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The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-07
Walter !. Walsh.

Attorney Walter j. Walsh was the
second speaker. He said he wished Ia
register his opposition to the estab-
lishment Of a public utilities commits
sion, There are enough commissions
AT present Some OF them arc very
bad "lf the idea "a to remedy the
bad" he said, "by appointing a new
one ! say that IS wrong II will not
cure all our troubles. II what VIC arc
looking for Is honesty, straightfor-
wardncss and absence Of water, Their
In my opinion the whole matter ought
10 he LETT to a representative Of the
people, some ono at whose door the
responsibility can be laid | would
suggest the attorney general, who /,
elected by the people, as such a man
cor. n possible. in some manner.
would suggest that the matter be pm
up to tho courts II would he i'm
possible to keep the commission on
Of politics But II there is one thinf
sure. It Is that the bench Of the state
/ Of Connecticut Is free from politics
i From It we would get what Is proper
aud Just and right in the way Of dc
i eisions For that reason say | woult
/ not like to 500 the appointment Of :
4 now commission Don't ask the poo
/ Pile to delegate away any more of theiI
i powers"
\. G. Graves.
Attorney A. C. Graves was the mex
/ speaker. He had been heard at Hart
ford ut the time Of the first hearing
there Mr.. Braves said IN part:
Il appeared In Hartford TO rcgiste
my objections against an adminlstra
tive public utilities commission,
am not in favor of such a commission
as they have in New York with admin
strative powers. An administrativ
commission must have absolute AN
final control Of the situation. judi
! am not going to discuss how thcs
men ought to be appointed
Il believe there Is no real stoppin
plac between administrative contrc
by commission and outright govern
mont operation But here in AmeriC
we believe in private parties contro
ing these public utilities matters an
hence such move as this toward 4
, administrative commission would b
contrary to custom
zone Of the greatest problems "
have to-day in America Is the propc
amount OF power to give to the inter
state commerce commission Tha
like all other commissions, has
greedy tendency to want to get MOI
and more powers all the time, It
| the way with administrative commits
, sions There Is corporate irrcspons
! bllity. / do not believe there are tN
moro thoughtlcss men in the counti
| to-day than two men whose names
viii not mention, but who are men
hers Of the present interstate con
mcrCo commission,
| "Enlighten the public and bett,
the laws and you can do quite {
much as by an irresponsible comm
= sion. After all this Is all a problem
f government We have got
: learn that the individual stockhodt
, must look out for his own interest
! It Is the same way as with a Cover,
{ ment once got it abroad that II
government Is to take care of ever,
body and every body will let 1t do $
t If the question Of over captallzatic
IS a great one, there Is no one
q whom Is comes nearer than to II
! stockholder. Let him look out for h
! interests.
Fix the blame. Pass laws punisl
: ing the officers OF corporations WI
The morning journal-courier., 1908-04-07
Edward e. Bcccl,cr.


Edward &. Beechcr said he remcm-
bcrcd New Haven when It had only
1890 inhabitants. He said he re-
mcmbcred New Haven when II had
the Pennington canal He remem-
bered the time In the early sos when
Mayor Aaron a. skinner tried TO get
the city TO organize water company
and was unsuccessful. afterwards, ="
said Mr.. Beecher, "a water company
was organized by private individuals,
and the same company still exists and
Is managed well by some of the city's
best citizens. | remember when the
gas company put in the first light in
the city. 1t was at the corner of
chapel and State streets. | was a
clerk in the bank on the corner at tint
time, II was ligntcd in honor of the
election OF Zachary Taylor ana tho
fame was four to six feet high. Since
that day there have been many inn
provcmcnts in these companies in tho
hands of private individuals and the
i public has had the benefit Of II all
4 | for one cannot see the need of any
public utilities commission as this
proposed one.
Charles G.. Morris.
Charles G.. Morris laid emphasis
again upon the fact that with such q
commission as there is in New York
the sense of personal responsibility Is
reduced greatly Politics then enter
too.
Edward Griswold.
Edward Griswold of Guilford, sale
he did not think It necessary to in
crease the number Of state commits
slons. lie seconded the idea of Mr.
Deming to consolidate the railroad
commission with the proposed utilize
commission. Remove the public
lobbyists, he said and you will sc
at the root Of the whole matter. |
Is the now member that they first at
tack. ] hope YOU will be in favor o
such n composite commission as Nj
Deming has proposed
". j. Clark.
W. j. Clark Of stony Creek, ask
cd permission to present to the com
mittce copy of Mr.. Brandegee'
summary of the New Haven road sit
uation, IF we are not ready to tax
our stand with New York he sale
"lot us at least take our stand in thi
matter with Massachusetts,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
Dakota Horticulture

The Fourth Annual Report of
the South Dakota State Horti.
cultural society has been receiv-
ed, and to any one interested in
fruit raising in this state, the re-
suits and experiments of the
men who are devoting their time
and energies to Horticulture in
our own soil and climate, as set
forth in the reports of the society
are invaluable. The 1908 report
will be printed in a couple of
OF months. By sending S1.OO to
the secretary you will become q
member of the society and will
be entitled to a copy of the re-
port 1t has more sound infor
nation in regard to fruit raising
and tree culture in this state
than any other work you can get
hold of.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
AnnOint the Living.

Do not keep the alabaster boxes of
your love and tenderness sealed
up until your friends are dead.
Fill their lives with sweetness
Speak approving words while
their ears can hear them, and
while their hearts can be thrilled
and made happier by them: the
kind things you mean to say when
they are gone, say before they 60.
The flowers you mean to send for
their collins. send to brighten and
sweeten their homes before they
!, they leave them.
# my friends have alabaster boxe
laid away, full of fragrant per-
fumes of sympathy and affection,
which they intend to break over
my dead body, 1 would rather
they would bring them out in my
wearied and troubled hours and
open them, that l may be refresh
ed and cheered by them while l
need them. | would rather have
plain coffin without a flower, a
funeral without an eulogy, than a
life without the sweetness Of love
and sympathy.
Let US learn to anoint our friends
beforehand for their burial. Post
mortem kindness does dot cheer
the troubled spirit. Flowers on
the coffin cast no fragrance back.
ward over life's weary way.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
Harvesting

Already the reapers are in the
fields, the rye and early barley
fields and oat fields have oeen
cut during the past week, and in
a week or two more the earlv
wheat in many places will be
ready for the binder. AS a
whole, the crop will in most 10.
callues be more than an ordinary
one' the grain fields never look
ing better except in low
spots where grain got too much
water in the early stages of it's
growth The conditions are
most promising and a couple OF
weeks of favorable weather will
see one of the best crops Grant
county has ever raised, being
put into shock.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
AID CONTEST A HUMMER
Large Number of Answers Received
Many From the Country. Watch
for the Next One

The ad contest in the last is.
sue of the Herald was all and
more than was expected. The
sentence was "All roads lead to
Milbank, the heart of the Whet.
stone Valley"
The replies began to pour in
from the city readers immedi.
ately after supper and the tele-
phone bells ringing began telling
the story from the country.
The special first prize divided
between Esther E. Ross and
Mars suerite MCGOWAN of this
city.
The ladies prize tell to Miss
Adele Foss of this city.
Mans first prize was won by
Elton SutcIiffe.
First prize from country went
to Mr.. and Mrs Earl Liggett
and second prize went to Mrs.
Nellie Roberts Partridge. Only
two prizes were advertised but
the extra ones were put on after
the paper had gone to press,
and the answers began to pour
in. This contest has been SO
successful that another will be
put on and two sets Of prizes
given, one for city readers and
one for country readers.
Those who answered correctly
but did not receive prizes, are:
Miss Eva Grover
Jessie Eva Norton
Nettie Lockhart
Edwin Van Walker
Teresa Suhr
Mrs. 0. B Slentz
Fred Chapman
Ella Chapman
w. S. Nixon
Mayme Nixon
Mrs. r. L. Nichol
Mrs. Thos. Finley
Lillian Benedict
Adele Foss
Mrs. E. j Dreucker
Mrs. G. E. Leach
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
Lender-shoes.

! Lender-shoes.
For first class horse shoeins
go to Leach & Snodgrass.
Harry Busick was down from
Twin Brooks Wednesday.
Ralph Pike is up from St
Paul for short visit with Mil
bank friends.
Dan Walsh returned from his
claim in 1he western part of the
slate, last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Long
necker and family were in from
Twin Brooks field day.
Fred Sievert and family from
near Twin Brooks were in to sec
the sights field day.
Judd Gardner of Minneota
Mimi, is visiting his brother,
Sheridan Gardner.
Mrs. G. E. Barnes and son
Charles, and Mrs. T. Finley are
Ortonville visitors today.
In another colu mn is the quar-.
terly statement of the Merchants
National bank, showing the ex
cellent condition OF this substan
tial financial institution.
William Movius, of Lidger
wood, n D., came down to Big
Stone lake Wednesday, and was
meeting his old Big Stone friends
He was accompanied by his two
sons and daughter in law.
A wreck occurred near An.
dover last Friday after noon, a
stock train being ditched. Six.
teen head Of cattle were killed,
and several cars turned loose
from wrecked cars.
Mrs. Walsh of Aberdeen is
visiting her daughters, Mrs. G.
w. Martens and Mrs. James
Heffernon. She is accompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Clark of
North Dakota.
John E. Truran, the deputy
com missioner of school and pub
lie lands, who has been enjoying
short vacation among his old
friends in Grant county, and TAX
ing in the chautauqua at the lake,
returned to Pierre the first of the
week, Mrs. Truran remaining
here with Walter and Genenieve
for a more extended visit.
The people Of the counties
surrounding Big Stcne Lake
should be congratulated upon
the success of the Granger Bus
mess school which is now locat.
ed at Ortonville and will begin
its fall term the first Of next
September. Anyone contem
plating a business course should
correspond at once with this
school.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
Must be Kent Locked

The saloon keepers who have
been ~ the habit Of scrubbin9
and cleaning out their saloons on
Sunday, were taken to task by
Mayor Meehan the first OF the
week and ordered to discontinue
the practice and to keep their
saloons closed, and to do their
scrubbing out at other times,
under the penalty Of forfeiture
Of their license.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
Local and Personal Paragraphs.

Erlandson & johnson are max
ing a discount of Is per cent on
all mems and boys clothing.
A. G. Lender has had the
Daiaters at work on the front of
bis building on Main street.
Col. Fitch was up from Slmp-
Bon Park Saturday meeting
friends and swapping stories.
Harry Lindsey went over to
Natertown the first of the week
o work for the J. l. G.. Machine
TO-, as stenographer.
Mr.. and Mrs S. C. Jones, of
Pebble Beach farm came over
rom Big Stone lake to enjoy
eld day IN Mllbank.
Mrs. Buxton sold off her house.
old goods by auction last Satur.
lay. and the family have gone to
;larkston, Wash. to live
Mr.. r. Bentley, of Big Stone,
scorted his mother to Milbank
Paturday, and they spent Sun,
ay with Milbank friends.
Miss Eleanor Schwantes, of Big
tone, was visiting with the
Apily of her uncle, Rev. Phi.
aux, last week, returning home
1onday.
Jimmie" Gustavson, the tele-
raph operator, was greeting
filbank friends the first OF the
eek. He is now stationed at
[obridge.
Iro Puder, of Corona, was
baking hands with Milbank
lends Monday morning, while
his way home from a visit to
Is parents at Big Stone.
Mrs, l. D. Aldrich and son
hilip, were visiting Milbank
lends last Saturday and re-
ain over until Monday morn
g before returning home.
Brookings Register: A. J.
bckhart aud family were in the
ty again Monday on their way
bme to Clear Lake from their
sit at Pierre and Dead wood.
Mrs. Val. Fisher and Mrs.
nannon left for Hettinger coun
N. D., this week, where Mrs.
sher will visit with her son
rthur and Mrs. Shannon will
sumo her life on the claim.
The many friends Of John Mar
ns were pleased to see him
town enjoying the field day
lebration Wednesday, and are
Id to know he is steadily re
vering from his recent illness.
Pierce, Frank and ]. G. Cah:ll,
eorge Friday, George Redman,
prt Let's, John Erickson, G.
Engelbretson, Gus Spiering,
Seim, Aug. Brehmer and
h. Marquette we're among the
bee people who visited Mil
nix field day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24

The postmaster general has
ruled that rual free delivery will
be discontinued on roads that
are not kept in condition to be
travelled with facility and safety
at all seasons of the year.
The postal authorities are noti-
tying postmasters where com.
plaint is being made by the car
riers and a dlscontinuance of the
service Is at once made alter
proper notice has been given. It
behoves the road masters on
districts served by rural carriers
To see that systematic and IN.
telligent work is put upon their
roads.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
Stlayed

From our barn at Milbank on
Friday July II, one western un.
broken bay mare, white star on
forehead, branded on right side
near hip. Reward for in for ma
tion as to where abouts.
SCHAFER Bros.
Both Phones 153
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24

Harry Rawson visited at Twin
Brooks Sunday.
H. Grover was up to Summit
Friday and Saturday.
J. G, Wood was up from Simp.
son Park Monday and Tuesday.
A merry-go round was set up
south of the Methodist church
the first of the week, and was a
feature for field day.
Mrs. 2. A. Neff of Minneapolis
and Mrs. James Connors of Ma
son City, Iowa, have been guests
at the j. Wiley home this week.
S. S. Lockhart returned las
Saturday from st. Paul, where
he had spent the week taking in
the annual gathering of the
Shriners.
The Misses Ella and Esther
Strandberg of Minneapolis and
Miss Minnie Grove of
Northfield, Mimi, were guests
at the A. A. Grove home this
week.
Mrs. Daniel Tyler and daught-
er Hazel of Minneapolis have
been guests of Mrs. 3. D. Ely
during the week. Mrs. TYLER
was a resident of Milbank a
number of years ago, her hus.
band being an engineer on the
Milwaukee road.
Miss Mary Movlus and Miss
Chezik, ladies of Lidgerwood.
N. Dak., who have been ENJOYING
an outing at Big Stone lake for a
couple of weeks cameupWednes.
day to visit Milbank friends. and
were the guests of Mrs. Downie.
Miss Movius was resident of
Big Stone during the earlier his
tory of that town.
w. }. Jones and Mr.. Williams,
of Summit. came down to Mil
bank the first of the week and
secured the pews from the Alban
church, which are to be put in
the new Methodist church at
Summit. The church has been
plastered and will soon be ready
for occupancy. 1t is to cost
something over 1000.
Mrs. Bertha Schone. who has
been living at Velva, N. D., for
the past year, returned to Mil
bank last week. She says that
the Shook family, who are locat.
ed near Velva, and o. Gary, who
also went from this locality, are
getting along nicely with their
North Dakota farming operations
and are making money. Mr..
Gary suffered a slight misfortune
by the wind blowing the roof off
his barn and damaging his wind
mill, but the loss was not a ser.
iOus one.
A real estate dealer in this city
remarked the other day that his
tirm were receiving calls every
day from people who wish to
rent houses, but cannot get them.
He stated one or two cases
where outside parties wished 10
move to Milbank from the cities.
but could not get q residence and
were compelled to 60 to Sioux
Falls, Aberdeen or Watertown.
There were other calls, but the
same old story, only two or three
empty houses and they were not
available for one reason or an
other. More will be said about
this next week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
NO GROWLERS NOW
Mayor Meehan Orders SaloOnkeepers
to Discontinue the Sale of Beer
in Cans

Last Monday Mayor Meehan
caused general CONSERVATION
among the "can rushers" by is
suing orders to all saloonkeep
ers forbidding them to sell beer
in cans. He caused the follow.
ing signs to be posted conspic
uously in each of the five sal.
OOns:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24

"A GOdWln OF Twin Brooks
was a Milbank visitor field day.
Mrs. S. Gardner has been suf.
fering from cutting her hand
badly one day last week.
Miss Myrtle Diebold, of Dog.
den, N. Oak, is here visiting her
relatives, the Sayers family this
week.
A. Goodwin, living about a
mile south of Twin Brooks, re.
Gently sold his fine farm to B.
Il. Busick.
F. W. Thorndike came up from
Big Stone Wednesday to see the
base ball game and enjoy the
sports Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Engles re.
turned to Mllbank the first of
the week. They will occupy the
Watson house on Third street.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Emanuel and
daughter Ida, who had been down
at the old home in Wisconsin for
a visit returned home Tuesday
evening.
Postmaster Casper Kennedy,
who was down at St.Paul attend
ing the Shriners celebration last
Teek, was in town Monday on his
way home.
Mrs. Collins who had been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. F. w.
Meehan, returned to her home
at Calmar, Iowa, Saturday.
She was accompanied by Mrs.
Meehan.
Ed. Watson came from Mime
apolis Wednesday and the Wat
son boys are having family re-
union with their parents. Dick
being down from North Dakota
and Walter also beng home.
Sneak thieves on Saturday
night got into the house lately
occupied by the Buxton family
and overhauled the goods of
Mrs. Barrett and took what arti.
cles they were able to get away
with.
Grace Porter, daughter of the
rural postman on route 9, goes
out on visit to friends at Me-
dora, N. Oak. this week, and will
probably remain there during
the summer.
Mrs. L. Fl. Bentley, who came
from California a couple of weeks
ago, was called to Minneapolis
last Saturday to care for Mr..
Bentley, who was not improving
from his recent illness as rapid
ly as he desired.
Attorney T. L. Bouck, who rep
resented Grant county republi-
cans at the recent lovefeast at
Mitchell, returned home the
first of week, having made Wis
it to his family at Luvern before
returning home.
The city is spending much
time in grading the streets, cut
ting. the weeds along the high.
way and o.her work, and proper
ty owners and renters should
join in the efforts to make Mil
bank "city beautiful" by keep.
ing their places free of unsightly
weeds and tall grass
John Burgan has made ar
to move to Whea
ton, Mimi, where he has
been engaged with grain com.
pany to take charge of one of the
at that place Mr.. and
Mrs. Burgan have been residents
Of Milbank for some twenty
years, aud their friends greatly
regret to see them leave the city.
but wish them all prosperity in
their new home
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
For Sale

Well bred 9 year old driving
mare, weighing 1850. A good
horse for farm or road. INQUIRE
'of G. E. Mills.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
Another Big Success
Is the Second Field Day-15OO Peo.
pie Witness the Parade and
Sports
MONTEvIDEO WINS BALL GAME

| DOA DOSu "duS Ills ut1O Juu ~
from the top of the Masonic
building just as advertised, was
picked up, carried to DR.. Fergu-
sons office, pasted together and
mended and sent thither re.
joicing, that it was not worse.
The parade was a big feature,
and all who took part deserve
much credit and praise. The
procession was as follows:
Cadet band.
Frank Fielding, home made
bicycle, made up.
Saunders automobile, decorat-
ed.
Bubble No. 7,777,777--home
made, no engine, selr steering
and not hitched to anything.
Middlebrook automobile, In
dian decorations; occupants Mr..
and Mrs. Middelbrook; Mrs. Fl.
F. Nelson; Mrs. A. L. Addison
and Mrs. N. J. Bleser, al, made
up as Indians.
Bleser's automobile, Japanese
decorations ;occupants the Misses
Gretchen Bleser, Genie Jac quet,
lnez Ely, Helen Mesmer and
Corinne Saunders, made up and
dressed as Japanese ladies.
E. H. Moore's autopobile; dec
orations national colors, occupied
by several little girls.
Emil Johnson's automobile
decorated.
DR.. J. w. Ross automobile,
decorated.
G. A. Wood, DR.. kriesel and
Rudolph Berkner automobiles
Skidoo fire department guard
ed on the front end by fire heroes
W. S. Nixon and George Pinck-
ney, and to see that no one got
a free ride were two mobiles, A. j.
Bleser aud W. W. Wilson. A
peculiar fact of this display was
that all the members are %
inches around the waist, have 2S
teeth. % hairs on the top of their
heads, 25 cents in their pockets
and can give % pointers to auy
old fire aggregation that ever
"came down the pike."
COlored band and mounted cow
boys. Pony, horses, and goat in
wagon.
Clown-special policeman.
Erlandson & Johnson, cage on
wagon, and every cat that could
be found in the city was an oc.
cupant.
Charles Allen with dogs
in cage.
Square cake Of ice hauled on
stone boat, representing isin-
glass mine discovered near An
dover by Ed. Dreucker and
Frank Smith.
Gold nugget, discovered, we
won't tell, don't believe in free
advertising, guarded by braves
of>Co. D. but latter captured by
COW boys.
Caravan band.
G. E. McGowans automobile.
A feature OF interest were two
men, one carrying a cradle and
the other a rake and a banner
with the following words,
Grant County in 1875, and
closely following was G.. T.
Oehler, with four horses hitched
to late model push binder, and
q banner was attached bearing the
words Grant County in 1908"
Two boys IN single pair of
overalls, bearing sign Full
measure at Home of Real Bar.
gains. !"
The farmer band brought up
the rear of the parade, which
was just four blocks long.
PUBLIC SALE
The sale was we'll attended.
There were 48 entries and the
total sales amounted to 1912.
STREET SPORTS
100 yard foot race T.
Bunting, 1st; Joe Heller, I'd;
Gust Angerhaffer, Sd.
Boys foot race-Leo Gayuor,
1st; Clifton Neff, I'd.
Girls foot race-Lenitta Dardis,
lst; Eva Miller, I'd.
Ladies wheelborrow race
Anna Bundzen, 1st; Ruth 10
Combe. I'd.
Three legged race-Hnward
Continued On last page q
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-07-24
NO BEER .
SOLD
IN CANS
BY order of the mayor.

1t is not necessary to go into
details as to the direct cause of
this order, but there is another
reason-the hoboes and others
are coming west in large num-
bers, ostensibly to work in the
harvest fields, and the majority
OF this class are postmaster at
rushing the growler.' It is
to ward off any trou BILE among
this class, as much as anything
that caused the order to be
posted.
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TIM T. TABLE.
LOCAL WANT COLUMN.

NOR SALE-House and two lots. Call a
I once. JOHN BURaAN city. T.,
DED POLLS FOX SALE.-I now have for
III eale eight REGISTERED RED PoLLED BULLS OF
age for service No better pedigrees in the
country. Prices right. w. E. Raymond, Summit,
So. Oak.