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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-08
METHODIST CHURCH

Morning sermon, 1O.45
Sunday School II m.
Junior intermediate League 3 D m.
Epworth League $50.
Evening sermon 7:3O.
Mid-week prayer service Wedneday
at 40 m.
The supger given by the men OF the
church on New Years eve was largely
attended and was q very enjoyable
affair, the men proving themsel YES
splendid cooks and roya al entertainers
This supper has come to be one of the
social events Of the year.
The Epsorth League will give =
social in the church parlors on Fri
day evening Jan. 8. All members and
friends OF the League are invited
Arrangement have been made to
take the temperature of the Epworth
League next sunday evening, q huge
Thermometer has been secured and will
he used in this service.
All are cordially invited.
+. T.. Morrison, Pastor.
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Degree Of Honor Installation

The following officers were
installed Tuesday evening for
the ensueing year bv Grand
Chief Of Honor Eta b. Dore:
+. & of H. Christina Larson
{. of II -Flossie Lewis
/. Of Il Phoebe Wylie
{ Of C.-Sibel Finley
Recorder-Luella Burkhardt
Flnancier-Lillian Sutclitf
Recelver-Eliza Mount
Usher-I4izzie Hocum
Asst. Z Anna keuhl
G. Wv. w, Mount
Musician-Warran Fox
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Excelsior Club

The Excelsior Club met in the
Club room January 6, 1915. Meet
ing was called to order by the
president. After short bust :
ness meeting the fifteen memb.
ers present responded to the rol
call with current events, and the
following interesting program
was given: Reading BY Mrs.
Mills, "Cities of Old Flanders;"
Paper by Mrs, w. G. Ackerman,
''Bruges and Ghent;" Reading,
Miss Mesmer. "The Grand Can
yon in Winter" The Club ad
journed to meet January 20, rs.
REPORTER.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-08
Broke His Arm

Judge S. S. Lockhart met with
quite a bad accident last Tues
esday. While crossing the street
between the courthouse and the
opposite corner he slipped on
the ice, and in falling broke one
Of the bones in his left arm at
the wrist. While the break has
caused him considerable pain.
and will deprive him Of the use
Of his hand for some time, he Is
u hopes Of soon being over this
Inconvenience, and was able g
- down q his olnce "Wednesday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-08
kebekai, Officers

Rebekan Lodge No. Is install
ed the following officers Mon
day evening:
+. II. 6 Lillian Ostlind
y G-Pearl Crawford
v. G. Helen Wood
Sec.-Luella Burkhardt
Trea>.-Rosaline Smith
Chap.-Estella Owen
Warden Margaret La Due
Con. Ida Fowler
K. s. V. G. Mae Preyey
l.. S. n. G.-Hans Norman
n. ). v. c. Celia Brown
l.. 5. Y. G j. f Linse
|. "A. l.. Munson
q. &. Harry Fowler
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h. Of T.. Install

At the regular meeting OF the
knights OF Pythlas on Wednes
day evening the following officers
were installed by Grand Install.
ing officer = NJ. 3oue assisted
by Grand Installing Marshal +,
X. Schneider and Grand Pre-.
late w. J Fgeurson:
G. G. "a + Llnse
Y. 6. W +. Emanuel
Prelate +. l.. Nelson
NJ. Of f'-E. II. Benedict
NJ. OF W 4. s. johnson
M. OF \. Arthur Anderson
!. G.-Chas. Peterson
@. G Ill Il Aekerman
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The Pythian sisters

The following pvthian Sisters
will be lns tailed next week OF
Thursday
VI. + { Mrs + Fl. Benedict
+. Sr w. j. Ferguson
+. Jr Miss Della Bowe
Manager-Mrs. Spence Baird
NJ. Il. {. Mrs NJ G Niles
NJ. of F,-Mrs. c. NJ. Bowe
Guard--Mrs. Harry Bailey
Protector Mrs. Clifford Wiley
Pianist Mrs, Ed. Phelan
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/. u. u. +. Officers

Last Tuesday evening the Ode
Fellows Of Sylvan lodge install
ed officers as follows:
N. G.--Chas Schaffer
V. G.-Hans Norman
Sec.-J. D. Burkhardt
Treas. e. L Wood
Chap. W. w. Downie
4. S. N. G-Ed. Lindahl
L 5. n. G.-Jacob Bear
Ward. H. Ackerman
Cond. Andrew Monson
+. s. S. Ed Johnson
l. 5. S f. A. Smith
.. G. Fred kittenbeil
|. G. Frank Port
RS. Y. G.-H. Thompson
l.. 5. Y. G.-Chas. G. Port
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CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
No service Sunday Jan 10
Wednesday Jan. Is. Children =
service and Exercises at 7:3O.

W. q. Koepke, who had been
on visit to friends in Wisconsin
for several weeks, returned
home Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mr.. August Johnson
OF Lehrville, Iowa, spent y few
davs with their cousins Mr..
and Mrs. Otto Mosiman.
In another column appears the
quarterly statement OF the First
National Bank. showing total
deposit OF 1896, 453 81. The First
National is membe OF the Fed.
eral Reserve bank of Minneapolis
which gives it security almost
as absolute as the government
itself, and its cons tantly increas.
ing business not only indicates
the growth of .Milbank business
interests. but also the confidence
OF the public and the continued
popularity Of the bank as 8 solid
financial institution.
Ben Bury, Of Ballour, N. D.
was visiting with Milbauk
friends the first of the week
while attending the annual meet.
ing of the Evangelical Mutual
Insurance Company. Ben spent
many OF his early year ia Grant
county, and is always interest
ed IN things here. He SAYS that
while the croDs in the vicinity
OF Ba'four were disappoiutiog
the past year, yet the county
will eventually come out all
right under diversified farmihS
as It 's being more generally
adopted.
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A Good Loser

Last night Cashier G. E. Mills
entertained the hank force of the
First National Bank with six
O'Clock turkey dinner the result
of wager he had with the presi
dent of the bank regarding the
business of the year just closed.
A very enjoyable evening is re-
ported.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-08
Land Sale

Hubert POppelman. the land
dealer of Marvin, has just closed
q sale of 400 acres of land west
Of Marvin to Mr.. Chas. Otto, and
purchased the Otto place OF 81
acres in this city In the rorth-
eastern part Of town paying 900
an acre tor %.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-08
Reading Room Open Sunday

The public library will be op
en- as reading room only, on
Sunday afternoons from to 5
O'Clock.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-01-08

The W. G. T. u. wilt meet as
the home Of Mrs Liodsley on
Tuesday ssteroooa ae1t.
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Farmers Atteation

We pay 10c per bushel above
the regular price for wheat In
exchange for -FOUR.
Grant County Nilling c..
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EVANGELICAL cHuRCH

EVHNGELICAL CHURCH
German preaching at 10 a. m.
Sunday school IL a. m.
7. r. A. meeting 6:45 D IN.
English preaching 1870 p. m.
=. a. BREMER, Pastor.
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EV. LUTHERAN EMANUEL CHURCH.
Sunday school at 10 a m.
Regular services at lO::h a. m.
Rev. VIM. j. Israel
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-09
Can ! see hirn?''

| dinner tonight that she had staying
with her black man with a little
daughter, but you wouldn't expect me
to be riding about in boats. hear he
| is injured"
Good" cried Poe, leaving the crafty
old fellow and darting through the al
| ley, filled with strange and loathsome
doors issuing from nuts and long, low
lodging-houses occupied by lawless
sailors from Abroad very cut-throat
Of a neighhorhood.
At the rambling, low-browed lodging
house to which the old waterman had
directed him, Poe entered; having torn
off his collar On the way, and wrapped
| his silk necktie about his throat after
the manner of the longshoremen in the
vicinity. He had rumphed his hair, and
| torn his shirt, in the hope that, with an
obtuse stare, he might convince Frau
Klittenlein that he was her kind, and
not arouse too much suspicion.
The frau stood behind her dirty, fly
| infested bar. The place was rot yet
in full evening swing; only few
sailors lolled about in the front room.
playing with thumb-gummy cards, and
tapping up their beer at long intervals.
Poe lounged up to the dirty bar with
the loose swing of a seafaring man;
his coat thrown back SO she could see
the shirt he had torn and dirtied, that
she might overlook the neWness of the
cloth.
I've got friend stayin' here, Frau
Klittenlein, he said in staggering
tone in very low German, having or
dered drink. IF it's convenient for
him to sec me, I'd like to say hello"
And / was just goin' to suggest,
he continued, that I'd take him up
bottle of the best schnapps you've got
in the house, Frau Klittenlein. He's
black man, you know, and we've drunk
our whisky together cut of Borneo,
many's the time, to keep of the fever"
She gave him a shreWd. calculating
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left wholly to the younger man, their
assistant The young fellow finally
recalled two or three OF the long
shoremen who had assisted with the
work.
was there one who looked as
though he might he native OF Bor-
neo?" questioned Poe sharply.
eyes, a black man has hung around
here for the past three or four days.
They call him Jack; he's wharf-rat
from Borneo. He was the one who
insisted on dropping his end OF the
tank right in front of the window, and
it was left there because it was late
and I was in hurry for NY lunch and
never thought"
Good" cried Poe. Turning to the
member cf the firm, he requested that
gentleman to wait for him there until
midnight, and left at once, having
stopped to examine scme rather indis-
tinct marks on the floor, leading from
the crocodile pond to the small window
in the rear, from which the bars had
been torn.
Then he hurried around to the mar
row Lodging at the back cf the ware
house, and found, as he had expected,
that the shed next door cut OFF a view
of the little window from any small
passing water-craft, and there were no
Zig vessels in motion that afternoon.
Having assured himself of this. and
made note Of a bloody print On the
side of the wall below the window, Poe
hurried to the end Of nearby wharf,
and rented boat with a man to row
him. He ordered the oarsIlan to take
him back to the rear OF the animal
warehouse, and then row cut slowly
past the end Of the docks. There be
had the boat held still while he ex-
amined the bank on both the right and
left. Finding that one side offered
comparative safety from observation
on account CT being subject ta less
traffic, and having smaller deserted
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piers along it's edge, Poe ordered to be
rowed in that direction.
Re kept sharp lookout along the
bank for rowsoats or small craft of
any sort. Several times he drew to-
ward shore, and carefully examined
the interior of a boat drawn up, an
chored, or tied But nothing seemed
to answer to the object of his search.
At length, past six o'clock, he came
to a little dock where boats were rent
ed to the public. Here he landed, and
tipped the proprietor for permission to
examine the interior of his skiffs. He
went over them carefully, and finished
with a puzzled look, having found
nothing.
Suddenly he turned to the proprietor,
and asked in faultless German for an
old rag to clean his boat with.
The man brought out some dirty
cloths, and Poe looked them over care
fully, missing nothing. Again his short,
thick eyebrows came together sharply,
and he shrugged his shoulders in dis
appointment. He suddenly turned to
one corner and picked up handful
of neglected rags.
A throaty cry came from the old
man.
Leave those alone!" he beloved,
charging Poe.
But Poe had unwrapped one, and
was holding it before the Mortified old
eyes of the waterman. 1t was bit of
burlap, and it was heavy and stained
black with blood.
"Tell me! Where did he go?" cried
Poe, realizing the condition of affairs
from the old mans bearing. Il mean
you no harm You got good round
fee when the boat came back and you
saw the blood, or misjudge you. 1t is
nothing serious You will net appear
in court. / only want to find the
man."
Poe dropped the bloodstained rag,
and flashed an English sovereign, uni
versal currency among seafaring men.
The old eyes lighted.
Where did the man with the sick
boy go?" he demanded, slipping the
coin into the trembling palm, which
closed over it with snap.
Il don't know" answered the other.
But il you were to follow this alley
to the place Of Frau Klittenlein, who
keeps a boarding house for foreign
sailors. you might find something to
your interest. / believe I heard at
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-09
THE BRANDON NEWS. BRANDON. MISS.

mems was moved today Dy some long
snoremen, and foolishly left right
where it would get the afternoon suns
rays. I have cautioned against that
before Then some straw bedding was
accidentally left where the suns rays,
working through both the plate glass
and the perfect sun glass formed by
the fish tank full of water, could ignite
it. 1t was great carelessness. But we
mustn't cry over spilled beer"
Have you the names Of those long
shoremen who helped move the tank?"
mo, of course not. They are just
picked up along the docks when there
is any work for them, and paid off on
the spot"
"And you don't remember any OF
them?"
mo. But the keepers might. Still,
they have been so lax in their duty,
don't suppose they noticed, either
They were all in back room where
they live, playing cards, when the IRE
started. 1t being Saturday afternoon
and no ship in, they gave that as an
excuse. When they were finally
aroused, they had to dash through the
smoke and fire for their lives, to the
front door, giving the alarm"
"Call them over here, anyway, will
your replied Poe. IF this thing gets
noised about you'll probably never get
Babo back, and of course it must be
made known, for the animal is apt to
do much harm. But want you to
promise you won't give out the news
before midnight tonight 1t is now
only four-thirty Will you do it?
can only say that l have some inside
facts that may help"
Eyes, I will risk it," was the reply
"Seven hours isn't long. Babo will
probably be so frightened he will not
appear anywhere before morning, but
he has made good his escape, and
there is no use sending out many men
to look for him now; it will only raise
suspicion"
The helpers had gathered around
meantime, and Poe questioned them
quickly regarding the moving of the
big glass fish tank. The head keeper
and his second man were much EN-.
barrassed by his questions. They
knew nothing, ard finally admitted
that the experimenting Of the tank,
which had been moved just before
noon, when the warehouse closed, to
make room for a new cage, had been
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-09

The sun shone hot in Hamburg that
day; and nowhere was the heat more
intense than in the wharf districts of
Hamburg.
Christopher Poe sauntered along the
strip of street, stopping now and then
to inspect with fond eyes the striking
lines of some fast freighter, or to scan
one or another Of the huge warehouses
lining the other side of the street. He
had skipped away from his banking
duties in New York and was touring
through parts of the world as familiar
to him as Fifth Avenue, or the Bow
cry.
At length, as he neared great
wharf, where no ship rode at anchor
and on which a huge iron-bound ware
house stood, the rear square against
the water he stopped and strained for
ward, listening.
There developed, as he listened, a
wild mingling of noises, chorusing up
in perfect babble
There was a strange throng quickly
collecting in front of the warehouse.
Poe read in a fash the German sign
stretching along the front of the build
ing:
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1915-09-09

nOSplLaI, and, as Poe expected, found
Jock, who had just been brought in by
the astonished sailors, who had no
wish to have the man die on their
| hands.
Poe and the member of the Hagger-
up firm sat with the black fellow until
he became conscious. Then Poe easily
possessed himself of all the facts. His
story sketch had been correct in all
essentials. Poor Jock sobbed pitifully
for his pet, and explained how he had
caught Babo when young, with his
own hands, and had only been led to
part with him to the seaport trader
owing to his own dissolute life of
drunkenness and petty criminality,
which always found him in dire need
of money.
After he had awakened from the
spree celebrated on the proceeds of
Babo's sale, he was lonesome. No hui
man being could satisfy his longing.
He wanted Babo back, so he slipped to
Hamburg. being universal wharf-rat,
sailor and thief, acquainted with the
whole world Arriving almost as soon
as Babo, he located the Haggerup
warehouse and hung around waiting
for some chance to steal back his pet.
At last he grew desperate, and when
chance threw the opportunity In his
way, in the shape Of the plate-glass
fish-tank, he seized upon it. worked out
the details with the craft of blood
careless savage, and carried the plan
to it's frightful finish. blind to every
thing but his own desires. :
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-13

& AYERS had been emptied on the
floor and rummaged.
Then the big burglar came 10 my
bed.
Where's yer pocketbook and
yer keys. lady ?"
Il haven't got them here" tenn
ported.
We'll, where are they? Come
on now. we're busy guys, we are.
and We amt got all night"
They're I'm the right hand buffet
drawer in the dining room" ] in
formed them, suddenly realizius
that the easier Z made things Tor
them the sooner they would leave
me. and that was the thing wanted
most on earth. ] didn't care what
they took as long as they only got
out OF the house.
"All right. Fat" said fhe tall
man. YOU stick around while / work
outside"
Evidently stick around" meant
to keep me company. for the one
addressed as Fat" squatted down
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upturned drawer. dragging It few inches
closer 20 bed lie seated himself, lit cigarette
and prepared 10 entertain me while the big fellow
went into the next
Your names Diuon. amt ~" he began, expelling
a volume OF smoke through his
Yes" I answered fecOly. who are you?"
"How's T0mE" he
why. Toms all right fa- I know" replied,
wondering he had acquired his information about
my family.
Mice boy-Tom. Doing two years in the Railway
RefOrmatory. amt he''
Il don't know about that / answered.
He's your nephew. amt he2'
"Te is certainly NOT my nephew" replied, little
Indignantly
well hov's Irene? You know her too don't yer7"
shes very well. Who vour'
well. lady. III tell YER ne replied, blowing some
more smoke through his nose and inChing the drawer
closer TO my bed You see. lady, come OF rCspec-
table folks. I wasn't born no crook you understand.
business bad. ] couldn't find nothing do. and
when fellers down and out what are yer going 10
do? Well. being as ! knew Bill-inside-and him
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-03-13
By Miss Anna G.. Dinon.

live all alone in my big house Washington
street. My bedroom is the ground floor. II has
four windows opening the grounds surrounding my
house. but never kept them locked. That wasn't be
cause I am Drawer than other people. On the con
trary have always been quite positive that II ever
I came face face with a real burglar would never
live TO tell the tale. Just left the windows open be-
cause never believed that anything like that was
ever likely to happen to me
You see have lived In that house ever since was
born. Everyone in Harrison knows me. Until re-
Gently there had never been any burglaries in our
town burglary seemed to me a good deal like
earthquake. or course. II possible, but very.
very improbable that Il wasn't worth while losing
any sleep over.
When retired the other night therefore, left one
OF the side windows in my bedroom open about -four
inches. as usual and lay down 20 pleasant dreams
It must have been about a quarter after one when
avoke. / at once sensed what I might perhaps de-
scribe as the psychological overtones Of whisper.
Someone had whispered IN my ROOM that was sure
OF. but everything dark and could nothing.
AS lay alert for repetition Of the sound that
felt sure had awakened me. a match struck not
Eve feet from my bodi
Horror upon horrors! There. not 1--WE feet from
me, partly illuminated by the light Of the match.
the forms OF two men-masked men-burglars,
Ny teeth thattcred so they started my bedsprings
vibrating. NJ spine iroze. felt paralyzed don't
believe had strength enough even to shut my eyes.
or certainly would nave done 10 have shut out
that fearful sight lay there absolutely petrihed
One % The men was tall and thin The other was
short and fat Just the match pickering. they
turned tn my direction and when they awake.
the tail man blew Ost the match
The next Thing j knew when felt the breath
81 not twelve inches from my head
"Oh, Heavens" said. in cOllapsng tone OF voice
Keep stili. now. and We won't harm youi" came
voice af my bedside. "Understand2f
Z understood all right, but 1 TOO frightened %
Gnd my voice.
you just lie stin that's an. and you amt got moth
inR t1 bc afraid Of. seer che voice again. re-
assurIugF.
Wy breath BEGAN to come D little more naturally
Ny heart stopped its uauseatng humping. Ny teeth
no longer danced 90 franucaiiy. The voice OF tho
burglar az my bedside, rather than hls words. had
taken some Of the fright out Of But ] could
keep my eyes from thom-they had sort Of horrible
fascination Tor me-
Thea the big one struck another match. and en- 80
light the Two Of them, not more than hfteen inches
from me- looked me over carefully No doubt they
thoroughly diaEnDatl my state Of mind and diagnosed
Do correctly. vas TOO frightened t0 scream and that
evidently va what fIry wanted f0 make sure Of
The big one struck another match and llt the gas.
turning % Fcr| In"
"Iet her 60. Bill SAID fHe sa5.t one.
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Upon the
Drawbacks of
Burglary
and His Tall,
Thin "Pa["
Robbed Her

u. IKE most women and some men, Miss Anna O.
Dinon, OF Harrison, n. j., has spent many OF
her waking hours in the course Of her life
wondering Just what she would do II she were TO
wake up at night and find a burglar in her room.
Like most and some men, she has almost
invariably come to the conclusion that she would
never live to tell the story.
A few weeks ago. Miss Dinon, who is a wealthy
spinster and lives alone in a big house Washing
ton street, walked up suddenly in the middle OF the
night.
AS she opened her eyes somebody struck a match,
in it's imperfect light not FIVE feet from her bed,
she dscerned not but TWO burglars They
were both masked. and tall and thin and tbs
other short and fat-just like Action burglars.
What did she do?
Well she didn't die the spot Perhaps that
because these burglars turned out to be the most
unusual burglars that have appeared in real
life At any rate. Miss Dnon didn't die and that Is
rather important, because otherwise you would not
be reading this story.
Even when the short and fat burglar toward
her and-but let her tell the story herself:
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Ny heart started 10 thump again with anticipa-
ton. They were going 10 let go. I tried TO find
my feet. determined to gather my bedclothes
around me and run for dear life, II they would let
You lie still there, now, will yeri" declared the
tall one a little iercely, as be saw my feet move
81 thought you we're going 10 let me CO." managed
TO say.
"Quit yer kidding viii your" he replied and then
] realized that Let her CO. sang for com
mence," and sank back in the pillows.
AT any rate they started 20 let her co. by taking
out all the drawers Of the bureau, which stood right
next to my bed. one by one overturning them and
dumping their contents the floor.
Il suppose you've read about burglars in books.
amt ye?" asked the short one as he carefully sorted
the contents OF OF the long drawers which he
had scattered the floor, maybe you've seen'm IN
the movies?"
Yes yes" I assented.
well. lie stu and you'll see real BURGLARS.
and Il won't cost you a cent" Evidently this burg
lar had a gruesOme sense OF humor. They both
chuckled
In haH a minute ali my nicey-arranged bureau