The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1917-01-05
Bank OF Commerce
This Institution Now Occupies One
of the Finest and Most Complete
Banking Buildings West OF
Minneapolis

The recently organized Bank of
! Commerce last week moved from
the temporary quarters where they
had been doing business sin e
organization, to the fine new brick
building that has been expressly
erected and equipped for this bank
business. The building is square,
50x5O tt. in size, and the first floor
is used exclusively for the bank
proper. The building which is
located on Main street, nearly
opposite the Herald Advance office.
has its main entrance in the center
of the building, and passing the
second door you are in a fine large
square lobby, around which the sever
al apartments Of the bank are located
and in the center of which. be-
tween the supporting columns, for
the second floor, is placed a hand
some writing stand Of marble,
which may be used from either
side, by those having business at
the bank. The floor Of the lobby
is Of ticaza, and the wainscoting
throughout is Of finely polished
tennessee marble, and the wood
work Of stained oak. The light
from both front and back side Of
the building, and the high ceiling,
Ia, feet give fine feeling Of light
and airlness to the lobby. To the
southeast of the lobby is the direc-
ors room, l4x16 in size, a-meet-
ing room for the accommodation
Of farmers COMMITTEES or townhip
or school committees or officers who
wish to consult or deliberate to-
gether in small gathering.
Adjoining this on the west is the
lady's room with desks and all
writing conveniences, and toilet
adjacent. To the west Of the lady's
room is the apartment leading to
the safety deposit vault, but
separated from it by a partition of
iron bars. This vault is located in
the southwest corner Of the build
ing, and is entered from the
teller's, bookeper's and c4shiers's
apartment in tn rear Of the build
ing and in the vault is the Diebold
burglar-proof manganese steel safe.
The vault is so built that it pro-
vides safe storage room in the base
m ent for records and documents
that accumulate in the banking
! business. The apartment for the
working force Of the bank is roomy,
light and airy. and faces the en-
trance to the bank SO that these
officers have complete view of all
parts of the lobby while at their
several windows. Adjoining the
cashiers station and on the north
side Of the lobby is the presidents
open apartment with a private
room east Of that. The whole in
side has the appearance Of pleasing
and convenient arrangement. the
electric light and railing fixtures
are all elegant and in keeping with
the solid character Of the room.
The second floor of the building,
which is reached by stairway on the
north side is divided into three
sets Of apartments Of three rooms
each. Attorney Geo. S. Rix has
secured the set of rooms on the
northeast, DR.. Pay, the osteopath,
the set on the south side, including
rooms in front and rear, and the
northwest set of rooms has been
leased by chiropractic.
! The building is heated by the
Spencer hot water system and is
we'll supplied with toilet rooms and
other convent ances.
| The exterior Of the building pre-
sents very substantial appearance,