The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-09-13
The Herald Advance is not gener.

The Herald-Advance is not gener-
ally sympathetic with the prsctice
among newspaper men Of tossing boz
quets back and forth, for at times,
it appears to be carried on along
the line Of the Of the funeral card
Of thanks, and we ask forgiveness
before committing the sin ourself,
q there were . couple Of notices
Of our fortieth volume from old
friends last week that made US feel
again like . boy on his way to the
circus. and we can't refrain from
giving them to our readers and de-
flying the consequences: Here they
are:
Volgs Tribune
The Herald-Advance last week start.
ed upon it, fortieth volume. and Bro.
w. w. Downie, who got out the first
issue Of the Herald in Big Stone City
thirty-nine years ago, 10 still It's edi-
tor and proprietor. Mr.. DOwnie
started the Herald in Big Stone when
it was the county seat Of Grant county
and ia 1889 be moved il to Milbank
and consolidated it with the Advance
and since that time 1t has been pub
lished "a the Herald-Advance. In an
editorial last week Bro. Downie stat
ed that the paper and its editor had
never tried to do much 1T the social
ed reforming 1ipe, but that it had cor.
tinued along all the years on lines that
the editor believed to be right and
that one-of It's greatest aims had been
accomplished by the passage OF the
constitutional amendment prohibiting
the sale OF Intoxicating liquors. We
believesthat we know that man Dow
ME about - we'll rs anyone and VI
want to saY right here he Is one OF
the noblemen Of this world. For six
teen years or more We ere connected
with . competing Office in the same
city, and while at times the COMPETE
ton Wal strenuous, like it was in oil
places some Is years or more ago,
our friendship was never broken for
. minute, and - NO have both grown
older, Il has increased from year to
year, until at this time . trip TO Mil.
bank without going In and having :
visit with our old friend, would b
like eating IN egg without salt. The
writer sincerely hopes that the Her.
Ald.Advance and it, good editor will
ssbe on the job" for many years 70
come.
Summit Indepeudeut-W. W. Dow
ME, editor Of tho Nilbank Herald.Ad-
vance, announces tho 4Oth birthday OF
that excellent paper. Forty years 10
= very short period Of time when "
ponder upon'the age Of our hills or
our rocks but when We thin9 Of . South
Dakota newspaper having been il ex-
istence and it editor kept out OF the
poor house and kept out Of jeil and
escaped being shot, for forty yesrs,
ito . very long time, and tho editor
deserves . medal with palms and .
monument when he passes away. DUR
ing our acquaintance with the Herald
which aovers . period Of about Is
years. W have noticed that it, editor
has steered Q straight course and gen.
orally he has ended up bv being right
upon most public questions, that is
the different causes the paper has ad-
vocsted have finally been accepted by
the majority. There have been times
when local sentiment has not support
ed the course Of the Herald and per-
haps there have been times when 1t has
been out Of tune with It's constituency,
but 1t has been right oftcner than it
has been wrong, which is more than
most newspapers can claim credit for.
Whether the public prefer IN aggres-
sive paper or . conservative one 10 q
question, but certain il is that the
Herald has outlived . long list of
competitors, and maintained . hold
upon . goodly portion OF the readers
OF Grant County which could not be
shaken loose. We have always con-
tended that . newspaper must have
On individuality and this the Herald
has il : marked degree-the Her&ld
II Downie. There may Do better To-
cal pspers and there are worse but
the Herald has filled = place Ia IL
community for forty wears and here's
hoping II continues for % years moro.
E1celsiof.