
tisement found Mr.. Smithson chewing
the stem OF his empty pipe!"
ats too bad; I'm on my way to rib
bon sale now. and I thought you"
"Wait till / get my wraps. You see,
the next morning I thought I'd Just run
downtown to merely look at the sales.
and I went into the parlor before break
fast to tell Mr.. Smithson. found him
smoking. He looked foolish for a mo-
ment. then gave me $40 and asked me II
I didn't want to go shopping. Where
did you say the ribbon sale ISL"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

also that the dog was loose. The dog
arrived just then; he was q stranger
and seemed to have q double set Of teeth.
The man was q new hired hand. He
said I wasn't Ed, because the old folks
had gone to Chicago to spend New
Years with him. He backed up his
opinion with q gun which looked as BIG
as howitzer In the starlight.
"The man from North Dakota sug-
gested we go to Jim's. It was the long
est three miles / ever walked. Jim
was at home; he hadn't got my tele-
gram. His wife had gone with the old
folks to surprise me. There was nothing
70 eat In the house except some cold
potatoes and q jug Of molasses, and the
Gre was out.
The next time I go home for New
Years I'll wait till pa writes; he'll meet
me ut the stationi"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
Two Surprises
By Eliza B. william

S0THE last day Of the Old Year
makes q fellow feel sort OF
Il reminiscent, dosen't 1T" said
the man ut the roll top desk. "The WORST
case of homesickness l ever had was
brought on by encouraging that feeling
81 lived in Chicago then, and Tor
some reason or other hadn't visited the
old farm for five years, though the oio
folks made an annual visit to me, and
made them enjoy It. Well, when the
clock announced the last day OF w.
was sitting in q hotel lobby with q lo'
of travelling men. Every one OF them
had been farmers boy, and we fell TO
telling stories. We spoke OF skating ano
swimming, forgetting frosted ears,
chores, and the interview with ma when
we came home late for supper and she
felt our hair to see II II was wet. we
lived over orchard raids-never refer
ring to the painful memory Of how pa
waited In the dark, when we climbed In
ut the window. We remembered the
sweetness OF stolen melons, overlooking
what happened when old Thompson
complained of US next day. BY and by
we were all homesick.
Then q fellow from North Dakota
spoke of the holidays on the old farm; /
thought Of the old folks with lump In
my throat the size Of prize pumpkin.
Why, hadn't written home for month,
and hadn't spent New Years day there
since came to the city. Suddenly re-
solved to 60 home and surprise them.
The man from North Dakota said for
two cents he'd 60 with me; he didn't
know my mother. but he knew his own,
and he'd risk his welcome. offered
him two cents.
I'VE could make 1t II we took the seven
o'clock train in the morning, and that
would bring us home when the lamps
were lit and the smell of supper met you
at the back door. The man from North
Dakota hoped they have sausage, dried
apple sauce and hot biscuits! He said
It cured his dyspepsia to think OF 1t.
Before l slept I wired my brother
Jim, who lived three miles from the old
place, to meet us at the station, not let
ting the old folks know.
1T was showing when we started, but
that only made 1t seem more like New
Years. It showed all day and our train
kept losing time; but only pitied Jim
waiting at the station. We gave up
the home supper and ate in the dining
car. It was nine when we arrived, and
the station master, a stranger, hadn't
seen Jim! There was no hotel, but a
travelling man offered us a lift to the
cross roads. The man from North Da-
kota hoped the old folks hadn't gone to
bed; l knew they had. 1t was further
from the cross roads than thought. We
stopped talking, as we fioundered
through the snow. But, anyhow, was
going home for New Years!
"There was no light when we turned
In, and I hoped pa had not covered the
fire too carefully. meant to tell Jim
a few things next day, but tonight !
was at home! knocked and waited for
the window to go up and to hear pas
voice when / shouted, but no sound
came. I knocked again; then we took
turns knocking.
1T seemed an hour before a surly
voice above told us its owner WAS armed.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

because resolves Of other years
Have frilen by the way
and for the new leaf you have fears
4 Won't keep white TIN May,
Don't heritate new paths TO seek
Lest you should take a fall,
Ior if you're only good . Week,
why, that beatF none AZ all.
.4Chicngo Daily News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
BEAUTIFUL SKIN,
Soft White Hands and Luxuriant
Hair Produced by Cuticura
Soap.

Millions of Women Use Cuticura Soap
assisted by Cuticura Ointment, the great
skin cure, for preserving, purifying anc
Identifying the skin, for cleansing the
scalp Of crusts, scales and dandruff, and
the stopping Of falling hair, for softening
whitening and soothing red, rough and
sore hands, for baby rashes, itchings and
chafngs, for annoying limitations and III
cerative weaknesses, and many antiseptie
selves, as we'll as for all the purposes Of
the toilet, bath and nursery.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

do You intend toswear OF this YEAR,"
mo. I'm going to try new scheme.
I'm going to see II by attending little
more strictly to business l can't earn
enough to AFFORD the things I've been try,
ing to swear on on In the past."-Chi-
<ago Record-Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
New York & PHILADELPHIA.

cannot be more pleasantly or convenient
ly reached than by the Grand Trunk.Le-
high Valley Route. Solid lnrough trains,
magnificent scenery, all trains run via
Niagara Falls. Descriptive literature sent
free on application to Advertising Depart
ment, Grand Trunk Railway System, l35
Adams St., Chicago, H., Geo. w. Vaux,
A. G, p. t. A.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
About His Raisin'.

who's that skeetin' along in that big
automobile!"
That's Jones-the successful author"
"Why-he used to ride in an ox-cart!"
"Hush!-he wouldn't be seen in one
now. He only makes his money by writ.
in about ox.carts. an the poor folks that
ride in 'em!"-Atlanta Constitution.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

The hen patiently "sets" only through
the overpowering pressure Of mysterious
creative impulse that masters her restless
impulses to be outside scratching and cack-
ling instead Of working for posterity.-
Boston Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

Zone year ago the doctors said I had
consumption. | cheerfully say was cured
by taking Wakefields Cough Syrup and
able TO return to my work"
(Signed)C. II. Massey, Prentice, Ill.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
Real Acting.

Old Friends your part very difficult
to play!
Barnstormer-Well, rather! I'm living
on Jone meal q day and playing the role
Of man with the gout!-Detroit Free
Press
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
Enough for Her.

Myra-But l am told your fiance has no
education.
Isabel-Oh, yes, he has. He is able to
sign checks for at least half q Million
Chicago Daily News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

There is wide difference between the
voting machine and machine voting. The
one resembles, mechanically, q cash regis
ter, indicating money received; the other
often registers cash disbursed-a vital dis
tinction.-Youth's Companion.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

Do not believe Piso's Cure for Consump.
F. Boyer, Trinity SPRING, Ind, Fob Is, 1900.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

A Salt Lake doctor has found Q new
drug which he declares il better than
castor oil. And it wouldn't have 10 be
very good at that.-lndianapols News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

Tennyrate, IL can be said in favor cf
that st. Paul girl who dislocated her jaw
laughing, that she didn't 1imper.-Indian-
apolis News.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

Chat on the Care of Children" former
" q feature of the womans page, has
given way to Timely Tips on the Treat
msnt Of Toy Dogs."-N. Y. Herald.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

A three-year-old boy of Machias, Me-,
walked eight miles over rough country
roads the other day. That boy viii grow
up to be . great actor.-0hio State Jour
nal.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

II 10 q Partisan doctor who insists that
love il the. result Of q microbe. Then let
science take warning and leave the ten
der germ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Plain
Dealer
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

To Cure q Gold In One Day
Take laxative Bromo Ouinine Tablets. An
druggists refund the money II it fails % cura
T. w. Groves signature h on each bon. SO
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles.

Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding PLEA.
Your druggist viii refund money II PAzo
OINTMENT fails to cure In 9 to II dayA 60c.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
MISTAKES TO AVOID.

Judging the wealth of q woman by
her apparel.
Thinking that people are always GOV.
ertly criticising your actions.
Thinking that 4 man does not notice
the details Of the toilet Of q woman In
whom he b interested.
Criticising an absent person with
out being sure that your listeners do
not know the person to whom you
allude.
Imagining that passers-by are SUI.
hciently interested In your appearance
to notice thar your hat or coat 10 out
Of date.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29
Need It.

He-I wonder why they call bread
the staff Of life?
she-0h, because we knead II, sup
pose.-Yonkers Statesman.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1904-12-29

"DEAR Mrs. PMKHAM:-I suffered with
poor health for over seven years, not sick
enough to stay in bed, and not well enough 10
~. I was growing thin, my complexion was
sallow, and was easily upset and irritable.
"0ne of my neighbors advised mo 70 try
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com.
pound, and procured bottle. A great
change for the better took place within Q
week. and II decided to keep up tho treatment
"Within two months was like changed
woman, my health good, my step light, my
and felt once more like q young girl 4,
wonder now how ever endured the misery.
I would not spend another year like It for q
fortune.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Last. Sente1n Der q
First. Saptpnhar ,
TO Construct Side
walks
/. w Bacon and Chas. H. Prior.

To Mrs. /. W. Bacon and Chas. II Prior.
1O0 are hereby notified that at a meeting of
the city council of the city of Milbank, held on
the 10th day of August, 1904, it MAS proposed to
construct new sidewalks along the west side Of
lots eleven III and twelve [l2l, of block twenty
nine 29f, OF the said city Of MilbanK, and,
whereas. on the oath day of August. 1904. a reso-
luton WAS passed ordering the construction Of
said Gewulk along said lots hereinbefore de-
scribed, Of the following proportions and speci-
f%catIons, namely OF concrete, one part of
cement to six t6l parts of sand, to be at least
three 81 inches thick, placed on a gravel fill well
tafnped with the top coat made of one part
of cement to two q parts Of sand. to be at least
one inch thick. to be built " the expense of
the lot owner, and that said sidewalk shall be
constructed within thirty days from the date of
the said resolution so passed on the said oath day
of August, 1904.
You are further notified that in pursuance to
said resolution You are hereby notified to con.
strnct said sidewalks within thirty days from the
24tH OF August, 1901 in the manner and accord
ing to the specifications above named. at your
own expense, and that unless the same are so
constructed within the time named, the same
will be built by the city of Milhank, and the
costs thereof assessed against the lots according
to law.
CHARLES SUTCLIFFE.
Street Commissioner
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Old Soldier Dead

Nelson H. Ghoslin, of Corona,
a member of Humphrey post,
G.. A. r. Of this city. died sud
denly Of heart trouble at his
home in Corona, Monday even
ing, He had appeared in his
usual health during the day, and
had been moving in the field,
but upon returning to the house
he had gone to the we'll near by,
when he was seen to fall over.
He arose and made his way to
the house, but dropped over and
expired just at the door. He
was a member Of the 10Th Iowa
volunteers and later transferred
to the 9th Iowa, during the
civil war, and was in the 62d
year Of his age. He leaves three
daughters and one son, all grown
to maturity, and a wife to mourn
his loss. The funeral service
was conducted Wednesday morn
ing at the house by Rev. r. 2.
Lyman, and the remains were
brought to MiIbank for inter
ment, the G.. A. r. post Of this
city reading the ritual service
at the grave.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
ChnrSh Services

EvANGELICAL-Sunday Sep
TENDER 18th. Regular service at
$3.50 and Sunday school at 1870
a. M; Y. P. A.. meeting at Z ana
preaching at s in the evening.
E.
Fem Lyman will preach a series
of Sunday evening sermons,
commencing September II, on
"Four roads to Rum viz: the
way of mammon; the way of
gambling; the way of drink; the
way of impurity. A cordial in
vitation is extended to everyone
to hear these sermons.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09

Below We print a Minneapolis
item taken from the Saturday
journal of that city. The victim
was for several years principal
OF the Big Stone City schools and
about two years ago was elected
countysuperintendent ofschools,
but after a few months in this
position he resigned and went to
Madelia, Mimi, where he pur-
chased a newspaper, later consol-
idated with another paper, and
still later sold out and established
another paper. The man was a
cripple physically, but was intel
le%ctually bright, and his physical
disadvantage would not have
been SO greatly felt, under some
circumstances.
While crowds of the fair visitors
we're going in and out of the Golden
West hotel, Washington and Second
avenue S. today, Grant Riggle, editor
of the Madelia, Mimi, Tribune, lay
dead in his room on one of the upper
floors.
Riggle came to the city several days
ago and registered at the Golden West
hotel. Yesterday he called, a bellboy
and gave him a prescription to which
he had signed the name of DR.. G. p.
Bissell. The prescription called for
100 quarter-grain morphine tablets and
when the boy returned, Riggle took all !
the morphine. His ~lifeless body was
found this morning by a chambermaid.
Riggle was about 80 and leaves a
wife and two children at Madelia. He
was formerly principal of schools at
Big Stone, 5. D., and purchased the
Madelia Times-Messenger about two
years ago. This year he sold it and
started the Tribune. He had not been
in good health for several months, and
is said to have had sleeping spells
from which it was hard to rouse him.
Deputy Coroner II. G.. Irving pro-
nounced it suicide and no inquest will
be held. The relatives have been
notified.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Notice To WaterVyOrks Con-
tractors

Milbank, S. D., August 30, 1904.
Sealed bids will be received by the
common council of the city of Mil
bank for the construction of a water
works system until 1870 o'clock p. m.
on the 10Th day of September, 1904.
The work will be divided into separate
portions, as follows:
First. The furnishing Of cas- iron
pipes and special castings.
Second. The furnishing of fire hy-
drants. valves and valve boxes.
Third. The pipe laying.
Fourth. A steel tower and tank.
Fifth. A brick pump house.
Sixth. A gasoline pumping plant.
The right is reserved to let the work
in separate contracts as above divided
or in one or more contracts as the
council may determine after the bids
are opened.
Each proposal must be accompanied
by a certified check made payable I'M
conditionally to the city treasurer for
a sum equal to > per cent of the
amount of the bid.
Plans and specifications are on file
and blank proposals may be obtained
at the Office of the city auditor, and
at the Office of LOweth q Wolff, civil
engineers, First National Bank build
ing, st. Paul.
ED. =. DORE,
CITY Auditor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Advertised Letters,

Letters remaining uncalled for in
Milbank pOstotfice, August 81, 1904.
Band, Mr.. Herman Seign. Mr., Gurgens
Dibble, Mr.. Frank Scheiner, Mr.. JAG
Fass, Sturben S. Thorpe. Miss Hatty
Hartley, Mrs. c. c. Wait, Mrs. w. j.
hastings, j. l.. Wattles, Mr.. b. G.
Huntingdon, VI George Williams, Mr., II. &.
Young Il Wright
Letters uncalled for Sept. 7.
Chapman, Miss Mertie Harris, Mr.. c. f.
johnson. Mr.. Alfred Kerchner, Mr.. Edward
Knadel, Mr.. Jacob Schell, Miss Maggie
Schyllert, Otto(foreign) Swanson, Flick
In calling for any of the above
please say "'advertised" and give
date of advertisement. If not called
for in fifteen days will be sem to
the dead letter office.
w. w. DOWN1E, 2. NJ.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Dakota Central

The Dakota Central Telephone
Co. has recently been reorgan-
lied for the purpose of charging
the business. The Aberdeen
News Of last week says:
The following board Of directors
vas elected: J. L. W. Ieitlow, j. T.
Ieitlow, w. G.. Bickelhaupt, Isaac
Lincoln and c. n. Herreid. T.. w L.
ZeitloW will be the president. G. n.
Herreid, the vice president and w. @.
Bickelhaupt, the secretary and treas
urer of the new company. The COM
pany is capitalized at s.. 000, 600. of
which 81, 900, 900 are already paid in.
The shares sold at 800 each and were
subscribed for by two hundred stock
holders yesterday afternoon.
The new company besides the old
Dakota Central Telephone Company
will own and operate the Central Da-
kota, the Western Dakota. the South
II Dakota, the Southern Minnesota
and the Iowa, Minnesota and Dakota
lines. There are about 10, 900 miles
OF circuit which extend over the en-
tire state of South Dakota east of the
Missouri river except a small portion
in the neighborhood of Sioux Falls,
where the Bell Company, of Ainneap-
oils, owns a line. The Dakota Central
will also control the telephones in
southern North Dakota and parts of
Minnesota.
The new organization takes effect
on October /, 1904, at which time the
business of the old company will pass
into the hands of the new.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
Notice

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received at the office of
the county auditor of Grant county,
South Dakota, for the position Of
superintendent of the county poor
farm: said applicant to enter upon
his duties on or about October l, 1904.
The board reserves the right to reject
any or all bids Bids to be opened
September 6, 1904. For information
apply to county auditor or commits
%siOners.
By order OF the board of county
commissioners.
Dated July 20, 1904.
G.. Fl. PINCKNEY,
Auditor,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-09
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF CRED
y TORS
CHARLES SuTCLIFFE,
Street Commissioner.

NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF CRED
y ITORS
In the district court of the United States. district
OF south Dakota, northern division,
In the matter of William Long, bankrupt.
To the creditors of William LONG, of Albee.
in the county of Grant and district aforesaid,
bankrupt:
Notice ls hereby given that on the Sd dav of
September, 1904, the said William LONG was
duly a~djudged a bankrupt, and that the first
in the city of Aberdeen, Brown county, South
Dakota, on the Goth day of September, 1904, at 10
O'Clock a. M, at which time the creditors may
attend, prove their claims, appoint a trustee, and
transact such other business as may properly
come before said meeting.
Dated, this 3D. day of September, A. D. 1904.
CHAs. N. HARRIS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.