The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-03-27
MICA, COAL, MEDICINE
This is What is Found in Mine Being
Promoted near AndOver By
Milbank Men

Promoted near Andover BY
Milbank Men
Several men from Milbank
have discovered a nine near An
dover that has all other mines
skinned a mile. The owners
and promoters are Fred Schnei
der, Ed Dreucker, Frank Smith,
VIM. Miller, G. l.. Lansing and
Barney Rix. Some of these
men are in business and others
are capitalists. They declare they
have the best there is-gold sill.
yer, copper, oil, ETC., are small
in comparison.
Some of the owners have been
to their property and sounded
around with post hole
augers, Fred Schneider and
Frank Smith were out the other
day and proceeded to do little
digging. Mr.. Schneider had
got down about twelve feet when
he heard voice shout up,
"Lettee uppee, waitee till we fix.
ee Japee man, then we ixee
you This put a halt to opera,
tions for short time. Monday
VIM. Miller went to Andover,
and hiring four men went to the
mine and is sinking two shafts,
one 8x8 feet and the other 6x6
feet. They have found compo-
sition similar to the Denver mud,
which is sold so generally
throughout the country and also
coal and a 12-inch vein of mica.
The Herald reporter inter.
viewed the owners as follows:
Fred Schneider-"Yes sir, we
have got the biggest bonanza in
South Dakota. No, we do not
care for an advertising agent
just yet. How much do you
want for ten pages of the Herald
for ten years? Gold? Oh bosh.
Don't mention such inferior ar
ticles of war as that. Our mica
bed will make beds of ease for
us. With our coal we will knock
out the trust, and our medicinal
mud, why, one Indian told me
how in the olden days it was the
greatest pain killer they had.
Would draw out inflammation and
they had used it to draw wound
ed ponies across the plains to
places of safety. Great stuff,
all right. Applied at the top of
a chimney it will draw out the
smoke and with it's great draw.
ing force | expect it will draw on
our bank accounts.
Frank Smith-"Some ething
good, well, there's no getting
away from that. | am going to
put my ability and capital
against the mica, coal and mud
in this mine. Beats selling gro
ceries all to smash. am think
ing of putting up a 100000 house
in 1999.'
Ed Dreucker-''Well, | should
say. Nothing like it. Am hav.
ing a tread mill made and will
take my dog up. He can oper.
ate the mill and the mill will
operate the elevator shaft. l ex-
pect to be worth at least a hun
dred million by next Saturday
night
C. L. Lansing-"Yes sir. We
are going to put the mud up in
small tin cans, put on a pretty
label and give lessons by mail as
to it's curative qualities for pimp.
les, facial blemishes and other
of mankind 1t will in
crease your height. make the fat
lean. the rich poor and visa
cents a can. How
many, gentlemen?'
Barney Rix- Great! No get
ting out Of it,. l don't expect to
have to work after this summer.
What's the use of letting the
best of mother earth 60 to waste
this way? Shares are worth 90
cents-first payment 13 cents
and 13 cents a month for 13
months. Money returned if you
don't find a hole in the ground
on the vast property we own.
VIM. Miller-"It was a close
shave getting it away from the
eastern fellows. We have mas
saged the ground thoroughly !
and find that a few applications
0f financial tonic will do won.
lers. While the mine property
s bald in places this can be rem
7died in time and a little trim.
ming will do wonders to it's an.
pearance.
Who's to Blame!
At the M. q. church. on Thnrs.