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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16

In another column we present
. picture of the court house OF
Day county, and in contrast a
picture of the Grant county
court house. The latter is sug-
gestive of the pioneer days,
from which the counties of East
ern South Dakota have long
since emerged. The Day county
building is q standing adver.
tisemenJ of the permanent ad.
vancement of the county.
Roberts county to the north
Of us and Big Stone county to
the east each have county build
ing similar to that of Day, and
representative of the wealth and
substantial interests of the coun
les in which they have been
erected.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16

REPUBLICANS throughout the
county next month should not
fail to vote the special election
ticket for congressman, for
which Eben w. Martin is the
candidate to fill the unexpired
term vacancy. The people of
South Dakota can rest assured
Of being we'll represented when
Mr.. Martin is attending to their
in Washington.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16
THE supreme court last Satur-

THE supreme court last Satur-
day rendered q decision
disbaring Attorney G. w.
Egan, of Sioux Falls, from prac
ticing in the state. E gan will
be remem bered as one of the
insurgent speakers in Milbank
during last springs primary
canvass. The charge against
Egan was the taking of an insane
woman's property while he was
acting as her attorney in a muir.
der trial.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16

AS will be seen by reference
to the notice of election in anoth-
es column aproposed amendment
is submitted to the voters max.
ing al entire change in the sys.
tenn of state taxation, aud taking
OF the limit which is now a
check upon legislature. 1t will
be q good thing for the voters
TO oppose this amendment tothe
co Institution by voting no.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16
Court House Proposition

some F3CU IN n0S6TO " fTesen
Conditions and Accommodations
and the Extra Tax Necessary for
the Building.
In the matter of building a
new court house, the need OF a
larger and more com modious
building, in which the county
records may be preserved, is
generally admitted, and the only
objection that can possibly be
urged against the project is the
matter of expense or taxation.
The inadequate facilities are
we'll known to all who have any
amount of business to do at the
court house. With additional
vault room the Inconvenience
might be put up with for some
time but for the fact that in the
present frame structure there
is always the danger of fire and
the loss of valuable records.
Once in the historyof the county
we have known what it is TO
have a fire loss of county proper,
ty and records, aud the annoy.
ance and expense which it &C.
casioned the people of the coun
ty Though this was more than
a dozen years ago there are still
frequently occasions when the
loss of records at that time caus
es trouble and expense to
property owners. 1t is prob.
ably a conservative estimate to
say that the loss and expense OF
that fire to the people of the
the county has been not less
than $25, 600 or $50, 900, and a
similar disaster at the present
time might entail a still! heavier
loss.
That those who have charge
of the records deem itabsolutely
necessary for the county to Sc
cure more vault room for the safe
keeping o. the record books and
papers, and that this at least can
not long be delayed, we present
the afidavits of the county au
ditor and clerk of courts touch
ing the matter;
Estate of South Dakota -.
County Of Grant Us
Chas. New aters, County Auditor,
w. S. Nixon, Register of Deeds, and
John w. Liggett, Clerk of the Courts,
being each duly sworn for himself
says, the vaults in their respective
offices in the court house in said
county are SO full that it will be abb
sOlutely necessary within the next
yea to build new vaults in order to
properly protect the papers, books
and property of the county.
That the crowded and TANNED con
dition of their respective Office vaults
is such. at the present time, that it
Is impossible to find any particular
paper when wanted without a great
deal of search, and then at Times it
Is impossible to find what is wanted
in time to answer the purpose for
which it is called.
CHAS. MCWATERS, County Auditor.
W. S. NIXON. Register of Deeds.
JOHN w. LIGGETT, Clerk of Courts.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this thirteenth day of October. 1908.
S. S. LOCKHART,
Notary Public within and for
Grant County, South Dakota,
Notary Seal. /"
There can be no question as to
the necessity for better condi-
tions, and the matter resolves
itself into a financial one. Can
the county erect a building for
its needs for years to come
without over burdening the tax
payers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16
~. q. II. ID.

The W. q. T.. u. is holding it's
state convention ct Rapid City
this week. Among the Milbank
members Of the Union who are
attending and who left the first
Of week for the Black Hills, are:
Nesdames j. A. Fuller, Bert
voss, ]. N. Stafford, w. 3. Let's,
N. q. Wiseman, W |. Lowthian.
J Young and Miss Minnie
Savers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16

The daily papers state that
the disaster to one of the Ameri-
can balloons at the Berlin race
Was caused by the appendix be
ing too long. This is another
boost for the hospitals.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16

Hot Springs Times-Herald: 1t
has taken South Dakota ten
years to live down the shame of
having elected Knowles and Kel-
ley TO congress. Beware of
Olson and Soul.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16
this thirteenth day of October, 1908.

this thirteenth day Of October, 1908.
S. S. LOCKHART,
Notary Public Grant County, South
Dakota.
Notary Seal
That these figures may be
given Illustration the following
quarter sections of land in diff.
terent parts of the county have
been maze to show the amount
of increase in tax which the
building of the court house
would place upon them:
NW4 of 6-ll9-4s, land of J. L.
Scheie, Iast assessed valuation 1885.
Additional tax to paw for new court
house in ten years in full, per year
s2.S7.
The SEt 2O-l2O-5l, land of Will
Boice, last assessed valuation sl345.
Additional tax to pay for new court
house in ten years in full, per year
S2.Ol.
The NW1-4 of 9-l2l-5l. land
of A. O. Atten, last assessed valua-
ton $1l77. Additional tax to pay for
new court house in ten years in full,
per year $l.9S.
SEA- 28-ll9-49, land of l.: j.
Englund, last assessed valuation 1892.
Additional tax to pay for new court
house in ten years in full, per year,
Sl.4S.
NEIL lS--l2l-49, land of c. Sam
pie, last assessed valuation 1886.
Additional tax to pay for new court
house in ten years, in full, per year
S2.77.
SW1-4 26-ll9-5O. land of A. G.
Berg, last assessed valuation Sll20.
Additional tax to pay for new court
house in ten years in full, per year.,
Sl.68.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1908-10-16

There can be no question as to
the necessity for better condi-
tions, and the matter resolves
itself into a financial one. Can
the county erect a building for
its needs for years to come
without over burdening the tax
payers.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24

roots must be kept moist by standing
them in a puddle" made of earth
and water mixed to the consistency
of cream, or 'heeled in" by nearly
burying them in fresh earth. In set
ing the trees it is important to place
them about three inches deeper than
they stood originally, and to spread
out the roots and pack the soil firmly
about them. Two inches of soil at
the top should be left very loose, to
act as a mulch to retain the moisture.
Large trees are by no means al
ways the best to plant. Small seed
lings may be secured easily and
cheaply, and are much more likely
to live. If these are set out in good
numbers after the pattern of a COM
mercial plantation they will become
in due time a true forest on a small
scale.
If only a few trees are planted, as
is usually the case, it is still possible
to make plain the true relation of
such work to forestry. No matter
how few the trees, they may be made
to illustrate planting for commercial
Dr. protective use
The scope of Arbor Day planting
may sometimes be broadened by Sc
curing permission from some public
spirited citizen or nearby farmer for
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
B8@4@8
Arbor Day.
BY GRACE EBY.

With joy we hail Arbor Day, especi-
ally for its influence on the children.
May every school collect a good sup
ply of trees and shrubs with which
to adorn its grounds, and may there
be added to every home some new
attraction. I would see our farms
and houses protected by ~windbreaks
of sturdy growing evergreens, and at
each homestead a coy corner, where
rustic seats might invite the weary
farm hands to cooling shade and rest
at noontide, all through the heated
harvest time and give the worn
housewife a quiet retreat for a little
time after the kitchen work is done,
and a healthful resort for the chill
dren just returned from their long
and heated walk from school; and,
oh how precious the hours of even
tide, when all the family is gathered
for a little while of sweet communion
and quietude before retiring.
If farmers would plant a clump or
two of shade trees in the pasture
fields the grateful kline would appre-
ciate the kindness and yield a larger
and more wholesome flow of milk
than if toiling in a broiling sun the
whole livelong day.
A few trees by the roadside are
such a comfort to the heated traveller;
yes. and to his tired beast. Then
plant trees by the wayside, with
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
In All Parts Of the State.

Clifton Allen and William Mounce,
of Bridgeport, caught s~eventy-five
fine shad in Raccoon Creek, the rec
ord for this season.
The Locktown Dairy Association
has elected these officers: President,
CyrGs Risler; vice-president, David
Bodine; secretary, e. M. Heath;
treasurer, II. F. Bodine,
After several hours of terrible suf-
fering Mrs. Willard Everitt, whose
clothing caught fire while she was
burning rubbish in her garden, at
bennington, died from her burns.
Abbey Geddis, widow of Daniel
Geddis, died at the home of her niece,
Mrs. w. H. Clarkson, in Railway,
aged seventy-five years.
Friends of temperance at Vineland
are elated over the passage of the law
shutting beer arks'' out of munich
palities that vote dry"
Samuel Phifer, of Pitman, pur-
chased four acres of ground in North
Pitman, and resold it for double what
he paid for it within two days.
At the suggestion of the Trentonl
Civic Club the managers of the State
Hospital for the INSANE have decided,
to add 3 woman physician to the staff
Of the institution. !
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
A Comforting Promise.

with long life will l satisfy thee"
i get a good deal of comfort out OF
that promise. l don't think that
means a short life down here-sev-
enty years, eighty years, ninety years,
or one hundred years. Do you think
that any man living would be salts
fed if he could live to be one hundred
years old, and then have to die? Not
by a good deal. Suppose Adam had
lived until to-day, and had to die to-
night; would he be satisfied? Not a
bit of it! Not if he had lived a mil
lion years and then had to die.
You know we are all the time COM
ing to the end of things here-the
end of the week, the end of the
month, the end of the year, the end
of school days. 1t is end, end, end
all the time. But, thank God, He is
going to satisfy us with long life; no
end of it, an endless life.
Life is very sweet. l never liked
death; | like life. 1t would be a
pretty dark world if death were eter-
nal, and when our loved ones die we
were to be eternally separated from
them. Thank God, it is not so; We
shall be reunited. 1t is Just moving
out of this house into a better one;
stepping up higher and living on and
on foreyer.-Dwight L. Moody,
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24

seem like a different place. And just
think how pleasant it will be for the
children who will go to school here
ten years from now" she added, cor
twenty years-or thirty"
With this idea in mind, the chill
dren had worked with a will, and
when Arbor Day came the holes were
all dug, and rich earth had been
filled in around the roots. At $50
each pupil was in his place, ready
with the song, or speech, or recita-
ton, which he was to give before
planting his tree.
Miss Smith led the visitors from
place to place, and everything went
on just as had been arranged till they
came to little Tommy West.
When Miss Smith saw his excited
face, and the trembling of the hand
that held the pine tree, she was sure
hat he had forgotten his verses, and
she was just about to prompt him
when he started out on his W hook.
This is a pine tree" he gasped,
clutching at 1t as If for support. And
and | hope 1t will grow upon into a
a forest and-and be a comfort to my
ancestors!"-Youth's Companion.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Make the City beautiful.

The Montclair Civic Association,
which has a membership of over 500
men and women, plans to make Mont
clair an ideally managed town. In
accordance with a resolution passed
at its annual dinner the Board of Di-
rectors of the association has an
nounced that it has appointed a Civic
Art Commission to promote in all
practical ways the beautifying of
Montclair and to influence a just ap-
probation of the value of art in daily
life. A committee to consider a new
plan of government for Montclair
was also appointed. The T%ranspor-
iation Committee reported that the
Lackawanna Railroad Company had
promised a new railroad station for
Montclair. 1t also announced that in
the near future there would be a
change in the roads schedule. The
abolition of the turn table at the
Montclair terminal, the double
tracking of the line between here and
Bloomfield; and other improvements
are also promised.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
His Bride Too Exnensiye.

Anna Wendt came from Germany
on the steamer uerst Bismarck three
months ago. Among the other pas
sengers vas Mrs. William thinner
man, of Passaic, who liked the young
er woman so much that she was in
vited to visit her. Miss Wendt did
so, and Frank Zimmerman, a jour
neyman baker, who earns IS a week,
fell in love with his mothers pretty
guest, and they were married. With
i'll a week after the wedding the bride
purchased an article of wearing ap.
parel for which she paid IS. Frank
said 81 was more in keeping with his
income, and that his mother never
paid more than that. Two weeks
ago Frank told his bride that she
would have to go to work, as he was
unable to support her. She replied
that she would not work, never had
to work, and it was too late nov to
begin. Now each has obtained the
services of a lawyer to go to the di.
yOrce court.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS


Workmen employed in digging a
cellar on the farm of Andrew 3. Will
iams, of Troy Hills, in Morris Coun-
ty, uncovered a rusty iron box which
when broken open was found to con-
tain deeds for about seventy acres OF
land near Lancaster, England. Mr..
Williams says his grandfather, Her.
bert Williams, who was a very eceen-
trio man, came to America from Eng
land in 1857 and purchased the Tavy
Hills farm. He never said much
about his old home except that he
came from Lancaster. In the last
ten years of his life he was not con-
sidered to be III his right mind. Many
times he spoke of being the owner of
considerable property in England, but
no attention was paid to what he
said. He died in 1885. The box was
found at the foot of the stump of an
old maple tree, which died years ago.
Herbert Williams, however, would
never allow it to be cut down. An
drew Williams decided to build a new
house this spring and chose the spot
where the old tree had stood.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Couldn't Visit Grave. Dies.

An hour after she had expressed
disappointment because on account
of the rain she could not go to he1
husbands grave and place flowers on
it, Mrs. Eliza Exton, widow of John
Exton, of Trenton, died. Mrs. Exton
and three of her adult children were
ready to start for the cemetery when
it began to rain. She said: Never
mind, we will so tomorrow" An
hour later she was seized with a fatal
stroke of paralysis. Mrs. Eliza Elk.
ton was the widow of John Exton, the
man who made the hard tack" for
the Civil War soldiers. She was born
in England, and was nearly seventy
Years old.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
FEARS FOR RACE OF WOMEN.
Professor Ross Sees Feminine Graces
Eliminated by Trade Influences.

Unless factory and shop conditions
are changed materially, America is
threatened with the appearance of a
race of women like those of the peas
ant class of Russia, according to Pro-
fessor Edward A. Ross, of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin. Professor Ross
made this assertion during an address
before a public meeting held under
the auspices of the Illinois Federation
of Women's Clubs at Hull House.
After quoting from statistics to
show that one-third of the women of
the country between the ages of
fifteen and twenty-five are engaged in
industrial occupations, Professor Ross
said:
with many of them it is only tenn
porary, but do you realize that for
the few years they are at the loom or
in the shop the conditions surround
Ing them are not shared or Influenced
by anybody who has any interest in
them?
"The truly feminine girl. the one Of
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24


frailty and delicacy, will pass from
our working classes. There will be
a reversion to the type of masculine
women, squat, fiat chested, broad
backed, low proved creatures, work
ing in the fields side by side with the
men, the burdens of wifehood and
motherhood coming but as an incident
to a day of toll.
"The cost of the cure, the preven-
ton of such a state, is in the hands
of society to-day. The day when a
nan could sell himself into slavery
is in the past of all civilized coun-
tries. A further interference in the
field of the so-called freedom of con-
tract cannot be considered bold.
The law can tell a girl just how many
hours of her time she may SELL"
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24

are desired a follow when the
planting is done.
The careful selection of trees for
a specific use and situation is essen
tlal to success, and proper planting
is equally important. Though less
fastidious than agricultural crops in
their demands upon the soil, trees
cannot be set in a rough soil at ran
dom and then expected to flourish.
They should be planted without al
lowing their roots time to dry out
from exposure to the air. When de-
lay between procuring the trees and
their planting cannot be avoided the
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Unearth Skeletons at Sandy Hook.

The Quartermaster's Department at
Fort Hancock is caring for the bones
of men dug UP recently on the reser-
vation. Sixteen of the bodies have
been found inside of a brick vault
which has been unearthed, and others
ave been found in the earth near by.
There is a tradition that several
omcers and men were frozen to death
Turing The first part of the Revolu-
ion while in camp upon the Hook.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24

the children to plant a small block Of
trees on his land. This could he
made a practical demonstration of
how such work is done on a large
scale.
Outside the scope of the actual
plantation, it is well to bear in mind
that Arbor Day is not the only day
on which trees deserve the intelligent
thought of the children. They need
care throughout the season. Watch
ing the plantation thrive under right
treatment greatly adds to the educa-
tional value of the work, which other
wise leaves but a slight impression.
1t is all important that the planta-
ton should become a model of what
can be done along these lines. In
after years the children should be
able to point with satisfaction to the
work of their school days.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24

here and there some inviting luscious
fruit, adding value to the farm and
attractiveness to the neighborhood.
Who does not love to travel through
a part of the country where all seems
to have been planned for utility, COM
fort and beauty. rather than through
some dreary, unsightly locality, and
over uncomfortable, unshaded roads?
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
In the Dead of Night.
It was long after midnight.

1t was long after midnight.
The chamber was dark and silent.
Her husbands quiet, regular breath
ing showed that he was deep in sleep.
Carefully she arose, taking every
precaution not to disturb the slum-
berer. Stealthily stepping across the
room, using all the care possible not
to make a noise, she reached the
clothes tree, and taking from it the
trousers hung upon it, still stealthily
stepped into the dressing room, where
a light burned dimly.
Then did she go through the pock-
cts for loose change? No! She sewed
on a forgotten suspender BUTTON
Sqmerville journal.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Not So Bad,

His Wife-"Are you going to ask
that young Jenkins and his iancee to
III house party?"
Husband-"Not much"
His Wife-"You dislike him, don't
you?"
Husband Yes, but not enough
TOR that."-Life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Ruin!

Mr.. Beetle (the insurance solicit
tor)-"You don't mean to say you is.
sued a policy to that centipede?"
Mr.. Spider (the agent for the In.
Gets Prudential) why not?"
why Spider, alive! we have to
pay him $4,000 for every leg he
loses!"-Life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Shoots BABY Sister in PLAY,

When playing soldier with a shot
gun, Tony Louise, of Trenton, seven
years old, shot his baby sister, eight
months old. The top of the child's
head was blown off by the charge,
which barely missed the brain. Rosa,
another sister, was holding the baby
at the time the gun went off, and mar
rowly escaped death. The boy is I'M
der arrest.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24

Nature is mythical and mystical always, and Works
With the license and extraVagance of genius. She has
her luxurious and floid style as Well as art. Having a
pilgrims cup to make, she gives to the whole-stem,
bowl, handle, and nose-some fantastic shape, as if it
We're to be the car of some fabulous marine deitu, a
Marcus or Triton.
Henry DAVID Thoyeam
= From Excursions and Poems in Natural History of Massachusetts
Used by permission Of Houghton, MhHin g. Co
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Little Tommy's Arbor-Day Speech.

Miss Smith had invited all the peo-
pie in the neighborhood to attend the
Arbor-Day exercises She had said
to the children
I'VE will plant good trees, and If
we take good care Of them, we can
make this bare schoplyard so beauti-
full that in four or i've years it will
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Strange Lodger Dead.

Edward Doranz, who occupies
bachelor apartments at 1913 Atlantic
avenue, Atlantic City, found a re-
spectacle looking man about thirty
five slightly intoxicated on the street
and took him in. He put the man in
bed, and when he went to see him
next morning found the stranger
Lead. From papers found in the dead
mans pocket it is believed he is Chas.
e. Frech, of Springnouse.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Church Ban OH Big Hats.

Several Burlington churches pro-
posed a ban upon Merry Widow"
hats worn by members of the congre-
cations during services. In the prom
inent churches hereafter it is pro-
posed to request women who wear
their big hats to church to check
hem at the cloakroom during serv-
ices. The Rev. NJ. H. Armor said
that women who wear bic hats in the
front pews will have to answer for
more than one man starting on the
downward path.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Where He Was.

Caller-NIs the professor of ap.
piled physics in?"
Boston Butler-"No, sir. He is at
present occupying the chair of ap.
piled lather ."-Harper's Weekly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
A Deferred Opinion.

Theatrical Manager -"Do you
think O are fully adequate to that
scene?"
Great Actress-"I can tell better
when my clothes come from the
dressmaker. Life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-04-24
Hard Luck.

What makes the Office boy sc
glum?"
Il understand that his grandmoth.
er has gone on a strike and refuses
to die during the baseball season.
Narper's Weekly.