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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22
FRANK STREGE LOSES life
BY ELECTROCUTION

Milbank and the surrounding COM
munity was shocked to learn of the ac-
cidental death of Frank H. Strege on
Tuesday morning at the Hunter quarry
when he came in contact with $4,000
volt wire and was instantly electrocut-
ed.
The accident occurred few min
utes before eight o'clock, when Frank
entered the cage surrounding the trans
former to throw in the switch and the
power preparatory to starting the
days work. He approached the trans
former to listen for evidence Of power
and in some manner came close to the
high volt wire and was Immediately
charged with $4,000 volts and thrown
to the ground. He attempted to arise
and in doing so brot his left shoulder
IN contact with the wires again and
received a second shock. He stagger-
ed to the doorway of the cage and
lurched outside, fell to the ground and
breathed his last. Howard Maxtield
who is employed at the quarry, was
standing Immediately outside the cage
and witnessed the accident. He says
that the only words Frank uttered
were said when he grasped his arm
and fell to the ground the first time
aging, "For Gods sake, get me out OF
1ere."
The doctor was hurriedly called and
he coroner and undertaken were sum
moned as soon as it was evident that
ne had passed away. He was brought
% the undertaken here.
Frank II. Strege was born in thi.
county on Nov. %. 1897, the fourth
son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Strege. He
has lived in the county all Of his life
With tho exception Of the time spent
j. the army. He enlisted August %
1918 and was discharged Jan. /, 191!
He was private in Co. B. 29th M. G
battalion and was stationed at CamE
Euneton, Texas. He was employed by
the Hunter company last summer ane
has worked about month this spring
being in charge Of some of the hoists
He was a member of the American LIE
rion post of this city and took an &C
i've 'inttsattssf in its Woyk, being one o
he eoular attendants
Besides his parents. he leaves 81,
brothers. Charles, William, Edward
Julius, Fritz and livin, ard five sister,
Elsie Grace, Minnie. Emma, and Car
rie: the last two being unmarried ano
at home. All the brothers and sisters
rc living IN Giant county OF near
'eTe and were present at thc funeral
services.
Funeral services were held from the
Gus. Tulowtezke home, where Frank
had been staying at l o'clock yester-
day afternoon and burial made in the
Lutheran cemetery near there.
A SQUAD Of the members of the LIE
gion acted as pail bearers and the
firing squad, A volley was fired over
the open grave after which the bug!ei
blew taps ending the simple and sol
dierly rites over the body of an Amer
ican soldier.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22
BASEBALL FANS SEEK
team OF HOME PLAYERS

Old Man Baseball, who was put
soundly to sleep last fall, has given a
couple of kicks, winked his eyes and
showed other signs of life, but as yet
has not come to life sufficiently to
work up the Milbank fans and get
team started.
Baseball started off with a rush
last year, Legion team and town
team being organized on the samoday.
The former withdrew in favor of the
town team. The town team started
off with one hired player, joined the
Twin Lakes league and was soon
under way. The other teams of the
league had their full quota of hired
PLAYERS allowed under the rules of the
league, which was three, and the To-
calls reasoned that the pace would be
somewhat fast. SO hired two more
players. During the summer red-hot
fans. who wanted the locals to win
every time they donned their suits
contracted for several more profess
sional players. This action ended
more or less disasterously as the home
boys were playing along with the pro
fessionals for less money, in fact i
the gate receipts were lean they were
out money, and the ball team hunc
together merely thru the effo,ts O.
some of the players who We're there
FOR the love of the game. The season
ended with deficit
All efforts to gather nine thi.
suring have failed due to this fact
| Fan who want to see baseball!
team run the way The team started
ont last spring have had their efforts
in vain.
Milbank has enough players here
to make pretty fair team and with
the aid of one hired player, a pitcher
could sten in pretty lively company
Of course it would lose those games
that it PLAYED against all-professional
teams, but a part Of the game il the
! chance to win over q better team and
defeats should be taken as we'll as the
wins.
Oltonville and some of the o1he,
teams which embarked in tho lame
boat. as the M'lbankites, last, yeaa
were stranded upon similar shoals and
this wear have started on the basis
of an "all home team.
Regarding the players who We're
with Milbank last year the fans viii
be glad to hear the following. Howard
Gill. pitcher, had his trv-out with the
Minneapolis team and has been farm
ed out to the Wapheton- Breckenridge
team. Frank Shea, brother-in-law Of
| Chas. O'Neil, is trying out with the
| Madison, S. D. team of the S. d. lea
que, Wm Markell has been offered an
opportunity to manage and play with
the Howard Lake, MINI. team, which
he has practically decided he would
not take, and Mike Watry is trying
out with Fertile, Minn., who wired the
manager here for his playing record
He was catcher, but pitched in a
| few games during the close of the
| season. n - ~ ~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22
CORONA ROBBERS CAUGHT?

Ls.St odtulUSty HlSfil q IAcl AesAlVi
Hetland, who had store at Tacoma
Park, near Aberdeen, was killed by
three young bandits who attempted
to raid the store. Hetland reached
for his gun and the bandits shot him
dead in the presence Of his wife, and
escaped from the premises. A de-
termined effort was made to secure
the criminals, which resulted in their
arrest and a confession of the crime.
The arrest of these young men has
solved the robbing of several stores in
Brown and Day counties, and it is be-
lieved that two of them were the
young bandits who killed Ray Staple
ton and robbed the Corona bank. The
Aberdeen Journal has the following
to say regarding it:
"Interesting developements in the
Hetland murder case came to light
this morning when it was found that
a Ford car with Chevrolet body had
been bought by Finley, one of the
confessed murderers, at = the Boyd
Pomans garage about year ago.
This car answers the description OF
the car driven by the bandits who
robbed the bank at Corona, S. D., on
Feb 3, of about $500 and killed the
cashier, Ray Stapleton. He was shot
when a series OF three bullets We're
sent at him by the bandits.
According to residents the bandits
left in an automobile which closely
follows the description Of the car now
stored in the BoydRomans garage.
The rear curtain was torn away in
the middle. the rear light was torn Oft,
the tires resemble description given
TO the authorities and the general ap-
pea, ance OF the car is the same as
that given the officials.
Pnke,ton detectives were given the
case and they arrived the following
day ard traced the track through a
blind road which ended up in farm
yard. From here the bandits cut 4
fence four times in trying to get back
on the main road where all trails were
lost. This was four miles from Water
town. 1t is evident that the car was
driven to Watertown at that time.
At this time there We're but two
| bandits but this fact also works in
with the story told by the youths at
the sheriff's office last night. They
all stated that Larson, the Youngest
of tire trio, had joined them but a
month and half ago.
According to employees at the Boyd
Romans garage. the car was driven
in by Finley about five or six weeks
ago and was stored and had never
been called for since that tine. It is
| stored in the basement where it was
found this morning following the con-
netting of the two crimes.
On the car which the Corona ban
dts drove, there was one re-treaded
tire on one side of the rear and on the
| other rear tire was laced-on blowout
boot On the car which is now stored
at the Boyd-Romans garage there
| are two new tires in the rear. The
fact that one of them was re-treaded
and the other bore blowout patch
| would indicate that the two old ones
might have been replaced shortly af-
ter the Corona robbery.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22

Mrs. Gus Mittelsteadt entertained
Monday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
Fred Purdy who is visiting here. :
Mrs. Fred B. Purdy and two child
rem from Montana, were guests at
the DR.. Frank Mittelstaedt home dur
ing the past week. They were on their
way home, having been to vermillion
to attend the funeral Of Mrs. Pufdy's
sister. An Accoant u 'whsse. death II
China was published i rev wAeoll5I aSso
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22
PIONEER SETTLERS OF
GRANT COUNTY CALLED
JOHN MARTENS and HENRY DEHLEN.
DORF SUMMONED TUESDAY;
FUNERAL SERVICES TODAY

Two of Milbank's older residents
passed away last Tuesday morning.
Ar-il 18th, within few hours OF each
other, Mr.. John Martens and Mr..
Henry Dehlendorf.
Mr.. John Martens was one OF the
earliest of the pioneers to settle IN
Grant county, coming here in 1873,
and taking up government land on the
Milestone, about six miles north OF
Milbank, and he lived upon this land
for between thirty and forty years, by
his industry and careful cultivation OF
his farm accumulating competency
while raising a large family OF child
rem to honorable manhood and woman
hood. His wife died Some nine years
ago, and since that time he has made
his home with his daughter, Mrs. Van
Stralem, at first on the home farm
and later in the city. One of the kind
liest of men it has been the privilege
of the editor to meet in his forty years
in South Dakota, John Martens was
splendid type of the foreign born cltl-
zen who comes to America to make
his home ,and who appreciates the
splendid privileges that have been
granted him. In speaking OF this
country and his life here from the
early pioneer days, when many dlfh-
,culties had to be overcome and bur-
,dens borne he was ever wont to re
peat. sit is a good country" and dur
ing the last few years of his life it
always seemed to be one of his great
pleasures to meet one of the early
settlers and talk over the old times.
John Martens was born in Holland,
Dec. 21, 1881, emigrated to this coun-
try and settled al Green Bay, Wis, in
1850. He was married to Theodore
Tillmans April a, 1858. To them
were born nine children, five of whom.
are still living: c. W., H. A., Frank j.,
Albert w. and Mary G. Van Stralen,
all residing in or near Milbank. Twen-
ty-three grand children, and eleven
great grandchildren survive him. Mrs.
Martens died March 1S. 1912. Mr..
Martens is also survived by brother
and sister who live in Wisconsin.
Mr.. Martens filed on a preemption
claim in Melrose township in Sept.
1878. and moved his family here in
1879. He Immediately proceeded to
organize school district and school
house was erected, which is still do
ing service. He also secured the es-
tablishment of a post Office on his
farm and had it named st. Joseph, was
made postmaster, and Tor some time
PEOPLE as far away as Corona recelv-
ed their mail at this Office, which was
continued until he applied for the rural
route from Milbank known as No, 2
The first Catholic service in Grant
county was held in his house in 1878
by Father Ryan, of Graceville. The
first Republican county convention
was held at his home on the Whet-
stone in 1879. He was always inter-
ested in local public matters, was sup
-ervisor of his town and treasurer for
a number of years, and was for a
short time county commissioner He
Continued on Last Page)
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22
BOOSTER CLUB MEETING

UOUoILn ULUO MIL lNu
Tic regular meeting Of the Booster
association was held at the hotel Mon
day evening with only small number
Of the boosters present. The nice
weather, roads, golf and baseball
called many erstwhile boosters out.
Roads, city mail delivery and bud
get fund were the main topics of dis
cussion Thru the efforts and recon-
menaations of the association the
county commissioners and highway
superintendent have adopted the pa
t.ol system for caring for the county
roads. The county will be divided
INTO three districts, and man will be
hired to care for each district He will
have team and wagon and patrol the
roads, filing up the chuck holes and
dragging them after each rain. A COM
mittee was appointed from the asso-
citation to get details ard information
rs to the cost Of a man who would
patrol the roads Immediately around
the city, for a distance each way Of
about six miles. This would insure
good roads leading into the city and
bring people to the city TO do their
business.
According to the commissioners and
the county auditor the state highway
commission has enormously charged
the county with the cost of building
the grade on the Yellowstone Trail
amounting to about SIT 1000 The cost
vas to be horne by the county and the
Federal commission as the contract
vas let before the state highway COM
mission was formed, SO that the state
had nothing to do with the contract.
The as alton voted to bear the eN-
pense Of sending man out to Pierre
in an effort TO have the money return
ed and the matter Strengthened out.
This money, it secured will be used to
build several more miles of road from
Marvin east. the cotnract for which is
ty officials have been unable to get any
satisfaction from the state commission
regarding the matter.
A committee OF men will work with
Postmaster Johnson to count the num-
ber of houses in the city, which report
has 10 be made 30 the Postmaster Gen
eral when making application for mail
delivery service. The city council men
have individually expressed their in.
tention to have the walks ordered in,
so that the service would be started in
short time. 1t will be necessary to
build about six miles of walks, the
houses will have TO be numbered and
the ~t,eet signs installed. There will
DC two deliveries, one in the forenoon
and one in the afternoon.
Several committees were appointed
to collect the pledges made for the
budget fund.- which have not been paid
The fund is the working basis of the
association. and in view OF the work
which the ASSOCIATION accomplished
during the past year and the program
it has made for this year, the sup
port of the business men should be
united on the financial end of the mat
ter.
The tourist camping park is assured.
The county commissioners agreed to
let the tourists use the park behind the
court house, and furnish some benches
for the park. The city will furnish
the water and connections, the toilets
and the material for the fire places.
The work of getting the grounds in
shape for the tourists will be done by
the business men on some Booster
Day"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22

The lease of school lands Which has
been advertised in the Herald-Advance
III the t six weeks will. take place
at'tha court house on Monday..A April
25th. There are 2,740 acres to be leas-
ed at an average minimum price st
81 cents per acre. The land will Be
leased at auction, which will open at
10 o'clock sharp. The lease is for
grazing land, which WIN be good for
three years.
The following Is list Of the nnn.-
Der Of acres in the townships and tho
minimum price Get BY the stete d.
partment.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-22

Sam Calmenson of Aberdeen was
here on Bargain Day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-25
THE BUREAU OF EDUCATION.

The statement of w. T. LOpp, Superintendent fol the Bureau of Education, that attacks on the worB i. the Bureau in Alaska had interferred with the efforts of the Bureau to get funds for it's Alaska work is matter that should be taken to heart In Alaska The Bureau of Education has been doing great work among the Natives in Alaska for many years and no on who has lived in this Territory for the last twenty years fail to note the effect of the splendid efforts The Alaska Indians and Eskimos are becoming useful to the Territory and to themselves each year They have been not only learn ing the English languages and something of the sciences and of world, but they have been learning how to work, accumulate property and to care for themselves under the changed conditions. Another twenty such years we have had under the admin istraton of MT. Lopp and the corps of assistants and wonders will be worked Not only should the Rureau Education be supported in it's efforts, but it should receive increased support that it may extend its work.
 And this is matter that those of the native race who sometimes show impatience the slowness with which their people becoming recognized as citizens should take to heart They should not become over jealous They should do nothing that will cur tail the work the Bureau of Education is doing in their behalf and in behalf of the Territory. Let the good work go on and leave to time and the coopera- tive efforts of all concerned the gradual work of assimilation
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-25
Like News From Fairyland.
Cincinnati Enquirer. ]

There is something that recalls the hobgobn in the assertion of the great electrician Stenmetz that the day is not far distant when cities will be heated we'll lighed by the magical current Venturing farther he gives it his opinion that made illegal to build fire within the limits a muni- cipaty, which to become both smokeess and dustless
 Not always inventors and philosophers nowned for their knowledge of practical application of theory to business many of this distinguished class have within recent disturbing crop pers through unrealized predictions that one hesi- tates to accept claims beyond the domain of the average probability. Yet when observes the gigantic strides of electrical utilities hesitation seems unwararned. Almost every home has it's electric fat iron, washing machine, toaster, sweeper bedroom and bath heater and table grill Yet these have come virtually within the past decade
 This, according to the inventor, is but the be- ginning of it's in the homes of America The great achievement of the nineteenth century was the development of transportation facilities Man is no longer dependent upon his immediate surroundings as he was a century ago His of operations has been vastly widened, although scientists have not nearly utilized electricity steam it's fullest possibility in that field.
 In the future says this prophet the manufactur- Ing Of the city will be entirely by electricity furn- lShed from central plants which will also feed the domlclles with light, heat and power Smoke and dust will be reduced to the minimum Every city will be bright It is consummation devoutly to be wished In this connection it is interesting to ob- serve the vastness of the quantity of material it re- quired to make artificial gas in 1918 the reference being made because this will be saved in a great part The statistics show that there were used 37 Voo,Ooo tons Of bituminous coal 1500 900 tons of anthracite coal, 1448173 tons of coke and S22212- lS8 gallons of gas oil, principally crude
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-25
POLITICAL CONDITIONS HAVE CHANGED.

The Cordova Times says the Democratic Party of Tilden, Hendricks, Thurman and Cleveland is dead, and predicts that the old party it was that time has ceased to be factor in American politics It declares it has been killed by Bryan and Wilson and other modern party leaders and issues
 While the statement is probably too sweeping in it's terms, it is, in measure, true. But by the token the Republican Party of the Seventies and Eighties is also thing of the past. The late cleo tion did not much ind cate that the Democratic Party is dead 1t confirmed the fact that partyism as 1t existed third of century ago is dead. The lessons of the 1920 election were those of several previous elections-though the manifestation was along different lines
 In the late election the Democrats boiled approxi- natey 92O0,000 votes and the Republicans approxi- matey 16,200,0O0, and the five other parties about 0,000. In other words about 35 per cent of the tctal votes cast were for Cox. In 1912 MT Taft, the Republican nominee received a little more than 25 ner cent of the for President
 Cleveland is referred by the Cordova Times and all other authorities, and very properly so as me of the great Democratic leaders of past Yet aad the Chicago convention endorsed his adminstra- Han in 1896 completely the San Francisco con N ltion of 1920 endorsed that of President Wilson. nd nominated candidate that fitted the platform no matter how worthy the candidate might have been 7enator Hill Senator Gray for instance as the san Francisco convention nominated Gov Cox, any careful student of American politics must admit that the would have been between the Republicans and Third Party 1t between the Democrats and Third Party" in 1912. Yet MT. Cleveland had rceived plurates of the the American people in the three previous Presidential elections.
 In the days of the Democratic Party of Seymour Tden, Hendricks, Thurman, Bayard, Voorhees, Car lsle and Cleyeland-until the very of those of Cleveand-and the days of the Republican Party of Blaine Morton Sherman Wade, Chandler Conkling the Camerons and Garfield, one could count from
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-25
Luke mcLuke Says

Why all the criticism of the thin stocking are all right as far as We can see.
 When girl is taking Vocal In structions she calls her bowling "Technic." But that isn't what the Neighbors call it.
 A preacher advises girls to marry plain, ordinary mon. Huh! That's the only kind they have been marry ing since we can remember.
 The man who never tells his wife a lie is like the Lord High Admiral of the Swiss Navy. There ain't no such animal.
 There was a time when woman kept the kind of a dog that protected the house. But nowadays her Dau- ghter keeps the kind of a dog that has to be locked up in the house to keep people from stealing the poodle.
 Soft hearted men are good fellows. But you'll notice that they are kept busy paying rent and interest to hard headed men.
 The fundamental principle of hap piness is to get the accent on the first syllable of the adjective and not on the second syllable.
 A struggling author has to turn out good work. Only a successful author can afford 10 turn out poor work
 Many man has stretched the truth only to have it fly back and sting him.
 The man who used to be a steady drinker cant get over the habit of expecting two fifteen-cent articles for a quarter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-01-25
NO HOPE OF PEACE.

Charles E. Herrons Anchorage Times gives lit hope of political peace in Alaska--at least un it shall have been demonstrated which of two much separated factions is to control in affairs patronage in Alaska.
 The Times says
 Republican party politics in Anchorage has finally reached definite basis The two party organizations are as far apart as two gubernatorial canddates-IIazeet and Wckersham.
 The Anchorage Republican Club (Tncor- ported) the second organization in the Territory endorse the candidacy of George C. Hazelet for Alaskas governor. Sunday the Anchorage Republican Club endorsed James Wickersham for Governor.
 The dividing line is plain. Leaders of the two organizations state there will be no compromise. The war and scramble for appointive offices is with a vengeance and there will be quarter asked or given