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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
A. B, KAERCHER STRICKEN
BY HEART failure ATTACK

Ortonville, Mimi, Feb. 6.-Aaron B.
kaercher, prominent in Big Stone
county newspapers, farming and
stock circles since 1881, died sudden
ly from heart disease this afternoon,
while walking with two friends from
Barry to Gracevlle. Mr.. kaercher,
with Frank Collins of Barry and F.
B. Roske, county agent of Big Stone
county, after attending a meeting at
Barry this morning in the interest of
Big Stone County Cooperative Live
stock association, was walking to
Graceville, six miles distant, when he
collapsed. Trains on the branch road
we're delayed on account Of bad wealth
er and Mr.. Kearcher was scheduled to
address another meeting at Graceville
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

The many Milbank friends of War.
rem Calfee, son Of the late Rev. and
Mrs. William j. Calfee and Miss
Louise Bublitz, who taught in the local
school for almost three years, will be
surprised to hear of their marriage
The event occurred at the home of
Paul Calfee, brother of the groom,
last Saturday evening. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev.
Charles Bubltiz, father of the bride.
Miss Bublitz is the daughter Of Rev.
and Mrs. Chas. Bublitz, of Valley City
North Dakota. She taught in the local
school during the winters of 1317-1S
and 10lS-19. She went to the Univer-
sity of North Dakota for one winter
and last winter taught in the Buell.
Minnesota. school. She returned this
fall to Mibank to teach her third
year here She has winning per-
sonality and made many friends dur.
ing the time she made her home here
AnV AAOOuA 10 we'll hIIO"H IO &XtIDdUk
people having made his home here fol
some time with his parents. He saw
service during the war and for some
time after it's end took vocational
training under government supervision
at Brookings. He went to Ashland af
ter Rev. Calfee moved there and i,
now the owner Of cafe in the lead
ing hotel of that city.
Tie young couple left Immediately
for short trip and will return tt
Milbank within a few days. Mrs. Cal.
fee will remain here until substitute
, has been secured for her position as
instructor in music en- the school staff
and will then go to Ashland
The HeraldAdvance joins with the
many friends in wishing them Ions
, and happy married life
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
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IN 1922-1023

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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
BOWLING ALLEY news

Next Monday the five bowlers who
will represent Milbank in the Bowling
tournament at st. Paul on Tuesday
and Wednesday will leave for that
cit.. Tlpv arc Joe Harmon, Tom
Mono 4. A. Peterson, Bryan Lowe,
and Ardfew Larson. They will enter
the ii"e men. doubles and single events
and are counting on one Of the local
boNlers to break some of the high
scores. Ernest Smith will accompany
the team to the tournament, but will
rot enter.
An interesting match was rolled at
the local alley last Friday evening
when Peterson and Munro accepted
the challenge of Harmon and Lowe
The games were exceptionally even
and the winners. Peterson and Munro
had a lead of only II pins at the end
of the game.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
MANY WEATHER
CHANGES In JAN.

Through Irving Partridge, the I. S.
weather observer at this point, we
present the range of temperature
during the months of December and
January as given below. The winter
has been particularly fair. only for 9
few days at time has the mercury
been at an uncomfortably low point
December, 1921
Highst temperature during month
--55 on Dec. 18th.
aLowest temperature during month
30 below on Dec oath.
Greatest daily range during month
-33 on the goth.
Total precipitation during month
Pc inches.
January, 1922.
Highest temperature during mont
4t on Jan. End.
Lowest temperature during month
III below on Jan. 22nd
Greatest daily range during month
SO on Jan. 1st.
Total precipitation during month
"a inches.
Irving Partridge, u.S.W.B.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
CHARGED WITH BURGLARY

Charles Lurdeen is under arrest
CHARGED with burglary and was taken
to Sisseton Wednesday where he will
plead guilty tn the charge before
Judge Walton, in the circuit court CT
Roberts county.
l.undeen was discovered after he
had broken into the office of the d.
kota Oil company about one o'clock
Saturday night. Officers sutcl;ife
and Croal happened to notice light
in the office and upon investigation
saw Lundeen inside. He is said TO
have DESTROYED records Of the business
during the time that he was employed
BY the company ard forged checl,
Is said to have beeni found in his pos
session..
Lundeca was in the employ Of the
company for some time but was dis
charged a short time ago. after irreg-
ularities were discovered which were
! attributed to him.
! His wife and little children are in
destitute circumstances, altho he Dor
rowed money under the plea OF buy
| ing necessary provisions for them
The case was reported to the county
officials and food and coal was im,ne-
diately sent to the house.
The maximum sentence for thu
charge is Is years.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

this evening. When about two miles
from Graceville he was stricken, ex
piring soon afterward. The body was
brought to Ortonville.
His widow and ten children survive.
Mr.. kaercher was 62 years old.
During the past twenty years Mr..
kaercher had been active in engineer
ing passage of grain laws in Mime
sofa and the Dakotas.
At the time of his death MIR. Kaer-
cner was actively engaged in the Big
Stone County Cooperative Live Stock
association, which was organized pri-
n,arily to deal directly with the War
Finance corporation in obtaining loans
for farmers and stock raisers. He re
Gently assisted in organizing sim
liar association in Lac qui Parle
county.
Some of his recent endeavors had
been in connection with the Red Rive,
drainage project, the Minnesota flood
control work. He was chairman of the
Minnesota Valley Drainage and Con-
sevancy district.
Mr.. kaercher was born January 20
1860, at Preston, Mimi. His father
was John M. Kaercher, who owned
Four mills at that place and numbe,
OF other Southern Minnesota towns.
While working at his fathers mill
At Preston and his own here. he ac-
Qaired common school education
and studied law. He was admitted to
the bar on October 4, 1898, and since
then has practiced that profession, ir
addition to his other business. Or
March Z, 1910, he was admitted tt
practice before the United States Su.
preme court. Mr.. kaercher practicet
law for two years at Browns Valley
returning to Ortonville after a yeal
ct Wheaton. While at Wheaton hi
started the Gazette te-Reporter. After
coming back here he engaged in tn;
newspaper business, establishing thu
Big Stone City Journal, which wa.
merged with another paper and be
came the Ortonviue Journal. Abou
two years ago he started the Orton
gxille InleqsnAsut.
Mr.. kaercher was member of tn,
Minnesota Editorial association, coun
ty attorney for eight years, .membe
Of the Masonic blue lodge and chapte
Of Ortonville, Morris Commandery
Temple of the Shriners of st. Paul
st. Paul Athletic club, Odd Fellows
Modern Woodmen of America an,
president of the Tri-State Flood Con
troll association.
The funeral will be at two o'cloc1
p. m. on Thursday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

pio'tUclS, ana One-nalI OF Che gram.
Last year we raised 100 hogs and are
preparing to ship car load this
month For many years we have had
about 20 acres of alfalfa on our farm
which we consider necessary to be able
to raise hogs cheaply and which is the
best paving crop on the farm. For
OF > months in the summer the young
pigs cost little or nothing for feed, a.
We let them run in this field of al
falfr. They pick their living out OF il
and we also cut it for hay. Next year
we plan to raise 200 hogs. because
we believe that the hog market is 60
ing to be good for the coming five
years The scarcity Of cattle will ma
turally raise the price of hogs, Each
year we have about 20 calves and with
those that we can buy, we figure on
having about 80 yearlings, so two
year-olds, and 80 ready to ship eacl,
year. In this way, we have a steady
income. Our hogs and cattle will al
way bring US money even in the years
that the grain crop fails. Should we
get a bumper crop with good prices
we are so much to the good for that
year. | think that every fafm owner
should rent his farm on that basis,
+-and believe that he will profit there
by. The renter is not taking the chance
that he does when he is renting for
cash and plays safer game. 1t vii:
take scme money to stock farm SO
that q steady income will be had but
it will pay big in the long run. Cattle
and hogs are the best money producers
, now and will be for the coming five
J and perhaps 10 years"
In connection with this idea of max
ing farming a safer business there
ale insurance companies who will now
write insurance on hogs. They will
guarantee the farmer an average q!
5 pigs to every SOW at the age of !
months. This means that they are
insured against cholera, disease OF
death from any cause up to the age
Of 8 months, when they should be
ready for the market. Should thu
i farmer discover evidence OF cl,oler:
! ia his herd all he has to do is to motif,
tsthe company and they will seM, mar
/ to vaccinate the entire herd.
/ We understand that the company
has written many thousands of polio
les during the past year and that the,
/ propose to enter this territory thi.
spring. This will give the farmer ar
opportunity to play safe and be sure
of payment for the hogs he raises.
The company will also write insur
ance on a grain crop, insuring it Will
a guarantee to the farmer that he vii
get yield as large pei acre as tl,t
average yield Of the past five year.
It can be- insured against hail, fire
drought, pests or flood.
These ideas with the success of new
methods will eventually take the haz
zafd and gamble out Of farming ant
make it a, safe and profitable bust
ness as any that can be established.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

Miss Rose Edmunds, of Aberdeen,
the music and art teacher in the Mil
bank schools last year, has been Wis
ting her Milbank friends for few
days during the week, and returns
to her home in Aberdeen tomorrow.
Mrs. R. l.. Nichol who has had a
lorg seige of sickness has improved
crouch to be able to sit up and hel
r,arv friends. are hoping that she viii
continue to improve.
Work repainting and decorating ths
Jenson iewelry store was started OF
Wednesday Of this week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

Among former Mhbank residents
now living in distant parts, who SEM
their annual contribution to the Her
ald-Advance during the past week was
James Kerr, of Spokane. He and Mrs
Kerr are alone, but hear pretty regu,
lally from the younger members Of
the family. and we are pleased to stat 2
they are all doing well and are in good
health. Mr.. Kerr says thev greatly
enjoy reading the news from their
old home each week, but are made
serious by the dropping off O. 50 many
of their old associates and heighbors,
bound to them by so many ties-Will-
lam Ross, Levi Conright and John
Stafford. Their sympathy gees out to
the families on these occasions, ami
all the old associations are recalled.
The supreme court of the state last
| week handed down a decision on the
Fred Hauer ct al VS.. Otto Hauer
which was taken up from this county
: 10SC veal. uC uCClSlOu VI CIlG lOWCt
court being affirmed, and the will by
which Otto Hauer received the farm
to which claim was laid by othei
! heirs, was sustained. Geo. s. Rix was
attorney for respondent and Thad l.
Fuller and j. M. Huff were attorneys
for appellants.
II. w. Fenner, who has been in tht
banking business in the western par
Of the state the past eight years, has
purchased an interest in the FRS
State Bank of LaBolt and togethe1
With Edward Swenson will be ACTIVE
in the management of the business
nr. Fenner is a son of Chas. Femme
# this city and needs no intrcdur
j 'on to the peonle Of the con'mur't,
70 beea7 he duties - the Tsana'
hank last Monday.
i F. n. Mason, Of Pe~cnt. " y
| e-art 70, ~ = s1'.r, rs.oes 's'@
| .,as hc;.-,r ~'.'. nsxs.4a ''t''.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
Consolidated April 1890
BANKERS OFFER THREE
PRIZES FOR BEST ESSAYS

In connection with the Educational
campaign which the American Bank
ers association has started, Milbank
bankers have arranged for a series OF
lectures to be given by Milbank bank
ers and business men before the stu
dents of the High school and will give
three cash prizes for the best essays
written on the subject of banking. The
South Dkaota Bankers association will.
also give three prizes for the best
essays submitted on the same subject.
The prizes to be given by the Mil
bank bankers are:
First Prize-$15.0O
Second Prize-S1O.OO
Third Prize-$5.OO.
The following are the prizes to be
given by the State Bankers associa-
ton:
First Prize-S75O0
Second Prize-$5O.OO
Third Prize $500
The essays will be written on the
subject, ''TEe Value of the Bank to It's
Community" 1t cannot be over 800
words long and must be entered be-
fore the end of the school year. The
students may enter their essays in the
state contest as well as the Milbank
contest and thus stand chance to
win one OF both contests. The judges
will be selected at later date.
The educational campaign is for
the purpose of giving better under
standing of banking and banking
methods, to take the mystery out of
banking and to inculcate confidence in
the usefulness of banking institu-
tiOns"
It has been realized by the bankers
all over the country that not many
people understand the banking husi-
ness nor it's service to the community.
Politicians and radicals have denounc-
ed "Wall Street and the Bankers so
long that much Of the confidence Of
the general public in banks has been
lost and in its place distrust has been
inspired.
At the national mseking Of the
sBankers assAcsatiDn this sM:Jcet was
discussed and steps were taken for
this educational campaign. M9aBs
state association have followed : out
the general plans with good success.
Ry working thru the High school
students it is believed that the educa-
tional movement will spread to the
general public and they will be arous-
ed to take interest and time to study
the matter little.
The first lecture to be given here
will be within short time. Thad j..
Fuller will lecture on the subject,
Bank Deposits and Checks" There
will be two lectures each month and
the subjects to be taken up are Bank
Loans and Discounts, Drafts and Let
ters of Credit, What Bank Statements
Mean, Principles of Prosperity, Work
and Wealth, Money and Other Conn
/
| System.
Thru these lectures the students
will gain good working knowledge
of banking and the so-called mysteries
of the institution, and will have first
hand information with which to write
their essays.
The committee who have charge of
the campaign in Grant County are
| Frank Boerger, p c. Saunders and p.
l.. Cannon. of which the first named
is the chairman. Mr.. Boerger has
written the other banks in the county
to take up the matter and arrange for
lectures in their towns in connection
with the Milbank campaign.
-H-A
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
FARMING PLAN
PAYS GOOD PROFITS FOR 1921

The past few years have impressed
upon farmers and business men of
the farming communities the necessity
Of devising some remedy for stabliz-
ing the sale-price of farm products
and many schemes and remedies have
been proposed.
The Herald-Advance has irvestigat-
ed the conditions of the county and
the result of the findings can be sum-
med up in a very few words. The
farmers who are successful at this
time, who are not tied up with notes
and mortgages because of their grain
crop failures and who are looking for
ward to the future with the prospect
of making more money than ever be-
fore are those farmers who are doing.
diversified farming. Last week we
published an article telling the story
Of a farmer who made a comfortable
living from the products of II cows
This week we have a story of farm
er who not only milks cows, but he
ships careload OF cattle or hogs each
year. He also raises 200 acres OF
wheat and 100 acres of corn.
The farmer is John VanLeith, well
known to the most of Grant county
people. who is on the Bleser and Saun-
ders fam near Miibank. He is farm
ing nearly section Of land, having
only the help Of his family.
During the past year Mr.. EanLcith
sold more than 81 600 worth Of cream
to the Grant County Creamery and
won the milking machine offered as a
prize to the farmer bringing the most
cream there. Besides this amount he
also sold some to the other cream sta
tions in the city, making totalof
tions in the city. making a total of
his cream For one year.
The valre of the dairy products used
in his home will bring the total value
of the dairy products we'll over the
So, 900 mark, which is the income from
an average of 20 cows.
Mr.. Phil c. Saunders states that the
farm is rented on the plan which is
similar to the one that has been adopt-
ed by many nf the bankers and bust
nessmens as oeiations in the state as
| the ideal one for both the owner and
the renter. He says. "Under our plan,
which we have had in operation for
the past 20 years, the renter has made
money and we have made money. The
renter does not have big cash rent To
| pay at the end of the year should
the grain crop fail and he receives
little or nothing from the land. 1t is
| fair to both and is the safest way to
make the fam pay. We stock the
farm. We have herd of Is COWS. and
also more than 100 cattle besides
The renter furnishes the horses and
machinery. The products of the farm
are divided half and half. The seed
and feed FOR the stock are taken from
the yield before it is divided. The
renter gets half Of the increase from
the Live stock, one half of the dairy
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

Lester G. Morley, brother of Mar
tin Morley and Mrs. George Phelan of
his city, Who Will be remembered by
great many Milbank people, has
- 2~le~+cl nre~;dert of the Morris
Cor-~s ~ al Club r!r. Morle-'
wed tero ore vcr-e a,.o n-d la~'
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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
G. UB meetings

The Progressive Study club met at
the home of Mrs. Walter Lowthian
Feb. 1st. The program was a very in
teresting one, taking up the study OF
the "Grand Canyon, Yosemite Valley,
and the Columbia River" Subject
were presented by Mrs. Dornbusch,
Mrs. Souder and Mrs. Clyde Prevey
A social hour was enjoyed by all af-
ter which delicious lunch was serv-
ed by the hostess. Reporter.
On Feb. 3rd at the home of Mrs. De
Tuncq, the Makocha Study club listen
ed to one of the best programs of The
years course. An oral sketch of AL
bert 3. Fall, Secretary of the Interior,
was given by Mrs. Jones. A paper on
'sThe Little Theater in the United
States" which was prepared by Mrs.
Wilson. was read by Mrs. Schneider. A
, one-act play, "The Last Straw, typi-
cal of those presented in the Little
Theaters, was most masterfully acted
5y Miss Snyder.
The next club session will be at the
home of Mrs. Martens on Feb. 18th.
| Miss Lois Snyder entertained the
eight members of the Chief Club at
the st. Hubert hotel Monday evening
The club is made up Of past chiefs oi
he Pythian Sister order and at this
me Mrs. Spencer Baird, who wa>
hief last year was initiated into tht
'h.
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c-e moc~~'.-o +;st ran afoul ths
4ong arm - - - ~ -,
fg ',e fount
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

The regular meeting of Birch Post
was held Tuesday evening. Only a
small number were present a,tho the
meeting was an important one. Plans
for q party were discussed and COM
mittce Of five appointed to work with
the entertainment committee in plan
ming for and arranging the details Of
the party. 1t Will be within the next
week or so.
Plans for a membership drive were
also made and committee OF three
chosen to secure list Of the eX-ser-
vice men in the county who have not
joined the Legion. Every member
in the post will be on the drive for
members, so that every eN-service
man in the county will be interviewed
Members of the post who nave not
paid up their 1922 dues are asked to
see Karl Bleser and pay them.
Plans were also made for an "old-
fashioned ball'' to be given later in the
month.
Paid your dues yet?
Big dance at the Legion Lalf this
week Thursday evening. No war tax.
Richard Meany, post war risk in
surance officer has received complete
information from Washington re-
garoing the latest changes in the var
risk insurance and is prepared to help
any ey-servicc man to secure insur-
ance, convert it or clear up any dii :
ficulty that he may have. Mr. Meany
can be seen at the st. Huherl hotel.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08
SECONDS
CARD OF THANKS

We ,--;-' - thrr7' TO S'etere or -
~ Re-ra~d locr;+cl e. THO er'o~'
rare given our son Pi~hard ard -
80 T'n++ ard J.o~-thian for the'
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

- ,-A NJ Y r. Due~ir~
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1922-02-08

! Paid your dues yet?
Big dance at the Legion LalI thi
week Thursday evening. No war tax.
Evening star., 1922-12-18

is to be acted the contrast of youth
and expectancy, age and sadness.
youth again and disappointment, ana
still again youth and the crowning
happiness of life
Based on the theme that "the light
Of youth dies when love Is betrayed,
this is the story Of Diana. beautifui
young daughter Of James May. a man
newly rich with just two ambitions
In life, first to climb the social LADDER
through the marriage of his daughteI r
to a British peer. and second to ma
an elixir that will make him eternaiiy
young. To his home he has brought
an eccentric and forebodinG scientist
and established him In q perfectly ap-
pointed laboratory, where he may
work constantly on a strange Goncoc. &C.,
tion. of liquid energy. of light" by
which this queer scientist promises to
restore to his employer his lost youth.
Prof. Feodor Dimitrius. portrayed
by Pedro de Cordoba, is the pivot on
which the story of Diana May re-
defying the Almighty being the
foundation Of a nightmare of weird
experiences through which she passes
in quest of her own lost youth and
beauty.
1t is an indoor play. save for the ap.
pearance Of the ''rehorn in light"
Diana at the annual ice carnival held
in Montreux, Switzerland, and 1t is
masterpiece of scenic beauty. Ex-
auisite creations are the costumes
worn by Miss Davies. Maclyn Ar
buckle is seen as James May. Gypsy
OBrien as Lady Anne and Forrest
Stanley as Richard Cfeevc. British
peer and naval commander.
An Aesop's Fable feature. Pathe
News. Topics of the Day and music
complete the entertainment.
Beginning Thursday. May McAvoy
will be seen in Tho Top Of New
York"