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gress and that body will be asked to au-
thorize the adoption of the navy system
in the army. SO that the soldier can have
his fresh milk and butter and his season.
able vegetables in communication for his
beans and -four and canned stuffs IL he so
desires.
But the difficulty is not so much in the
character of the ration as in its cooking
Gen. Oliver after personal investigation
has found that the widest possible differ
ence exists in the palatability of the food
served on the different mess tables. all
owing to the degree of skill possessed by
the company cook. Some men there are
who have a natural aptitude and love for
the culinary art, and those men always
have happy companies. But 1t is true that
in the vast majority of cases the COM
pany cook-a man serving by detail-does
not have his heart in his work and even
scorns 1t. and the natural result Is i'm
properly cooked and unattractive viands
and a disguised set of privates. Perma-
nent details to the kitchen of men spe
cially qualified for cooking and willing to
do 1t, with additional allowances as a
reward, Is one of the means suggested by
Gen. Oliver to better this condition Of
affairs and make the private soldiers lot
happier, and 1t will be done IL 1t can be
accomplished by executive action.
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Unfortunately The Star man wasn't a
child and didn't get 1t all. From what he
gathered, however, 1t appears that the
draw rests on a series of little wheels
called ponies" that move around on a
circular track on the pier that supports
the draw at the center. From the engine
room a single shaft leads to the outside
platform. On it's end big beveled cog
hat fits against another beveled cog. The
second cog drives a shaft that extends at
right angles to the first shaft. At each
end of the second shaft Is a cog, from
which vertical shafts run down to the
under part of the draw and connect with
cogs that are secured to the stationary
pier When the engine Is started these
various shafts and cogs rumble and creak
in protestation, and the big draw begins
to swing around.
Before the draw can move the rails at
each end have to be raised about Six
inches so as to pass over the rails and
flooring of the stationary part of the
bridge For this q special shaft and
mechanism Is set in motion first. When
the draw closes the rails are lowered ana
locked into place. This part Of the bridge
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How many of those do you get a day?
asked The Star man.
Passenger trains? Oh, coming and go
ing, we get about slxty-five. Probably
eighty freights.'
That means somewhere near $50 trains
passing over the big steel bridge each
day. Talk about living near the elevated
railroad in big city. How'd you like to
spend twelve hours day on the railroad
bridge? Some of the trains don't even
hesitate, but plunge across the long via
duct at express speed. Others roll along
slowly under cautionary signals But
they all make a large and perceptible
noise-something like boiler factory gone
crazy.
The Star man visited Mr.. Taylor, the
engineer. in his workshop on top of the
draw. To get there he had to climb a
flight of iron steps-stalrs the bridgemen
called them by courtesy-but they We're
little better than an iron ladder placed at
hardly noticeable incline, with a hand
rail to keep one from topping over into
the drink. Mr.. Taylor's place of busl-
ness is a square house with two doors
and few windows. Two large boilers
and a 1O-horsepower steam engine take
around the house, and a splendid view of
Washington and the surrounding country
makes the climb worth while.
Mr.. Taylor proved a most pleasant and
obliging acquaintance, and explained the
working of the bridge in such simple
terms that a child could understand It..
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mechanism is called 1.-The wedges"
Before Mr.. Taylor as he stands at his
engine are two dials and pointers, one
showing the position Of the draw during
its operation and the other the position
Of the wedges. On the darkest night he
can open and close the bridge without
looking out of the window.
Mr.. Taylor's job is no sinecure. He is
fireman, engineer, mechanician. bridge
captain and general boss Of the works.
and can't perform his duties in store
clothes and starched cellar. 1t is lonely
up there, too. He Is not supposed to leave
the engine room except when something
necessitates his appearance below, and the
men that work with him are not often
able to pay him a call. Speaking-tube
conversation is about all Mr.. Taylor gets
in the way Of companionship.
In the summer the heat from his furnace
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makes the engine room jolly we'll uncom-
Portable, and in the winter the wind
bowls around the little house like a ghost
Iy chorus of all those sou S lost in the old
yellow river since the days of the icthyo-
saurus This Is not partit ularly cheering
to Mr. Taylor 1t makes him think OF his
side partner on the old Long bridge, who
lost his life in the accident four years
ago. Mr.. Taylor, who has been bridge
tending for ten years, was restrained from
plunging into the river on that occasion
only by an eighteen-inch steel beam that
stopped his downward progress. 1t was
a close call. and the memory OF It must
be a pleasant companion on bitter win
ter night up in the bridgehouse when old
Boreas is getting in his best work
They keep the draw working all winter.
no matter how tightly the river freezes.
Steam must be kept in the boilers, or the
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men ran in opposite directions and took
their places at each end of the draw. They
stood on the stationary bridge structure
| and waved their hands to the engineer
| above. With a rumble and creak the big
| span began to swing. Standing in the
center the movement was hardly percepti
| BILE. II brought the Illusion that the whole
| earth was swinging around-that you were
/ at it's pivot The sputtering little river
/ tug. for which all this machinery had
been set in motion. chug- chugged through
. the draw. which began to swing back be-
| fore the boat was more than half way
through the passageway. Very slowly
the ends of the draw were fitted into
position and joined with the main struc-
ture. The signalmen waved acknowledge
rlent that all was in place, and then each
Oh. turned to an iron wheel beside him
and spun it around vt.1oUsIy. This The
Star man learned afterward. was to reset
certain of the signals displayed by the
ievrrs. and was d part of the routine OF
each opening.
And do you have to so through all
that rignaroe every time the bridge is
opened?" asked The Star man.
sure"
About how many times a day."
We average thirty-five openings"
How long do you work.
Twelve hours.
NO cinch. eh?'
You bet not
Just then the shrek OF an engine whistle
came from the Virginia shore, presaging
the passage of a passenger train.
"Will she slow down for the bridge?'
asked The Star man.
Il guess not. AIS clear. and if he's in
d hurry he'll come right along
And come right along she did The
bridge vibrated and hummed as the big
steel driving wheels ripped the heavy
Pullmans over the rails at at least
forty-flve- mile-an-hour clip. When the
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Economy requires the soldier to wear
overalls and jumpers. and there is moth
ing natty or jaunty about him as he plods
along with his task. Outside of the post
limits he sees other men, civilians. SINH
larry attired. doing almost the same kind
Of work. But, that is only an incident in
his career, for which he receives only $1S
month, while the civilian is perhaps an
Independent farmer or well-paid farm
hand. at liberty to go and come as he
pleases, and not subject to rigid military
discipline. No wonder it occurs to the
private to pause to consider whether 1t
is worth while to sacrifice his liberty to
that sort of life.
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In the course of the effort to collect in
formation for the guidance of Congress In
dealing with this question, the War De-
partment has solicited expressions of
opinion from Unlisted men themselves as
to the reasons why they do not care to re-
enlist. One enlisted man at Fort An
drews, Mass, returned remarkable re-
ply, in the course Of which he analysed
the causes which had led his comrades,
not only to refuse to re-enlist, but to buy
their own discharges He said that within
the past year five sergeants and
two corporals had bought out, and within
the last three months six more men had
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The development of great posts, capable
of accommodating a full brigade of troops
has very much increased the amount OF
work required of the private soldier to
keep them in order. What may happen
In the near future, when division posts are
created wherein would be concentrated no
less than three army brlgades, can only
be conjectured The old company bar
racks, and even the regimental post, con-
tanned little beyond the barracks, officers
headquaztsgs and a few roads and paths
connecting them. The modern post, how
ever, has its lawns, it's gardens
numerous outbuildings, cIubhouses, gym
nasium. and many other features
unknown to the old post, which demand
the service of many men for their
upkeep So it happens that a large pro.
portion of the enlisted men are occupied
many hours daily, with pick and shove
and rake and broom and az and barrel
in anything but military occupations
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Oldest London Shop Front.
m the London Antlquary.


The little green shop in Cornhil" alias
No. IL. alias 'Birchs, probably the old
est.shop front in London. has been painted
anew after the removal OF something like
200 successive coats of old paint that have
been scraped and burned off. 1t is one of
the most beautiful examples OF shop-front
carving. The authentic history of the
shop dates from the days of Queen Anne,
earlier records having persisted.
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directly in command Of the men to i'm
prove their contentment and incite a
proper pride in military career.
an important step in that direction, he
believes. Is to relieve the private of the
police work, that is growing to a point
where 1t seriously interferes with the
purely military duties of the men.
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train struck the draw the structure rocked
little like a cradle, due. 1t was ex-
planned. to the weight of the train being
all on one side of the span. The train
plunged by and the vibrations grew less
and less perceptible. ceasing suddenly al
together as the last car left the bridge.
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Gen. Oliver believes the private soldier
should be relieved of that work as far as
possible. and that the quartermaster's de-
partment should hire civil labor to per-
form the unmilitary work around and in
the post, and he has given instructions
that every cent available of the appropria-
lions shall be used for that purpose.
Thus the private soldier may keep himself
tidy and neat in his uniform. and may
reasonably expect some hours of leisure to
himself when he is not actually required
to drill and march and do other soldieriy
things.
Another complaint that Gen. Oliver is
trying to correct relates to the soldiers
food. The army ration is fixed by Con-
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been granted permission to take a civil
service examination, all for the purpose of
lettering themselves by taking such posi-
tons as guard In the United States peni-
Tertiary. conductor on street cars, fire
man and carpenter, which pay from $50
to so per month.
The writer Of this letter stated that
soldiers are required to work with and
to do the same kind Of work as civilians
drawing from So to s. per day on such
duty as mounting and dismounting guns
and moving heavy ordnance.
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. OUR years ago travel between
Washington and all points south
included a hazardous trip across
a rickety wood and iron structure
known as Long bridge. This de-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-11-01
.OTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.


Whereas, default has been made in the con.
ditions of a CERTAIN mortgage containing a power
of sale. given by John II. Alexander and Laura
A Alexander, his wife, iuortgagors to George
r. Roth. MORTGAGE, dated the 3lst day of Nav,
1907. and filed for record IN the office Of the regis
ter OF deeds of Grant county, South Dakota on
thu 18th day of Jnne, 1902. and recorded in book
90 OF mortgages on pages 1SS and 1879, mortgaging
the following described lands situate in the
county of Grant and state of South Dakota, to wit
I1e north east quarter tNFA)o of section seven
teen 40. in township one hundred twenty-nne
12D, north of range fifty (5O), west of the fifth
9th principal meridian, (which said mortgage was
D, nm instrument in writing. dated Sept. 9th.
Rock Island savings b nix. which in now the
owner and h Ider thereof. which assignment
~as duly recorded in the office of said register OF
deeds on the .and day of September, 1901 in book
)! OF mortgages at page 52l, and
Whereas. the nature of the default is the
failure on the part OF the said mortgagors to psy
the indebtedness and interest secured therein
when the same became due,
Notice ts hereby given that said mortgag e will
b" foreclnsed by the sale of the lands covered
thereby. by the sheriff of said Grant county. O,
his deputy. on the 18th day of December. 1907, a,
the hour OF two O'Clock p. m. of that day, at the
front door of the court house, in the city Of Mil
bank. in said county and state, to satisfy an in
forty cents tSl65O. 40, which amount is now due a,
the date of this notice. besides costs and die
bnreements allowed by law.
Dated Novem Der 1st, 1907.
Rock ISLAND SAVINGS BANK.
Assignee of MOrtgayee,
BoUcK & DILLMAN, Attye. for Assignee OF
Mortgage.
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Nov.
Oct. \
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.

Default having been made In the conditions of
a certain mortgage made, executed and delivered
by F. August Heinig and Minnie H elnig. his
wife. mortgagors,t to l. W: Tulleys, trustee, and
dated October fret, 1885,, and recorded in the ONCE
of The register Of deeds for Grant County. Dakota
Territory, now South Dakota. on the third day Of
October 4 d., lsS5.at 800 O'Clock p. M. in vol
ume 10 of mortgages at pages 35 and 396, which
mortgage contained . power of sale, aud merit
gagged the following real estate situate in the
county of Grant and state of South OAK ota, ,o.wit:
The west half of the southeast quarter Of section
fourteen ga in township one hundred and TWEEN
ty-one 1911 north Of range forty eight (4s) west Of
the fifth principal meridian. which mortgage
with the note and indebtedness secured thereby
was, by an instrument in writing, bearing
date September l6, 1907, assigned BY said L. W,
hciary MORTGAGE, to Fred Wendland, which as
Segment was recorded in the Office oftae register
of deeds for eaid Grant county. South Dakota, on
the fret day Of October. A D.. 1907. ut 10: 10 p. m.
and recorded in volume Is Of mortgages at page
3a6. That on the first day Of October, A. D 1890.
said note became due. acd that there 10 due and
eight hundred and ten dollars. that no action or
proceedings At law, or otherwise. has been insti.
stuffed to recoverthe debt secured by said mort
gage, or any part thereof:
Now therefore,. Notice is hereby given tina
aaid mortgage will be foreclosed by the sale of
the real estate described therein, at public auc
sixteenth day Of November, A. d. 1907, at one
O'Clock. p m. at the frost door Of the court
ho' se, in the city Of Mllhank. in the county of
Indebtedness of eight hundred and ten dollars and
i interest from this day at ten per cent per annlm.
besides thirty dollars attorneys fees. and the
costs and disbursement: 10 this foreclosure.
Dated this first day of October, A. d. 1907
go, FkED WENDLAkD.
Assignee of Trustee and Beneficiary
Mortgage and owner of Mortgage.
Attorney tor Assignee.
Milbank, South Dakota.
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Carnegie Library Report

The report of the library and read.
ing room for the month of September
is as follows:
The library vas open "A days for
the circulation of books. reading, re-
terence work, and the sale of school
books.
The average daily attend ance was
80. The new registrations were s
juveniles and IL adults. Number of
visitors was 20 which included visitors
from other towns.
During the month of July and Aug
ust when the library was open only
Saturdays the average attendan nee was
10.
The total number of volumes issued
was $40, of these IS were non. fiction
The largest daily circulation was 40.
The children's report is as follows:
Total circulation 345. The largest
daily circulation was 80. Non-fction
As.
The readers numbered 367, of whom
323 were children. The largest daily
attendance was 30.
The outlook for reference work this
year is very promising. The reference
work this month has been greater than
ever before during the month of Sep
TENDER. The referenc. workers num-
bered 60. Countless books, magazines
and clippings we're issued for home
use and nearly every book, and maya
zine In the reference Don were used.
We have added tt our list of refer
ence books the lyclopedia Ameri-
cana which is a universal reference
library comprising the arts and
Sciences literature. history, biography,
geography, commerce., ETC.. of the
world, edited by Il. c. Beach.
~ books have been presented to the
library and 10 new books have been
catalogued and placed on the shelves
for circulation, making q total of 1899
books.
The new books we're the above named
encyclopaedia, Barbour's Four-a-foot,
and Carpenters geographical reader
of South America.
The gifts received were greatly APP
preciated and are as follows:
The ladies Alter Society, one years
substitution to the New York Free
mans's Press and Our Young People.
The Excelsior club gave us Williams
the Middle Kingdom, n Survey of
the geography, Cove nment, literature,
social life, arts and history of Chinese
Empire and its Inhabitants.
The other presents we're the maya
zines Of the American aud English
years of the Bay View course and the
Spirit of Missions.
Kindly keep ia mind that the library
wants your old magazines.
Respectfully submitted.
MINNIE SHANNON,
Librarian.
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Oct. 25 Nov. \
NOTICE OF HEARING PETITION FOR
~ LETTERS TESTAMENTARY.
State OF South Dakota 90
County OF Grant,
In County Court
Estate William II. Rethke. Deceased.
The state of South Dakota sends greeting to
Fredrrl, =. ..et .'nry Rethke and Minnie
Schneider, heirs at law and next of kin of vii
liamH, Rethke, deceased, and to all whom it may
concern.
Notice ie hereby given that Frederick A. Reth-
Ike has filed with the judge of the County Court
4 petition praying for letters ,estamentary of the
last will and testament of William H. Rethke,
deceased, and thatthe fifteenth day Of Nov. 1907,
1T ? O'Clock p. m. of said day, It the Office Of the
county court, IN the city of Mllbank. in the eaid
county of Grant, has been set for hearing eaid
petition when and where any person interested
may appear and show cause why the said petition
should not be granted.
Dated at Milbank, s. D., Oct. %, 1907.
GEO. s. RIx,
Judge of the County CONT.
IsEAL1
SIS. L%ocKHARr, attorney for petitioner, Mil
bank. Sd.
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Gold Medal Coffee-Home of
Real Bargains.
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COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PROCEEDINGS
Continued From Frst Page

N"we Printing Co. supplies to county. 4, 81
Perkins BROS. Co. auditor AID treas
NJ: L. Ecker. supplies to county farm. II is
Educator School Supply Go. supplies to
Geo. .. Barn.rd Il Co. supplies to reg.
WI. Ferguson, professional call to
NJ. Green. hauling brush to dump
ground and ballot boxes to depot. rs
A refund was granted to Lenard
Erickson OF IS cts he having made af
fidavit tn al he was not the owner of
anv personal property in the year OF
1906.
Four Pitner lamps was ordered to
he put in the court house.
Insanity report of County Judge
Rix was approved.
An abatement of 81. 10 was granted
q. J. Smith, he having made affidavit
that he was not the owner of any per-
sonal property in MiIbank for the
| year 1906.
Application of Sarah Higgins for 3
loan OF $500 of the permanent school
fund was approved.
A refund of $4.3l was granted to G..
j. Jensen he having filed an affidavit
that the valuation was by mistake too
ulS II III Vic Az WI VI ~ W. VI oCCs Ol,
twp. 119, range 40.
An abatement of so cents school poll
vas granted G.. j. Swanson, in
Georgia Twp he having paid school
poll in Troy Twp.
Board adjourned to Thursday Oct.
Oath, 1907 to view the proposed YER
non drainage ditch No. /.
CHAs. MCWATtRs,
County Auditor.
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Milbank, S. d. Oct. 26, 1907.

Board OF county commissioners met
pursuant to adjournment from Vernon
drainage ditch No. l with all men,
bers present and the following bust.
ness was trans acted.
Application of John o.. Nelson ad-
ministrtor for a loan of $1,000 of the
permanent school fund was approved
The following bills we're audited
and allowed and warrants ordered
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18

A Columbus, Ohio, dispatch save
 Harry J. Hoover, who was released today from the Ohio state penitentiary, Is 10 engage in the business of manu- featuring automobiles and ii his plans go through a good motor car will soon be within the reach of per~ons of mod crate means.
 Before his release he had perfected inventions and plans for building a serviceable motor car that can be placed on the market at about s15O Reynold and Hoover, the former & pa. roled prisoner, have formed a partner shipfor their venture, and it is said they have secured the financial back ing of a prominent New York capital ist who formerly lived in Newark.
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18
BoiIermakers' Strike
 Threatens Arizona

A strike Involving the entire South ern Pacific shops in Arizona may re. suit from the difficulty which origina- ted in Los Angeles A leading ma chinist stated to the Tucson Star that if a lockout of the boilermakers is declared there is TO doubt but that the machinists will also go out. "We will certainly not handle. any engines that have been in snon-union boiler shop" remarked one of the machinists The boiiermskers stated that they are awaiting orders from headquarters
Tombstone epitaph., 1907-08-18

the same not to cost more than fl50O | The clerk was directed to notify justices of the peace not to commit any more men to the county jail, ex- cept in cases where precincts have no isil.
 The clerk wac ordered to lay new sewer pipe, leading from the county jail.
 The clerk was ordered to issue the following orders to the county treas- urer:-
 Refund Si3 S6 to " II Newell, schoo! tax paid in Wilcox school dis trict. Ground property notlocated in said district.
 Grant Mrs E s Stevens widows ex- emption.
 Strike from the assessment rolls of l9 No. 3776, Joe Smith Ground double asseesment The same in cluded No. 3s65.
 w H Neel was granted permission to make certain changes in San Bern ardino road at Mud Springs. The board adjourned to meet July 18th, 1907.
 Signed
 WM. M RIGGS,
 Chairman. tSigned) Attest:
 H. F.. BERYER,
 Clerk.