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Evening journal., 1920-02-16
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The baseball boss was nursing

The baseball boss was nursing
A sorely aching head;
"These holdout players have me
Darned near insane" he said.
Just then a stellar player
Came tapping at his door;
Come in" the owner beloved
Oh. gee, but he was sore.
ave come to sign the papers,"
Thus. spoke the baseball star:
The owner, smiling wanly,
Gave him a good cigar.
'Now break It TO me gently"
The owner whispered, and
I'll do my best to bear it,
What boost do you demand?"
~ want neEalse." the player
Responded softly but
II you are not unwilling
I'd like to take cut.
Last year you gave me plenty
From April until fall
But. gosh the income tax man
Dropped in and took 10 all.
So II YOU kindly VIII not
Give me so much 10 spend
I'm sure that ] will have, sir,
More money in the end"
ile DoS- lAtl uH tlit pAd1NA
A strangely CLASSY eye
somebody here is loony"
He said 'tls you or ]"
The world may have changed. but
human nature seems 10 travel along
in the same old way. AT least, the usual
crop Of spring holdouts in the winter
LEAGUE Is reported
What has become OF the old-fashioned
moving picture magnate who used to
lay In bed late at morning and offer a
million or so for Carpentier-Dempsey
slam.
with both Dempsey and Carpenter
in the silent drama things win be very
quiet
Boy Mccormick, English heavy
welrht. Is saii tying the cash customers
on the Pacific Coast, never attends a
dlrner without wearing a tuxedo dress
suit. Some OF the patrons took him for
a waiter the other evening and gave
him q tip,
All down, and set 'em up in the next
alley. The American League war hay-
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
ANOTHER ron O'DOwD.

ROMEO Hagen, i5s-pomd Seattle bat
tier. Is eager to meet Mike ODowd
again. He boxed O'Dowd eight rounds
in Javes. France, and lost the decision
He Is opening his aftcr-the-war cam
palgn in the Pacific Coast rings.
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
EnIIL TO saNnInrs

Cleveland -sandlot fans will have a
chance 10 sse lie Fohl. former bench
manager of the Cleveland Indians, in
acton, this summer on the sandloLs.
Lee viii be his own first string catcher
He was ceiver in his playing days
at Columbus, Akron and Waterbury.
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
DELAWARE team
MAKES CLEAN Up
Ends Successful Three-Day
Trip by Defeating
F. and M.
GETTING READY
FOR PENN GAME

Delaware College basketball team
closed a successful three-day trip Sat
urday by dsfeatipg Franklin and Mar
shall at Lancaster, 80 TO 2s. The team
won all three games, the other teams
d feated being Gettysburg and Dickin-
son. The next game is with University
of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia.
Wednesday night
The game Saturday night at Lancas-
ter was close, Delaware winning out
by four points. The referee was Sc
we're on Delaware, calling a large num-
Of fouls. The official got in the way
of the Delaware players on several oc-
casions and when Alexander bumped
him when he got in his way he put the
big Delaware forward out Of the game.
Alexander and G. Carter were again
the shining lights Of the scoring de-
partment Of the Delaware team while
McCaughah at center did the bulk of the
floor work Wills and Carter put up
great defensive game holding the
Franklin and Marshall forwards to
three field goals. The lineup:
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
BASKETBALL SCORES

Goldey p. Caesar aodney. i3.
Wesley Jrs.. IL Dover High, 4.
Defiance. &c: p. & j.. %.
Defiance, 3D.. %; Parkslde, 2.
Epworth. &c; Hllcrest. "a.
Goodfellows. 30; MerNwick, ~.
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
BOWLING

The League Is finishing the last laps
Of the season with Harlan leading five
games behind. a great contest is look
ed for between the neighboring ship
yard, Pusey and Jones on February
24.
There Is a tie game to be played by
Shese teams 10 decide the winners OF
- first half
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
COPS LONG BIKE RACE.

Leon Georg {. French bike rider, ha
won the 2i-hour tandom-paced b'cycl
race nine times running Georgei rod.
5i7 10 m les n 2i hours. at an averag
speed o. 81 miles per hour.
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
QUOTTS

VIM IIT VII0NUIV 2 F7IVNVII - V77''''
taking only four OF It's games last
week and Badwin's team taking five
and the Non-Pari. only taking thr
mes. causes Ba'dwin's team to go
in Sc 'o~d place and gain game on the
leaders B"ack-Ex lost four games and
the Brandywne crowd making a line
sh wing AGAINST the WI Department
by iak'ng four OF them, nearly Tied
these teams
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
RED MEMS LE,GuE.

Glmfs his WICK.
Monday-M Minqua VS. Apache; Ho-
pockahacking VS.. Manitou
tuesday, VS.. Usage.
Wednesday -Mattahoon VS. fiiawatha.
hursday-Wawase vs.. Seminole.
aturday-Lenape vs.. Delaware.
Wednesday - Business meeting Of
league.
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
CHURCH LEAGUE
ReSt.lfs

Grace, %; Westminster. ia
West. 26; Brandywine, 25.
This Weeks Schedule
West VS.. Westminster.
Graos VS.. BrandywsnA
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
KINGDOM is rLieHy.

The D iro't Tigers hsV been tipned
on TO a short ratch rdeuer who Is
now pasilmlng on The Port and Beaver
club in The Coast League lie Is Wes
kingdom Last year WAS his nrsl APP
ptarance IN prof ssionai baseball
Evening journal., 1920-02-16

Uigh iaree-Firsi, Carson 62S; Sec
onf rvrreit Go
High single First Jamison. 255; sec
ord. scAaha.h 2ll.
Evening journal., 1920-02-16

While many, in the early spring,
We haven't any doubt,
VIII have to feed upon the
seeds
That congressman send ow.
Evening journal., 1920-02-16

This date favors the renting. OF halls,
the selling and buying OF theatres and
the finding Of positions in large pub
iishing houses
Evening journal., 1920-02-16

All Want Ads relative 90 women's
occupW,lons will receive attention to-
day and prosper
Evening journal., 1920-02-16

If food keeps going up and up
And up and up and up,
He'll be q lucky fellow who
Can breakfast, dine and sup.
Evening journal., 1920-02-16
LOCAL FRIENDS
TRIUMPH AGAIN
Win Easily From Baltimore
in Second Half of
Contest

Baltimore Friends School lost 90 WI
mington Friends School qulnt, 2i TO ~.
Saturday afternoon in a close game
on the formers court. The Baltimor-
cans were decidedly Off color on the
defense and also missed several easy
chances to boost their court.
The Balt!moreans showed up best in
the first half. when they held the Wis
itors TO a i0-to-7 count. However the
Wilmington aggregation got going in
the final stages OF the game and pulled
away TO a lead which Coach Lamborn's
charges could not overcome
Wilmington jumped into the front at
the start and held II all the way. Goals
by Lackey and Mode, forwards,
brought their score up to 10 in the first
half.
Lackey featured FOR the winners, reg
isering three goals and five fouls. f.
Smith also was in the limelight, play
ing a good defensive game as well as
cag'ng two goals. Lineup:
Evening journal., 1920-02-16

Delaware has been defeated but once
this season and that by GEORGETOWN
University. The record OF games played
to date follows:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
Work on New Store Buildino

TIE work Of clearing away the
wreckage and debris of the recent fire
in the New Store has been practically
completed and the excavation for the
new building started Work will be
rushed on the foundation so that it
will he set before cold snap strikes.
The basement will be enlarged being
cut 70 the front of the building. and
potato cellar will be added to the rear
of the present excavation. This will
give the much needed space.
The fire sales of the groceries and
wearing apparel did not last long.
Long before the opening hour Of the
sale last Thursday morning, the doors
We're blocked with people and before
noon, Main Street was lined with cars
that equa|ed one Of the monthly bar
gain davs.
Mr.. LovenStcins new store will be
a modern and up-to-date building, en-
larged and improved over the old one.
The front Of the building has been left
intact and vii! be used in the new
building. The large plate glass win
dows were not broken or cracked dur
in~ t',e fire which IS one of the queer
instances.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
PRICE CUTTING SALES
START II. c. |. DOWN. ARD

The H. c. L. started on its down.
ward tumble this week when practical
ly every merchant in the city has
slashed his prices to the bottom and
thrown his stock upon the market.
Tie general public will reap the ben
efits from this price cutting and will
he able to buy their stock of winter
supplies and wearing apparel much
cheaper than they have been able to
for two years. Prices all over the
country have felt tie pressure of in
creasing production of peace times and
while the merchants have not been
aole to buy goods from the jobberS
and wholesale merchants at any pre-
ceptable discount. they realize that
t1ey must take this opportunity to sell
their merchandise ut possible loss,
that they will be able to buy their
spring and summer stocks of goods
We urge every reader Of the Her.
ald-Advance to be sure and look over
the pages Of advert sing which will
he found in this isue and take advant-
age of the bargains which they will
be ablr to get.
Merchants who have opened their
sales and who are advertising in this
issue are:
Calmenson Clothing Co., page s.
Plymouta Clothing Co, page A.
Erlantlson & Johnson Co., page ).
n. j. Blesser Drug Co.. page 5.
\. J.. Jensor, pace 4.
Mittelstaedt Bros, page :.
Economy Store, page 2.
Wm. Markell Cat Thir>ks) page 2.
Joe Salzle, page 4.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
Pastor Goes to Wisconsin,

Next Sunday, October 18th. will be
the last service to be conducted by
Rev W. J. Caltee as pastor of the
Methodist church here, where he has
been located for the past two years,
as he goes to Ashland, Wis. to take
up work in t'iat city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Calfee will leave here on the goth for
their new pastorate. They have en-
deared themselves to the people Of
Milbank during their two years resi-
dence here by their unselfish devotion
to the wants of the community, par
ticularlv during the "hu' epidemic of
l9lS-i9 when church work was practi-
callv suspended and Mr. and Mrs. Cal
fee gave their entire time for several
months to the succoring Of the un-
fortunate. in many cases rendering as
Sstance where wlole families were
stricken and no other helr could be
obtained. Both the church and the
community regret the departure of
Mr.. and Mrs. Calfee. and trust that
improved health will be granted them
in their Wisconsin home
On Sunday morning Rev. Calfee will
speak 4 few words Of farewell to the
churc = ard congregation. and in the
evening will address his remarks to
the community
The family will leave on the follow
ing Wednesday for their new home.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
Epidemic Of BIaCkIeg
Disease Breaks Out

The discovery of several herds Of
cattle in the western part Of the cOun
tx to be infected with the dread
'blackleg' disease was made last week
and steps have been taken to prevent
the spread OF the disease to other
herds
The number of cattle which ha, >
died up TO tlis time is not large. but
the chances Of losing the cattle that
have been exposed are great. as they
die soon after contracting the disease.
GEORGE kook and Irwin Trapp are a
mcne the losers Of cattle.
THE disease starts fl'om the black
leg bacillus. which might have been
brought here on cattle shipped here
from other places. The symptoms OF
the sickness are the swelling Of the
legs and shoulders ard lameness
onaf an animal has contracted the
disease i IS doomed. Prevention for
tie spreading Of il is vaccination and
ali farmers around these herds are fav
mo their cattle inoculated
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP
OF MITTELSTAEDT STORE

A change in the business personel OF
one OF the firms of the city is announc-
ed in this issue. The firm of August
and Gustav Mittelsteadt, pioneer mer-
chants in Milbank will be succeeded
by Arthur and Harold Mittelsteadt.
sons of tn, owners as the new proprie
tors.
The new firm will take active charge
of the business on the first of the COM
ing wear and are now placing the
manlouth stock OF the store on sale
for the purpose Of reducing it. The
young men have worked in the store
tor many years, are acquainted with
the citizens of the city and county and
will start in their business career with
an Ole established business. Thew
plan to make extensive changes and
Improvements during the year, which
will make the Mittelstaedt store one
of the finest in the county.
August Mittetstae,.t came to Mil
bank in 1882 and started his business.
His brother, Gustav, came in 1886 and
joined his brother in business Nhic,
makes them one Of the oldest if not
the oldest business firm in the city /.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
Man Found Hanging by Bows

William MitteldOrf, who is thot to
be resident of Blue Earth City, Min
nesota, hung himself in the o. r.
Olson barn. 6 miles southwest of Sum-
init on Monday evening.
Mitteldorf, who is about 30 years
old, has been working with the thrcsh-
ing crew for about ten days, which
had Just moved to the Olson farm to
tlresh. No one had noticed anything
queer about him, but it is learned that
he was subject to periods of feeble
mindedness and it is thot that he
committed suicide during one of these
periods
The body was found at 7:3D on
Tuesday morning by three Of the Dcys
who had occasion to enter the barn.
1t was hanging from one Of the rafters
and the body was cold The Jury de-
cided that he .lad met his death some
tine between II o'clock and 5 o'clock
III he morning.
A. j. H!ese- actin" as cornor, with
DR.. Sullivan and deputy sheriff Craw-
fofd Wero called to the scene and a
jury of three inpanelled. Fred Budde,
Lloyd and G. W. kneeland. who gave
tie verdict Of death by hanging COM
mitted by his hand.
A 500 Liberty bond, small a.
mount OF cash and clue which led the
authorities to believe he was a resident
OF Blue Ealtn CITY were found among
his effects. A telegram to the State
Bank at Blue Earth resulted in a wire
from them which authorized the ship
ment of the body to that place which
was done on Wednesday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
Fred Wick Passes AWaV.

Death came to Fred Wick suddenly
Tuesday morning while he was at
work moving his stock from the Anton
Shauf farm to the John kerrick place
$ miles west Of the city. He dropped
dead just after he had alic!1ted from
his buggy to round up some colts that
had broken away from IT,, bunch o.
stock he was driving,
Nh Wick has been living With hi,
aotier and niece on tie Shauf place
for some time and 1ad just started te
move to his new home. He. in COM
panN with two other farmers We're
driving his stock to his new farm.
One was ahead in n car. while Mr.
Wick and the third man were behind
Several colts strayed from the road
and Mr. Wick stopped his team and
got out to head them back The other
man noticed he was out Of sight anl
upon investigation found him lying in
the ditch in the throes Of death. He
was placed in the auto which started
for Milbank. The doctor who was
summoned met them while on the way
and found Mr.. Wick dead. As he was
troubled with heart disease, it was un-
doubtedly the cause Of his death.
The bNlv was brought to the city
and funeral services were held yester-
day.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CON.
MANOERy ORGANIZED
Local Organization Granted Charter
by the Grand COInmandery

At the meeting of the grand COM
mandery Knights TempIar Of Solsi,
Dakota at Watertown in July char
ter for commandery at Milbank was
issued By grand commandery. It is
customary in the institution of new
commandery to first compel the new
organization to work fer some time
under a dispensation and later the
grand body issues a charter if the
work Of the new commandery proves
satisfactory. In the case of the Mil
bank petitioners. however. this per-
caution was waived and charter was.
granted at once on account of the very
excellent work that was being done by
the other Masonic bodies in this CITY.
At q meeting of the charter mem
hers last Tuesday evening the follow
in" We're elected and appointed as of
fcats Of the new conmandery. and
necessary committees appointed to
forward the institution of the COM
mandery:
E.5C.-A. A. Blomouis,.
G;-E. E. Emanuel
i C..G-F. A. Barnard.
Plelate-Geo. X. Clark.
S. vi. A. Gold.
j. W.-C Y. Erlandson.
reaSurel-Phil G. Saunders.
Recordet-karl E. Bleser.
st. B-S. S. Lockhart.
Sub. B.-W. w. Downie.
Warden--E. Emanuel
Sentinel-D. S Cinclair.
Members of the order from Aber-
deem and Watertcwn have been invit-
eel to assist in instituting the new COM
manderv in Milbank, the date of which
has not vet been decided upon, but
will be in the near future.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15

Mrs. Emma Farnham received word
the first of the week that her daugh-
ter, Mrs Bernice Johnson of Aber-
dcen had her purse snatched from her
last Saturday evening just as she was
about to enter her ward She had her
arms ful Of packages when man
comm" toward her iostled against
her scattering her packages. She made
an ontcrv. and soon had policeman
and others there but the thief escaped.
MI and Mrs. w. J. Let's have been
VISITING with their daughter, Mrs.
BURNS, at Brittor during the week.
Dr. George Iow.hian and wife ar
rive., lere TIE first Of the week and
are planning to. make their home here
in the future. and FOR the present are
occurvnp rooms in the post Office
builiine. DR.. Lowthian has been liv-
ing at Futon in this state since be-
ing relieved from army service, where
he was SURGEON for Uncle Sam for
couple of Years.
Miss Alice Olson who is attending
the Normal at Valley City, came home
last week 10 attend the funeral Of her
aunt who was buried at Ortonville.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Women, Auxiliary was held last
Tuesda, afternoon A large number
of the members were present. The
routine business was conducted and
plans fer Armistice Day completed. A
lunch was served by a committee Of
ladies. and as this will be regular
feature of the meeting hereafter. a
committee was appointed for the neNl
meeting. A committee was appointed
to interview the school board as to
the possibility of securing playground
equipment for the school grounds.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
Birth Report Of New
County Residents.

Below is list o. the births report :
ed to the office Of the clerk of court !
during the month of September
Stanton, Vera Eliza.
Frantz. .Rs1k, Fr%iesicls.
Baird. Craze Louise
Peterson. Marion.
Mnehlbaner. EVELYN Marie
kncker. Muriel Sarah.
Dockter. Walter Earle.
Gibson. Bertha Rernice.
Smit. Lesley Earle
Robel, ........
NAY.
Wessler, Martin Fred
Fenner, Oscar William.
Anderson. .....
Anderson. Wayne Maurice.
Ioe sehhe, ~
Ili'nan. ...
keitfka,
Van Ai4le, Mabel HELEN
Van Eren1. Florence A~ath
Mueller, .......
The above is a full list Of all births
which have been reported during Sept.
1920 Any parents in Grant County
who have had child born in Septem-
Der. which is not given above, should
see that their physician reports the
same to tbs Office.
Earl. LIGGt.7T.
Clerk of Courts.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
4. OF =. ENTERTAINMENT

The first number of the iyceum en-
cltainments under the auspices Of the
X. OF p. lodge will be given next We'd
resdav evening at the opera house
Season tickets for the four numbers
arc being sold at 1925 with single all
missions at So and IS cents. The en-
tcitainment promises to be high class
ane, comes we'll recommended.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15

large number Of the friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Skaarer. six miles
norti Of the city surprised them Sun
day afternoon by dropping in on them
Several auto loads Of people made the
trip from the city, and were met by
other friends near the Skaarer farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Skaarer were presented
with Il table lamp as a remembrance
Of the occasion. a bOunteous supper
was served and good time is report
cd
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
MARRIAGES Announced.

Cards have been received announc-
ing the marriage Of Bert E. Cochrane
to Miss Helen B. Vaugn at the home
OF the brides parents in Lake, Mich,
on the evening of October 9Th. Both
groom and bride are former residents
Of Milbank, and are well known :lere,
the latter having taught in the pub
lie schools of our city couple Of wears
ago, while Bert is native of Grant
County, and spent all his early years
in this community, where he has q
host Of friends, all of whom join in
wishing these fine young people Il hap
py and prosperous welded life.
:, We have also received cards an
,nouncing the marriage of Doris Anne
Dawson. youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Dawson, Of Appleton,
MINI, but former residents of this
county The old Grant county friends
of the family extend congratulations
to the young couple.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15

state owned cement mill The commits
sion las had engineers investigating
the most desirable sights for this mill
and the location of the mill will be an
rounced shortly. This is another case
OF the H4ate Feing into business where
it has a material advantage over pri.
vate enterprise.
South Dakota carries its own fire
and tornado insurance on state owned
property. The saving has been con-
siderably above quarter of mil
lion dollars since the enactment Of
this law.
"Ours is one of the few states that
protects its bank dcpositors against
loss. This system is now in the fifth
year OF its operation. Every state
bank comes under its protection.
"Workmen are protected by proper
legislation, one of the most important
of which is the workmen's cOmpensa-
tion law. for the protection to work
ingmen'S families and dependents,
when the workingman is injured or
loses his life through accident.
"Our new taxation laws give sub
stantial exemptions to home owners,
both in the country and town. They
Tighten the burden on improvements
and let the land carry the extra charge
in other words it discriminates, but
does it in favor of the home builder
as against the specu!ator.
"South Dakota has always been PRO
gressive in educational matters, but !,
new impetus has been given by re-
cent large financial aids, to country
schools in order to bring them up to
higher standards"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
VOTERS REGISTER.

All voters must be registered be-
fore voting at general election. To
save time and confusion at the polls
swearing in voters residents in the
city should see that their names are
REGISTERED with City Auditor A, A.
R!onqrist
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
Notice to the Public.
Vermillion, S. D., Oct. 2, 1872

Vermillion, s. D., Oct. 2, 1920.
DR.. Chas. Flett,
Milhank. S. d.
Dear Doctor
We wish to report that the four
of water received here On the
29ta ult.. We're plated in the usual
manner After forty-eight hour in.
cubation period all Of the plates are
practically free from colonies. Tubes
inoculated with 10 g. c. of each :peci-
men show no gas after same period Of
incubation.
W., would consider it very satis7
factory for drinking purposes. 49,
Very truly yours, 81
J. C. Ohlmacher, director
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15
Birthplace Of Inventions.

Ericsson began the building OF sle
screw propellers in a bathroom. The
cotton gin was first manufactured'in
a log cabin. Parts Of the first steam
boat ever operated in America were
set up in The vestry OF church,
Boston Post.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15

The above report explains itself.
The water samples were taken from
the iltration plant and from two
places in the city using the water. The
fourth sample was from the water as
sold by Ed. johnson.
DIR. F. n Cliff,
DIR. Chas. Flctt,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-10-15

TIE Senior editor and his chaperone
accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. F. W..
lThorndi!Se of Big Stone City on mo-
tor trip to Staples, Minn., last week,
and from there with Minnesota friends
visited The state park at the headwat-
ers Of the Mississippi and lake ltaska.
Northern Minnesota at this time Of
the year presents a wonderfully beau
tiful picture. the maple, oak and pop-
lar and birch, dressed in their varied
colors and intcrspersed with the tNoa,
greens Of pine and fur, make i 4
scene Of beauty long q be remember-
ed.