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was. They rolled over to where the Argen-
tine eailormen stood before the window,
and one Of them, pointing to the display.
inquired:
You lke?'
The American man-o'war's man puts
the question that way equally to a China
a a Japanese. q Cngalese. a Frenchman,
a German or the man OF any other country
who doesn't speak English.
The Argentine man-o'-war's men grinned.
showing their fine teeth and, understanding
the question, first nodded their heads en-
Enthusiastically and then shook them mega
lively, as much as to say hat they liked all
right. but weren't there with the price.
Come on in. you hatfeet.' jovially said
the huge American coel HEAVIER who had put
the question, and they all trooped into the
souvenir store after him. the other American
coal HEAVIER bringing up the rear.
Mate said the first ooal HEAVIER. address
ing the clerk who came forward. show much
for that layout in the for'ard portf'
(which Of the cards did you especially
fancyi' inquired the clerk.
we specially fancy 'em ell, n~aessFrs:s,'
said the big coal HEAVIER. Il asst you. how
much fr the hull bunch7'
sYpu mean all the cards In the Window
inquired the clerk with natural surprise.
you're kind o. slow on signals. matey,
but you got it now said the coal HEAVIER.
That's what I mean
The clerk pulled the two large boards
around on which the great stacks OF picture
postals rested-there were many hundreds
Of the cards-ahd made O careful estimate.
There are Just twenty-eeveu dollars
worth In this window display he said.
well, clear ship-In take en- said the
giant OF the bunkers.
The astoniShed clerk promptly dismantled
the window of all OF the cards and made them
into a large bundle. and the big GOAL beaver
pulled a big wad from beneath his muster
ing shirt and stripped Of t77 az II he had been
paying for o clay pipe. The Argentine
mRn-o'-war's men watched his moves with
popping eyes. When he picked up the big,
neatly packed bundle OF postal cards and
handed IL over 10 the main man among
them they all held out the palms OF their
hands ~depreoatngly. no II 70 indicate that
Il would be impossible for them TO accept
such absolutely royal hospitality.
take the m, 70 ginnsy Ilobscoussrs,
said the 6oal HEAVIER. GTinning, for he knew
they couldn't understand q word he said,
cor III give you q waliop Q the head
with en-
The leader uf the ArE~entinisns then
R%raoiously took the package, but before do
ing 90 he and the rent OF his mates In their
gratitude actually gave the giant coal
HEAVIER the hand salute, which u due only
10 an ofioeT In any aervice. The big GOAL
HEAVIER qinnsd at his'msts and eaid behind
his hand:
sHeI, I gueas I amt no gentleman o.
the quarterback f'r onoe OF nothin'. hey,
sMs 70 get one o. them salutss. too
replied The other coal hssys Bpd he t9ss'd
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SAIL ROCk.
A Strange Freak OF Nature I'm the Pacinc
on which Sailors Base Jokes,

A Strange Freak OF Nature In the Paclnc
on which Sailors Base Jokes,
To persons on the Pacific Ocean the
sighting Of another vessel is of greater in
terest than the same occurrence on the
Atlantic. for ships are not so commOn or
the endless waters OF the Pacific. There is
one place, however, where the lookout will
always announce a ship.
He knows better, but he must have his
joke, and it never fails. He gives the famil-
lar call and the passen gers crowd forward
and strain their eyes, Away off they dimly
see a ship.
Every minute it's outlines come more
clearly into view. Why, it is bearing
straight down or us, and the faithful Pacific
trade wind is bellying its sail, they cry.
II happens that they are approaching the
little group Of the Wallis Islands. but the
land can scarcely be disoerned. even when
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HuIlt From Wreckage.

The village OF MApleton, near II ornsea.
furnishes a novelty In the shape OF a peculiar
shed.
The front of the building. which IL In the
occupation Of I, AXE. joiner. Ia decorated
with the figure heads and name boards Of
vessels which have been picked up from time
hoThood, and the arrangement In 40 ingenious
that the shed H. constant source OF attraction
The Amcott. for instance, was wrecked at
Aldborough. a few miles farther. along the
coast. but before the llfeboat could reach her
the crew had persisted.
The church Is close 10 the shed. IL was
restored In 1874, when q Rpire was Ndded
10 the TOW er. TIL stony employed Tor build.
ing thia was part Of the cargo Of q vessel
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OUR SAILORS OPEN HANDED
JACKIES OF OTHER NATIONS FEEL
THEIR HOSPITALITY.
Two q a Heavers VINO Made 4 Donation OF
Post Gard and Teddy Bears 10 Argen-
: tine Visitors "A 93S Bull Pup NJ q
Mascot for q British Manso.War.

Mascot for a British Man-o-war.
WARRINGTON, May 1s.-Large liberty
parties from the squadrons OF foreign war
ships at the jamestown Exposition are
coming up TO Washington or the steamers
from Norfolk three or four times a week.
These bluejackets OF all nations are having
pretty fairiah time of it here. The'Amer-
lean bluejackets are seeing 10 that end Of it.
In no navy Of the world are h sailormen
paid as well as American bluejackets. or
anything like as we'll. The men for'ard Of
American Warships get two. three, four,
and in some cases Ave times as much money
for their work as the bluejackets OF other
nAvies. So that che foreign man-o'-war's
man. ashore In the United States, and
especially in Washington. where creature
comforts, particularly those OF q liquid
sort, are high In price. wouldn't make out
very well II Il were not for the lavish hos
pitality Of the American In uniform.
Usually the foreign liberty parties from
Jamestown are accompanied here by a
bunch Of American bluejactets from ships
al the exposition. II the foreign sailormen
are not thus accompanied, the American
ssilormen stationed at the navy yard here
zee TO II that the men for'ard from the other
lands don't 60 dry or hungry.
For their part the foreign paval seamen
are perpetuAlly stunned by the steady
display Of wealth and lavish magnihoeuce
by the men Of the American feet who accom-
pany them TO Washington OF by h naval
tnilitiAmen stationed here who take them In
hand and show them the town.
A bunch Of swart b~fuejackets from one
Of the Argentine ships stood before q big
display Of picture postal cards representing
Washington buildings and scenes on Penn
tylvania avenue q few afternoons ago.
They jabbered a good deal among them
selves and pointed admiringly TO the bril-
bantly colored cards depicting the Capitol,
the Congressional Library. the White House
and 90 on. Then they produced very small
ttores Of silver mingled With copper c6lns,
spat rehectIvely at the money and plainly
Indicated by their conduct that they felt
that tho pictured cards were not for them.
badly a. they appeared 10 vsnteto invest
In some OF the cheap souvenirs.
While this was going on q couple OF mas
tive coal beavers. a. their red watch marks
inulcated. from the despatch boat at the
navy yard here. swung along. They balted
for q minute TO watch the moves OF their
mates nom the ArRsntins ship, and they
Instantly caught on 70 what the trouble
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THE GpEAT RESERVOIR
TO BE BUILT AT KENSICO.

A Lake Four Miles Long and More Than 300 Feet Deep in Pacest to Be Part of
New Yoks New S1e2OOOOOO Water Sytem-AH the Town of Kensco and
Part Of VhhaHa in WetchessT County &c BE Wiped Out
The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1907-04-26

- CCA-.4 BANNER
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Z Red R0c1 Ginger
confidence y me
OeV0nu question. =
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Ea5 been stamped lDOr
: haS the Inb0uuGei
-5CaDLSnes Is prestige
is Eer,- - = oene1cla.
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HARVEST CARNIVAL
Township Committees Who are to Represent he
Several Townships and Superintend their
Exhihifs


That the street fair and har.
vest carnival be made a success
the managers will of necessity
have to have the active and in
telligeut support of the farmers
OF the county, so that a fair show
may be made of the best pro.
ducts OF the county. That this
may be done com mittees have
been appointed in the several
townships to forward this part
OF the work, by gathering and
preserving samples of the best
products of field and garden, and
the farmers of the different To-
calities are cordially invited to
cooperate with these committees
IN securing the very best dis
plays from their townships.
Following are the com mittees:
ALBAN: Spencer Seldom, E. L.
Farnham, Fred Kettenbeil, Geo. Wise
Mrs. c. 81. Hevener, Mrs. w. C. Ack-
erman, Mrs. Arthur Partridge, Mrs.
Earl Liggett, Mrs. E. L. Farnham.
ADAMS: Dan O'Leary, Lou Halvor.
son, VIM. Bunting, A. D. Jones, Mrs.
Il, Riley, Mrs. Stephen Dillman.
BIG STONE TWP: John Heffernan.
M: g. Holtquist, VIM. Olson, Mrs.
John NJ. Brown, Miss Anna Olson.
BIG STONE CITY: l. D. Aldrich
and wife, j. A. Gold and wife, F. W.
Thorndike and wife.
GEORGIA: E. G. Enquist, A. A.
Anderson, l.. G. Englund.
K1LBoRN: W. W. Harper and wife,
5. X. Johnson and wife, Hubert Pop
pleman and wife.
MELROSE: w. I. Lowthian and
wife, John c. Reeve and wife, Misc
NJ airy Martens. E. e. Dubbell and wife,
VIM Paul.
GRANT CENTER: Geo. Oehler and
wife, Adolph Webber and wife, Louis
Lind and wife.
MADISON: John Nord. II. E. Acker.
man and wife, A. G. Swanson, Mrs.
Henry Dotson.
MAZEPPA: Ben Archer and wife,
Fred Bamberger and Miss Bamber-
ger, Frank Tenny and wife
TWIN BROOKS: julius Fenner and
wife, Geo. Egrmayer and wife, Geo.
Machelet and wife.
TROY: John 0. Nelson and wife. e.
NJ. Dahlberg and wife.
LURA: A. A. Scott and wife, Frank
Heathcote and wife, John Maxwell.
BLOOMING VALLEY: Ofe Ding sor
| And wife o. r Olsnn and w;fo n U
Mogen and wife, O. o. Bronson and
wife.
VERNON: Chas. Smith and wife. @.
II. Kimball and wife, Louis Anderson
and wife, John Black and wife.
OsCEoLA: c. p. Molberg and wife,
j. A Anderson and wife, Horace
| Davidson.
STOCKHOLM: o. P. johnson and
wife, Alban Lundquist and wife,
Joseph Hedman and wife.
FARMINGTON: John A. Hardy and
wife, Eugene Stoddard and wife.
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Al Bentson, of Corona, was in
the city this morning. He has
disposed OF his drug store at
Corona 10 Walter Voight, aud
will leave in short time.
During the storm Wednesday
night, lightning struck several
places about the city, doing more
or less damage. Both telephone
companys were kept busy all the
next day repairing their lines
and phones; the dynamo at
the mill was burned out, caus-
ing the mill to be closed down
until six o'clock in the morning;
and the chimney on the Elliot
store building was struck by .
bolt and torn to pieces.
W. J. Knight of Monroe, Wis,
has been in the city during the
week. Mr.. knight owns a tair
sized piece of Grant county soil,
which he had listed with Mar
tens Bros. to sell. During this
Grip west he travelled over con-
siderable of the state with the
view of purchasing elsewhere,
but after sizing up the situation
decided to take his lard off the
market, as he said he had seen
nothing elsewhere as good, to
say nothing of anything better.
He prizes his possessions in the
grand and fertile milestone
valley"
Foreman r. D. Empey is ex-
periencing considerable trouble
in getting a crew of men to work
on the construction of new tracks
etc, in the yards in this city. 4
large mum Der of men have been
shipped from the cities but only
small percent arrive at Mil.
bank. They get of on the way
and go to harvesting as the
wages are better at that work.
At present he has eighteen men
where he ought to haYe at least
fifty. However, he expects the
company will raise the wages
from 81. Is to 81 which will helm
increase his force.
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Local and Personal Paragraphs,

Be sure and read Martens
Bros. ad.
D. Eastman came down from
Wilmot today.
A large safe has been pat in at
the school house.
A little son was born TO Claud
Derrick last Monday
Louis Lockhart was on the sick
list during the week.
A. L. Brown of Corona was a
Milbank visitor Monday.
H D. Swan was at Corona on
business for the mill Monday.
jackson Reeve Of Grotou, was
A Milbank visitor over Sunday
j. D. Dretrick of Corona, was
tran sacting business in the city
Friday.
Rev. A. Murrman goes TO the
cities to-day on a vacation of a
couple of weeks.
Mrs. Franc Croal went down
to the cities the first of the week
for visit with friends,
The Misses Adele Foss and
Alma Haugen visited relatives
at Wilmot over Sunday.
Judge Batterton, of Sisseton,
accompanied by his son, were
Milbank visitors Saturday,
More Rye is wanted at the
mill-that means the highest
price. Milestone Valley Milling
Co.
Howard Reeve, who has been
out IN Butte county holding
down claim. is back on short
visit to friends.
L. G.. Hendricks of Millidge.
vile, H., was a MilbanAz arrival
Saturday to look after Grant
county interests.
Mrs. W. IT, Burman and family
last Friday enjoyed family pic,
mic at the G.. Maxwell home in
Madison township.
Erlandson & Johnson, pioneer
up to-date merchants, have a
change of ad this week, Of especi-
al interest to the ladies.
H. D. Swan, the manager who
is making things hum at the
mill. spent most of the week IN
towns west of Milbank, hustling
up business for the mill.
John VanAsche, living north
of the city has been hauling lum
Der for a large new barn he is
having built on his farm, Bert
Voss is doing the carpenter
work.
Harvest grocerieSat McCollun
& ThirSk. We meet catalogue
house prices Save you many
S$ in a year. Home Of Real Bar
gains.
The destructive green bug has
made it's appearance IN some
wheat fields in this locality, but
it is not believed that the dam
age is extensive.
Mrs j. NJ. Croal of Fargo and
Mrs. L. NJ Kaercher of Orton.
Vile who had been here visiting
friends and attending reunion
of the Croai family, returned to
their homes Wednesday.
Charles Miller, who has been
firing on the Milwaukee for a
number of years, with two other
young men, were called to Mil
waukee the other day to take ex-
aminatlons for positions as en-
gineers.
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Advertised Letters.

Letters remaining uncalled for In
Mllbark postofiice Aug. 7, 1907.
Russo Dominuo Smith Cleve
In calling for any OF the above
please say advertised" and give
date of advertisement. If not called
for in fifteen days will be sent to
the dead letter Office.
A. M. NIXON, P. M.
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For Rent

Our Corona farm Of 600 acres,
where the buildings stand.
GOLD & Co.,
Big Stone City.
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town Tuesday.
A. H. Horton came over from
Volga yesterday.
Martens Bros, are selling
choice city property.
Otto braves of Wllmot was in
the city Tuesday evening.
G. F. Ludwig, of Manitowoc,
Wis, is in the city on business.
Mrs. A. G. Axness, of Sisse-
ton, was Mllbank visitor Satur
day.
G. w. Martens was on the in
disposed list the fore part of the
week.
J. I. Lanley, of Green Bay,
Wis, was a Milbank visitor dur.
ing the week.
r. E Clark, the Corona mer-
chant, was in the city on busi-
ness yesterd day.
Gustave Foley, of Princeton,
MINI, transacted business in
Milbank Wednesday.
Arnold Theile of Corona was
transacting business IN the city
Tuesday.
Choice city property for sale
some of it at bargain prices.
Martens Bros.
The W. G.. r. U. will meet with
Mrs. Henry Schafer, Tuesday
afternoon. August 18th.
The Methodist parsonage is
being repaired and improved by
the carpenters this week.
Frank Carlson and Miss Hilda
both of Wilmot, were
married in this city Wednesday.
Miss Alma Beaver, of Kasson,
Mimi, was in Milbank Saturday,
enroute to Wilmot to visit rela-
tiveS.
Choice line of eyelet work,
Beidermaier ou Tits, Richardson S
wallachian work, silks, at Mrs.
Lindquist's.
A. w. Saunders Of the North
western Fuel Co. of St. Paul, was
transacting business with J. c..
Rawson yesterday.
Candy 12c a pound-another
shipment of the celebrated 12c
goods-bon bons. butter scotch.
pepper mint, etc. McCollum Il
Thirsk.
Miss Olive Mcbride, who is a
teacher IN Minneapolis, has been
up visiting the old home and
friends in Milbank during the
past week.
Mr.. e. o. Porter returned
from the hospital at Ortonville
the first of the week, having had
his eye removed, and is getting
along nicely. He expects to be
be able to take up his work as
rural carrier during the week.
Miss Marsh, who was at one
time a teacher in the schools
near Milbank, and later at Biz
Stone, is enjoying the summer
vacation at Simpson Park in
company with Miss Lewis, a
teacher from Minnesota.
DR.. Ross, who returned las,
week from the twin cities, where
he attended the National Dental
conven ton, says that the con
vention was the largest ever
held by the association, and was
we'll worth attending by any one
interested in dental matters.
Will Rodgers of Minneapolis,
with his wife and children came
up to enjoy an outing at the lake
and visit with Grandpa and
Grandma Rodgers last week.
Will was a former Milbank boy
but has been living in St. Pau
for a number of years, and is a
locomotive engineer on the Mil
waukee road.
E. J. Hinman, the rural mail
carrier, received telegram
Monday announcing the death OF
his father at his homein Everett.
Wash. The deceased gentleman
was 78 years Of age, and a short
time ago had suffered from a
stroke of paralysis, but had ap.
parently recovered from this.
Gilbert, the younger son of J.
H. Movius, had a close call from
death Tuesday. He was playing
in tho havlOtt in tho now horn
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highest price. Milestone
Valley Milling Go.
Miss Nina Vandervoort re-
turned Tuesday from visit with
relatives in Wisconsin.
Attorney G. H. Babcock, of
Slsseton, was tran nsacting busi-
ness in the city Saturday.
James Miracle is having the
finishing touches put on his new
residence on south Third street.
N. f. Nelson of Wells, Mlnn..
was looking after business in
terests in this vicinity Friday of
last week.
Harry Rawson, who has been
attending business college at
Grand Island, Nebr., arrived
home last evening.
Henry Cunningham was over
at Pipestone, Mimi, the first of
the week. attending the wedding
Of relative.
DR.. Dickerson and Miss Sadie
Riley returned to Chicago last
week after several months stay
in Milbapk.
Ed Loitwood, the lineman on
the Grant county phone system,
has been laid up for several days,
threatened with typhoid fever.
Harvest grocerles-brjng in
your list-will meet prices of
any catalogue house-quality
considered McCoilum & Thirsk.
Conductor David Cinclair has
purchased the w. E. Vandervort
farm north of the railroad track
and adjoining the city on the
west.
Mrs. I. |. Westby, who had
been enjoyinga visit from a cous-
in, returned with the latter to
her home at Renville last Mon.
day
Miss Kate Thorndike of Minot,
n. D., who had been visiting the
old home at Big Stone, came up
and spent a day or two with Mil
bank friends last week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Schafer
took their departure for Madl.
son, S. D., last Monday. The
best wishes of their many friends
accompany these young people
to their new home.
George Tessin of Chicago,
former Milbank resident, is Wis.
iting Milbank relatives and
friends and attending to busi-
ness matters. He expects TO be
in this vicinity three or four
weeks.
The approaches to the new
bridge across the Milestone
were completed this week, the
structure having been put in by
the city. The bridge is so feet
long and 18 feet wide, AID is on
a straight line with the section
line road.
The Episcopal society who re.
Gently purchased the Bacon pro-
perty at the corner of Fifth
street and Railroad avenue, will
have considerable remodellng
and other improvements made
on the house before it will be
ready for occupancy.
Earl and Ross Ryder, of Alta
mont were guests of their sister,
Miss Ruby Ryder, last Satul day.
They were on their way to Sum.
nit to see their mother. Prof.
w. S. Given, a cousin of Miss
Ryder, who had been assisting
at the Roberts county summer
school was also her guest last
week, when returning west.
Why go east or from home for
course in business education9
The Granger Business School at
Big Stone offers young people
as satisfactory courses as any
up to- date school; and besides,
being located in this locality, it
is unsurpassed in securing good
positions for its graduates. Fall
term opens Septem Der. Drop
them postal.
For Rent
| Our Gornna Ear.,a oE 600 aanoc
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y~oR SALE-One wide tired wagon, binder
n mower and other farm mach lnery-all near
" new VIII be sold at bargait. Apply to
HERALp-ADvANCE.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-08-09
LOCAL WANT COLUMN.

rOR SALE-Household goods-good condi
tion-at a bargain.
In annon House, Bartlett's addnlcn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-08-09

cNpRING PIGS FOR SALE-A limited Number
- nf spring pigs for sale. EnqGi Of E. } .
Beaudrv on the old Donk farm, or call ty Grant
county phone. Nhs.
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NOR SALE-Store fixtures, display .tcks; ICE
II cream tables, chairs, etc. IN we E!ilol
building. "A N'rlsfe'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-08-09

HNOR SALE Seven roomed house VIII be
II sold at a bargain If taken at onct
Martin Bros
The Washington herald., 1907-12-01

1H4 Q street northwest for $50. Ths
purchaser. c. II. Waters. n. D. IS a
well-known physician. who VIII occupy
the property as his home. Stone 6, Far
fax have also sold the three-story bricS
dwelling at 1862 " street northwest. for
E. :. Woodward. The purchase was
made for investment purposes.
Boss < Phelps announce the sale OF
the country home Of H r BickeiI.
known as Red Top 10 J. Z. Webster.
OF New York. Red Top" Is located iu
North Chevy Chase. With the mansion
is a farm Of several acres. which is U1-
der high cultivation, portion OF IL be-
ing provided with an assortment OF frui-
trees OF the bearing age The price paid
for the property is withheld. but is Un-
derstood 10 have been about $500
Wilge. Gibbs x Daniel have sold 10
Charles W Meyer, for Mrs Eunice Ray
! non, the property at 100 Columbia road.
/ for 500 The house occupies the corner
at Fifteenth street and Columbia road.
IL is large and handsome structure,
having ten rooms. The same firm has
sold FOR Mrs Eugene La Mana OF New
York City. 10 Harry Woog. two houses.
151 and 1888 Florida avenue. for $50
/ each. They are twO-stOry brick houses.
each having six rooms.