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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
SEED CORN.

| have seed corn that will grow
That's the kind you want. Both
the Flint and White Dent varie-
ties A sample of this corn sent
to the State Experiment station
at Brookings tested 80 percent
as will be seen by the following
letter:
Agricultural Experiment Station
Brookings, April IL, 1912
Mr. J. d. Burkhardt: The sample
of corn you sent to us tested 80
per cent. Very truly yours,
G.. M. Woodson.
The corn tested was yellow
dent and was raised in this vicl
nifty.
j. D. BURKHARDT.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Com lnercial Club.
Farmers Invited to Join, and a Good
Road Project Well Started.

At the commercial club meet
ing Tuesday evening four new
members were received into the
club.
A resolution inviting farmers
to become members was also
read and adopted, and was as
follows:
The Milbank Commercial Club
desires the farmers of Grant
county to understand that the
scope of it's labors comprises the
welfare and progress of every
part of Grant county and not Mil
bank in particular. It desires
the cooperation of every farmer
in Grant county. A cordial in.
vitation has always been extend
ed to the farmers of the county
to become club members. Every
member of the club is hereby re-
quested to personally invite
farmers to become club mem
berS.
The club can be made very
interes sting and helpful place to
farmers spending any time in
the city, and it is proposed to
make the fees for the country
members in proportion to bene-
fits enjoyed.
The good roads COM mittee pre-
sented an outline for two county
roads, one running north and
south and the other east and west
from Milbank, and the work was
generally approved and the com
mittee instructed to continue it.
The proposition is to have the
townships through which the
roads run put as much labor as
possible on the routes selected,
and later ask the county to assist
in the work.
The road east goes directly
from Milbank to the state line,
the one west is the south road to
Twin Brooks, leaving the latter
place on the line. The road to
the south is the town line just
west of Milbank and mile east
of Labolt, and nearly direct line
from there south.
The club instructed the secre-
tary to purchase an American
flag for display at the club build
ing on gala occasions.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
More Corn.
Farmers Pretty GENERALLY Planting
More Corn.

With the experience of last
year the farmers who relied en-
tirely on their small grain crop
suffered more Or less failure,
while those who were lucky
enough to have in good acreage
of corn were enabled to harvest
a good paying crop, many farm
ers are planning for a bigger
corn acreage this year than they
have ever put in before. This is
a good sign and the increased
interest that is being taken in
silos and in good live stock indi-
Gates thatprogressive farming is
to be the watchword in this local
ity.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Opera House Change.
VIII Endeavor to put the Opera
House on q Paying Basis.

The management of the Bent
ley Grand Opera house which for
several years past has been in
the hands of J. D Smull, has
been put III the hands of com
pany Of citizens, consisting of
Messrs. N. j. Bleser, F. w. Nee
han, j W Ross, Thos. l. Bouck,
p. G.. Saunders, G. E. Mills, Thad
l.. Fuller, G. D Fairchild, Bruce
Middlebrook and Eugene Thorn
dixie, and the latter two gentle
men will be given the direct con
troll of the house and the booking
and handling of the shows.
The opera house has not been
a particularly paying institution,
and the new management are TAX
ing hold of it without the hope
Of making money, but with the
intention of securing only the
best of attractions and meeting
the rental and other expenses
A number of improvements and
repairs are to be added to the
building.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Death Of Mrs. V. Fisher.

Word was received by Mrs. G..
G.. Middlebrook last Sunday of
the death of Mrs. Valentine
Fisher, at Kalispel, Mont. The
deceased lady was one of the
early settlers in Milbank, but
who removed to Montana several
years ago, when her son Arthur
V. Fisher moved to that state.
Her husband and son have died
while the family were living in
Montana. Her daughter -in-law,
Mrs. A. V. Fisher had been in
Wisconsin for some months, and
had gone to Montana to get her
mother-in law and take her to
Wisconsin to make her home,
but the latter had been in failing
health and died shortly after her
daughter in law arrived.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Missionary Society Notes.

The society met at the home
of Mrs Lockhart on April 5. Roll
call was responded to by bible
quotations. Mrs. Holgate gave
report from Supt. Mrs. Clapp
of the Minneapolis branch on
"Missionary Work Among the
Children. y Mrs. Smull read
chapter 6 of the study course.
Mrs. Enos read a paper "How
should Christianity be Present
ed, and Mrs. Harper followed
with paper on SIS Christianity
the Final Religion MRS. Kern
read an interesting letter from
one Of the missionaries, Mrs.
Lorentz Spencer, who lectured
here some time ago. Miss Thom-
ley favored the ladies with vocal
solo. There were nine members
and six visitors present. The
hostess served light refresh.
ments and the meeting ngadjourned
to meet with Mrs. Chas. Rawson
on May 8.
Mrs. James Lockhart,
Reporter
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Near Fire.
At the Bruce MiddlebrOOk Home
SUNDAY Evening.

On Sunday night about ten
o'clock just as the Bruce Middle
brook family were about to re-.
tire for the night Mr.. Middle
brook thought he smelled smoke,
and upon investigation he discov-
cred fire between the walls near
the fireplace. He Immediately
got busy, and tearing out the
partition he applied the city
water with a garden hose, and
soon extinguished the incipient
fire, though considerable damage
was done in tearing away the
walls to get at the hidden blaze.
1t was a very fortunate thing
that the fire was discovered be.
fore it had made any great head
way and prompt measures were
taken to smother it. The loss is
estimated at about $3.50.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Stole from Cars.
Two Men Arrested and Fined for
Breaking into Cars.

Policeman Claude Derrick went
up to Waubay last week and ar
rested two men who gave their
names as j. J. King and A. J.
Friedman, on charge Of grand
larceny These men, in company
with third man, had been hang
ing around here for several days
and had boarded a freight train
for the west Later it was dis
covered that they had worked
their way into car containing
groceries, cigars and liquors,
had freely helped themselves,
thrown some of the goods out of
the car on the right of way, pos
sibly with the intention of getting
them later, and deliberately des-
troyed some of them by throwing
them on the floor of the car.
When arraigned before Justice
Bleser the men pleaded guilty of
petit larceny, and his honor gave
them the maximum penalty OF
800 fine and 80 days in the
county Jail, but as they were
without funds the sentence really
means 80 days in the Jail.
One of the men is a cripple,
having suffered the loss of leg.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Awful Marine Disaster.

The laundering of the Titanic
of the White Star line on her
first trip across the ocean is
probably one of the most appalling
marine disasters that has ever
happened. With 1920 passen-
gers and a crew of $50, there
were 2160 souls on board when
the boat struck an iceberg and
within two Or three hours plung-
ed to the bottom of the sea. AS
near as can be ascertained some
1868 persons were saved and
between 1900 and l400 went do xn
with the ship. The saved were
put out in life boats, and after
wards picked up by the Carpa-
thia of the Cunard line, which
received a wiaeless message of
the disaster. Other vessels were
sent to the rescue of the Titanic S
passengers, but the huge boat
sank before the rescuing toats
could reach her. OF the saved
passengers nearly all were
women and children.
The Titanic was the largest
steamer ever built, and among
her passenger list on this maiden
trip were number of the
wealthiest people in the country
as well as world wide known men
who have distinguished them.
selves in art, literature and the
various walks of life. The dis
aster has appalled, people on both
sides of the Atlantic.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Consolidated April II. 1891

The good wife wept, for we'll she knew
The friends for her were waiting, too.
But the snow came down and piled
still higher
And she put another log on the fire,
Brushed the good mans coat and
fastened his tie,
For ministers wife must always try
10 meet disappointment without a
sigh.
Then he said goodbye and mounted
his Steed
And rode away, making little speed.
1T was nine by his faithful watch,
When he crossed the bridge into Lew
istown.
The barking of a dog he heard,
Cackllng OF hens and chirp of bird;
But no living creature was in sight,
Ihe snow was drifted to such height.
The horse plunged on thru drift and
and bank,
Falling, again he rose, and sank,
Then gained his feet and on would 90
Thru the labyrinth of drifted snow.
1t was ten by the faithful watch
When he reached the fence by the
pasture-gate,
Over the fence he road, and then
He hurried on lest he be late.
And did not pause till he reached the
door
OF the hospitable home of Father
Moore.
Esther Moore came out with well
come free,
He scanned the horizon but could not
A sign Of vehicle on the road.
And the northwind blew and still it
showed
No guests arrived and as time went on
Levi and Mary were soon made one.
You know the rest. You have heard
it told
That loving heart can ne'er grow
cold.
They are here today, after fifty years
They have seen much more sunshine
than tears.
Children and grandchildren bless the
day
That April day SO far away,
And you may often hear them tell
OF the horseback ride OF Rev. Bunnell
MRS. j. w. EARL, Erwin, S. D.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19

Notice is hereby given that a
meeting will be held in the court
house at Milbank, S. D., on Mon
day, April %, 1912, at two O'Clock
p. m, for the purpose of nominal
candidates for legislative and
county offices on the democratic
ticket.
All persons who affiliate with
the Democratic party are invitud
to attend this county convention
and participate in placing in nom
ination good, honest and compe
tent men for the various county
and Legislative offices.
w. A. Bohn,
County Chairman.
D. Stats, Secretary.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
HAIR-DRESSING.

l have opened Hair Dressing
Establishment at the Barth Mil
linery, Ortonville, Mimi, and l
invite the ladies of Milbank and
vicinity to call on me.
do hair dressing, shampoo.
ing, scalp treatments, plain and
electric face massage, plain and
electric manicuring, electrolysis
treatment. Chiropady. Human
hair goods and switches made
from combings.
| will demonstrate at the st.
Hubert Hotel, Saturday April
Goth.
Mrs. F. j. BISHOP.
Ortonville, MINI.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19

The three banks in Milbank
wish to call the attention of the
people of this vicinity to the fact
that after May they will open
their doors sharply at 9 o'clock
a. M, and close promptly at four
o'clock p. m.
Please observe these banking
hours.
First National Bank of Mill
bank
Merchants National Bank Of
Milbank
Farmers Bank Of Milbank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
FARLEY-PESCHONG.
Two of Milbank's Fine Young People
Joined in Happy Wedl0ck.

A very happy and pretty we'd
ding event took place Wednes-
day morning at 9 o'clock at St.
Lawrence church, when Miss
Rose Celecia Peschong, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Pc
schong, of Alban township, be-
came the bride Of Mr.. George
Stanley Farley. Rev. FIR. O'Neill
performed the wedding ceremo
ny and celebrated the nuptial
mass, which was witnessed by a
large number of friends and rel
atives. Miss Ann Peschong at
tended her sister as bridesmaid,
and Mr. Joan Farley, brother of
the groom, acted as best man.
After the ceremony the we'd
ding party drove out to the Pc
schong home, and in the after
noon the relatives and a few Of
the very close friends of both
parties gathered there and spent
few pleasant hours, after which
a bOuntlful dinner was served by
the Misses Ethel Cochrane, Es
ther Clark, Amy Green and Ha-
Eel Bailey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley are both
young people who have grown up
in this vicinity, and legion of
friends, both old and young join
in extending congratulations and
and wishing them every happi-
ness.
Mr.. Farley is engaged as sales
man in his fathers hardware
and machine business, and the
young couple will go to house
keeping in this city Immediately,
and will be at home to their
friends after June 1st.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
City Election.
A Very Tame Affair-The First and
Third Wards TO Wet and Second
Ward Votes Dry. City to Con.
tinae Wet by Seventy
Majority.

The municipal election last
Tuesday was not as exciting as
some elections that have occurred
in former years, and the only
subject that brought out any
interest was the ever-present
saloon question. The anti-license
side had concluded not to make
any fight this year, and there
was no campaign made, but the
vets to make sure of not being
surprised had several teams out
during the polling hours carry
ing voters to the polls. AS it was
the second ward voted dry, but
the wet majorities in the first and
third wards were such as to give
a big majority for license.
The vote on the license ques-
%;O,, 1roc q oo fo11o1vc.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19

Do you want a good Dakota
Daily? We have made arrange
ments with the publishers of the
Aberdeen Daily News SO that we
can send that paper from now
until December 1st to any paid
up subscribers to the Herald
Advance for 81, or the Daily News
will be sent to December 1st, and
the Herald-Advance for one year
for q. The Aberdeen News is
one Of the leading papers Of the
state and by far the best paper
in the north half Of the state.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19

AS there was no contest on the
aldermen question, Levi Selma
bel was elected with 81 votes in
the first ward, H f. Nelson in
the second ward with 135 votes,
and DR.. J. w. Ross in the third
ward with 81 votes.
Last year a red hot campaign
was carried on and the vote was
25O for license and 235 against,
but the year before IN 1910 the
vets had majority of 1lS.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
THE RIDE OF REV. BUNNELL

Listen, my children, and | will tell
Of the horse back ride of Rev. Bunnell
On the Sth OF April, 80;
The drifts we're SO deep he couldn t
get thro'
With carriage or buggy, cutter or
sleigh,
So he said to his wife, II must not
stay,
For Levi and Mary are waiting for me
And at 10 a'clock they would married
be-"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Other Towns.

Reports from several neighbor-
ing towns are as follows: Sisse-
ton went dry by 43 votes, Web
ster wet by IS, Summit wet by
2, and Wilmot wet by 54. Twin
Brooks "a wet; Revillo 2 dry;
Albee 2l wet; Waubay ii dry;
Bristol 35 wet; Big Stone City q
wet
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19

AS will be noticed by the mar
kets the dollar mark has been
reached in local wheat market,
and with the million dollar rain
which Grant county has just re-
ceived, the farmer can afford to
smile.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Church Services.

Morning service at usual hour
in Methodist church, April 21st,
evening service at 8 p. M, theme
for discussion: "Lessons from
the wreck of the Titanic Spe-
cial music and everybody invited.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-04-19
Gets the Dinner Set.

Miss Ruth Raebel, daughter
of Morris Raebel, received the
beautiful dinner set given away
by Erlandson & Johnson for
week ending April II.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
Last Flag out Of Alexandria.

At a political meeting at Alexan-
drta after the war, Col. Mosby was
making a political speech at the court
house.
why" said he, my wal record is
a part OF the states history. Gentle
men, 1 carried the last Confederate
flag through this very town."
THAT is So" spoke up F1tz hugh
Lee. who was in the audience. Il was
here at the time"
Thank you for your fortunate rec.
election" gratefully exclaimed Mos
by. ut is pleasant to know that there
still live some men who move aside
envy and testify to the courage OF
their fellow-beings. AS l say, gentle
men, my war record is a part OF the
states history, for the gentlemen here
will tell you hat I carried h last
Confederate flag through this town"
That's a fact" continued Fitz. i
saw you do it. You carried the Con-
federate flag through this town. but
Fitzpatrick and Ellsworth were after
you. and you carried 1t SO blamed fast
one couldn't have told whether it was
the Confederate flag or a smallpox
warning"
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
bD FRANCIS PERRY ELLIOTT
=. ILLUSTRATIONS ~ NA/WHl=ws
RSMfI12XL COhRN/y/

scrutably, upon the fading Goals. In
her lap lay the spread OF the crimson
pajamas.
She was Observation-Disclosures Won
dered what! nj | was thinking how
jolly rum it all was; that a
wasn't Frances, that the professor
wasn't Billings, Colonel Francis Kirk
land wasn't Foxy Grandpa and wasn't
the frump's father after all; n that
the trump, herself-bless her, her
name was Elizabeth-wasn't Frances,
and wasn't a trump at all, but Just a
jolly, nice, homely old dear, you know.
And l was trying to catch and hold
some of the deuced queer things the
professor a ~discoursed upon about
ancient Occidental what's-its-name,
and astral bodies, obsession, psy-
chical research and all that sort
of thing. Somehow, dash 1t. 1t
had all seemed devilish unrea-
sonable and improbable to me
couldn't get hold OF 1T. you know; but
as everybody else a said "Ah-h-h!"
and had wagged heir heads as though
they understood, l just said: Dash
it, of course, o know" and re-
crossed my legs and took a fresher
grip on my monocle.
The most devilish hard thing to
get hold Of had been that Frances
had never sat on the arm of my Nor
ris chair. had never told me she liked
me better than any man she a ever
met, and had never called me "Dicky'
at any time or anywhere. l wondered
If she ever would, and nov the deuce
fellows went about it when they pro-
posed to the girl they madly loved.
was devilish put out, you know, that
l had never tried 1T so | could know.
From across the hall droned the
voices from the smoking-room-Coi
onel Kirkland and the judge debat-
ing something about treaty ports and
the Manchurian railway. Through the
French windows from the open loggia
came the eager, pitched tones of the
professor and the frump-no, Eliza
beth, / misunderstanding Aldeberan
and Retelguese, dead suns, star clus-
ters and the nebular hypothesis.
Within the room Billings had snap
ped out the lights, to bring out the
blazing fire of his treasured ruby,
and from the tray in the dark corner
where he was closing it in his collec-
ton vault, it cleaned like the end OF
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06
~
PRESENTED HAM TO GEN. LEE
Young Lieutenant Couldn't Withstand
Hungry Look of Superior n
Gave Up His Neat.

The Christmas story entltleo'
where the Heart Is" by VIII Irwin,
in the American Magazine contains
the following:
1T was just before Christmas OF
ga that l saw Lee last on the south
bank of the Appomattox. l wonder IL
any of the northern army knew What
it was to be as hungry as we all were
those days? The captain sent me up
with a report to the generals mousse
he had an old farm building for MS
headquarters. went on foot, because
we were sparing our horses. Ana
right there happened about the great
est piece Of luck l eve had In my
life. l kicked something in the road,
Well, l could scarcely believe my eyes
when l saw what it was. 1t was half
boiled ham. How it got there I've
never known to this day. Some raid
ers making camp dropped it, ! reck'
on. If l found 100000 in the street
tomorrow, it wouldn't seem SO lucky.
l wrapped it up under my cape, just
unable to think Of anything but how
good it was going to taste. You see
I wasn't much more than a boy. 1
enlisted at seventeen in '62; I was
only nineteen then, and just wearing
my second ~iieutenant's shoulder
straps.
well, I came to the turn of the
road, and looked up. And there came
the general and his staff. Some OF
the boys had been complaining. I'd
heard them say that the general was
living in a house, eating fried chick
en- while we were eating bran and 60
ing meat hungry. l thought OF that,
with the ham under my cape. l
dropped 1t down so l could hold 1t
with my left hand when l saluted, and
stood there by the road at attention.
II hadn't seen the general for a
year. But Lordee-what a year had
done to that man! Then his hair vas
gray-brown-now 1t was almost white.
Then his eyes were clear like a boys
nov they were old. And his ACE
was pinched and hollow. You couldn't
fool me. I'd seen that look often
enough before. The general was hun.
cry.
well, I went o up to headquar-
tiers with the report. And all the time
I held the ham, and all the time I was
thinking of the general and the way
he looked. And when I got ready to
start back, something struck me. |
wasn't much use to the C~onfederacy.
He was everything. l just turned
and went out to the kitchen. l found
the niger boiling a little handful OF
corn meal. l took out that ham and
said, Get a knife. niger, and slice
up this meat. It's for the general.
And If 1 ever find you haven't fed 1t
TO him. YOU won't have to wait for the
Yanks to get you And went nacK
and ate a corn cake and a little silver
of bacon for dinner that day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-12-06

glowing Goals. There was a flash, a
lightning blaze of red that almost
blinded us, and then for a brief space
a field of shining ash. Against this
the tiny serpent frogs writhed and
twisted and turned at last to leaoen
gray. Over the spread OF all, swept
wave after wave of golden, GRIM
soned pictures-temples and pagodas
dragons that licked fiery tongues at
us-strange faces that came and went.
leering hideously into our own.
And her of a sudden it was all
faded-gone! The breeze from the
open window stirred the ashes to the
side. She dropped back with a deep
sigh.
They're gone" she breathed mourn
fully.
Never mind" I said; you've these
left" And daringly | laid my hand
upon the one that clasped the rubies.
And thrilled as 1t lay still beneath
my own.
"Good-by, you ear old, wicked, en-
chanted pajamas," she said. Il don't
care-I Just love you. because She
paused.
Because they brought us togeth-
err" BY Jove. l didn't kno had
said it, till it came out!
An instant, and hen l caught It
just a little whisper. you know:
"Yes-Dicky!"
BY Jove! And then, dash 1T, my
monocle dropped! Gut l let it go.
Presently she looked at the glowing
rubies in her hand
They are from India. o know,
Dicky-from Mandalay, the professor
said" And she murmured: "'On the
road to Mandalay, where the old hot1l-
la lay'-don't you remember? I've
been there. Dicky."
"By Jove!" | said. Have you.
though? Is 1t jolly?"
THE poet seemed to think So
She laughed. DO you know Kipling.
Dicky?" / tried to think, but dashed
If | could remember.
l wondered If it would be a good
place to take a trip to!
l hitched closer. What does-er-