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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
Stated His Reason.

A we'll known actor tells the follow
ing amusing yarn:
In his early, struggling days, before
he attained fame and fortune, he once
found himself in a small country place
with fifth-rate company. Wandering
idly round the morning after their ar
rival, he was passing church en-
trance just as a wedding was about to
be celebrated. To kill the time he
went in. The ground floor of the
church was pretty full, but low, dark
gallery near the roof was apparently
deserted.
The ceremony proceeded on the
even tenor of its way until the minis
ter inquired If anyone present knew
any reason why the couple before him
should not be united together in the
holy bonds of matrimony.
There was silence for moment and
then smtll, thin voice in the gallery
was heard to say, eyes, do"
All eyes were turned to the gallery,
where the figure of small, milk-and.
watery-looking individual was barely
discernible in the gloom.
"State your reason!" said the min.
lister. fixing the protester with a steel.
ly eye.
A fit of uncomfortable mirth seized
all present when there came from the
gallery the difident reply:
"Please, sir, IL want the gal my.
self"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
SUES FOR LOSS OF HAND.
Kansas Man Brings Action Against
Omaha Road.

Percy w. Lindsay, Kansas man
who came to South Dakota early in the
fall for the purpose of securing en-
ployment as a harvest hand, has in
stituted a suit in the circuit court in
Sioux Falls by which he seeks to re-
cover from the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha Railroad company
the sum of $4,000. Lindsay in Au-
gust last was thrown or fell from a
train on the Omaha road at Hartford,
near Sioux Falls, and in falling one
of his hands was thrust under car
wheel and cut off. There was only one
witness to the accident, and it is un-
derstood that he will testify that a
man in uniform kicked Lindsay off the
train. At the time of the accident the
members of the train crew denied
having thrown Lindsay from the train,
claiming that they knew nothing OF
what had occurred until some time af-
terward The case will be hard fought.
1t is believed that the railroad COM
pany will base it's defense upon the
allegation that Lindsay fell from the
train.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
Advancing the Farmers interests.

Travelling agents and statesmen are
now sent from the home Offices of the
Chicago packers into all South Ameri-
can and Asiatic countries. They are
going into every land, no matter what
language may be spoken or what
money be used. They will exchange
their goods for cowries or elephant
tusks--anything to sell the product
and get something in return converti-
BILE into money. 1t may seem odd to
some folks, but travelling men, carry
ing cases with samples of American
meat products, can be seen in the
desert of Sahara, the sands of Zanzi-
bar, or in Brazil, ''where the nuts come
from" Great is the enterprise Of the
Yankee merchant. The greater the
market the greater the price and sta
bility of the price of the product and
all that goes to make it in it's various
stages.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
SEEK SITE FOR PALACE.
Yankton Citizens Take Action for New
Attraction.

That Yankton will have a magnifi-
cent cement palace as an attraction a
year from now is practically assured,
the business mems club ratifying the
work of a committee appointed to in.
vestigate the matter. The work Of
the committee was fully approved, and
other committees were appointed to
negotiate for a site, which at present
seems likely to be at Broadway and
ed for park. Much enthusiasm was
shown at the meeting. In form the pal
ace will resemble huge convention
hall, and it will be large enough to
house the largest gatherings the state
Is called upon to handle.
The county commissioners are at
tending to the final accounts of Yank-
ton county's new court house, which
will be turned over to the county about
Nov. ]. Preparations are on foot for a
great demonstration at the opening, at
which all the county will be asked to
be present.
AS the result of the raid on the gam
blers of the city, Joe Cotter and
Charles Jones waived examination and
now stand committed to the district
court. Bail was given.
The city council is about to take up
some old park bonds, amounting to
SIG, 900, for which new bonds will be
issued to save the difference in in.
terest between the old 6 per cent and
the new 4 per cent premiums. There
was lively bidding for the bonds, Min
neapolis and Chicago firms being the
highest. All offered good premiums.
The council has not yet taken action
on the matter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
IRRIGATION PROGRESS,
Belle Fourche Project Is Being Rapid.
Iy Advanced.

~ fAuvdNCCOs
Good progress is being made in the
preliminary work in connection with
the mammoth irrigation system near
Belle Fourche, on which the United
States government will expend the
sum of several millions of dollars.
The construction of both the diver
sion dam and the inlet canal has pro-
gressed satisfactorily during the last
few weeks, and good showing is now
being made. The excessive rainfall
during the early part of the season de-
layed the work greatly, but since the
dry weather came the contractors have
been able rapidly to push the work
Hundreds of men and teams are now
employed in the work, which the con-
tractors hope to have completed with
in the time limit. The work on the di-
version dam is further advanced than
on the inlet canal An electric lighting
system was recently installed, and now
both day and night shifts are being
worked.
It is estimated that more than one
third of the work onthedam is complet-
ed, and that one-fourth of the work on
the inlet canal has been completed.
AT the present time only small por-
tion of the canal has been entirely
completed. A stretch of probably
three-fOurths of mile from the dam
to Grow Creek requires only the fin
ishing touches, while about the same
distance near what is known as Giles
ranch is also nearing completion. A
distance Of about one and one-fourth
miles on the proposed canal as yet has
had no work whatever done upon it,
Work On big cut of forty-five feet
nes,r Giles ranch is progressing fairly
well. This is at the point where the
water will drop from the creek into
what will be known as the Owl creek
reservoir. A big steam shovel is at
work on this part of the canal, 1t will
take some time yet to take out the
earth to the required depth. Some
diff Guilty has been experienced in work
ing the steam shovel, due to the fact
that those operating it have been un-
able to utilize more than one car dur
ing the greater part of the time. A
second steam shovel soon will arrive
and this will be put to work on a small
cut near what is known as the Gilbert
ranch. An electric light plant is being
Installed at the point where the first
steam shovel is at work, and this will
enable the men operating the shovel to
keep the machine going both day and
night.
The telephone line from Belle
Fourche to the site selected for the
reservoir dam has been accepted by
the government, but it is thought that
the line will have to be provided with
heavier wire. The telephone line is
for the convenience of the government
officials who are supervising the con-
structfon Of the immense irrigation
system, and who for part of the time
Will make their headquarters at Belle
Fourche.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
"coLD GOLD"

"cood," He Says, "6ut Comfort Bet.
ter"
food that fits is better than a gold
mine," says a grateful man.
Before l commenced to use Grape
Nuts food no man on earth ever had
a worse infiiction from catarrh of the
stomach than had for years.
II could eat nothing but the very
lightest food and even that gave me
great distress.
II went through the catalogue OF
prepared foods but found them all
Except Grape-Nuts) more or less in.
digestible, generating gas in the stom.
ach (Which in turn produced head.
ache and various other pains and
aches) and otherwise unavailable for
my use.
"Grape-Nuts food I have found
easily digested and assimilated, and
it has renewed my health and vigo1
and made me q we'll man again. The
catarrh of the stomach has disap.
peared entirely with all its attendant
Ills, thanks to Grape-Nuts, which now
IL my almost sole food. l want nc
other" Name given by Postum Co..
Battle Creek, Mich.
Ten days trial tells the story.
There's q reason.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
EAGERLY SEEK CLAIMS,

Arrivals in the western part of the
state report that landseekers already
are flocking to the ShOshone Indian
reservation, which is to be opened to
homestead settlement next June, in
such numbers that it has become nec-
essary to employ large force to keep
the impatient white men from invading
the reservation.
The force employed for this purpose
consists of about seventy Indian police
men. who constantly patrol the border
of the reservation. Every effort will
be made to keep squatters and pros
pectors off the reservation. until the
formal opening next year.
AS there are rumors in circulation to
the effect that parts of the reservation
are rich in gold. this may prove diff
cult undertaking and conflicts between
prospectors who are lowering about the
reservation boundary and the Indian
policemen are predicted
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
HOMESTAkE CYANIDE PLANT
To Be Erected at Cost Of $500, 900, t,
Treat 1aiIjnos

The Homestake Mining company will
build 1,500-ton cyanide plant at once
for the purpose of treating the shines
in Deadwood. About 1000 tons of ore
are milled daily at the Homestake
mills, the tailings for $500 of which
can be reduced by gravity percolation
and go to the sand plants. The other
1.500 tons are known as shines and re-
quire to be filter pressed in order to
have the cyanide solution penetrate
them. 1t is for the purpose of treating
this latter class of tailings that the
plant will be built in Deadwood. The
company has had for a long time the
options Oh large amount of land
which they are now taking up. AS
soon as the houses can be removed
from the location work will begin on
grading and excavating, SO that this
can all be completed while the weather
is favorable. The shines will be
brought down in iron pipes from Lead
City, three and one-half miles away
A good deal of the machinery to be
used is being made in the company s
shops, and the main part of the presses
will come from Perrin, in Chicago
About twenty-four of these presses will
be used. The entire cost of the plant
will be 100000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
WILL CLEAN OUT TENDERLolN.
Reform Movement at Yankton Being
Prosecuted With Vigor.

Prosecuted With Vigor.
Yankton, in common with some
neighboring towns, appears to be ex
periencing a real reform movement
Gambling places, long unmolested, are
being raided, and Joe Cotter of the
George Neefe saloon and Charles
Jones of the Pierce will answer to the
charge of having and exhibiting gam
bling devices.
Nor is this all, for q determined ef.
fort Is now going quietly forward by
which the tenderloin district of the
city, which for thirty years has been
undisturbed on Second and First
streets, within a block of the main
thoroughfare, will soon have to move.
Men of means. many prominent busi
ness men amongst them, have associ-
ated together for the purpose of buy
ing up the prescribed district and op.
tions are now being secured upon the
property, which extends for two blocks
along the river front. One citizen, who
holds some lots worth $4,000 in this
district, has offered to deed the same
to the city, the only conditions at.
tached being the cleaning up of the
district and keeping it clean. The plan
is to clear the two blocks or more OF
residences and turn the space thus
gained into.a city park. The matter
has proceeded so far as to begin to
look like realization.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
WORMS IN THE CORN.
Not Much Damage, but Farmers Fear
for Next Season.

for Next Season.
Farmers report what is termed 'the
corn worm" in corn fields in South Da-
kota. 1t is similar to the pest reported
several years ago in Iowa corn fields,
and is brown worm from three
fourths of an inch to an inche in length
and resembling the cutworm in appear
ance. 1t appears first at the tip of the
corn ear, working in the silk and bur-
rowing down the rows, often half way
to the butt of the ear. When exposed
to light it curls and dies
While little damage to fields gener-
ally is reported, there is some appre-
hension as to what may result next
season, as it is said a brown-winged
butterfly deposits innumerable eggs
early in the fall which do not hatch
till the following spring, and are sell
dom killed by frost. The worm is said
to do most damage in wet seasons.
Many farmers will burn over their
corn fields as soon as the crop is gath
cred, hoping thereby to destroy what
promises to be q pest to the corn next
season.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
FURNISH HOMES FOR FEW CENTS
Assessors Returns Show Remarkable
Conditions.

Assessors Returns Show Remarkable
Conditions.
Nineteen counties, according to as
SCISSORS returns, show less than q
dollar per capita of household goods.
This would mean that with an average
family of five there is less than IS of
taxable household goods on the prem
ises.
In Campbell county, which is largely
agricultural, with no large towns, it
is not expected that they would fur
nish their homes as people do in coun-
ties with the larger towns, and an aver
age of Is cents for furniture for the
average family might be sufficient. The
people of Buffalo, another strictly ru-
raj county, believe in being a little
more ornate in their furnishings, as
they show an average of 16 cents EACH
Aurora county Is yet more luxurious,
with 20 cents for each person. In Rob-
erts the residents get along with sc
cents each, while Charles Mix county
people are living luxuriously in houses
which it costs almost $40 to furnish.
Outside Of Lyman county, with it's
claim shanties, people in the section
west of the river evidently live better
than do those east of the stream. The
settlers in Stanley county evidently
furnish their claim houses much bet
ter than they do in Lyman, and in
Lawrence they want almost $40 worth
for each person to be comfortable.
East of the river, where the larger
towns are located, Minnehaha, with
Sioux Falls demands a little more than
$40 to furnish an average home, and
Beadle, with Huron, gets along with
just nickel over S. for average fur
nishings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
EASY TO GET CAPITOL FUND.
Interest in Land Sales ForeshadoW
Their Result.

Interest in Land Sales Foreshadow.
Their Result.
The state land department has sent
out circulars outlining the terms of the
sale of state building lands which will
be offered the last of this month and
the first of next month.
The lists show offerings in Potter
Hyde, Faulk, Edmunds and Mcpherson
counties, with appraisement prices
ranging from SIS an acre in Faulk,
down to $1O the legislative limitation,
on most of the tracts. The terms OF
sale are one-third cash the day of sale,
one-third in six months and the bal.
ance in twelve months, with interest
after the same becomes due.
Since sending out his advertisements
of the sales, Commissioner Bach has
been flooded with inquiries, and ex-
poets to have no great trouble in dis
posing of the necessary amount of land
for the appropriation of $150,O00 for
the erection Of the east wing of the cap
itol building.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
RUSSIAN CROWN LANDS.
Aital Estates Alone Three Times a.
Larue a. ENGLAND and Wales.

AitaI Estates Alone Three Times 40
Large 40 England and Wales.
So much Is being written Of the in
ternal economy of Russia lately that
the extent of crown lands has escaped
attention, says l. H. James, Cleveland.
"The cars Altai estates alone cover
an area of over 10000 square miles.
being about three times the size of
England and Wales. The Nertchisak
estates in Eastern Siberia are esti-
mated at about 76,600 square miles.
In the Altai estates are situated the
gold and silver mines of Barnaul, Pau
low, Sinijov and Laktjepp, the copper
foundry of Gavrilov, in the Salagirov
district. The receipts from these
enormous estates are not commensur-
ate with their size, but this is largely
owing to a deficit in working the
mines. The ore from the mines Is
transported 300 or 400 miles to the
smelling works. which are built in
districts where wood abounds. Mill
waukee Free Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13

Slow Eagle, an Indian from west of
the river. who came to Pierre accom-
panied by his squaw, just after reach
ing this side began to spit blood, and
the squaw caught him as he fell, hold
ing him in her arms and wailing as his
life ebbed away, finally letting him
fall into the gutter, where he died in
few minutes.
John Erickson, the partner Of Capt.
Jacobs of Columbia in a threshing out
Mt. lost the sight of bot heyes while
working about the engine. A plug
blew out and the escaping steam
struck him in the face.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13

The October term of the circuit
court convened at Sisseton, with Judge
Mccoy presiding. The term promises
to be a busy one, as the calendar shows
73 civil and sc criminal cases, and is
by far the largest in the history of the
countye. The principal event this
term will be the trial of Zech Flute,
the Indian who is accused of murder
ing Colby and Peterson.
Joseph Smith of Elk Point has sold
his farm to A. y. Tuttle of Sergeant
Bluffs, Iowa, for 5000. The farm con.
tains 1T acres, which makes the sell
ing price $64 an acre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
Reversing Things.

They had just finished breakfast and
the woman Of the future was about to
start down town, when her husband
arose from the table, placed his arms
about her neck and kissed her.
Dearest" he murmured softly, 81
love you more than words can tell.'
"Oh, you do. eh?" she rejoined, sus-
piciously. What is it nova new
silk hat or a pair of trousers? ?"-Chi-
cago News.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
GROWS HIS OWN TOBACCO.
South Dakota Man Saves on His Smok'
Ina Fund.

Sheriff Abbott of Miller has this
year demonstrated to the satisfaction
OF all who have investigated that to-
bacco can be successfully grown here.
He has a lot of it now in the process OF
curing. One stalk that he left stand
ing for seed measured six feet SIX
inches, about the height of the rest I'D
the patch. This years crop OF tobacco
is no experiment with Mr.. Abbott. In
the early days Of pioneering, when the
settlers twisted hay for fuel because
coal was too expensive, he smoked ci
gars of his own raising and making,
He believes from actual experience IN
raising and using 1t that the climate
and soil here are admirably suited Tor
tobacco culture.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
FROM LIVE STOCK TO GRAIN
Sheep Raising Firm Tries New Line OF
Business.

Robinson Bros. of Smith, who have
been extensive sheep raisers for a
number of years, this year tried rails
ing corn, and say that from their eff
forts in that direction they will this
year harvest over 5000 bushels of
sound, we'll matured corn. AS they are
too far from a railroad to make the
marketing profitable they will feed it
at the ranch.
Besides their corn efforts, they will
next year seed one hundred acres to
alfalfa and will be in shape to feed
their stock as we'll as any of the feed
ers south and east of here.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
And the Next Day Il Showed.

They were telling story to-day OF
a conversation a friend of II. H. Rog-
ers had with the Amalgated's presi-
dent. The friend wanted to know
whether the System" was going to let
Lawson make any serious impression
upon the price of Amalgamated this
trip.
"Oh, pshaw," Mr. Rogers was report.
ed to have replied, whats the use OF
sweeping the snow off until it has
stopped snowing?"-New York Mail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
PATENTS.

List Of Patents Issued Last Week to
Northwestern Inventors.
Reported by Lothrop & Johnson,
patent lawyers. 911-912 Pioneer Press
building, st. Paul, Mimi. Gaylord Bee
be, Minneapolis. Mimi, check protec-
tor; William Clifford, Duluth. Minn..
dredge anchor; Edward Forkey, Min
neapolis, Mimi, horseshoe calk; Frank
Higgins. Fargo, N. D., stamp case;
Louis Marchessault, Minneapolis.
Minn., boiler; Andrew Neudecker.
Clements, Mimi, horse whipping mech
anism: Henry Spaulding. Canastota,
s. D.. corn planter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
Notice to tho Turk.

Constantinople, Oct. 10.-Collective
reports of the six embassies regarding
the financial control of Macedonia
were handed to the porte Saturday.
The financial delegates Of the powers
are proceeding to Uskub.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13

The celebration of the organization
of the Rebekah order was a pleasant
affair to members of the order at HUI,
ron. Hon 0. S. Basford of Redfield
delivered an appropriate address and
music and other attractions made up a
program of rare excellence, followed
with serving of luncheon.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
Exceptional.

"Is he really good violinist?"
eyes, and an exceedingly remarka-
ble one''
'In what respect?"
"His instrument is not a genuine
StradivariuS' '"-Philadelphia Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
SALES DATES.

State Land Commissioner Bach has
set as the dates for sales of state
building lands: Edmunds county, Oct.
26; Mcpherson county. Oct. 27; Potter
county, Nov. 2; Faulk county, Nov. g.;
Hyde county, Nov. 9. All these sales
will be at the county seats of the dit
ferent counties, except in Mcpherson,
where the sale will be held at Eureka.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
Renuncjatjon.

Bessie simply refused to give him
up, so papa stepped In and dragged
ne OF to Europe.
Tessie you had to give him up
after all?
Bessie-Mercy, yes; On the third
day out gave up everything. Cleve-
land Leader.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13

Dexter McTaGden and John Matthias
were killed by premature explosion
in the Saginaw mine. eight miles west
of Custer. while they were working
alone in the mines. The bodies were
recovered when the day shift wen. on
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13
A Perfect ciod.

Have you really broken your en-
gagement to him?" asker the first sum-
mer girl.
"Yes," replied the other, 'he was
no fun at all. l simply couldn't make
him jealous no matter how I tried
Philadelphia Press.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13

Henning Shoulberg has resigned
his position as deputy registrar Of
deeds for Union county. Gonard Free
del will succeed him.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-10-13

The bachelor pays his money to 80
~ hear lectures. the married man
~ats his at home for nothing; ana yet
soma people can't ses the advantage
az matrimOny.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1905-11-17
"a BANK STATEMENT.

STATE ces OF n93 Ns5e. &.
fredept
Of
sident