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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-03-19
OBITJ- AIRY
Mrs. Charles l.. Purdy

Eliza J. Turner, the maiden
name of the deceased lady, was
born in London, Eng, in 1852,
and came with her parents to
America when she was but three
years Old, the family first set.
Ting in Illinois, and later moving
to Fillmore county, MINI, where
she was married to Charles l..
Purdy, her surviving hus band at
Spring Valley, forty years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Purdy removed to
Iowa and later to norther q Min.
nesota, aud % years ago came to
their present home in Grant
county. Deceased was the
mother of thirteen children. ten
of whom are still living, and are:
Frank E., who is engaged in the
gran business at Summit, Edith
E., who is a teacher at Lowry,
Mrs. Cora Arff of Pennington,
Mrs. Alice Whitefoot of Summit,
Fred B., county superintendent
of schools of Grant county, and
Winnlfred, Bert, Emme Nellie
and Ralph, living at the home.
stead.
The deceased was taken from
her home in Pennington town
ship to St. Barnabas hospital at
Minneapolis on the 10th INST,
where she was operated upon for
strangulated hernia. but was too
weak to rally from the operation
and died a few hours after.
The funeral service was held
at Summit on the 18th inst. a
large nun Der of the friends ofthe
family being IN attendance.
Mrs. Purdy's two brothers, VIM
Turner, of Donnelly, MINI, and
George Turner, of Brown coun
", and Frank Ordwav, a broth.
er.in-law, and his daughter Eta.
of Lacota, N. D., came from their
homes to attend the funeral.
The deceased lady was a mem.
Der of the Episcopal church, was
a woman of most amiable dis
position and fine character, al
ways winning the respect aud
love of those with whom she be
came associated, and her mem.
ory will be cherished by all who
knew her in the home or in social
companionship.
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Notice Of Teachers Examination.

Notice is hereby given that the next
regular examination for teachers
certificates will be held in the court
room of the court house at Milbank.
5. D., on Thursday and Friday. April
Sth and 9th. 1909. All teachers who
do not hold valid certificates at this
time, or whose certificates will expire
before the next regular examin alton
on June 10th and 11th, xro notified to
close their schools and come and take
this examination. The teachers will
sustain no loss of pay while taking
this examination provided that not
more than tvo days are taken in any
one year for this purpose. Questions
for first, second and third grade cer-
titicates will be submitted. All mater
ial will be furnished gratis to teachers.
Work will begin promptly at O clock
Thursday morning.
FRED B. PURDY,
II County Superintendent.
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Ribbon sale at Mittelstaedts.
All 2Oc hose at 1Oc a pair, Sat.
urday only at Mittelstaedts.
w. J. Oehler, of Big Stone, was
in Milbank Tuesday visiting his
brother, G.. T., and the latter re.
turned with him to Big Stone to
attend to some business affairs.
w. w. Harper, of Kilborn, con
cluded he didn't want to sell his
farm for $40, 900, and has rented
the place for the year but will
contiue to make his home on the
farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. J. Bleser
went down to Minneapolis last
Friday to attend the auto show
Mrs. Bleser remained for a more
extended visit with her sister,
Mrs. Jacquot, and her mother.
Fuller & Fuller have 600 acres
of far N land to rent-see want
column.
DR.. F.. J. Nav left on the 18th
for Chicago, where he goes to
take post graduate course in
optical science. He wishes to
state that any of his patrons who
break their glasses or have other
accidents or troubles can have
the same attended to by leaving
their glasses with Mrs. Nav,
who will send them on to him at
Chicago, where he will have them
attended to and promptly re.
turned.
Hon. J. Struble. of LeMars,
Iowa. and John Nj. Carter, of
Sioux CITY,, appeared before
County Judge Lockhart, who was
acting as refere, in an Iowa action
and secured testimony last Wed.
nesday morning for q case in the
Iowa courts. w. G. Vilwock was
appointed stenographer.
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Excelsior Club

Wednesday March 10, being set for
philonthropic day, the Excelsior club
met f1 r its observance in the library
club room. The usual literary pro-
gram was given. The benefits took
the form of hosiery shower for the
childrens home, forty pair being the
number donated by the club members.
At the adjournment the ladies were es
corted to the Hotel St. Hurbert by
the hostes, Mesdames Wood, Downie,
Conright, Ackerman and Prevey,
where delicious three course dinner
had been prepared.
At nine o'clock the meeting ad-
journed after deciding that the day
had been one OF the pleasantest of the
year.
MRS. VOSBURGH,
Reporter pro TEN.
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Local and Personal Paragraphs.
Read Mrs. Ports ad.

Read Mrs. Ports ad.
Ribbon sale at Mittelstaedts.
Mrs. Chas. Fox made visit to
the Twin cities last Monday.
Miss Kate Let's spent Sunday
with the Paul Jones family at
Montevideo.
Henry Martens made a trip to
Iowa Wednesday on land busi.
ness and will be back the last of
the week.
Hosiery sale Saturday at Nit.
telstaedts.
Miss Lillian Ham mond, an at.
tendent al Hamline UNIVERSITY
comes tonight to spend the east.
er vacation with her class mate
Miss Ma yme MitteIstaedt
Gus Swanson, the cement man,
the first of the week received q
new concrete mixer on wheels, so
that it may be readily moved
from place to place.
Prof. Hopfner led the orches.
ira at the Methodist church
Sunday night, and rendered one
of his violin solos in the musical
service.
Editor G. G. Knappen aud H.
L, Spackmen, of Sisseton, who
haa been down at the Arkansas
Hot Springs, arrived here Tues
day morning on their way north.
Mrs. A. w. Lindquist, of Dia-
mond, Roberts county, the vice.
president of the Rebecca Assem-.
bly,, was the guest of Mrs. G.. w.
Prevey Monday, while on her
way to visit the Rebecca lodge at
Revillo.
Mrs. F. w. Thorndike was Wis.
iting with Milbank friends Fri.
day and Saturday of last week,
the guest of Mrs. Downie. She
came up to see her daughter,
who was attending the teachers
meeting, and who is teaching in
Kilborn township.
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Something Of a Fish

Edmund Cook, of Wilmot, who
has been in Florida the past
month, will have a great fish
story to tell when he gets home.
He has been putting IN some
time shark fishing, and a week
or SO ago he landed one of the
big things of the deep After
getting its body on his line
he secured assistance from
others persons who were near
by, and one of the party fired
eight balls into the monster be-
fore it was landed. The De
Lrand News gives the following
account of the capture of the
big fish.
Last evening between and
8 'cloch stiugeray OF enor nous
size and proportions was caught
OF the casino pier at Dayton
Beach. Its actual measure.
ments from Zip to tail are IA feet,
Z inches, and it's breadth 6 feet
II inches; it's weight is estimated
all the way from 800 pounds to
half ton, and it took the com
bined strength of twenty men to
pull it on to the sand al the sea.
shore. A block and tackle was
necessary to hoist the bulk OF
the monster under the pier iu
order to have it photographed
today by Clark G.. Smith, the
Dayton Beach artist.
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Died

Marjorie Burnetta Rix, daughter
Of Mr.and Mrs. Barney erik,
on Thursday afternoon, March
II, 1909, of bronchial pneu-
mOnia.
The funeral services were con.
Quoted by Rev. O. E. Boyce,
Sunday afternoon, and we're
largely attended by friends of
the family and an abundance of
flowers gave evidence Of the
kindly sympathy of many
friends. The pail bearers were
four boys-Wallace Johnson,
Emil Lindquist, Walter FAIR
child and Cy Carl.
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Warnin to Farmers

This is the season of the year
when the farmer begins to plan
about his crop and is probably
now figuring on getting his
fields ready for the plow. In
great many cases straw piles dot
the stubble fields and are in
practically the same condition as
they were when the thresher
pulled away from them last fall.
A great many farmers, especially
in the northern part OF the state.
do not keep stock enough to
work the straw up and their only
n. cans of disposing of these straw
stacks is to burn them. Their
fires can be seen from now until
seeding time every night in ev-
cry direction.
Mr.. Far mer, before you apply
match to straw pile just stop
and consider:
1st-That the fire you set may
lay and shoulder for a week or
ten days before high wind
springs up and fans the smonld-
erlng embers invoa blaze which
may spread to the stubble or
grass and do a great amount of
damage for which you are liable
to your neighbors.
2nd-lt is misdemeanor, pun.
ishable by a fine or lmprison.
ment or both, a. the discretion
of the Court, for setting fire
without fifty feet Of fresh plow-
ing completely surrounding the
straw stack or the stubble set on
fire.
Several farmers have recently
been arrested by the state fire
marshal, and when brought be.
fore the Circuit Court have re-
ceived fines, and some of these
same men have been sued in q
civil action for damage done to
neighbors buildings and crops.
The Fire Marshal's depart.
ment does not desire to make
any one any unnecessa trouble
or expense, but your neighoors
have rights as wellas yourselves.
If any one should be compelled
to rout out their families in the
middle of the night and have
just barely time to hitch a team
to wagon, load the family in
and run to a place of safety,
while the home, grain. and, as
has occurred, the stock; and, in
a few extreme cases, their all
has gone up in smoke--the d.
rect result of your carelessness
you cannot expect such neigh
Dor to treat the matter lightly,
and you can only expect to make
good any damage so done.
The department has prosecut
ed, criminally, only a few o. the
most fragrant cases, but We here
by give fair warning, that you
will find the Fire Marshal camp
ing on the trail of the people who
set fires contrary to law.
F. A. CRAFT,
State Fire Marshal.
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Musical Recital

The recital given by Prof
Hopfner's music pupils last
Thursday passed off in nice
form, the young musicians with
their various instruments show.
ing the careful work that had
been gived them, aud the fine
progress they had been making
ing in their musical studies.
The different numbers brought
forth rounds of hearty applause.
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Wet or Dry

A number of the smaller towns
and villages held their elections
last Tuesday, in most places the
principal question being as to
saloon or no saloon. Following
ing are the results in some of the
nearby towns:
Dry-Waubay 81; Ortley /;
White Rock 20; Peever Z; Veblen
Il.
Wet-Brlstol 3: ReviIlo 33;
Albee 15:Summit 1 Twin Brooks
10; South Shore.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-03-19
OUNTY SCHOOLS
A Splendid Meeting OF School Oficer
and Teachers Of the County


and Teachers OF the County
The annual meeting of the
teachers and school officers of
the county, held at the opera
house last Saturday was prob.
ably the best gathering of this
character ever held in the county
and the attendance was so good
that the opera house was nearly
filled at the afternoon session.
On account of the decease of
County Superintendent Purdy's
mother the superintendent was
unable to be present, and Editor
Aldrlch of Big Stone, a former
county superintendent, was ap-
pointed to conduct the meeting,
which he did in a most success
full manner. w. l. Lowthian, of
Melrose, in short talk at the
morning session gave list of
the things that should be done
by the school officers before the
opening of school, but which are
frequently not attended to. The
care of the school grounds was
also discussed, and the matter of
setting out trees was urged
where this could be done sue.
cessfully. The matter of heat.
ing and ventilating was taken up.
Prof. )orgenson, the county
superintendent of Brown county
stating that a large number Of
the schools in his county had put
in a heating and ventilating plant
at a cost of less than 800, that
was proving eminently salts.
factory, heating the room more
evenly and keeping the air pure.
The only cases where the system
did not prove satisfactory was
where the chimney was too
small-a large chimney being
necessary.
At the afternoon session Prof.
Nachtigall and Assistant State
Supt. Swanson discussed the
length of school term, the latter
strongly urging that a ulne
months term Of school be held,
and that the boys and girls of
the country be given the oppor-
tuni.ies Of . full term of school
Supt. Clark, of the Milbauk
schools, presented the need of
scholarship in the schools and
pressed home the necessity for
the best of educational abilities
in the rural schools. Prof.
Clark was rendered a vote of
thanks for his paper.
Assistant State Superinten-
dent Swanson spoke on the
''scarity of teachers holding
that while there was a scarcity
of good teachers, there was not
a scarcity of those holding certi.
ficates, and told several stories
to illustrate his point.
1t devolved upon I. D, Aid.
rich to present the matter of a
rational tax levy for school pur.
poses, and he did this in a.
very able paper, giving some
local examples of the divergence
in tax levies.
G. W. Nash, president OF the
Aberdeen state normal, and q
former state superintendent,
gave splendid short address
on the public schools and their
efficiency. Prof. Nash s address
made q fine impression, and was
a fitting conclusion to a gather.
ing that was instructive and
and interesting through
out, and must of necessity prove
helpful to both the teachers and
and SchOO1 off oorc of thu oo,o>-
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Prospective Buildings

DR.. j. w. Ross during the past
week sold eight or ten lots on his
Park Avenue property, on which
a number of residences will 90
up during the season. Among
the purchasers. are Messrs. C.
E. Leach, A. Grove and Agent
DonnehOwer.
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The Ladies

Are cordially invited to call at St.
Hubert hotel on March %, % and "a,
where the Misses Porter & Paw, OF
Mankato, MINI, will have on display
complete line of Art Needle Work
and materials for your inspection.
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Card Of Thanks

We wish to extend our thanks to
all the good friends and neighbors
who so kindly assisted US in the re-
cent illness and death of our beloved
wife and mother
FRED W. SIEvERT AND FAMILY
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Family Laundry.

If you have family washing
send it to the Milbank steam
laundry and see how nice it can
be done for sc a pound. For
particulars phone 1876.
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Penny Name Social.

The Ladies Aid Society will give a
Penny Name" social-a penny for
each letter in your name, at the M. f.
church parlors, Friday evening,
March 26
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Card of Thanks

We desire to express our sincere
thanks to the many friends whose
sympathy and assistance we're so
freely extended to US in our recent a.
hlction-the loss of our little daugh-
ter.
Mr. AND MRS B. c.. RIx.
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Herman Eickman. the carpen.
ter. hes been laid up with the
grip during the week.
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Mtlbank Markets
Corrected Thursday Afternoon.)

y. >. WEATHER REPORT
Temperatures tor the Week Ending
March II, 1909. AZ u iibank.
south Dakota.
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differential relation in these rates, as
compared with shipments from New
York and Philadelphia, and the trunk
lines and ocean-and-rail lines had
under consideration the question Of
making similar reductions to those
points
Instead of taking this action, it was
decided at the conference to make no
Changes in the rates in question, but
to adjust the difference to the Ohio
river and Mississippi river points, by
which the rates from NeT, York and
Philadelphia will be nearer those
charged from New Orleans.
This will result in reduction from
New York and philadelphia to Missis-
sippi and Ohio river points, includ-
ing Louisville, st. Louis and the Up
per Mississippi crossings, inclusive
of Burlington, Keolxuk and other
cities
Rates to the latter points will be
applied only on shipments destined to
Iowa points and the Missouri river.
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I'd Like TO See the
Liver Of a Fat Man

This is the expression Of medical man
who said that the liver of fat man
must present wonderfui sight when
that man is alive and performing his
regular duties. The liver is the largest
organ in the human body. The stomach
calls on the liver and so does the blood.
If the liver gives to the digestive APP
paratus improper Juices then the diges-
ton is wrong. This is what makes peo-
ple fat. The liver is not right. On po-
puar demand we have made the famous
Marmola Prescription into Tablets which
are eaten after meals jus like food and
the digest that food as it should be
digested. They remove fat a1reaot- ac-
cumulated a. the rate of from ~ to- Is
ounces per day and leave no wrinkles or
fiabby skin Carry one in your vest
pocKet or purse when you dine out and
eat what you will. Fasting. diet and
exercise will not reduce fat ~ ay only
starve .-le body and by tearing down
other organs you bring thu fat -s,ith the
rest of the destruction. Marmola tab
lets are sold by all druggist and IN
greater quantity than all the otner So
called fat reducers cornblned There
must be merit in them or their sale
could, not be growing larger every
month. Ask any druggist. or IL you pre-
for send IS cts to The MarmoIa Com
pany. Dept 379 Detroit, Mich. and
they will send You a large case of Mar
meio Tablets In plain package by mail.
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SUGAR REDUCTION
ALMOST CERTAIN
Announcement that Railroad Rates
viii be Reduced on Commodity
After December 20 is
Cause.
WHAT A GROCER SAYS
Says That Consumer Will Save
Per Cent on Commodity
keokuk included by
Trunk Lines.

With the increased cost of living
before people at the present time,
the consumer will learn with inter-
est of the reduction in sugar that
will occur after December 20, accord.
ing to the prediction of a Keokuk
grocer. The reduction will be a
small one, but is sufficient to call at
tention to. He estimates a reduction
of about 2 per cent. The announce
ment IS the result of traffic represen-
tatiyes of Eastern Trunk lines.
The following dispatch from New
York tells of the lower rates, which
will mean reduction in the COM
modify: Traffic representatives OF the
Eastern Trunk lines and ocean-and-
rail lines met today to consider what
action should be taken in view of
the reduction in rates on sugar ship
ments made by the New CLEANS lines
to the eastern portion Of the territory
of the Central Freight Association
The New Orleans lines reduced the
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NEWS NOTES FROM
DES MONIES VALLEY
Valley Church Choir Entertained a,
Home Of Charles Peters and
Had Social Time.


There was no Sunday school last
Sunday on account of rain.
Ire Ladies' Aid society of the Val
ley M. e. church met with Mrs. Geo.
O' Bleness of eKokuk last Wednes-
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dennis and son,
Warren of Hamilton visited Saturday
and Sunday at the home Of Chas.
Peters
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Wilson of Keokuk
were the quests of w. Wyatt and fam
lily last Sunday.
Miss Corda Howell of Keokuk Sun
dayed with home folks.
The Valley church choir met at
tie home OF Chas Peters on Thurs
day evening. After an hour of song
practice, the evening was pleasantly
spent in social chat and refreshments
were served.
Mrs. Geo. Bird and children visit
ed few days last week with her
sister at Kahoka, Mo.
Miss Eunice Peters is visiting
friends in Ames, Iowa.
Maggie Howell spent Sunday with
Luella Shaffer.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Adams and
daughter Floyd and Lenora spent
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fans is that each will do mis- utmost
to lead his team to victory in the COM
ing race Owens, in the opinion of
many, If selected to lead the team,
will start to work at once and sign up
sufficient number of good men to fill
the vacant or weak spots of the OF
tumwa club, and with the proper back
ing behind him. it is claimed he will
give the city first division club. A
new prospect has developed in the
person of Dan O'Leary. He is a catch
er and is highly recommended by both
President NJ. E. Justice md Senator
E. P. McManus of Keokuk. He lead
the Rock Island team to victory sew
eral years ago, and has since played
with Wichita and Memphis. He has
been with the latter club the past two
seasons and in the absence of the reg
ular manager, he held the reins over
the club COR several weeks during the
season just lately closed.
According to the Monmouth Atlas,
Maple City baseballdom made a fly
ing trip to the polar wastes of the
Central association last week, and re-
turned home frost bitten. Continuing
it says: The real situation is some
thing like this: Choice for the eighth
member in the Central association.
rests between Monmouth and Cedar
Rapids, or rather between the Maple
City and Belden Hill. who is the
promised resurrected nestor of base
ball in Cedar Rapids, vice Luther
Broberg. formerly of this city, resign
ed.
It is question, largely, of popu-
lation. Cedar Rapids boasts $4,000
souls, not counting Lutte Broberg.
Monmouth counts 10,723, without es-
timating the crop in prospect prior to
the taking of the 1910 census. There
is an element in the Central seeking
the larger population that in the re-
districting of the leagues the Central
may top the 100000 mark and be rails
ed above class D. There's the rub.
The number of changes in the man.
agerial positions of the teams in the
big leagues is considerably greater
than ever before, and a large num-
Der of new managers will accordingly
be seen next season. In the National
league. Dahlen has been appointed
manager of Brooklyn, while Smith
will probably manage Boston, and
Murray Philadelphia. The remainder
of the managers will probably be the
same In the American, O'Conor will
manage st, Louis; Duffy will manage
Chicago; McAleer will manage Wash
ington; Donovan will manage Boston.
and in all probability, Stallings will
manage New York All the new man
ayers have been appointed since tne
close of the base ball season
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The PEACOCK.

Little Ethel had been taken to East
lake park to see the beautiful birds
and animals, and upon her return de-
scribed them to her mother. The
peacock made profound impression
upon her, and she told her mother
about it in this way: 1T is beauti-
full bird, mother, with electric lights
all through the ferns and a turkey
under it.n-Los Angeles Herald.
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yond compare. Such food is Faust
Brand Spaghetti. Serve it new way
every day-for dinner and supper.
There'll be no regrets. Keep it al
ways in the kitchen for ready an
swer to that old question, What to
Cook
Faust Spaghetti is sold by all gro
GERS in five and ten cent packages
sealed Book of twenty-three recipes
sent free on request.
MAULL BROTHERS, ST. LOUIS. Mo-
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The new rates to the Mississippi
crossings are to be 20 cents instead
of IS cents, a hundred pounds, which
will produce new through rate to
Missouri river points of SO cents. The
new rates will become effective on
December 20.
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Don't think because you have taken
many remedies in vain that your case
is incurable. Hoods Sarsaparilla has
cured many seemingly hopeless cases
of scrofula, catarrh, rheumatism, kid
ney complaint, dyspepsia and general
debility Take Hoods.