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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16
DEATH OF FRANK f. ROBERTS
Early Settler Of Twin Brooks Passes
AWAY after Extended Illness

On Wednesday morning about 10
O'Clock Mr. Frank +. Roberts, of
Twin Brooks succumbed to a
complication of diseases after an
extended illness. He recently
returned from Rochester, where
he had been for treatment, but
could receive little help.
Mr.. Roberts, who was one of
the early settlers of the county,
was born in Faribault, Mimi,
nearly fifty-eight years ago, and
settled in this county some thir-
ty-tive year sago, and after prov
ing up on his claim moved to
Twin Brooks, which has been
his home almost continuously
since. He taught school for a
number of terms in different To-
calitles in the county, and for a
number of years was postmaster
of Twin Brooks. He was geni
al, kind hearted man, and was
honored and respected by all ac-
quaintances. and the mourning
friends have the sympathy of
the community in their a at1iiction
The deceased man leaves a
widow and a daughter, the latter
Mrs. Lulu Hutchinson. of TAYLOR
n. D was TO arrive here to- day.
The funeral service is to be
to be held at the Twin Brooks
Methodist church at , p. IN. to-
day, and the remains will be in
TERED in the Milbank cemetery
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Croatian Tamburica Orchestra

The Croatians are people
from Croatia, a small province of
Hungary. AS race they have
been identified with the noblest
ambitions and struggles for free
dom. Statesmen, poets, philoso-
piers and musicians have been
prominent among the Croatian
people for more than a century.
Like Patrick Henry, the Ameri-
can from Virginia, the cry of the
Croatian heart is always Give
me liberty or give me death"
The national music Of Croatia
breathes the spirit Of freedom.
The Tamburica Orchestra, under
the leadership Of Mr.. Savich, in
terprets the peoples cry for
liberty.
In addition to the music. Mr..
Savich will give a brief address
on the costumes, ambitions and
genius Of his people.
The Program is one of great
variety, combining melodies
which make the feet keep time,
while sublimer selections move
the listener to wonder and tears.
All in all, the personnel of the
company, the quaint and beauti-
ful Of the music prove an enter
tainment which has no duplicate
on the Lyceum platform.
This entertainment is the last
number Of the lecture course. It
is said to be too good to miss and
a packed house at the Bentley
Grand Saturday evening is the
prospect. Admissions Is, 25, 35,
and 50 cents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16
TALENT ANNOUNCED FOR
MILBANK CHAUTAUOUA

The Travers-Wick Chautauqua
System, of Des Moines, Iowa,
with which the business men of
Mllbank have contracted for a
chautauqua for the coming sum-
mer have announced the talent
to be furnished each Of the
seven days. At this time it is
impossible to give the dates of
the chautauqua except that it
will be the latter part of June or
fore part of July Programs will
be given each afternoon and eve
ming.
This will be the first chautau-
qua undertaken by Milbank and
the business men have endeaver-
ed to secure the best talent pos
slble. The programs will be both
entertaining and educational and
it IS expected the opportunity Of
attending a chautauqua here at
home will be welcomed by a
great majority of people Of both
Mllbank and the surrounding
country.
On the opening day DR.. Roy
Russell letter and the Metro
politan Sextet will be here, the
second day DR.. John A. Gray and
the Stockholm Concert Co., the
third day Granville Jones and
the Merry Music Makers, fourth
day Judge Claude Youday and
the Bohannns, fifth day Spicas
Royal Italian Band. sixth day
Lawrence Conservatory players
and DR.. VIM. Stuchel and the
seventh and closing day Ira D.
Mullinax and the Handel Choir
and Opera Co. Both afternoon
and evening programs will be
UlVap
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congregational Church.

Sund,y. March 49, lO45 Il. m
Sermon by the pastor: anthem by
the choir.
Il noon Sunday school session. Lei
us see how many classes will have
perfect attendance
3p. III Junior G. +. meeting.
$50 Senior Christian Endeavor.
1870 Evening worship. Special mus
ic by choir and orchestra under lead
ership of Prof. Hopfner If not wor-
shipping elsewhere, worship with us.
Wednesday, March p. 1880 p. m,
prayer meeting at the home of Mrs. j.
Liggett.
Thursday, March %. 2:3O Ladies
Benevolent society at the home oi
Mrs. Atkinson. 7:3O p. m. Cantata
practice at the residence of Prof.
Hopfner.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16
Cement Tile

Swanson & Haswell, the tile
manufacturers, shipped q car
load of cement tile to Clinton
parties last week. The indica-
tions are that there is going to
be great demand for tile this
year. The good results return.
ed from drained land is making
9 continued increasing demand
for this tile.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16

st. Patrick'S Dance

On Friday evening, March 16,
a dance In honor of St. Patrick s
day will be given by Mrs. Fox,
who has provided a series of great
ly enjoyed parties heretofore this
season. The fine music of the Fox
orchestra will be furnished for the
occasion and all will be made well
come.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16
Good Seed Test

The Erlandson & johnson Com
pany sent sample of their tim
othy seed to the South Dakota
agricultural college for testing, and
last week received the record of
the test, stating that the seed was
99.5 per cent pure. They are selling
this seed at 8 cts a Id. or 1878 a
bushel. They also have the follow
ing grain seeds at prices named:
Millet seed from $3.50 to $3.50
a bushel.
Red Clover Is to 20 cts lb.
Alfalfa 25to Scots ID.
Alsyke, 20cts lb.
Bronze Grass l5cts lb.
Sweet Clover. 20 cts.
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Methodist Episcopal Church.

Public worship at lO:45 a. m. and
30 p. N. Morning sermon subject
The Real ST. Patrick Learn the
truth about this great man: it is
worth knowing The Anglo-Saxon as
well as the Celt are forever indie bted
to him.
Evangeliatic service in the evening.
Sunday school at noon.
Junior League at 800 p m.
Epworfh League at $50 y. IN.
This church offers a cordial vel
come 10 a home-iike church. Stran-
gers and those having no other
church home especially invited.
a. L. Buriff. pastor.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16

Sunkist oranges for IS cents
is the special for tomorrow at
Thirsk Bros.
OrtOnville citizens and mer-
chants recently subscribed
$500 for "white way" on Main
street, the city government
promising to provide the balance
of the money for the enterprise.
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Cemetery Association
Incorporation Of Lot Owners for SOs
curing Of Additional Land and Con-
troll Of Cemetery Grounds.

curing Of Additional Land and Con-
troll Of Cemetery Grounds.
At a meeting of the cemetery
association last Saturday even
ing the articles of Incorporation
and bylaws were read, and will
be published later. The articles
Of incorporation make every lot
owner member of the associ-
alton, and he is entitled to one
vote only regardless of how
many lots he may own. The
articles Of incorporation will be
published later. The cemetery
association has made a propo-
sition to Mr.. H. A. Peck for the
purchase of the ten acres of land
adjoining the cemetery on the
west, the present grounds being
nearly all taken up. The asso-
citation has offered Mr.. Peck
$50 an acre for the land, and
if he refuses this offer Attorney
Rix has order to commence con-
demnatlon proceedings.
The fact that the cemetery
now in use has been in the hands
Of p, ivate parties during all the
years it has been laid out, has
been most unsatisfactory and
annoying The absentee owner
Of the ground naturally has very
little interest in the ground ex-
cept to receive his paw for the
lots, and is ayerse to spending
anything for its np-keep or i'm
provement. The amount sale
received for the lots in a cem-
etery, over and above the bare
price of the land, should be de-
voted to the permanent improve
ment and establishment of the
grounds, rather than to the en-
richment of any individual.
This is why the cemetery
grounds should be owned and
controlled by corporation OF
lot owners interested in making
it pleasing part of the land
scape, rather than by an individ-
ual whose sole interest is to re-
ceive as much money from the
ground as possible Until a
committee Of lot owners took up
the matter and became interest
ed in keeping the grounds in
shape, the Milbank cemetery
was in deplorable shape, q waste
of weeds and overgrown grass,
a feeding ground for any live
stock running at large, and
disgrace to the community
The committee in charge has
gradual changed this, and the
grounds for a number of years
past have been kept in present
able appearance by the annual
subscriptions Of lot owners and
the efforts Of the committee,
but the time has come when the
public should own the cemetery
grounds and receive the profits
from the sale of lots for the i'm
provement Of the grounds. It
was with this end in view that a
law was placed on the statute
books giving the right of con
demnation proceedings to a Gem
etery association, and it is un.
der this law that the Milbank
Cemetery Association has been
incorporated. Under the laws
Of the incorporation there can
be no private gain for any one,
and every dollar received from
the sale of lots or other sources
of income must be applied on the
improvement and beautifying of
the grounds.
The first annual meeting of as
sociation will be held at 8 o'clock
on the evening of the 3rd Of May
at the commercial club rooms.
Every lot owner is q member OF
the association and is entitled
to one vote, and it is desired
that all be represented at the
meeting.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16

Preaching (German) 10 q. n.
Sunday school at IL q. m.
Service at 1880 p. m. in English
Prayer meeting at 7:30 on Wed
nesday evening. All are welcome.
C. A. Bremen, Pastor
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The ladies Of the Catholic
church will serve one OF their
famous chicken dinners in their
church basement next Saturday
March 18th, at 5 O'Clock. Price
so cents.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16

Senator G. S. Amsden and
Mrs. Amsden arrived home
from Pierre the first of the week.
Senator Amsden was one OF the
active participants in the late
Legislative session.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16

The famous Sunkist oranges
are cheaper than applea To-
morrow's special s 1hirok
Bros. will be 6unkist 8 q oentn.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16
BIG APRON SALE

With Easter Novelties, at Miss
Rodger' Studio, on Friday,
March 30, by the Methodist la
dies aid.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16

Team Harness from $3.50 up,
at the Sheehan 6addlery Co.
Big Sale on.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-03-16
INK. s. OAK. FRIDAY. MARCH Is. 10

9th, Vera Wilson, Big Stone so
7th, Cores Stengel. Melrose s 80
sth, Irene Shauf, kilborn 5 so
9th. Helena Croymans, Melrose 8 so
10th. Philip kockx Melrose s so
Crocheting
lst, Ethel Olson. Troy 2 $500
I'd, Gertrude Lauritsen. Osceola 90
Sd, Elsie Hanson, Stockholm | rs
4th Bernice Chavet, +. Brooks | 80
9TH, Erma Kruger: kilborn so
9Th. Martha Ferber, Kilborn I 80
1th, ROseila Anderson, Albee 80
Sth. Vivian andervoort, Vernon I so
9th, Verna Wilde, klborn l so
10th, Effie Lundquist, St kholm | 80
Hand sewed Kitchen Apron.
lst, Erma Kruger. Kilborn 4 $500
I'd, Margaret Hanson. St'kholm 90
Sd, Selma Trapp, Twin Brooks -
4th, Ethel Olson, Troy ? so
5'h, Helen Carlson, Stockholm 80
9th, Leuella Christensen, T. Bks.4. 80
'th, Anna Johnson, Osceola | 80
sth, Mabel Lauritson, Osceola so
9th, Hazel Stoddard. Pennington 3 80
10th, Hazel Lundquist, Stockholm 80
Button-h holes.
lst. Mary VanErem, Big Stone 81 90
ID, Carrie kampen. kilDOrn ) | 90
3D., Ellen Siev4ke, Twin Is ks 1. 10
ith, + ma Grothe. kilborn ), 80
9TH. Nellie Croymans. Melrose $ 20
9Th, Alma Fouder, Melrose ) 80
1tn Mae easier Big Stone %
sth, Laura Npedner, Lura 50
Nth. Laura FlHner, Big Stone 1 30
6r0chetinr
lst. Laurena Dauman, Adams s. 90
ID, Florence t.nglund, Troy , | 90
Sd, Laura Wagner, Alban 6 -
18th, Alice Harrison. kilborn | 80
9TH, Ethel Wise, Alban 80
9th, Laura Fitzner. Big Stone 80
7th, Ethel Loiquist, Madison ) 80
sth, Edith Lindell. Madison ) so
9th. Inez Laritsen. Osceola | 80
10th, Florence a brahamson, Troy2 80
Patch in Checked Gingham.
lst Nellie Croyman S, Melrose s 500
I'd, Ellen Sieveke. Twin Brooks LOO
Sd. Mary Van Erem, Big Stone 10
4th, Anna Croymans, Melrose 8 80
orh, Nellie Van Erem, BigStone so
9th, Elsie easier. Big Stone so
7th, Mary Noelder, Lura 5, so
sth, Sophia Eidt, Big Valley 2 so
9th, Lydia Redman, Adams so
10th Ethel Lofquist, Madison ) 80
Hand-sewed Kitchen Apron.
lst Carrie Kampen, kilborn 5 500
I'd, Freda Birhle, Alban l. LOO
I'd, Ursal Kneeland, b. Valley .75
4th, Olive Nord, Madison so
5th, Sorhie Eide, Blooming Val2 so
9Th. Mary Pisha, TWIN Brooks 30
7th, Lille Pepke, Alban 3 so
6th, Laura Wagner, Alban s so
9th, Lucy Wagner, Alban so
10th, Emma Will, Adams l 80
Tatting.
lst. Hilda Vogel, Alban Sl.OO
I'd, Mabel Buri. Alban rs
3D., Ellen Berg, Madison 5 so
4th, Lille Adolphson, Mazeppa 4 so
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09

Chester Adams, thirteen years old,
was playing with two other boys in
Columbus. One of them threw a stone
that struck Chester on the calf of the
right leg. A cash was cut and the
blood flowed profusely.
The boys suggested that they hurry
their injured companion to the office
Of physician.
'The Red Cross for me-" said Ches-
ter.
With the aid of the two bow COM
panions Chester made his way to the
Red Cross headquarters in the cham
Der of commerce rooms. Miss Virginia
Griffith, assistant secretary of the Co
lumbus chapter, does not faint at the
sight Of blood. She called Miss Eliza
beth Tirtle, stenographer in the office.
to her aid. They got some peroxide
and washed the wound. Then thew
made some surgical dressings of their
own and bound 1t up. The boy was
entirely satisfied, and said he felt
much better than If he had gone To .
Observation-Disclosures News.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09

One of the most humanitarian in
ventions now being used in the base
hospitals in France, with great sue
cess, according to n man who has Just
returned from there, is an electric con-
trivance to remove particles of metal
from wounds. The invention comes
from Pittsburgh, where it has been in
use for some time at one of the big
mills. This machine Is powerful
electric magnet that is taking the
place of a surgeons painful and per-
ilous probe, and it Is one to save
countless lives and untold agony. The
removal of pieces of shrapnel, steel
Jacketed bullets and other metal sub
stances from wounds by use of pow
erful electromagnetic has been ac-
claimed as the very latest application
of science to surgery. The magnet is
mounted on q box which contains a
rheostat, used to regulate the amount
OF current flowing through the coils.
1t requires 1000 watts for its manipu-
lation, or enough power to supply 100
32-candle power Mazda lamps.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
FAMOUS BATTLES ON WATER
Lake champlaIn the Scene Of One o.
the stranaest That is Recorded
in History.

More than one good scrap between
our war vessels and those of the enc
my mas taken place in some secluded
lagoon, or in a tropical river whose
Onnks were so densely packed with
huge trees that the small battleshlps
and cruisers were able to fire quite
hidden, London Tit-Bits says.
During the Russo-Japanese war
there Is more than one instance on
record when the naval craft of both
sides were pounding away at one an
other whilst being torn to pieces by
angry seas which were driving them
farther and farther onto the rocks.
In the Spanish-American war It is
said that seismic disturbance on the
ocean stopped a fierce naval engage
ment by huge tidal wave engulfing
Spanish gunboat. But perhaps one OF
the strangest "sea" battles occurred on
lake during the American and Brit.
iSh war of independence. On Lake
Champlain, in America, steady bonn
bardment was kept up by us and the
enemy, neither side being able to es-
cape, being, Of course, hemmed in on
all sides. The engagement seems to
have been draw. In the treaty
which followed 1t was decided that the
naval forces to be maintained on this
lake should in future be of equal
power.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
Acids Endanaer shlns.

Shipmasters dislike carrying drums
of acid where they cannot be reached
readily. A Chilean ship recently nut
in at the Falkland Islands leaking bad
ly. Her cargo was made up of drums
of acid and chalk. The acid had leak
ed from the drums and mixed with the
chalk, forming carbonic acid gas in
the hold. This gas is deadly and the
crew could not make repairs. Mean
time the acid had gathered at the bot
tom of the hold and eaten away the
iron frames of the ship.-Japan Ad-
vertiser.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
Islands Made for siIenn.

Iona is the most fertile and beautiful
OF the Hebrides of which there are
some 800 scattered about the waters
to the west of Scotland, an exchange
states. Only about 100 of these is
lands are inhabited at all, and the
greater part of these latter support
less than dozen people each. It Is
a region of rain and mist, with rare
clear days that are like the infreuuept
laugh of sad but kindly nature-god.
The atmosphere of the archipelago ia
made for dreams and silence. 1t seems
out of the modern world.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
Lleutenants Commissioned.

Gov. Gardner issued commissions to
the following national guard of Mis-
souri,:
Francis D. Bond, first lieutenant.
medical corps.
Harry w. Boardman, second lieu
tenant company A, Sixth regiment.
William c. Broadhead, first lieuten-
ant, medical corps.
William ]. Reynolds, first lieuten-
ant, dental corps.
Walter L. Cronktie, first lieutenant,
dental corps.
Barney NJ. Russell, first lieutenant,
dental corps.
Wraren c. Bailey, first lieutenant,
field battalion, signal corps.
These officers rank from July 81,
1917.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
Commissions to Six offloera.

Governor Gardner has issued COM
missions to the following officers of
the Fifth Missouri Regiment, National
Guard, at ST. Louis:
Leroy X. Robbins, colonel; Edward
J. Mcmahon, lieutenant colonel; A. R.
suerwein and Fred H. Hussman, mai.
ors, all to rank from July 20; Eugene
+. Lloyd, captain of company F, May
~; and George M. Taught, captain of
company G, June IL.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
Open saIo Of prI,on prOmo,,.

Open Gale Of Prison PRODUCTS.
Governor Gardner hak taken Der
sonal charge of the affairs OF thS
Missouri penitentiary. He called the
prison board into conference and d.
rected It to place all the products OF
rectde II to place all the products OF
the prison factories on the market and
advertise them for sale In the metro.
politan newspapers. His action fol.
lowed an investigation into the pen.
itentiary industrial department. which
revealed that d. NJ. Oberman, a pri.
vate contractor, had enjoyed a monop.
oily on the output OF the largest pris.
on factory for the past six months.
The investigation also revealed
that the contract labor system. pro
hibited by law, had been carried on
right under the Gardner administra.
tion by Gardner's appointees. though
the statute abolishing the system de-
creed that all contracts should ter.
inmate on December 81. 1916.
The abolition Of the contract sys.
tenn by law was accomplished after
'Soi9 Va VliVAN bS humane societies
and progressive legislators. Newspa.
pers announced, on information made
public by prison authorities, that this
contractor who owned the overall fac
tory, had moved from tie prison. as
had other contractors.
Records of the industrial depart.
ment show that Oberman continued
10 pay for labor at the old rate of
IS cents per day until April Il, when
he terms of his arrangement seemed
o have been changed, but the rela-
i've cost of his labor remained about
he same.
After that date he paid 81 per task
or labor, instead of rs cents per day.
l task represents the amount of work
n experienced machinist can turn
ut In a day. while day labor is paid
or on the basis of every man employ
d, including the inexperienced, whose
Mistakes frequently cost the contract
r more than their services are
-orth.
Access to the records Of the indus.
-ial department was obtained after
luch difficulty and only after an ap-
cal to Governor Gardner, since re-
Gated efforts to see the records at
be prison had failed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
Emma Goldman Out Of Prison

Emma Goldman was taken from the
state prison and returned to New York
where she will appear before the fed
eral district court to give bond for
$25,OO0, in accordance with a ruling
by Supreme Justice Brandeis. If the
bond is approved she will be at liberty
pending the result of her appeal to the
supreme court. If the bond is not
approved she will be returned to the
Missouri prison.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
miscellaneous MARKETS.

ST. LOUIS.-Hay-Timothy and al
falfa. No. 1, ranges from $1,000;
and other grades are lower. Glover
and clover mixed, grassy stock, around
$40.
Potatoes-ohio cobblers, $1,000
1915; but better grades are fraction
ally higher.
Eggs = Good candled stock held
at SO@31c, nc less when cases are
'eturned.
Butter-'Creamery = Extras, 381sc;
arsts. sshc; seconds, S4@S5c; pack
ing stock, soc.
Mexico Missouri message., 1917-08-09
Lead Mines Ask Guard.


The lead mining companies In St
Francois county have commenced to
hle affidavits to the effect that thew
are supplying lead to the government
tor war purposes. The object sought
IN the opinion of Gen. McCord, is to
secure federal protection from strikes
and damages to property after the ma
tional guard, on duty there since the
American miners drove out large num-
oers OF foreigners, have been muster
ed into the federal service, which ac-
cording to present arrangements. will
be August s.
General McCord has received an
AFFIDAVIT from Irwin B. Cornell, and
also secretary of the committee ON
lead of the advisory board of the ma
tlonal council Of defense, In which
the latter says that his COMPANY ia
under contract to supply the govern.
ment with 1913 tons of pig lead this
month. The price of this lead. deIiv-
cred in East st. Uouis, is stated to be
cents per pound. There are other
contracts. A second one, the st To-
seph Lead Company, calls for s6s
tons for the navy yard at Norfolk: 400
tons for shrapnel shells by the 81
Louis Smelling and Refining Comma.
ny; 800 tons by the Desloge ConsoI.
dated Lead Company, and $50 tons bv
the Federal Lead Company.