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Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
METHODISTs NAME
THREE OFFICIALS
Rev. ]. w. Button of Los GatoS Is
Chosen President of
Conference
lNDoRSE THE PANAMA FAIR
Ladies' Aid Society Elects OFF,
cers-Bishop Hughes Talks
to Incoming Pastors
lNDoRSE THE PANAMA FAII
Associated Press1


MONTERREY. Sept 24.-The election
of officers for the three most important
organizations of the church in Califor-
MIA was the order of the day at the
Methodist conference now in session at
Pacific Grove.
Rev. ]. w. Button of Los Gatos Will
be the conference president for the en-
suing year
John Coyle of Palo Alto was elected
vice president and Rev. H. c. Langley
was chosen as secretary treasurer.
The conference Ladies' Aid society
elected these officers: Mrs. G. H. Lewis,
san Francisco, president; Mrs. Moody
Santa Rosa, first vice presidents; MIS-
Humphrey, San Francisco, second vice
president; Mrs. w. Eden. Oakland,
third vice president; Mrs. BENJAMIN
Taber. Auburn, fourth vice president;
Mrs. w. c. Halsey, Oakland, secretary
treasurer.
1t was shown by the secretary's an
nual report that the aid society has a
membership of 1906 in the districts OF
Napa, Sacramento, san Francisco and
Oakland.
The names of the newly elected Off
GERS of the Laymen's association are:
7. II. McCallum, president; r. d. Beals,
first vice president; William Holte, sec
ond vice president; Fred carr. record
ing secretary; ]. H. Henderson, corre-
spending secretary; F. L. Turpin, treas
urer.
Resolutions were adopted today IA
voring San Francisco as the place Tor
the Panama-Pacific exposition.
Bishop Hughes delivered an ADDRESS
s1Ta nj hn
session, and in the evening Rev. Thos.
Nicholson and Judge w. P. Lawlor
smoke. DR.. w. w. Guth of the Uni
yersity Of the Pacific presided.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
DEMOCRATIC LEADERS
GREET BELL AT STATION
Candidates on State Ticket As
Sured of Success

'It's a Democratic year for Califor-
MIA" was the chorus which greeted
Theodore Bell and Timothy Spellacy
at the Arcade station yesterday after
noon when they stepped off the train
accompanied by John McGonigle, edi-
tor of the Ventura Democrat. They
were met by a Democratic delegation
headed by officers of the Democratic
county central committee and taken
to the Hollenbeck hotel in Joe Simons'
big automobile.
At the hotel another handshaking
fiesta began in which a number of del-
egates to the American Mining con-
gress Joined, impressed by the enthusi-
asm of the Los Angeles Democracy.
The two leading candidates on the
state ticket We're kept busy all after
noon meeting men who wanted to tell
them of the certainty of Democratic
success In all this section of Califor-
mia.
Mr.. Bell will rest in Los Angeles un-
til tonight, when he will go to San Di-
ego. He will speak there at $3.50 D. m.
tomorrow instead of in the forenoon,
as had been announced.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
PINCH0T WILL ADDRESS
REPUBLICANS OF COUNTY

The Republican county compaign will
be opened formally in Simpson audito-
rum tomorrow night with speeches by
Clifford Pinchot, William Kent and
William D. Stephens. The Republican
committee has arranged to have some
speakers of prominence at a Los Ange-
les county meeting every Saturday
evening through the remainder of the
campaign.
Mr. Pinchot will make the principal
speech, beginning at 1870 o'clock and
continuing until 8:2O o'clock, when he
will leave to address the American Min
ing congress. Mr.. Kent, who Is the
Republican candidate for congress from
the Second district, viii follow on state
issues, and Mr. Stephens, congressional
candidate from the Los Angeles dis
trict, will speak on the local situation.
Russ Avery will preside.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
MOVE OFFICES TO
FEDERAL BUILDING
Government Departments Being
Rapidly Transferred to
-sse
New Quarters
COURT ROOMS OPEN MONDAY
PoStoffiCe viii Change Location
to Temple and Spring
SITS. Wednesday
COURT ROOMS OPEN MONDAY

A small army of workers and many
vans were busy all day yesterday NOV
ing the fixtures of the federal offices
and courts in the Tajo building to their
new quarters in the federal building,
Temple and Spring streets. Both the
circuit and the district courts, with
their clerks, the district attorneys Of
office were moved from the Tajo build
ing.
What remained to be moved In these
offices will be moved today, as the
courts veill open in the new quarters
Monday morning. The bureau of ami
NAL industry, 1000 North Lyon street,
also was moved into the new building
yesterday.
Today the internal revenue office,
Pacific Electric building, and the
United States land office in the cham
Der of commerce building will be
moved.
Tomorrow the secret service Office in
the Central building and the pension
and naturalization bureaus in the
Thorpe building will go the van route
to their new quarters in Uncle Sam 8
splendid structure.
Tuesday the reclamation service de-
partment, the immigration department
and others will be moved to the federal
building. Each day, as the many de-
partments are being moved, there will
be a gradual moving of the postoffice
supplies.
When Wednesday rolls around, the
day set for the official moving of the
postofffce from its present quarters at
Seventh street and Grand avenue to
the new building, there will be no stop
in the operations of the different de-
partments. As arranged, when one de-
partment window closes to business in
the old quarters it will open to bust
ness in the new.
Those in authority at the new build
ing yesterday stated that the moving
was a day in advance of what had
been expected and they predicted that
all departments would be operating
smoothly
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
PREPARE PROCLAMATION
FOR SPECIAL SESSION

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 24.-In -ac-
cordance with the announcement OF
Governor Gillett at Eureka today, e.
r Mitchell, the governors private sec
retary today began draft of proc
iamation calling the legislature to-
gether here October 8.
Mr.. Mitchell expects to have the
proclamation ready for the governors
signature next Monday. Mitchell con-
ferred with the attorney generals Of
flee, and as they found October l to
be Saturday, it was decided the Mon
day following would be the proper
date. They say the governor will un-
doubtedly concur in this opinion.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
HIRAM JOHNSON STUMPS
THROUGH BUTTE COUNTY
Says He viii Get Majorities from
OroviIIe and Vicinity

OROvILLE, Sept. 24.-Htram w.
Johnson, Republican nominee for gov
ernor, campaigned through Butte coun-
ty today. When he left for Marys-
VILE this afternoon he said he was
satisfied that he would carry the coun-
ty by a substantial majority. His first
address was at Gridley, where at an
early hour a number of farmers had
gathered to hear him.
Then he went to the State Odd Eel
lows home, where he was met by an
escort of Oroville citizens.
The principal speech of the day was
made here this evening. Mr.. johnson
left here for Yuba county.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
RIDES THROUGH RAPIDS
OF NIAGARA IN BARREL

NIAGARA FALLS, Sept. 24.-Bobby
Leach of Niagara Falls, Ont, today
made a trip through the whirlpool
rapids in a barrel, starting from the
old Maid of the Mist landing cantilever
bridge.
Leach entered the rapids at 1857 and
went through them in three minutes,
riding the tremendous waves smooth
ly. At the south end of the pool the
barrel was caught in an inshore eddy
and floated in close enough to be
caught with a pole at sos p. m.
The only one of the barrel naviga-
tors to be killed in a similar trip was
Maude Willard, who suffocated in her
barrel September Z, 1901. She was in
the whirlpool for five hours.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
MAINEY GIVES
DEMOCRATS NEW SLOGAN

The old slogan, Remember the
Maine," is being revived among the
politicians, although not with great rel
ish by the Republicans. The Southern
California bureau of the Democratic
state committee has secured a large
number of rubber stamps with the
words Remember Maine" in letters
stretching across a large envelope. This
is going all over Southern California
and is becoming the fashion for Demo-
Gratis to bring out the taunt, "Remem-
ber Maine" to their opponents who at
tempt to argue that this is not a
Democratic year"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
ORGANIZE HIRAM JOHNSON
CLUB AT SAN BERNARDIN0

SAN BERNARDINO, Sept. 24.-The
local Hiram Johnson club was organ
lied last night with John Brown as
president, w. s. Boggs as vice presi-
dent, w. +. Lemon secretary and ].
Blaine Miller secretary. The head
quarters Of the county club are also
maintained in San Bernardino.
Lemon, who was elected secretary
was defeated for county tax collector
and it had been announced that he was
a candidate for the assembly on the
Independent ticket. Previous to the
primary election in which he went
down to defeat he was q regular"
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
WILL OPERATE CARS OVER
NINTH STREET EXTENSION

Cars will be operated over the extension of
the Los Angeles railways Ninth street line
recently completed between Park View avenue
and Ninth street and Eighth street and Ho-
bart boulevard today.
schedule also goes into effect today
over the Griffith avenue and Main street line
Cars those lines will run to Icastlake park
and the operation Of over the Eleventh
street line to Eastlal5e park will be discon-
tinued. The northern terminus of the cars on
the Eleventh street line is Second and Spring
streets.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
DELEGATION WILL DEFEND
ELEPHANT BUTTE PROJECT

Ell PAso, Texas. Sept. 24.-A special
train bearing 100 delegates from this city
and Las Cruces, N NJ left here tonight for
Pueblo. Colo. for the purpose OF deIeno-
ing the Elephant BUTTE dam project at the
irrigation congress- which meets there next
week.
Efforts will be made to prevent the pass
ace Of adverse resolutions concerning the
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
When$25O.
Will Buy a Piano Like
the Oakland" What
Is the Use of Looking
Paying More?

To be sure, the
Oakland is not sold
by means of cou-
pons, puzzles, 81
for ST. offers, or
any other some
thing for nothing
method. 1t is priced
Just as low as it
can be priced now.
We could double
the figures on the
price tag, call it a
$500 piano for $3.50
a n d fool a great
proportion of the
general public. But
t h a t is not the
Holmes system. At
$3.50 it's sold, a n d
it's a $3.50 instru-
ment. And it's a
better piano, from
a m u ST c / view
point, than many
which are selling
for $500, $3.50 and
$4oo.
We offer easy
terms.
Better investi=
gate, hadn't you?
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
.ATARRn a

IT'S as easy TO secure a bargain in used
automobile through want advertising. as II
used to be--and stiil is-to secure horse
and carriage.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
A Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm

IS quICkIy dUsUTDou'
Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrh and drives
awny a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
ntnraa the Sanaas of
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30
Consolidated April II. 1891
TABERNACLE MEETINGS..
Building About Completed and Fur
nished and Meetings to Begin
SUNDAY Morning.

Some preliminary work was done
last Monday upon the tabernacle
building for the Bromley meetings
last Monday, and on Tuesday force
of ID or 20 men was engaged in put
ting Up the frame. and good force
continued the work Wednesday and
Thursday, when the walls and roof
were sheeted with tar paper. The la
dies of the several churches prepared a
special dinner for the wOrkmen on the
building Tuesday and Wednesday,
and friends of the movement have
heeu busy all week getting the struct-
ure In suitable condition for the meet.
lngs which will be commenced next
Sunday, Jan. |. The building is
made with seating capacity of 1000.
The morning meeting will begin o n
Sunday at 1880 a. m. and the even-
ing meetings will commence at 7:.O.
Afternoon meetings will also be held
During these union meetings there
Will be no services in the Congrega-
tlonal. Methodist or Evangelical
churches unless special announcement
is made.
Messrs Bromley and Meyers, the
evangeilsts who are coming to Mill
bank. are not of the sensational class,
but preach the gospel in sermon and
song that attracts men and secures
their assent to the great truths of the
Christian life. Mr.. Meyers is re-
ported to be an excellent leader in
musical matters, and wherever he has
been chOlrs of fine voices have been one
of the great attractions of the series
OF meetings.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30

G. T. Oehler went over to
Estelline the first of the week;
where he has purchased a Per-
cherOn horse.
A. S. Young, of Hoquiam,
Wash, arrived last week for q
visit to his daughter, Mrs. H. G.
Dodge, and among his old Mil
bank and Grant county friends.
Mr.. Yonng was one of the early
settlers in Grant county, who re-
moved to Washington some eight
years ago. He is on the police
force of that city, but has been
granted months leave of
absence. Ame's old friends
are all pleased to give HIM the
glad hand.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30
The Widow Perkins" pleas 90

"The Widow Perkins" sa play
that pleases because it is a nov
city; because it is genuinely fun
ny; because the musical mum bers
are unusually good and because
it stands alone as the most dis
tincty meritorious musical COM.
edy of the season. With War
da,' the famous female imper.
senator as ''The Widow Perkins"
supported by an excellent cast
and the wonderful musical duo
Gruber and Kew-you are as
sured o. an exceptionally pleas.
ing evenings entertain mente
one that will make you laugh till
your sides ache. It's an even
ing of real mirth and one you
will say you would not have
missed for twice the price of ad-
mission. kemembe IT h e
Widow Perkins" will be here
one night only at the Bentley
Grand on Jan. 9. Secure your
seats at Blesers.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30
Narrow Escape.

Monday evening Rural Mail
Carrier Porter had narrow es-
cape from being struck by the
evening express from the east
which was about an hour late
coming in. Mr.. Porter was also
late in returning from bis trip,
and was wrapped up so that he
did not hear the train, and look
ing at an auto near by, did not
notice Mr.. Wiseman the flagman
waving him to stop. The latter
seeing that the rig was approach
ing the track just in time to be
struck by the engine. jumped
across the track in front of the
locomotive and stopped the team
just in time. 1t was a close call
and but for the quick action OF
Mr.. Wiseman would have result
ed in a serious accident.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30
SOM + RAILW AI FIGURES

The pay roll of the Mi waukee
road at this city averages abou:
about 900 a mouth, and this
money is largely spent in Mil.
bank, and nearly one hundred
men are employed The receipts
for freight received at Milbank
for 1910 to date was S1O4, 246, or
an average OF $4,000 a week. The
largest receipts for one month
was $l4, 900 for the month of DC
tobe, aud the smallest for one
month was for Decem Der, 81, 600
The freight forwarded was
principally grain, over a million
bushels being shipped out dur
ing the year.
Passenger ticket sales for the
year were 81, 400. September
sales-$14.00O, we're the largest.
and February sales the smallest,
$1,000
The express receipts averaged
$3.50 a month, or a total of $40, 200
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30

George Thomas came home
from Worthwhile, S. D., to spend
christmas with his Milbank
friends.
Miss Marmion Geer and bro
ther Of Graceville were visiting
Grand ma Shannon the first of
the week.
Miss Ruth Erlandson is spend
ing the christmas vacation with
her sister, Mrs. Alma Johnson,
of Minneapolis.
Mr.. Frank Burman, of Fargo,
has been visiting with the family
of his father-in law, J. A. Fuller,
during the week.
Chas Peterson and wife took
christmas dinner with Mrs.
Peterson parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Anton Foss of Wilmo+.
D. H. kippen started Tuesday
night for visit to bis old home
at Toronto, Ontario. This is his
first visit there in twenty years.
Edwin Walker, who is at.
tending the Mitchell university
has been spending the week with
his parents at the home here.
Miss Nuna Shannon, Of Aber-
deem, and her brother, Joe Shan
non, who came from western
Montana, made a christmas visit
to their mother in this city.
A postal card received the
first of the week from Mrs.
David Gam BILE states that she ar
rived at Portland, Oregon, all
right, and was getting along
nicely.
Mrs. j. Beedle, of Bison, Per
kins Co, a former resident of
Milbank, was visiting Milbank
friends last week. She says
that she likes the country where
they are located and the pros
poets there are very favorable.
Prof. Will VanWalker and
family of Wau bay, have been
down spending the christmas
holidays with their Grant
county relatives-the VanWalk-
er family of this city and the
Kahl family in Big Stone town.
ship.
State Senator G.. S. Amsden
was called to Northield, Mimi,
last Saturday by receiving an.
nouncement of the death of Mrs.
Amsden's s father. The deceased
whose name was Samuel Madi.
son, was q veteran of the civil
war, and was about 80 years of
age.
The Granger School at Orton.
vile begins its winter term Jan.
uary 2.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30

Roy MADEIRA visited at Sisse
ton over Sunday.
Georo ayers of Pierre,
spent -Amas with relatives in
Milbank.
Ed Schleisman is making a
two weeks visit at his old home
in Cam bria, Wis.
K. A. Sbulz of Hinckley, MINI.
was the guest of his sister. Mrs.
}. F. Smith, last week.
Geo. Sheehan OF the abstract
office, spent Christmas with
friends at Aberdeen.
Mrs. ivan Kern of Vivian,
visited at the G.. A Kern home
in this city, over Sunday.
Will Dolan of the Review is
enjoying the holidays at his old
home at Madelia, MINI.
DR.. j. A. Jacctel is enjoying a
visit ftum his mother, MIS-. J. c..
Jcaotel, whose home is in ST.
.Jovite, Quebec.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Woitte of
Alban township, who had been
on visit in Minnesota and
North Dakota. returned to their
home Friday night.
Miss Nina Briggs returned
from Minneapolis Friday, where
she had been to attend the funer-
al Of her brother. who was killed
in a recent railroad accident.
Miss Harriet Lockhart, who is
teaching in the schools at Devils
Lake, N. D., is enjoying the
christmas holidays with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Lockhart.
Professor Hopfner received a
very handsome sterling silver
smoking set from the Catholic
choir. 1t was a token of appre.
citation for favors that he had
shown them in getting ready for
the Christmas singing.
DR.. G. O. Good man has recent.
~ had installed in his dental
Office an electric drill for dental
work. The apparatus is a verv
pretty piece of mechanism. and
SO useful and labor saving that
the doctor says that it seems as
it he could scarcely get along
without it now.
A report Of fire at Peever and
9 call for help was sent down last
Saturday morning, but later 1t
was learned that the fire. which
started at the Farmers s elevator.
only burned the engine house at,
the elevator, when it was gotten
under control.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30

thirty owned by residents in the
city. This has made possible a
new industry, and G.. M. Cotton
has erected 0,000. garage
strictly up to date. There sever
al other institutions with repair
departments, and several firms
AIRY supplies and sell machines.
WATER WORKS AND SEWER.
There are now six miles Of
watermains laid ia the city, aud
100 users pay revenue. to the city
for the use of water. The city
has four miles of sewer in use.
The pump house has been reht
ted and remodeied during the
past year, and police headquar
ters are in the north end OF the
building, separated by a brick
partition. In the room are two
cells, which Chief SutcIitfe has
recently repainted A desk
and telephone has also been ad-
ded as convenleuces. The south
half Of the building con tains the
pumping apparatus, nov run by
a large mOter. The pump shaft
rests on two large concrete piers.
The pit is cemented and electric
lighted and one may walk any
where without rubbers. NJ yor
Meehan has been giving his per
sonal attention to the work, as
has also Chief Sutcllffe Citizens
who have inspected these lm
provements are more thau pleas
ed with them, as the building is
now as neat and modern as it j.
possible to make it
1910 BUILDING IMPROVEMENT
A list of the building improve
ments for the year 1910 are as
follows:
Electric Light Co. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
Milbank Tile Factory ry.................... 15 coo
c, NJ. Cotton. garage e..................... 10000
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30

David Cinclalr and family
went Gown to Montevideo Satur
day last to spend christmas with
friends at that city.
DR.. G. O. Goodman went out to
Aberdeen and enjoyed his christ.
mas dinner with his sister, Mrs.
Anderson.
Miss Aimee Cleveland and Miss
Edith Crawford, whoare teaching
in the Aberdeen school, are
spending the christmas HOLIDAYS
at their Milbank home.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Braunon
went to Sisseton last Saturday
to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Preston, sister'in law of Mrs.
Brannon. The deceased lady
left a four months old baby.
Miss Helen Puder, who
is reaching IN the VanAsch
school north of town, was in Mil
bank last Friday on her way to
her home in Big Stone to spend
the holiday season.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. K. Crawford
came home from Summit to have
their Christmas with MilbaDk
friends and surroundings. They
have closed out the Hinckley
stock of goods they were selling
at Summit, and will remain in
Milbank.
The A. j Hits family have
been having family reunion
during the week the A. +. Hor-
tOa family from Vol the Alfred
Nelson family from Minneapolis,
and Frank Hits and wife from
Pierre filling up the home circle.
We are indebted to Ben
koepke, of Mandan for the
Christmas number of the Man
dan, On. D. News, a fine illustrat-
ed edition that sets forth the
advantages of Mandan and the
surrounding countrp in a very
effective manner.
Miss Marie Cable aud her bro
ther Ewart came down from Will
mot last Saturday on their way
to NorthfieId and Minneapolis,
where they went to meet their
brother John, who has been at
tending q business college at
Mankato, and they will spend
the holidays With friends in the
Minnesota cities named.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Tessin,
of Alhan township, were severe
ly afflicted in the loss of their in
FAINT daughter, Margaret, aged /
year and II months, the little one
dying OF pneumonia, on Thurs
day, Dec. %. The funeral was
held on Saturday at the noon
hour, the burial being made in
the Alban Evangelical cemetery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30
WOrkmen Attention.

There will be a regular meet
ing OF the A. O. U. w. at Har-
monia hall, Monday, Jan. I'd.
Installation of officers aud other
important business will be trans
acted. All members Of the
lodge earnestly requested to at.
tend.
}. w. LIGGETT,
Recorder.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Yonker of
Big Stone, have been visiting
with their daughter Mrs. A. M.
Nixon, during the week.
The Granger School at Orton.
vile begins It's winter term Jan.
uary 2.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-12-30
Card of Thanks

The undersigned desire to ex-
press their earnest thanks to
the friends and neighbors who
so kindly assisted US in our re.
cent bereavement, the loss Of
our infant daughter.
Mn AND MRS. GEORGE TEsSIN.