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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-24
CHRISTMAS SERMON
By Rev. Edgar F. Siegfried

CHRISTMAS SERMON
By Rev. Edgar F. Siegfried
st. Luke 2:7---" And she brought
forth her first born son. ;. i. and
laid him in a manger because
there was no room for them in
the Inn.
So the simple record, runs 1.-THE
word was made flesh and dwelt
among US. 1t is record that
should fill us with humiliation and
shame, as we'll as with JOY and glad
ness, for it is the record Of humilia-
tion of God. His humiliation not
in becoming man, nor in His hum
bic birth but by mans indifference
to the Divine Presence. There was
no room for him in the inn. Many
people thronged the little town
and the inn could not accommodate
all. Among those turned away
was one about to become a
mother. Tradition says that
Joseph expostulated with the Inn
keeper, and the Virgin pleaded
with his wife, who pitied her,
but the stable was the best they
could give them. Of the guests
we hear nothing, but it is evident
they were too much concerned
with their own interests to notice
the carpenter and his wife. The
merchants were busy or tired, the
Pharisees absorbed in argument or
reflection on personal righteous
ness, and the crowd was probably
wearie don having a good time.
Twas only humble, human voice
that protested, seeking a place for
the son Of God, and they sent
him out to the cattle shed. Shall
business and pleasure fill the
whole of our life? Shall COM
mercialism and industry so drug
us that only the lonely watchers
on the hills, hear the heavenly
voices and find their way through
the silent streets to the manger
throne? These things are here
of necessity but why should they
crowd out God? Fill the heart
and life with God and there will
be found just as much room for
business and pleasure, and the
the brightness of His presence
will fill and tighten both, Too
often the Christ seeking a place
in the heart of man is permitted
only the shed, because though it
isn't true-there is no room in
the Inn. So it is that we find
people called Christians, who have
come close to Christ, but know
Him not, nor worship Him.
In these days Of work and worry
when we're all tired and busy,
selling goods, and buying others,
making work and planning
pleasure, we may hear if we will, an
earnest voice pleading Cant you
find room for the son Of God?'
There is joy in the news that the
Christ is come, and it is meet that
we should be merry but how humil-
iating both to him and to US If he
come to our hearts andfind no room.
The joy Of Christmas is for those
who have time to leave their flocks
to worship, who find room in their
life for religion.
% God. who makest us glad
with the yearly remembrance Of the
birth Of thine only son Jesus Christ !;
Grant that as we joyfully receive
him for our Redeemer, 90 may we
with sure confidence behold him
when he sha llcome to be our Judge,
who liveth and reigneth with thee
and the Holy Ghost, one God world
without end. Amen.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-24
BOWLING TOURNAMENT

Clint Christensen, proprietor Of
the Milbank Bowling Alleys has
made arrangement to have tourna-
ment in this city on January 4, s
and 6 and has sent invitations to
the following town teams: Sisse-
ton. Waubay, Webster, Andover,
Aberdeen, Watertown, and Orton-
vile, Graceville and Montevideo,
Madison. and Appleton, Mimi.
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to that of the best schools in the

10 LIldC OF LEe DeSL schools IN the
state.
The boys of the maual training
are disappointed that there is
not time enough for them to COM
plete the construction problems
begun some time ago before the
holidays. They are working we'll,
but they find that oak lumber
can not be worked up in a short
time. When this work is COM
pleted a number of the boys will
have pieces of furniture of which
they may we'll he proud.
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Evangelical Association

Sunday School at 10 a. m. Preach
ing (German) II a. m. Young Peo-
pies Alliance GAS p. m. Preach
ing (English) 1880 p. m. Prayer
meeting 1880 on Wednesday even
ing. All are welcome.
C. A. Bremen, Pastor
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Christ Episcopal Church

Christmas Eve Midnight SER
vice. Holy Communion l2:10a. m.
Christmas Day Sunday school
service and tree at TOO p. m.
Sunday, Dec. 26. Morning
prayer lO:45; Sunday school IL M.
Rev. Edgar F. Siegfriedt, pastor
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-12-24
School Notes

Ay1AAoOA ANoOSo
The schools closed for the holi.
days on Friday and the pupils
and teachers will doubtless be
benefited by the two weeks vaca.
ton. School will reopen on
Tuesday, Jan. 4th. The extra
day of vacation was decided up
on in order that number of the
teachers might be able to spend
the New Years day at their
homes. To make mp for this day
the schools will be in session on
Saturday, Jan. 9Th.
The teachers will spend their
vacation at their homes as fol-
lows: Misses Goddard, England
and Kahl at Vermillion; Miss
Maule at Dell Rapids; Miss Bro
deem, Saltwater. Mimi; Miss
Vaughn, Armenia, N. d.; Mr..
Berg, Ashland, Wis; Miss
Healey, Lsngford; Miss Koefod,
Granite Falls; Miss Reud. Leola;
Miss Peterson, Brookings; Miss
Valentin, Aberdeen; Misses Max.
field and Leavitt, Milbank. Mr..
Hill will spend the vacation in
Milbank. Miss Barnes will visit
at Clear Lake, and Miss Lsavitt
will spend the week after Christ
mas in Minneapolis.
A fine representation of the
mothers of the girls in the do
mestic science department at
tended the exhibit that was held
on Thursday and Friday. A
number of those who have seen
the work in other years COM
mented favorably on the pro-
gress that the girls seem to be
making in the art of sewing. It
would require the services of an
expert to tell the excellence of
this work, but the writer was
impressed with the fact that the
girls seem do be learning to
make things that are of real use,
that they have made clothing for
themselves that is NOT only at
tractive but really serviceable.
While there were some exhibits
of tatting and crochet work.
along side of this were what ap-
pear to US more useful exercises
in patching, darning and mend
ing. Without doubt the girl who
is able to do the work offered by
this department reasonably we'll
will find that she has many ad-
vantages over those who have
not had the opportunity for such
practice.
On Wednesday the try out for
the debate teams was held with
the Senior Civics class as an
audience, and Misses Goddard,
Brodeen and Englund and Mr..
Glenn acted as judges. While
most of those who tried out were
new to this work q very good
showing was made and the de-
baters announced as follows:
Negative team, Lucille Prevey,
Grace Lanphier and Otto Bag
dons; Affirmative team, Erna
Schneck, Maurice McKenna and
Ed. Bagdons. Il has not yet
been decided definitely what
school teams these will meet, but
it il likely that one team will de-
bate with Sisseton and the other
with Peever or Webster. The
first of the inter school debates
comes on Jan. %, 20 that the de.
baters will have to work through
the vacation if they get their
work in the best shape by that
time.
Christmas program Of songs
and recitalions we're given by the
pupils Of grades one, two and
three on Friday afternoon. In
the fifth room q short play was
given and the pupils Of the
fourth room invited as guests.
The children appear to india
1oo1 s,f an iOv mont IN khooo on<or
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C. A. Bremen, Pastor
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-11
HOW TO CRIB
THE SOFT CORN

Three weeks of fine late summer
weather ending Tuesday was a great
help in drying corn as well as to the
threshers and lawmakers. But
there is still considerable soft corn
among the big crop raised. How to
handle it is a problem,
Some farmers think that it will
dry out as soon as freezing weather
comes, while others are figuring out
various devices for air to penetrate
their cribs. Some are going to
build cribs. with ventilators run up
through the centers. One simple
way suggested is to raise the floor
one foot above the ground, and
leave floor planks about two inches
apart so that air al get up under
meath. d. Fl. Smith at the Atlas
elevator. has erected a long narrow
crib out of posts set closely together,
sunk in the ground, tied at the top
by strlngers. and then sided up with
the lath cribblng kept in stock by
| the lumber Yards.
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From Washington Tines


Mr. j. NJ. Cobble and son, of Nit
chell, were here Tuesday and made
a contract for the purchase Of a halt
section of land north of town. II
the deal is consumated they will
move up and take possession in the
spring. The gentlemen came to this
state from Tennessee a year ago and
have been so well impressed that
they have decided to make their
home here permanently. They ap.
pear to be the kind that make de-
sirable citizens for any community.
Fred Bell has a drove of one hun
dred and ninety hogs. besides some.
thing over a hundred fall pigs He
has fenced in a 60 acre field of corn
and is going to let the hogs do their
own husking. The corn is a little
soft, bat he thinks he has enough of
it to fatten the whole bunch, II
certainly looks like prosperity to see
such a drove of hogs on the farm,
and it's a safe bet that the man who
has them isn't going to worry very
much about whether the rust hits
the wheat or not.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-11-11
WEST HAND
From Rec Heights Review

l.
The Farmers Elevator is a very
busy place these days. Monday they
took in 46 loads, and on Tuesday Sc
loads. Everybody is we'll pleased
with the treatment received there.
Farmers are coming from a long
distance to market their grain and
buy their coal. This will keep up
all winter, or as long as the roads
are fit.
c. F. and F. X. Stockman ara
moving out to their farm west of
town They have a neat house fin
ished. are moving their barn out
and getting ready for winter.
j. r. Speirs went to Huron on
Wednesday, and returned with a
brand new Oakland six. Mr. Speirs
says ne is going to take a month off
and learn to run the thing.
Forrest Bros. have nearly COM
pleted a two-story residence ON the
farm southwest of town. and the
plasterers. Woodward and Sheriff.,
came up from Miller. Wednesday
noon to plaster the interior. !
Aaron Burge has purchased the
F. r. Gardner quarter in Riverside
twp, about five miles from Rec
Heights. This is one of the besl
quarters in the Rec Valley and ii
all under cultivation. The price
was $50 per acre.
Mr. and Mrs C. B. Hendricks have
moved out to their farm two miles
south of town, and are vetting nice'
~ settled. They have a very nice
set Of farm buildings, including q
neat cottage, barn. coalshed. gran.
AIRY. autoshed. hen-house. and also
3 c~ellar-cave. These. with dandy
well and windmill. make things look
Ike living.
J. H. Bevington has purchased an
Oakland six cylinder car. and will
30 - fast Is anybody from now on.
w 4, MaxMsll ii hauling Of his
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old corn to make room for this years
crop. He thinks there will be good
seed in his new corn, which is very
fine for this season.
Cowan Bros. shipped a carload of
butcher stuff to Eagle Grove, Iowa,
Wednesday, and also shipped the
old gray mules. This country will
be lonesome without those mules.
Frank & Rhodes loaded out eleven
cars of cattle Friday night and Sat-
urday, nine from here and two from
Harold. The Speirs cattle were
included in the shipment. and were
good steers. weighing over 100
each.
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Huronite: Married at the Baptist
parsonage in this city. by Rev. L. r.
Bobbitt, at 1890 a. m. Oct. n.
Loren Currier and Miss Bertha
Spain, of Miller. Mr. and Mrs Cur
rier were attended by Mr. H. Bahr
and Miss Lillian Spain. a sister Of
the bride. The bridal party at
once went to the home Of the brides
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs James
Anderson, of this city, where the
wedding dinner was served. Mr. and
Mrs Currier will reside on q farm
near Miller this state
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COUNTY NEWS OF
HOME AND FARM
Personal and Local Notes OF In
terest
EAST SIDE NEWS
From st. Lawrence News)

From st. Lawrence News)
Mr. and Mrs A. r. Hannum drove
up from Huron the fore part Of this
week.
w. F. Flint reports a yield of over
so bushels of oats to the acre and
"a bushels Of wheat per acre.
N. w. Jacobs and men are build
ing a horse barn 26x30 feet, on the
farm occupied by Julius Freimark.
H. Armbrecht. of Parkston, arriy-
ed Tuesday to look after some build
ing operations on the Frfman farm
in Holden twp.
The annual bazaar and supper
given by the M. f. Ladies Aid last
Saturday night was a decided sue
cess, socially and financially. The
society cleared about $40.
p. C. Arends is having a feed shed
built, l6x46 feet in size, the better
to care for his growing patronage.
When completed this will make it
possible to feed and look after a a
load Of horses in addition to what
his large barn holds.
Mr. and Mrs Geo. Stocking. of
Underwood, Ills, arrived Wednes-
day on q visit to their uncle and
aunt: Mr. and Mrs DAYTON Weeks. of
Pearl twp.
DR.. S. X. Wallis, of Miller. accom-
panied Miss Maud Kramer to the
Pierre Hospital Saturday night to
undergo an operation for appended
tbs. She was operated on shortly
after her arrival and is reported to
be getting along nicely,
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r r. & 7. M. MAGNESS
PUBLIC AUcTIoNEEK

PUBLIC AUcTIoNEER
Double service for single pay. Reference: La
Satisfied cuetoEners In 1910. Satisfaction guaran-
ted or no charges made.
aATES-2 per cent for LIST $500. I per cent for
balance Of sale
Phone Green ils st. Lawrence. SD
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n L. BURNETT
A~UCTIONEER

VIII cry sales IN Hand and adjoining counties.
Orient State Bank or ID. ". Hall. Orient.
Terms. 2 per cent up to $500. above that amount
Per cent. Write me at Orient, s. D.. or call ut
Orient State Bank.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-12
BASEBALL MAGNATES
SPEND DAY IN VACATION
Visitors Take Ride Around Bay at
Frisco-Oakfand Gets
Four Brewers.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. u. - The
baseball magnates took Thursday or
from their affairs of the National as
ISOLATION. At 10 o'clock ir the morn
ing, with Pres't Allan T. Baum Of the
Pacific Coast league, leading the way,
the visitors. including the baseball
men and the ladies OF their party,
boarded a big launch and went on a
jaunt about the bay as the guests
Of John O. Davis, collector of the
port.
The afternoon was spent at the ex-
position.
The pleasure OF the day was in
considerable measure tempered by the
sad news conveyed early in the morn
ing to Pres't Sexton of the sudden
death Of his sister, Miss Agnes Sexton
OF Rock Island. Ill. Sexton was
obliged to turn over all the affairs of
the association TO Sec'y Farrell and to
leave at once for his home
Ham Patterson OF the Vernon club.
has purchased Mattick from the Kan
sas City American association team.
The Oakland club pulled off the
biggest deal of the convention so far,
when 1t closed with Milwaukee for
four players. Upon the recommended
ton Of Pres't Chivington, Oakland
got Infielders Barbeau and Berg.
Pitcher DOugherty and Outfielder
Randall. Milwaukee is building over
its team and these players were offer
ed 10 McCredie before Oakland closed
for them. Randall and Barbeau hit
around 800 this year. and Dougherty
in the box won IA out of Is games.
If the players don't made good Oak
land has the privilege of returning
them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-12
Several Important Football
Games to be Played Saturday

ing favorite in the fray. and accord
ing to form, ought TO win in a can
ter.
The Syracuse-COlgate game is the
real championship game, because it
involves the little Colgate outfit which.
with Pittsburgh and Cornell, remain
in the fight for the eastern honors
Colgate has not been beaten or scored
upon this year, but in the Syracuse
team it will meet it's mightiest foe OF
the year.
Cornell ought 10 win with COMPARE
tive ease over the Washington & Lee
team from the southland. Pittsburgh.
the other part Of the triangle meets
Carnegie Tech. a small eleven, but one
which hasn't suffered defeat this year
and a team that promises TO keep
Glen Warmers huskies humping some
for victory.
The big intersectional game of the
day will be that Pennsylvania Mich
lgan meeting for the intersectional
BOBBY championship. Pennsylvania so
far has suffered five beaungs: Mich
igan has been beaten: Michigan has
been the recipient OF three. Their
game therefore won't have much more
Significance than the determining OF
the question: Which team is worse?
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-12

NEW YORK. Nov. 12.-There is
going TO be quite a bit Of real bat
thing in the world Of football tOmor-
row with important games raging in
the east, west, south and north.
Undoubtedly the most important
fracas OF all will 5e in Minneapolis
where the unbeaten Chicago eleven. a
Z TO favorite. will meet the unbeat-
er but once tied Minnesota outfit.
II Chicago is beaten it will mean
that there will be no undisputed
champion OF the western conference
this season II il wins. and defeats
Illinois in its final big battle of the
year, il can lay a real claim TO the
title.
The other big battle in the west is
the Illinois Wisconsin clash. which
will be staged in Urbana, III. Wiscon-
sins record shows but one defeat-a
1913 beating at the hands OF Chi
cago. Illinois has not been beaten
this year. but has been tied twice
once by Ohio State and the second
time by Minnesota.
In the east the Yale-PriaeetOn
game. in the point OF attendance. Will
be the big battle. But il does not
promise much in football way.
Princeton looms up as an overwhelm-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-12
COLLEGE CREWS TO MEET
Little Interest is Shown i'm Race at
New Haven.

NEW HAVEN. Conn, Nov. 12.-
Water and weather conditions were
ideal this morning for boat race, but
large clouds made it not unlikely that
rain might be splitting before Yale
and Columbia were able TO get away
to their near two nile race this after
noon. Except in boating circles at
Yale and among the persons who fol-
low all sporting activities there was
little interest evinced in the race: The
course is from the en- dof Long wharf
directly into the harbor, a distance
of a mile and seven-eights.
Yale. with a crew picked from the
best of a large squad of candidates,
and containing four veterans, includ-
ing Cozswain Allen McLane, Capt.
Seth Low, jr.. son of the former pres
ident OF Columbia cord Meyer and
Alfred Sturtevant. was generally pick
ed as the winner
The crews averaged in weight:
Yale, 176 Is pounds; Colum bia
166 SIS pounds
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-12
NO DYE, NO SUITS;
BASKET BALL PLAY
IS DELAYED At ""
Opening of Commercial League
Postponed One Week Until
Nov. 24-CaptainS
Are Named.

Scarcity of dyes will cause a delay
Of one week in the opening OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. Commercial league basket
ball schedule. according TO an an
nouncement made last night by Physi-
cal Director j. y. Miller. New basket
ball suits which had been ordered
were delayed because OF this and II
is understood will not arrive until
the first of next week.
The schedule will start "Wednesday,
Nov. "a. instead of Nov. Is. as orig
inally planned Next Thursday, the
suits will be distributed to the men,
5ers of the team.
Captains Announced.
Announcement was made last night
of the captains who will lead the
six teams in the Commercial league
race. The list includes Gates Harbell,
Don Elbel, Harry Eager, Dan White
man, Charles witt and Philip l.. Nj
car
The captains are players Of basket
ball experience. Harbell played on
the varsity team at Ames college, Ell
bel. Whiteman and Nicar with the
high school. while Eager, generally
ranked as the fastest man in the
league last season, is a player of no
mean ability.
The captains will meet Monday
evening when the personnel of the
teams will be picked. Six teams will
be chosen, an effort being made to
make the competition as keen as pos
sible. None of the captains will know
which team he Is to lead until after
the selections Of players have been
made.
Last nights workout brought so
aspirants on the floor. The 10 teams
played five games each game going
Is minutes. Thursday nights prac-
tice brought out the largest delegation
that has yet appeared this season on
the Y NJ. G. A. floor.
Entry Lists Close Monday.
Entries for teams will close prompt
ly Monday night at o'clock. No
players will be eligible after that date,
according 10 the rules of the league.
The same business firms will support
teams as last year, Hellers, Elbels,
Spires, Clauers. Peerless Press and
BaEbys.
Because of the fact that the open
ing game If played according to sched-
ule would fall on Thanks giving a
shift has been made to the Wednes-
day night preceding The first games
scheduled will be played on that date,
the games next Thursday being only
in the nature OF a practice.
Big Squad Out.
Due to the large squad of men
which turned out, ii was found neceS-
sary TO have team practice to allow
captains to select their players from
the six squads. According to the pres
ent size of the squad. each team will
be composed of 10 players. Those Of
poorer calibre will be weeded out at
next Thursdays practice games.
Physical Director Miller announced
that several surprises were in store
for the PLAYERS next Thursday night,
but would give no intimatiOn of the
nature OF these. Interest this season
| in the league runs higher than ever
! before The schedule will last over
the holidays and be extended into the
] forepart OF March.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-12
SEVERAL BOUTS STAGED
International Tournament is Nearing
Crucial Stage.

NEW YORK, Nov. 12-With the
worlds noted grapplers rapidly dis
posing of the lesser lights in the
wrestling universe, the international
tournament at the Manhattan opera
house today was nearer its crucial
stage. Alex Aberg, the giant Rus
sian, the worlds champion at the
Gaeco-Roman style of wrestling, dis
posed of Fritz Wagner Of Germany
with a hip-lock hold in four minutes
and "a seconds last night.
Wladek Sbyszko, the Polish wrestler,
had no trouble with Great Daro of
Hungary, pinning him to the mat in
AZ seconds.
Charlie Cutler, the American, de-
feated Ludwig Ress, Germany, in five
minutes and three seconds. Herr
mann Schilling, Germany, won from
Tom Drask, Holland. Helmar john
son, Sweden, disposed of Charles Los
son. England, in eight minutes and
.2S seconds
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-12
FED OWNERS ADJOURN
Little Towards Peace Accomplished
at French Lick.

CHICAGO. Nov. 12-The Federal
league magnates who have been hold
ing a series of meetings in Indianap-
oils, French Lick, Ind, and in Chicago,
planned to return to their homes to-
day So far as could be learned, no
definite steps were taken toward peace
in the war between the F'ederals and
organiZd baseball.
The only progress il was believed
toward that end, was accomplishod
when the Kansas City and Buffalo
franchises were forfeited, reducing
the number of clubs to six, with Balti-
more the only Federal team not To-
Gated in territory already occupied
by major league clubs.