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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
ARBOR DAY, FRIDAY, april 22

April 22 has been designated as
Arbor Day by Governor McMaster
and the following proclamation has
been issued by him.:
"Again the cycle of the seasons
brings us to the time of planting and
sowing, and IN, harmony with usage
and laudable custom, under authority
vested in me by law, hereby desig-
nate Friday April %, 1921, as AR
BOR AND BIRD DAY for the state
OF South Dakota.
'The increasing Importance of this
day and it's general observance is
urged upon our citizens. plant a tree
and protect the birds might well be
the slogan of all our people, to the
end that in the years to- come our
prairies and hills, our cities and farms
will not only have an added material
value, but will as well possess enhanc-
ed attraction and offer constant sat
isfaction to both the owner and OBJ
server
"I'he movement must of course re-
ceive its greatest impetus from the
| children Of our public schools and (
trust that their instructors on the
appointed day will impress upon them
the crying need for the preservation
| of our trees, the world demand for re-
| forestation and the imrl easurable val
ue of tree culture to present and fu-
ture generations
! "Thc duty OF caring for living
J things is responsibility which assists
in the proper development Of men
and women and in planting and cuiti-
vating trees a certain responsibility
il imposed, but ! am confident that
no person ever looked upon the dignit,
and symmetry Of tree of his owr
planting, who regretted the labor it,
maturity involved. And surely to
surround our homes, school-houses
!. churches and public places with beau
tiful flowers, ornamental shrubs ant
stately trees is a oommendable prac
tice.
"Done at the Capitol in the City o
Pierre thi; 7th day Of April, 1921.
''W H. McMaster,
(SEAL} Governor.
BY the Governor: ~
c. A. Burkhart, Secretary Of State.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
In the Same Boat

With the coming Of spring, the work
of Dan Cupid is beginning to make
visible showing. One of the happen
stances of the office of the clerk of
court during the past week was dou-
bic marriage, each couple from Min
neapolits. who came on the same train,
planned to go back on the same trzsirt
did not know each, other before meet
ing in the Office of the clerk, each
couple had spotted the other on the
way out and had said that they thot
the other couple We're on their way to
get married, both brides and both
grooms had been married before. three
being divorced and one being a widow
er, and each witnessed the Others
marriage. Such combination of
circumstances rarely happens. The
fact that MiDbank is the first city on
this side of the Minnesota line, will
undoubtedly bring number Of coup
les here to get married, as the law in
Minnesota prevents marrying until six
months after divorce has been grant
ed. Thus Milbank will feel the rip
pies of the divorce question which is
in the limelight in the Minnesota city.
The couples who were married by jus
tice of Peace Liggett, were James
Orr and Mary Quinn and Clark Allen
and Florence Custer.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
Rev. S.P. Jones Accepts Call

Rev. Stanley r. Jones, for the past
two years rector of the Episcopal
church of this city, has accepted a
call from an Omaha, Neb., church and
will leave Milbank about the 25th OF
this month.
Rev. Jones came here in June 1919
W hen Rev Charles Wood accepted 4
call to Webster. He has made large
number of friends both through the
church and the fraternal organiza-
tions which he has joined who regret
that he is leaving the city but feel
that it is An opportunity for him to
have charge of larger parish which
will afford more opportunities along
the training he has received.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
Signs Of Spring Never Fail

Spring work is we'll under way,
gardens have been ploweCs and partly
planted The smoke of many bonfires
fills the air and the yards are being
cleaned up and are growing green.
Gardeners say that the ground is in
fine shape for planting and that the
season is about a week ahead Of last
year. Potatoes have been planted dur
ing the past week, which is one week
ahead Of last years planting.
The street department has been
busy cleaning out the cutters and the
sidewalk crossings. Many old csoss-
ings have been replaced and the
streets should be we'll drained. Notice
to the public that it should not rake
grass or rubbish into the cutters has
been served and should be observed
From one to four loads of leaves
and rubbish was taken from a cor
ner, which shows how it accumulate
where it does the most damage.
The streets will be given another
coat Of oil this spring, which will put
them in fine shape. The oiling has
proven its worth. Main street was
given q sweeping this week and every
one seems to be responding to the call
Of spring and cleanup week. -
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
Married AGAIN

Aberdeen News, April g: mine
wears ago, Alison McAllister and Cora
McAllsiter, after number of years
of married life, were divorced. Mrs.
<IcA!lister later became Mrs. Cora
w. Behrns. Not long ago her second
husband died
Then she met McAllister again and
the second romance in their lives
blossomed in Aberdeen when Nc
Allister was 81 and Mrs. Behrns So.
Last night they were married again
by the Rev. William B. Gage and went
to the McAllister home in Milbank
to continue together the journey
which had been broken q decade ago."
Mr.. and Mrs. McAllister will make
their home in the Anna Pew house on
Fourth street.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
81 MAKE APPLICATION
FOR Citizenship PAPERS

The time for the filing of applica-
tions with the clerk of courts for nat
uralization papers expired the first of
this week, which is 80 days before the
July tenn of circuit court.
There are Is applications which vii!
be given their first hearing and which
are in addition to Is applications
which We're carried over from the
January term of court. making a
total of "a. This is by far the largest
number of applications that has come
before the circuit court at one time.
The cases carried over from the last
term are those who did not appear
and those who were given a second
chance to pass the examination. Two
chances are given each applicant, if
the Judge is convinced that the man
is earnestly trying to learn the Amer
lean language SO that he can read and
| write
| The new applicants are:
MlLRANK-Gust Lindall, Swan
Mattson, Sven Nordquist, James Nc
MINI. Otto Busiahn, John Osoinak,
Frank Heiiman
la BOLT--Frank Carlson, G.. e.
Carlson. Swan Peterson.
/ ALBEE-Peter c. Ralswick, Anton
G. Anderson.
STRANDBURG = Ejnar Peterson,
Christian Pau!son,
MARVIN--Walter Whipple.
RFVILLO-J. f. Bethke.
CORONA-Henry Rohlfs.
| BIG STONE CITY--R. NJ. Fink.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION
Will open SATURDAY

The annual County Sunday School
convention will convene at the Metho-
dist church tomorrow, Saturday after
noon, at 2:3O p. M, and an afternoon
ard evening 3ession will be held at
7:3O. At both of. these sessions the
General Secretary, G. w. Miller, OF
Huron will be present, and Mr.. q. =.
Kemper Of Aberdeen, and Mr.. }. +.
jenkins of Mitchell, president and
secretary of the state association WIZ
be present at the Sunday sessions.
These state visitors will occupy
rulpits in the Methodist, Congrega
tional and Evangelical churches Sun
day morning.
In the afternoon session OF the
convention will be held at the Metho
dist church at 2:3D o'clock, and in the
evening Mr.. Miller will speak on the
sDyramic of Christian Education.
A cordial invitation is extended to
the public to attend all of these ses-
siors of the convention.
Mr.. Miller held a meeting at Big
Stone Wednesday, which was well at
tended; yesterday was to have 9
meeting at Revilo and today friday
/; to hold meeting at LaBolt. DR.
Geo. Lowthian, The county president
accompanies Mr.. Miller to these one
day conventions in the county.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
Dempsey Passes Thru Here

Jack Dempsey. the gentleman who
has claimed considerable notice for
some years past AS being unusually
expert in handling his fists, was on
the east bound train Wednesday after
noon. A number of cur local sports
were down at the, train to greet him,
and some of them- stated that they
would like to give him little exer-
else if convenients The champion fail
ed to make an aisnafance, but vheth-
er it was because he was afraid of
,setting hurt bysAhe Mi1hAak ROUGH
aesks. or wsa,1alHiag ~, aftsr10sa
siosto, ,sdepsount aoDltaee.-4'.ae ...
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15

We have received an invitation tn
attend the celebration of the twen-
tieth anniversary of the First Ma
tional Bank of Lidgerwood, N. D., on
the 10Th Of April. The founders Of
che bank were the Movius brothers,
William, Emil and John, early day
residents Of 1iC Stone. William is
nov living in California, Emil is de-
ceased. but John and his sister Mary
~ still actively connected with the
bark the latter being president Of
H. institutipn. The Lidesfwood Tirse
NetjeQal = reeonpised . o. = ~
49, - - - iaStitutiea +
6Doet NeEt3 0ekstA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
ATTENTION X. Of p.

The Wilmot lodge has extended an
invitation to Banner lodge to be pres
ent at the next meeting Tuesday and
confer the rank Of knight upon the
candidates. In order to let them know
how many are coming, and how many
the committee shall provide room for
in the cars. all the members who can
60 will please step into the Farmers
Z Merchants hank and notify E. 81.
Benedict. Room win Be provided III
everyone who wishes to 6 ant -.
nj. lodge should b wen repEda = = =
BY : ShrIe d. tioa. SllcOl1 g 10 q
wsath6r aad - ~ uafave % -
lnegeikt wfl-bs3 - beaG1. 4 q s''',s: B &
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15

carried off the honors as the recruit
inc captain in great style. All of the
characters were splendidly taken, the
makeup perfect and the skit we'll put
over.
During the intermission while the
scenery was being changed, Mr.. Nc
Laughlin told few selected jokes,
some of them directed toward we'll
known local characters. He also gave
talk on the American Legion and
what it meant to the community, ad-
vising every one To carry home the
program and read the history of the
Legion and the preamble of the con-
stitution which was printed in it.
Practically everyone followed his ad-
vice as scarcely a dozen were found
on the floor after the show was over
The mixed color skit was the final
part The plot was a comedy, with
comedy characters and was well act
ed The cast was exceptionally well
DICk0u dllU JIIEIC nave UCCH IlttllN NOIn"
plimentary remarks regarding this
part of the show. Just before the cur
tain the girls Of the chorus assisted
Mamie Mix, played by Miss Beatrice
Wilson, in q song and dance which
pleased even the most critical of the
audience.
Special mention should be made of
the work of Mr.. Christopherson onthe
end in the fret part and as Ignatz,
the orderly in the skit, as he handled
all of his work splendidly; Karl Bles-
er, who officiated as violinist in the
orchestra, who was also called upon to
sing. "My Mothers Evening Prayer"
which he did in such a pleasing way
that he was forced to respond to tive
encores; Rudy Mosiman and Jay Nor
ril who would have taken prizes or
makeup, as when they made THEN
entrance they We're greeted with Z
howl of applause.
After the Show Saturday evening
fashlight pictures were taken Of tht
players, togather and in various parts
Later lunch was served at the hote
for all the cast, at which time i'm
prompts toasts and speeches wert
made by Commander Manchester
Paul Ca]fee. as chairman of the com
mitee. Jack Mclaughlin. ard RUDY
Mosiman. whose speech consisted o:
"Oi. so;t;nl,t. AZ this time express
sions Or thanks we're l1adc 10 III oi
those who had nivea their ti,Ha arr
efforts toward making the show q
success, as large part of the cast
was made up of people who were not
members of the Legion or Auxiliary
Altho the post was under heavy
expense to put the show over, several
hundred dollars We're cleared which
will be added to the Building Fund
for Legion home. The officers and
members of the post and, more espec-
tally the committee under whose direc-
tion the show was staged, have ex-
pressed great satisfaction over the
outcome of the first effort of the post
to stage show of this kind. It is
planned to make it yearly event OF
the organization, with possibly othe,
entertainment also.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
Minstrel Show
Makes Big Success

The American Legion Minstrel show
is over and was splendid success
from every point of view. The show
played to two houses, Friday and Sat-
urday, both of which were practically
sold out. Had the weather been fav-
orable, it would have undoubtedly
been necessary to play a third night
to accommodate those who wished to see
the show.
Altho the people in the show re-
hearsed but one week, it was a credit
in every way, both to those who took
part and the director, Jack McLough-
lin. From the time the curtain went
up at $3.50 to the time it dropped at
nearly IL, the audience was kept en-
tertained by the songs, jokes and acts
of the players.
AS the curtain was raised, the
chorus, circle and end men capered in
to the tunes of "When | see all the
Lovin' they are Wastin' on Babies" /"
A gasp of astonishment was clearly
heard to arise from the audience as
the gaily betogged chorus girls and
men came into view. They were dress
ed in white shirts and jumpers. with
black ties. and colored satin boomers
! ard as the ascended to their seats on
the raised platform, everyone gave
|
them gorgeous. The six end men We're
striking.y different, and armed with
tambOs and bones, which they used
to good advantage throughout the
! show Each of the end men sang a
comic, aided and abbeted by the others
| on the chorus Each was fine and re-
ceived encoIes for more. Between
songs. the jokes and gags We're
sprung. Arbie Christopherson, sing
ing "Tl,e Empty Cellar Blues made
a hit with the audience and some OF
his friends presented him with cab
bage head appropriately decorated
with a pink ribbon. A short funeral
service was held over the body (repre.
sented ny a., empty bottle )of Johr
II. Ral)eyco,r as a side act of the
song.s The curtain was dropped OF
the first part with the entire cas-
standing and singing Don't Take A
way Those Blues"
While the "jazz coon songs" tool
well, the ballads were, if possible
given a more hearty applause. TheA
were sung by Karl Bleser. Arlo Allen
DR.. Hendrick, Earl Liggett, and How
ard Manchester. DIR. Eenrick va:
handicapped by cold in the throat
on the first night and could not sing al
all on the second night.
The stage was cleared and conf,
skit, Fun in Recruiting Office" wa;
presented. Needless to say this made
an instaneous hit with the crowd, with
such characters as Jay Dore, as Perc.
(who wanted to be major because
they wear those pretty gold things OF
their shoulders, but fawther thot h,
should be a mere captain), LIZ,
Schmultz, impersonated by Rudy Mos
imam, Jay Morrill,, the hardboilet
tough from the Bowery, and Arbi<
Christopherson, rs the colored orderly
of the office. Howard Manchester
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15

The Aberdeen News in Saturday 5
edition stated that Miss Mary Pat
1idge of this city and one of the teach
ers in the public schools of this city
has been selected as one Of the judges
to award the prize in the Gallett Short
Story contest of the Northern Nor
NAL students. The other two judges
are Howard Biggar of the Dakota
Farmer and Mrs. Sander Tollefson of
Aberdeen. Some fourteen entries are
rnade in the contest and the decision
of the Judges will be made this week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
Bus Line to WatertOWn

Commencing last Wednesday, Hol-
ley's Transfer line of Watertown, has
inaugurated daily auto line between
Watertown and Milbank, taking in
South Shore and Twin Brooks. The
taxi leaves Watertown at 10 a. M.
and arrives at Milbank at 80. Leaves
Milbank on return trip at 4:3O p. m.
and arrives at WatertOwn at 7:45.
The-service is daily except Sunday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN

Services will be held in the Nor
wegian language in the morning at
II. o'clock. The annual business meet
ing which was to have been held last
fnndsy will be held this Sunday at :
o'clock. All members ass asked to b
pr1eeAt. s''
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15
THIS WILL ASTONISH
MILBANK PEOPLE

The quick action of simple witch
hazel, hydrastis camphor, ETC.. as
mixed in Lavoptik eye wash, will SUR
prise Milbank people. One. girl with
weak, strained eyes was helped by "a
single application. Her mother could
hardly sew or read because of eye
pains. In one week she too was ben
Gifted. We guarantees snsan bottle Of
Lavoptik to help ANY CASE weak,
strained or inflamed eyes. Aluminum
eye cup FRYE. N. ]. Blsser Drug
Co. ADJ.
. - 8.F
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-04-15

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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07
.FORDS OFFER
SEEMS LIBERAL
ENTITLED TO SQUARE DEAL BY
THE GOVERNMENT, SAYS
JAMES a. SMITH.
LEADERS URGE ACCEPTANCE
Speaking for Mississippi Valley Asso
citation, ST. Louis Leader Declares
elares Operation Nitrate Plant
VIII Help Entire Country.

Washington Acceptance OF Henry
Ford's offer for the government-built
Muscle Shoals, Ala, nitrate plant and
power project was urged in state
ment issued here by James A. Smith
of st. Louis, a member of the commit.
tee appointed by the Mississippi Valley
Association to investigate possible uses
of the Muscle Shoals properties.
Declaring that he held no brief for
the Detroit manufacturer or any finan.
cial interests in his plan for operating
the plant, Mr.. Smith asserted in his
statement that Mr.. Ford was entitled
to "a square deal" from the govern.
ment. and that "the fair-minded people
of the United States can be relied upon
to see that he gets It."
Mr.. Ford's offer OF s5,O00,0OO for the
nitrate producing properties, Mr.. Smith
asserted in his statement that Mr..
Ford was entitled to "a square deal"
from the government and that "the
fair-minded people of the United States
can be relied upon to see that he gets
it."
Mr.. Ford's offer of $5,OOO,0O0 for the
properties, Mr.. Smiths statement de-
clared. seems extremely liberal when
the promised developments for good
OF the country are taken into consider
alton" The manufacturers offer to
sell portion of the power to indus.
trial users, the statement added, will
add largely 10 the development of the
resources of that portion Of the United
States and create new wealth. the tax
alton receipts from which will ben
eft our entire country"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07
JUDGE ARRA|GNS
INVISIBLE EMPIRE
CHARGES GRAND JURY TO HUNT
OUT MASKED BANDITS IN SIX
TlETH DISTRICT.
FLAYs WIZARD SIMMONS
Asks Each Juror If He Belongs to ku
klux klan-Answers Alleged vlo-
lence Against Him With Warn
ing of Fight.

Beaumont, Texas.-Before a crowd
cd court room, Judge e. A. Mcdowell,
in the 60th district court, charged the
new grand jury in respect to law vio-
lations in jefferson county and espe-
cially to the activities OF the Ku Klux
Khan In Jefferson county.
Each juror was being asked the
usual questions when the Judge in
terposed and asked each member II
he was a member of the X. X. X.
Judge Mcdowell said in asking this
question:
Are either of you now, or have you
at any time been a member Of Ger.
tain order known as the X. K. Ki
ask for this reason, 1t has been my
consuming desire, an obsession with
me, to have this grand jury composed
solely of liberty-loving, constitution
observing, red-blooded American cit..
gems. and | do not regard that organ.
ization as SUCH"
Later on the Judge said.
Boys, some of you are out there.
and | can see you. Don't get uneasy.
] am not going to call your names
that belongs to the grand jury"
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-10-07
Water IN DESERT
Australian Bushmen Can In.
variabN Find It.
Trees, Leaves. and Even Animals and
Reptiles Levied On for the
Precious Fluid.

No man who has not mastered the
last subtIeties of bushcrafl should
penetrate alone the western dry lanGs
of Australia. A Canadian wo0dsman
would find nothing In his experience to
enlighten him. North American
Indian would perish of ignorance.
Bedouln of the sandy Arabian deserts
would die helpless. Australian bush
craft is peculiar to itself II concerns
itself less with killing the crawling
desert life for food than with divinIng
the whereabouts of water In land
that is as dry as a brick in the sun.
In the midcontinental deserts. when
sun and dry winds suck the moisture
from deep In the ground and all the
world runs dry. the aboriginals draw
water from the roots of small desert
trees by cutting them into short lengths
and letting them drain, drop By drop,
into wooden howl. But there may be
no water trees or the roots may shriyel
and dry up. What thenf
"Ah, WE'LL" said the bushman, they
do with what they have"
'What have they?' | asked him.
"They lick the dew from the leaves
and grass" II is related by a cele-
brated Australian traveller, Baldwin
Spencer, that, having come in a dry
season to dry clay pan, bordered with
withered shrubs, his company was
amazed by an exhibition of aboriginal
craft. There was no water. no m0ls-
ture within miles, and the clay was
baked SO hard that to be penetrated at
all 1t must be broken with a Ratchet.
A keen native guide presently dis
cerned little tracks on the ground
faintest Indications Of life. apparently
and, having hacked into the clay
to the depth of about foot, unearthed
a spherical little chamber, about three
inches In diameter. In which lay a
dirty yellow frog. 1t was water
holding frog and II was distended with
a supply sufficient, perhaps, to enable
1t to survive drought for year and
a half. And the water was pure and
fresh. Being heartily squeezed these
frogs may yield saving draft TO lost
and perishing travellers.
Find black fellow said our bush
man, "and you'll get water"
"What II the aboriginal Is obdhratef"
"Ah. well, If he won't tell" the bush
man explained. you rope him by the
neck to your saddle. When he gets
thirsty he'll 60 to the water right
enough"