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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01
Twin Brooks

The village is putting ia q fine &C.
ment cross walk leading to the depot.
The Republican spell-binder did not
appear at Billington's hall on Tues
day afternoon as advertised.
Lew Bardsley was the successful
candidate in the examination for rur-
al mail carrier. He has purchased a
fine driving outfit and will be ready to
begin work in a few days.
Mrs. Wesley Heagy and children
returned to Twin Brooks Wednesday.
Mr.. Heagy will join them soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matteson visited a
Summit over Sunday.
Anton Shauf had a debate with the
temperance orator, Mr.. Butterfeld
on the street Wednesday.
George Egrmayer, candidate fol
county commissioner o the democrat
lie ticket, is out hunting for votes, no
ducks.
Carl Thiele has been hauling lumbe
for his new barn.
George Breckenridge shipped a ca
of sheep from South Shore on Wed
nesday.
Mrs. Theodore Nelson has been &c
ceiving a visit from her parents.
Ed Ellington has returned frol
Melville, y. d.
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Write Us for Prices, Tags
Market Information.
ID F.. G. Q B B
~ ST. PAUL, MINI
Reference: First National Bank R. l9S
Marvin

Mrs. Butler Smith ahd Mrs. Fred
Moffitt were Milbank passengers
Thursday.
Mrs. Phillip Cross, Mrs. Fred Cross
and Mrs. Maggie Turner visited at
Milbank Saturday between trains.
Mrs. John Massey and daughters
were Milbank passengers Saturday.
Mrs. Nellie Young and daughter
were county seat passengers Saturday
Miss Adelaide Williams spent Sun
day at Milbank. She was accompan-
led home by her grandmother VINO
will remain with the Chas. Is. Will
Jams family for some time.
w. T.. Monks and Tom Leach spent
Saturday and Sunday at Aberdeen.
Alfred Aasen of Junction Switch
spent Sunday here at his parental
home.
F. NJ. Sloane spent Sunday at Mil
M
Hubert Poppelman was a county
seat visitor Monday.
Mrs. Andrew Anderson visited at
Summit over Sunday.
No. cbo, Williams left for the
ci,ias Tuesday for a short visit with
uala.i,.
MI an" -Ni'.
,, f,nil, This week.
MIS-
visited with MIS- iluoeil oPPeitH'H q
le" Jay '"i9 -
yer n"o> oolhS H. h'iiS """'.
9"rlelA mop. "IeH W =
49,. n,rha.t,a viii furnish the music
Mrs. JoaePh Nii'S - N'oH
pea on mere Ne"heN"'! o." NA'te
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Elmlra

Miss Fersnell began school in Dist.
No. ) Monday. Oct. Dist.
We understand that Herman Rias
was married last week but were unable
to learn the lady's name.
There was a surprise party at MIR.
Strains last week in honor Of John
Shook who leaves this week for Mis-
souri,. He expects to drive a team
through to Iowa, where his brothers
live.
Mr.. Schully of Nassau, expects to
preach in the Black school house mex.
Sunday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01

Local and Personal Paragraphs.

The II. F. Nelson family are
now occapylng their recently
purchased house on sixth avenue
ana n:st sIree''
Mrs. Alpheus HOcum, of Min
neapolis. came up Tuesday, and
visi ed her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. II. Wiseman.
The high school footoall ooys
expect to 90 TO Slsse,on Satuf-
day where they hope to even up
the football laurels.
Harry Bailly is down ~ the
cities and has undergone an ex-
animation for a stomach trouble
which is said to oe OF a serious
nature.
IA Christensen. cashier of
tho Eiret state hank of Summit,
with his wife Was attending to
some business matters IN NIL
bank yesterday.
Too Cold came M from Big
Stone Wednesday TO take the
cast honnd flyer on A trip 10 Re-
DINA. Canada. to look after some
land matters in that vicinity.
H.
ae4 h,,o1 ndo
skirts AT
Mrs. PORTS.
1
Mo.Laa;o
wa,Aor
..oa,;o. 80 ,olo
r,.aaa1
ho,n him ootho,
in the ducks,-lnd Lloyd had tt
90.
u.. w w w,;oh+ ros dow,
-, ma- o4.ona;n,
Wost
ern N,n.esota's teachers associ
a,ion of which organization sh,
~, s~ocratorv dnrino inc mas
voar She ronorts that a yer,
.coc.fnI and internstinu meet
;na was hold
-. nl,,ul- .La,ub !.
ovto,s;on On her simmer vac4
a ,;o, fonnd Evan extensions com
0 70 an ond and Monday night LEI
for Seattle To her wor
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Messrs. H. E. Ackermap, Hen
ry D%otson, G. w. Martens and
Chas. Cotton composed a party
who have automobiled up into
North Dakota this week, looking
over some land matters.
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HORSE STRAYED-From VIM.
Van Offerin's pasture, west or
Twin Brooks. IA four year old
horse weighing about 1900 or
1900 lbs, dark bay with white
SPOT in forehead. Reward will
be paid for return or information
leading to recovery.
NICK Burr,
r. F. d. 3, Miilbank.
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from the Albreicht fur house OF
st. Paul at Mrs. Ports. Call
and see them. adv.
Fred Joranger, the furn iture
and lum Der man Of Marvin was
in the city with his new auto on
business Monday.
Mesdames H. j. Christensen,
A. f. Swanson and O.. Mosiman,
Wilmot ladies were Milbank visi
tors Friday of last week, the
guests og Mrs. H. A. knutson.
Mrs. Martha Anderson, OF
Aberdeen, came down to Milbank
Saturday and spent Sunday with
her brother, Dr.. Goodman.
Miss Helen Mesmer was most
delightfully."- surprised by a num-
Der of her young friends last
Thursday evening.
Dr.. W. j. Ferguson has been
in Minneapolis during the week,
where he had gone for some
special treatment for an injury
which he recently received to
bis back.
Fred Bracht has been having
quite a serious time from having
a carbunkle removed from his
neck, but thinks he is now over
with the worst of his trouble.
Mrs. J. O. Andrews and her
daughter, Miss Bonnie, county
superintendent of the Roberts
county schools, were Milbank
visitors Monday evening.
Mrs. Richard Bonn and Mrs.
Chas. Schabe Of Twin Brooks
were doing some shopping and
visiting Milbank friends last
Tuesday, the guests of Mrs. Fred
BOhn.
The best inheritance for your
your boys and girls is a good
business education. Send them
to the Sioux Falls Business Cot
lege, Sioux Falls, 5. Oak, anC
} you know they are in the bes
school. adj
The friends of Mrs. Harry
? Hocum, of Minneapolis, vii
3, regret to learn that she has beer
5 obliged to 90 TO a hospital IN tina
ely to be operated upon for can
f Ger Of the stomach.
, a very enjoyable chatting dist
Q party was gwen at the y. }
Bleser home last Friday evenin!
as a farewell to the Misses Mar
Q Farley and Margaret Martens
@ who left Sunday for Chicago
Halloween decorations ant
e favors made the occasion on
long to be cherished by all.
G. L Purdy, father of tn
county superintendent, wa
down from Summit Monday, an,
the first Of the week left for
visit to his son-in-law, who ha
taken up land in Saskatchewan
and later expects to 60 to krem
: len, Mont, near where two {
his sons have taken claims, an
:. where he will probably spend tn
winter.
a sister of w. S Keeney arri'
ed from Omaha, Neb, Tuesda,
to visit her brother, who ha
= been in failing condition for tt
!. past week, and a brother fro
. Illinois is also expected here til
week. Mr.. keeney is unable
take any food, and though durin
: the week he was able To reco,
nize his friends, be IS in a yer
weak condition.
Mrs. A. W Glenn accompanle
her mother. Mrs. E. McMillia
! to Sioux City, Wednesday, wheI
a brother was to meet her al
:. take Grandma Mcmillan
=. Belolt, Kansas, where she W.
spend the winter with a daught,
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wear are being offered at special
low figures at Mrs. Ports during
her closing out sale. adv
Miss Helen Mesmer en- terrain
ed a number of lady friends last
Monday afternoon ia honor of
Miss Kate Lederer.
Miss Gretchen BleSer gave a
very happy luncheon party last
Sunday evening for Miss Marie
Jacquot.
Miss Hazel Copyright, who had
been away for a couple Of weeks
at Minneapolis visiting her Sis
ter Flossie, returned home Mon
dav.
Donald Chapman left Tuesday
night for a pleasure trip INTO
Canada, He will possibly take
a land claim while in the north
country.
Paul kohler, the land man, the
past week sold the VIM. Smith
farm Of 240 acres near Corona to
CT. j. Even, who comes from Ok
Iahoma.
Charles Peterson was absent
from his department at the
GRANDSON & Johnson store last
SATURDAY and. on inquiry 1t was
learned that he was At home
welcoming a little son that arriv-
ed that morning.
Try the Everwear hosiery, 25c.
35c and soc a pair at Mrs. Ports.
Some fifteen or sixteen Of the
ladies of the degree Of honor
, went up to Summit Wednesday
, to take part in the district con
ventlon which was held at that
place this week, aud the Mil5ank
team was to exemplify the work.
William Cleveland, the squad
raiser, has earned mOr than a
!. statewide reputation IN his
= pigeon business. aud Wednesday
:, he expressed 100 pairs OF his
, Carneaus to a purchaser at Wan
kegOn, Ill.
II Miss Eta Bryant. who is Ell
;, gagged as teacher in the GrotOl
schools. which have been clOSeC
for several weeks owing TO
small pox epidemic, has beer
visiting her sister, Mrs. Free
U Bracht. and her MiIbank friend.
during the week.
Andrew Munson and Harr.
Boerger, who recently made
trio 10 the Pacific coast countr.
! returned home last week. The.
spent most Of their time at Taco
ma. where their former felloN
workman, Addison COnrlgh'
ie showed them around.
! A number Of lady friends cor
. ceived the idea that Mrs. H. {
Port might be lonely last trlda,
evening and called upon her
a. spending avery happy time play
of ing 500 and later enjoying
I'd musical treat. A jolly time wa
ne had by al.
The Cunningham home mort
y of the city was the llyeliest an
y. iolliest place in the country las
&c Thursday night as a really trul
be halloween party was enJoye'
m and al the hobgoblins and halo
,is w'een witchery was ind0lged II
To and a most happy time was ha
no by the large company Of youn
o folks.
y The at Home party give
by Mesdames Wm, Ross and
od z. Carruthers at the home
= Mrs. Ross last Tuesday evenin
70 was thoroughly enjoyed hy abot
nd IS ladies'. A three course Dime
- was served at six o'clock by ID
ill Misses Elenor Carr, Elsie Sub
or Clara Schumacher, Verna Robil
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01

House TO RENT-SlX rooms
Apply to
F.. S. NANWALKER
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01

FOUND-Pair Of mems knitted
wooden socks. Picked up on side
walk last Friday. Call at Herald
office.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01

For RENT-Flve room house.
Cali on
MRS. JAS. WATSON.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01

For RENT-Fine MALT section
of land, with good buildings, nice
grove, good water, near to school.
Call on
MARTENS BROS, Milbank.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1912-11-01

Mrs. Butler Smith ahd Mrs. Fred
Motftt We're Milbank passengers
Thursday.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-05
A Vivid Picture.

or all "aptitudes, the mechanical
is least likely to manifest Itself in a
feminine brain. The young woman
whose visit to a locomotive works is
described in founS's Magazine, was
doubtless interested in what she saw
but her account OF the processes OBJ
served leaves the reader 10 doubt her
entire understanding Of them.
You pour she told a friend. "a LOT
Of sand into lot of boxes, and YOU
throw old stove lids and things into
furnace, and then you turn the red
hot stream into a hole in the sand, and
everybody yells aud shouts
hen you pour it out, let il cool
and pound il. and then you put in Il
thing that borcs holes in it. Then
YOU screw II together, aud paint H.
and pat steam in II. and it goes SPLEEN
aidly. and they take it 10 drafting
loom and make a blue print Of il.
RHt one thing | forgot-Ihey have
10 make boiler One man gets in
side and one gets outside, and they
pound frightfulY, and then they lie II
20 the other thing, and YOU ought 10
see it Go!"-Youth Companion.
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Aid to the UnloVely.

Il try tn hc an efficient city hircc-
tory said HE hotel clerk, but hak
at recommending a beauty doctor 10
women guests.
That is one OF he FIRST things they
want to know. Churches, thcaters.
even dressmakers can wait few days,
but the beauty doctor is an immediate
necessity. Unfortunately, they do not
get much satisfaction ont of me. Any
number of beauty specialists leave
cards for distribution. but so many of
them have been mixed up in lawsuits
that feel sHueamish about delivering
their cards. To satisfy my own con
science and the women at the same
time hand out a bunch OF advertise
ments with the remark that | guess
they are about all alike.
Then they can pay their money
and take their choice, and II they lose
their hair and complexion, they cant
come back on me for damages"
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-05
CITY Residences ftsr sale.

Two residences On Kaufman st.
One residence on LAKE. Park ave,
9ne residence and four lots on
AEaFdee at#a9y
Ore residence East Marvin
straat.
Some nice residences Oh Williams
street.
Some nice and uuimproved lo !
on Williams street
One large unimrgaEed lot %
Blank street, cheap.
One SIX room residence on I'M
yersity avenue.
One five-room residence fon East
Jefferson street
Two large unimproved lots on
University avenue and Marvin street
viii sell cheap.
One good residence on Dunn
street, will give YOU a bargain.
One extra good residence on Fer
ms avenue anu HCMiildu street
an elegant home.
Three residences on Monroe st.
Forty other unimproved lots In
the city.
$27o0 paid up interurbau stock
Will sell or trade.
Some of the above can be had
on installments.
We have some extra good farms
at bargain. Phone 7o2, =. o.
Box. 5i2. T. H. Griffin & Co. log
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Thouuhtful John China man.

The virtues Of a Chinese lyundry-
man never have been half iold," sad
the woman. Not Of my laund9yman.
anyhow. He is such motherly old
soul. The other day he brought my
handkerchiefs home folded in two diff
feAent ways, some squared. some cata-
eornered."
Why the different styles In iron
ing?' I asked
John pointed to the stack OF cata-
cornered handkerchiefs. These holey,'
he said. Then to the square pile.
These good. In big hully. not gettee
mix and 60 out with holey hankches.'
Kind old John. His idea was all
right, but doesn't keep me from get
ting mixed, for ! can never remember
which shape means holey and which
means whole, so I am likely to dis
grace myself with holey handker-
chief after all"
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ROUGH MANNERS OF The PAST
Drinking Trick in Which English Mon
arch Figured-The First Fin
gerless Gloves.

Drinking tricks figured in diplomacy
Gust quotes the kings challenge 10
IIubertus, the representative Of the
PalsSrave Frederick. He sent for two
huge gobets, filled With vine and beer
respectively, and gave the envoy bis
choice for drinking out" test In
vain Hubertus pleaded that his master
had actually instituted a company OF
the Golden Ring TO put down such con
tests, any member who broke the pro
hibition to lose his ring and give s.
TO The poor. Henry. anxious to prove
that the Englishman was the better
man. promised to find the forfeits him
self and drank his beer at draft,
While il TOOK The German four galns
70 account for the vine
How early did mankind think % the
convenience Of the tingerless glove
Little was said Of gloves in ancient
times, but n most cases it is obvious
mat hey had fingers Those worn by
lie secretary of the younger Pliny.
used when he visited Fesuvius. so
shat he might keep on jottfng down
notes in spite Of the cold must have
been fingered no less than those Of
the glutton in Anthenaeus. who wore
gloves at table so thar he might han
die the meat while hot and get in ad
vance OF his bare handed fellow din
eTs,
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JUST A MERE SUGGESTION
Hubys PLANT, However. Threatened
to Develop Into First-Class
Family Spat.

Gertrude"
Yes. John
We've been married long enough
now 10 tatk plainly to each other.
Whats the matter now -
"lf do something you don't like
want you to tell ne OF ii. and il You
do things don't like | think ought
10 tell you OF them. too.
Il suppose | don't suit YOU at alp
Yes you do. but think We ought
to talk over our likes and dslikes In
that way We can get along so much
better
John, want you 20 understand
right now that was brought tip every
bit as we'll as You and know how to
behave. And az to my cooking, | car
do as Web as your mother ever did
Il had hoped that you wouldn't lose
your temper But Il voH re going TO
act This way We may as we'll drop the
matter right here
What is the matter anyhow -
Il only wanted to suggest that when
you darn my socks II would be better
for me II yon would tie he knots on
the outside, instead Of the inside
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-05
CURTIS WILSON SHOT
ANO KILLED BY OFFICER
Shooting Occurs While Man Is Be.
ing Taken 10 Jail.

Dallas. Te&a6, August 5.--Curtis
wilson, negro, aged about 81
years, who lived at 1881 Goode
street, was killed yesterday morn
ing about ESQ O'Clock near the
corner OF Goodc street aud Pacific
avenue. William A. Harding, a
special officer employed by the
Texas and Pacific railroad as watch
man IN the railroad yards, came
10 the office of the chief of police
soon after he killing and said he
mad shot the negro in self defense
According to Special Officer
Hardlag, he discovered Wilson try
ihg to bre2k into q box ear near
he State Far grounds aud arrested
bim ami started 10 the city jaI
Nith him. When they got 10 Goede
street on Pacific aV2nuc the negro
asked To be- allowed TO stop to tie
his shoe When he raised up,
Harding said, the negro had d
knife III his hand aud made a
lnnge for Harding and was shot
Harding bias not been arrested.
Wilson was the second negro to
be shot by police officers Sunday
night. Patrolman viii Henry re-
ported early in the evening that
he bad been forced to shoot one OF
four negroes who attacked him on
his beat on Elm street
Wilson S body is being held by
the Crawford Undertaking company
awaiting the arrival of relatives
from Palestine.
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FOUND RIGHT MAN At ONCE
eeedy and Unlikely Looking Indlvld.
val Knew AN About city's Street
Railway Trouhies.

A man once came to Newton D.
Baker. mayor OF Cleveland, and said:
MY town is going 10 have a street
railway fight | want to know all
about Cleveland's"
4 shall be only too glad to tell you
all know said Mr.. Baker but I'M
fortunately l have appointments until
one o'clock. VIII you come back?"
How can | most protitably put in
The two hours here until that time ?"
asked the stranger
The answer was: Go Out on the
public square, sit down by the most
unlikely man you can tind-the one
WHO looks most as If he didn't know
the difference between franchise and
You about Cleveland's street railway
fight, and when you come back | will
tell YOU whatever yoH haven't been
able TO learn from him"
The man came back at the end Of
two hours, Il needn't keep my ap-
pointlaenl here, he said Il found
an ola chap waosc feet We're out 81
his shoes. whose elbows were out Of
h1a shirt sleeves and Who looked as
II he had just sohered rlD for the first
time'in a month"; short found the
unlikeliest looking indis jdual . large.
pat one question 10 hin and he start
cd rish' In at the beginning and filled
IN all The details and brought me down
to date There nothing for yoH to
tell me unless you know what's going
10 happen. He hasn't been let III ca
that, The Survey.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-08-05

Peters, which are its pride, came
from the Thernae. The quarries
for this rare stone have not long
been known and have now been
identified as near the Mont Gents
tunnel. at Frejus. but there is no
more porphyry there.
The question has often been ask
ed. What tremendous force could
have so thoroughly demolished a
building of the strength of these
baths, while others not so strong,
like the Pantheon are almost per-
feet. Professor Lanciani would not
hazard a decided opinion, but re-
marked that undoubtedly great hav-
oc was worked in the Middle Ages
when sculptures were collected and
admired, palatian buildings were
being built, and there was no rev.
erence for the work of those who
had gone before.
have an extent of nearly three
miles. while there We're Sc rooms
used as reservoirs. disposed In two
ROWS
Professor Lauciani to whose un-
firing energy and devotion all these
discoveries are due. has asked the
government for d further appro-
priat.on OF Sluo, 200, that he may
he able 10 have casts made of all
tho statucs known 10 have belonged
ta the Baths, and which will he
raised IN their original positions,
TINS VIII not he difficult, they
afe nearly all ia he Mus nj OF
NaPes
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New York Police Mascot.

In addition To its official 'yaller dog
mascot, Bum. the old Mulberry street
police station has acquired another
dog, known as Peg Post He is also
OF an ochre tint, and his mysterious
behavior has baf'ied the Hisest sleuths
in the station. When tho men begin
their tours on the stationary or peg
posts at ten o'clock al night, the dog
comes trottins from somewhere and
takes up his station with whichever
policeman on duty IN the precinct suit.
his fancy for that particular night
Frequently he changes from one post
10 another, and remains on watch
until the stationary posts give way
TO regular patrol at SIX in the morn.
Ing. Then he trots away, and Is not
seen until the next night. Offers Of
tidbits from the mems lunches have
been repeatedly refused by Peg Post
and his agility has thus far prevented
any one from learning the number OF
the dog license he wears on his collar
New York Tribune
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ORIGIN OF FAMOUS PHRASE
Belief that Common Political Term
Sprane From Horse Race Held
In Tennessee.

The political term dark horse" is
thought to have had its origin In the
following circumstances:
In the last century there lived In
Tennessee "charae ter" named Flynn,
an elderly person who dealt in horses.
Flynn generally contriyed to own
speedy nag or two for racing purposes
~ he could arrange for a good thing
during his peregrinat!ons throughout
the state
The best of F7ynn's flyers was a
coal black stallion named Dusky Pete.
almost Thoroughbred and able to go
In the best of company
One day Flynn visited q town where
q race meeting was in progress. He
entered Pete The people, knowing
nothing Of the horses antecedents and
not being over impressed by his ap-
pearance. backed the local favorite
heavily against the Stranger,
Just as the beasts were being sad
died for the race, a certain Juiee Me
Minamne who MAS the "oraele' e
that part Of the state. arrived on the
course and WAS made one Of the race
judges
AS he took his place on the stand lie
was told of he folly Of The owner Of
the strange entry. Running his eye
over the track the Judge instantly rec
o2nized Pete Gentlemen said Nc
Mnanee. there's 4 dark h0rse in tais
ra,l')1 scor find rttt -
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An Obstrcperou> Individual.

The combined efforts If four or
five Officers were required TO land
a drunken man in jail this after
noon, The man Was arrested near
the southeast corner OF the square
by City Marshal Shippey who start
ed with him to jail. The man OBJ
jected to this part OF the program
and showed fight Other officers
we're then called to the assistance
Of Marshal Shippey