The herald-advance., June 18, 1915, Image 1

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El'WOKTH LEAGUE
Milhank League Entertains District
Convention Saturday, Sunday
and Monday
The young people of the
Methodist church had the privi
lege of entertaining the Aber
deen District Epworth League
at its annual gathering last Sat
urday and Sunday. Something
like nearly forty delegates were
in attendance, besides a large
number of visitors. The down
pour of rain the day before the
meeting made the roads in such
condition that many of those who
were expecting to come across
country with autos, were unable
to make the trip.
At the Saturday afternoon ses
sion a number of excellent pa
pers were read, and a committee
was appointed to nominate offi
cers for the new year, the com
mittee reported at a later meet
ing the following, who were duly
elected:
President—R E. Morrison, Mil
bank 1st V. Pres —Mr. Jacob
son, Sisseton 2d V. Pres,—
Marie Raynes, Andover 3d V.
Pros.—Miss Esther Uurkey,
Aberdeen 4th V Pres.—Calvin
Wolf, Groton Sec Treas.—E W.
Thirsk Jun-Supt—Mrs. Frank
Brokaw, Ciairmont.
Dr. w F. Lewis, pastor of the
church at Watertown, in the
afternoon gave an instructive
address on "The Greatest Teach
er.'' and in the evening a most
inspiring address on Christ's
claims upon the intellectual
world.
For Sunday a specially inspir
ing program of praise, worship
and instruction had been arrang
ed for, commencing with a morn
ing watch service at 0:30, and at
the regular service at 10:4") Dr
\Y Seaman, president of Da
kota Wesleyan University, gave
a most inspiring address on
Life's Dynamic.
i'l -»n -.-ossion He v.
W. T. Loomis talked to the young
people on the cost of Christian
Leadership and Mrs. Loomis
called attention to the Needs of
the Young People of the Church.
In the evening a large audience
gathered to listen to the address
of l)r. Seaman "The Call of the
H"i«_rhts," an address full of en
thusiasm and inspiration to all
and especially to young people to
seek the highest and best things
of life.
Through the courtesy of the
local league the delegates to the
convention were treated to a pic
nic at Hartford and a boat ride
on the lake. Quite a number of
the young people from Big Stone
going up and enjoying this out
ing as well as the local league.
The visitors were very enthusi
astic in expressing themselves
as delighted with their entertain
ment.
The following delegates were
in attendance at the convention:
Aberdeen—Carrie Buttolph, Esther
Durkee
Andover Jessie South, Doris
Plumb, Arthur Haight
Waubay—Miss Marshall, Miss La
JBalle, Miss Hendry
White Rock—Miss Murrvey, Ella
Schreiner
Big Stone City—Miss Thorndyke,
Miss Moore
Heel a -Harold Fetherhuff, Lecta
Fetherhuff
Sisseton—Inez Otto, Hazel Brewster,
Boss Otto, Mrs H. B. Carter
Webster—J. M. Hunter
Groten—Calvin Wolf
Corona—Laura A. Babb, Mrs. C.
Hi. Schmucker
Big Stone—Miss Elva Pierce, Miss
Dorothy Aldrich Mrs. Loomis
Bristol—J. H. Ebert, R. E. Little,
Julius Byron
Warren—W. A. Taylor
Summit—Frank C. Tenney
Milbank—Mary Harper, Mary Pat
ridge, E. Wesley Thirsk
Following are resolutions
adopted by the convention:
Be it Resolved, That we as mem
bers of the Aberdeen District League,
first of all wish to express our grati
tude to Almighty God for the institu
tion of the Epworth League, for the
progress we have made through Him
in the past, and for the joy of Hia
fellowship and love.
We enaorse the plan and resolution
passed by the district convention,
'That we supprot a pupil in the Chll*
ian schools in connection *ith the
work of Mr. Scott P. Hauaer. Thai
each chapter be assessed ten cents a
member, and that the second vice
president notify every chapter in the
district and attend to the collection of
o point out its advantages to those
who contemplate attending such a
school in the near future. To this
movement we pledge our support, and
desire to cooperate at every opportu
ty.
We wish to thank the Epworthians
and the pastor at Milbank for the
splendid program provided for the
convention, and which we have so
thoroughly enjoyed. We certainly
appreciate the success of the district
officers in this, and we wish to hearti
ly thank both President Seaman ajpd
Dr. Lewis for the inspiring and help
ful addresses given us.
We also wish to thank Prof. Hopf
ner and the other musicians of Mil
bank, who added so materially to the
enjoyment of this convention with
such a pleasing program of music,
both instrumental and vocal, at the
several sessions of the convention.
Our grateful thanks are also clue
the good people of Milbank, who have
so hospitably entertained us during
our sojourn in their city, and to the
Milbank league and their friends, who
so generously provided autos for the
drive to Hartford, and lor the picnic
dinner and boat ride on the lake, all
of which went to make up a splendid
day of pleasure and recreation, which
will be long remembered by all who
participated in it.
Travel to California Through
a Maze of Scenic Wonders
The enjoyment of sight-se'ing is the
main reason why you are going West
this year—therefore, you will want to
select a route that will provide the ut
most in scenery and service.
'l he cool northern route of the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
to the Paeilie North Coast is pre-imi
nently the route of thrilling mountain
views. It penetrates the heart of three
great ranges the llockies, Bitter
Roots and Cascades-with every mile
of the journey disclosing some new
vista of loveliness-all elose at hand,
to be enjoyed from the all-steel,
across continent trains. "The Olym
pian" and "The Columbian."
Side trip to the wonderland, of Yel
lowstone can be made from Butte and
to Rainier National Park from Taco
ma. Ifde-ired, you can leave the
train at St. Maries, Idaho, and with
out extra cost take the "Trip of Shad
ows," a forty mile boat trip down the
picturesque "Shadowy"' St. Joe h'iver
to Spokane, where the journey over
the "Milwaukee" is resumed. This is
an exclusive feature of this route.
From Seattle and Tacoma you jour
v s: uth over the Rainier-Shasta
Ro'ute "to ^Jalifornfa, thence return
home dfreet from either Los Angeles
or San Francisco on the steel-equipped
"Paeilie Limited" over the Central
Route of the "Milwaukee
In this year of low fares you can see
a vast extent of the wonderful West
at moderate cost. Investigate now,
Send or call for western travel litera
ture and full information. Address
local agent of the Chicago, Milwauket
«& St. Paul Railway. adv,
Mission Club i'icni"
The Vernon Mission Club will
hold their annual picnic on Wed
nesday June !lilrd, at the Skoog
grove one mile east of the place
it was last year.
The ladies will not serve dinner
as heretofore, but every one is to
bring their own dinner and dish
es, but the club ladies will fur
nish plenty of hot coffee for every
one free.
There will be ioe cream and
other refreshments on sale as
usual, also a ball game, music, a
program by the young people,
and other amusements. Every
body welcome
Rooming House
Miss Dora Hanson, who re
cently had the City Hotel iitted
up for a rooming house, has sold
out her business to Mrs. Clara
Boyer, late of Summit. The
hotel has been fitted up in first
class style for a good rooming
house, and Mrs. Boyer is a lady
of considerable experience in
this line of work, and will give
the public excellent service.
There is good demand for such
accommodations in Milbank—in
fact there has been a long felt
want in this direction, and there
is no question but that these
new accommodations will be ap
preciated and patronized by the
public
Mart
ptoval of the forward movement un- and cared for the man, and he is
the university home to tfca Large body I not fully reoorered from the ef
ot»r /ouaf poopla,sodespecially 1 tecl»ol[mmscrimmage
»y a Ball
Thos Baruta, who lives a con pie
of miles east of town was quite
badly hurt by an angry bull, one
night last week. The animal had
gotten out of the pasture, and
Mr. Baruta reached to get bold
of the chain through the animal's
nose, but missed it, and the bull
drew back and charged on him,
knocking him down and tramp
ling on him. Baruta was able to
get away as his cries brought as.
sistance. Dr. Jaootel was called
Good Roads Day
Next Tuesday and Thursday. June
22nd and 24th, Will be the
Days We Celebrate
WE WANT YOU THERE
Let Everybody Prepare to Make these the
Best Two Days of the Year
Get Your Shovel and Enjoy Life
The citizens of Milhank have decided to declare a half holiday
on Tuesday, June 22, and Thursday, June 24, and everybody turn
out and work toward graveling the main roads leading into our
city, with the assistance of the farmer friends along the main roads.
All business houses are requested to close at noon on both days, and
the Commercial club requests each business man to furnish one man
to work in the gravel pits in the morning—and be sure and bring
your shovels.
The Milbank Commercial club wilt try, as before, to furnish
enough men to load all teams at the gravel
pits
gravel on the roads. Grant county will pay the cost of the gravel
at the pits from Milbank's share of the automobile tax fund, and
the farmers using the roads are expected to haul the gravel free.
We expect to get out nearly 1000 loads of good gravel on these
two days and to be able to handle at least 50 teams at each pit, and
will be ready to load all teams at 7 o'clock in the morning under
the following program.
Program for Tuesday June 22—east and west roads. (In ease of
rain and heavy roads, the same program to be carried out on Wed
nesdayyJune 23rd)
(1) Work from the Win. Schafter gravel pit 2% miles east of
Milbank and gravel be put on the main road east or Yellowstone
trail, and gravel from the Miller school house east and fix the bad
spots on the present gravel trail east of town.
2 W o k o e a v e i o n u a e i n e e w e e n
Fairchild north farm and Herman Trapp farm, 1 mile west of Mil
hank, and gravel on north branch of Yellowstone trail leading due
west of stockyards at Milbank, and also on the south branch of Yel
lowstone trail, which is the south road from Milbank to Twin Brooks.
Committee on teams east of Milbank:—Wm. Gaynor, Henry
Miller and Paul Pinkerl.
Committee on teams on north branch of Yellowstone trail:—
A. Templeton, C. J. Kockx and Dave Trapp.
Committee on teams on south branch of Yellowstone trail:—
G. T. Oehler, Geo. Oehler and Chas. Foss.
Committee to furnish automobiles and men to Schaffer pit:—
P. C. Saunders, F. B. Roberts, M. G. Niles, G. L. Wood, Geo Rix.
Committee to furnish automobiles and men to Trapp pit:—
C. D. Fairchild, Dr. Ferguson, John Lewis, Fred Schneider and
R. A. Berkner.
Program for Thursday, June 24—North and south roads: (In
case of rain and heavy roads the same program to be carried out
on Friday, June 25th):
(1) Work from the Wm. Pepke gravel pit, one mile south of
Milbank, and gravel on main road past Pepke and Glanders, and
the main road from Pepke corner east to G. R. Redman corner.
(2) Work from the John Wilcox pit, 2 miles north of Milbank,
and gravel on the main road past lohn Wilcox farm and the main
road west past the Peter Hublou farm.
Committee on teams to work from Pepke gravel pit:—S. Sel
don, G. R. Redman, Aug. Kuckenbacker, E. T, Germain, Ed.
Glander and Wm. Pepke.
Committee on teams to work from John Wilcox pit:—Peter
Hublou, Herman Trapp, F. A. Kockx, John Wilcox and A Manders.
Committee to furnish automobiles and men to Pepke pit:—J. N.
Manley, Patridge Bros., Chas. Fenner, C. Victor Erlandson and P.
C. Saunders.
Committee to furnish automobiles and men to J. Wilcox pit:—
N. J. Bleser, Emil Johnson, Frank Meehan, J. H. Brannon and B.
C. Voss.
We wish everybody would consider this a special invitation to
get out doors for at least apart of two days and make ths these big
gest good gravel roads days that were ever had in this part of the
country, and if everybody takes the proper interest it will certainly
be a great big success and we will have 5 or 6 more miles of good
gravel road.
and spread the
MILBANK COMMERCIAL CLUB.
Roads Committee:—P. C. Saunders, (Chairman), F. B. Rob
erts, Geo. S. Rix, J. W. Ross and W. J. Ferguson.
Good Roads Day
HENRY HOLLANDS
The Remains of a Milbank Pioneer
Broil Kilt to tlieir Last Resting
Place in this City
A telegram was received here
last Sunday that Henry Hollands
one of the early day residents of
of Milbank, died that day at the
home of his son-in law, Chas.
Foss, in Minneapolis, and that
the remains would be brought
here for interment Wednesday,
by the side of his son Harry,
who died in this city some twen
ty-two years ago. Mr. Hollands
was a miller and erected the
large wind mi which is still
standing north of the track, and
is one of the land marks of the
city. The mill was used by him
for a number of years for grind
ing feed, and Mr. Hollands later
took charge of a steam flouring
mill near the wind mill, this mill
having been torn down when the
present flour mill was erected on
the south west track. Mr. Hol
land in 1903 removed to Puyallup
Wash His health began to fail
about a year ago and since Jan
uary ot this year, with his wife
he had made his home with his
daughter Mrs Foss
The deceased man was born in
Northern, Sussex Co., England,
December 11, 142, and came to
America in May, lb71, locating
at Chicago, later at Courtland
and Kingston, 11.1 where he was
engaged in the milling business
and in I8SJ moved his mill to this
city and operated it foranutnber
of years. He is remembered by
old neighbors and friends as a
man of the strictest integrity
and kindly character, and was at
all times held in the highest
esteem. He is survived by his
widow a daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Voss, of Minneapolis and a son,
William of Stillwater.
On Wednesday afternoon a
goodly number of old friends
were at the depot and accom
panied the remains to the ceme
tary, where the burial service
was conducted by Rev. Harry
Evans, pastor of the Congrega
tional church of which Mr. Hoi
land was an honored and devoted
member.
Prompt Payment
Minier, 111., June 15. li)15.
Mr. Charles Mc Waters,
Clerk Camp 1SS7, M. VV. A., Mil
bank, S. Dak.
Esteemed Neighbor:—At this mouth's
session «.f the Hoard of Directors the
proofs in the eiaini on the death of
Neighbor Krnest Holgate were passed
on. The claim was allowed in full
and Benefit Fund order in payment
thereof will be mailed within a few
days.
The proofs show the following re
gar ing the Neighbor: Age at death:
3» years, .{months and 1 day. Dura
tion of membership: 7 years and 2
days. Amount of Benefit certificate:
$2,000. Paid into Benefit fund: 891.20.
You will express my sympathy
to the bereaved ones in their hour of
sorrow, I remain, with best wishes to
you and your Camp,
Fraternally yours,
S. S. TANNER,
Director, M. W. of A.
Three Link Picnic
The weather man however odd he
may appear at times in dishing out
the wrong kind of weat her, is certain*
ly not an Odd Fellow of the Independ
ent Order, for when the boys had been
praying for a week for a properly be
haved June day for last Wednesday,
he turned a cold, cloudy face upon
them, and didn't show up with a parti
cal of sunshine until in the afte moon.
Notwithstanding this there was a
pretty good crowd of Minnesota and
Dakota Odd Fellows at Hartford.
Several of the Grand officers from
both jurisdictions were present and
some happy speeches were made, and
a good time was had.
Young Man Diet
Oscar Lilligren, a cousin of the
Erlandson family, and
WHO
has been
iving with the family and attending
the high school here, but wao was
obliged to leave the school a couple
of months ago, on account of ill
health, died at his home in Stacy,
Minn., on the 10th inst. He was a
young man of most exemplary char*
acter, and his being taken off thus
early in life is sincerely regretted by
all who knew him. He was 19 years
of age. Mr. Victor Erlandson went
to Stacy to attend the funeral.
Miss Bonnie Andrews of Siasc*
ton spent Sunday in town while
on her way to Aberdeen, where
she is engaged to do institute
work, and from there will go to
Watertown to continue in similar
work. After her work in Water
town she goes to Chioago uni
varsity to take up studies there
and in the fall will go to Drake
university at Dee Mointt
•tmetor la English
Consolidated Apri! 11,
A PLYINH ,MACHINE
The Morions Fourth will be Celebrat
ed in Milbank in a Happy Manner
The Eagles Band has already made
arrangements for a celebration of the
national birthday by engaging for aa
aeroplane Hight on the 5th and 6th of
July. The aviator. Frank Kastorv,
ts under contract to give two or more
exhibition flights on two different
dajs. lhe machine will be here on
the 3ii for demonstration, and make a
flight to Waubay, and on the 5th or
6th will make two flights, the contract
with the aviator provides that should
the weather be such that the flights
could not be made on the days named,
the exhibition must take place on the
following days, and he will receive no
condensation until these flights have
been made.
The La Bolt band has been engaged
for two days and the Eagles band
will also be on hand for two days,
so that there will be music in the air
during the celebration.
The Sisseton and Ortonville base*
ball teams, two of the best ball outfits
in this part of the country wili play
for a $100 purse each day, and &
bowery dance each evening will be on
the program.
Another feature of entertainment
provided will ie an automobile tour
to Big Stone, Revillo, Albee, La Bolt,
Stockholm, Strand burg, Twin Brooks,
Marvin, Wilmot and Corona.
As assurance that the aeroplane
flight will positively be made by the
aviator Frank Kastorv, the contract
binding him is placed on exhibition
at Hleser's drug store. Mr. Kastory
is an experienced aviator and instruct
or in the Chicago aviation school,
and was for a time employed by the
Mexican government in aviation work.
He has pngaged to enter a transcon
tinental llight later in the season to
make the trip across the contineut.
Advertisement
FTTWDAT M'HOOIJ CONVENTION
Annual Meeting of the Urant t'onatf
Association
The annual meeting of the Grant
County Sunday School Association
will be held in this city on Saturday
and Sunday, June HHh and 20th. The
Saturday evening session will be held
in the Evangelical churchcommencing
at 7:45 with a song service, a bible
reading by Rev. Bremer, and the
County president will discuss how the
associatien can serve the Sunday
Schools of the county, and the gener
al secretary will discuss "The Funo
tion of Teaching."
Sunday afternoon program will be
at the Congregational Church as fol
lows: Commencing at 2:30, selection
by i'rof. Hopfner's Junior Orchestra
Scripture reading, J. A. Liggett Se
lection, Mixed Qurtette: How the Sun
day Schools of Grant County Hate on
'•Denominational Standard" conduc
by General Secretary: message from
county president Reports from secre
tary and treasurer: Election of officer*
•election by mixed quartette: question
box: selection by Prof. Hopfners Jun
ior orchestra.
Sunday evening at the M. E. church
at o'clock song and praise service
solo by Mrs. Smeltzer: anthem by the
quartette address by Geo. W. Miller
of Huron.
RELAY ALTO RACE,
The Cars Ahead of Schedule Time 8#
Far on the tioing.
The relay auto tour from Chicago
to Seattle, which is to be made over
the Yellowstone Trail in 100 hours, is
now well under way. The car left
Chicago at noon on the 15th, and the
Minneapolis stretch west was started
two hours and twenty minutes ahead
of schedule time, and at Olivia it had
two hours end four minutes to spare.
At Ortonville Oslund took up the race
an hour and fifty minutes ahead of
schedule, or at 3:00 o'clock. His run*
ning 'irae from there to Aberdeen was
as follows:
Milbank 3:25 p. m. Twin Brooks
3:45: Marvin 4:00 Summit 4:28
Waubay 4:58 Webster 5:23 Bristol
Andover 6:16 Groton 6:36 Aberdeen
7:15 The schedule time for arrival
at Aberdeen was 1:05, so that consid
erable gain was made, the car bead*
ing the schedule 2 hours and 50 mis*
utes. The run to Mobridge was also
a gain, reaching there at 11:28. Ths
run from Mobridge to Lemon we leant
that there was a considerable of
loss ia time.
Card ef Thaaki
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We wish to express our sincere
thanks to the old friends and neigh*
bors whoso kindly assisted us in our
recent bereavement, the death of our
husband and father.
MRS. HENRY HOLLANDS
MR. WILLIAM HOLLANDS
MRS. CHAS. FOSS
CHRIST EPISCOPAL
Sunday June 20, Holy Communion
at 8:30 and 10:45. On Sunday June IT
the Rt. Rev. Geo. BillerD. D., Bishop
of South Dakota will visit Christ
church. Confirmation service at 10.4ft
EDGAR F. SIBQFRIEDT, Paster
ftstle
Leasts*
The undersigned ia prepared toj
instructions in music to
vocal and instrumental.
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Miss MABQAUT
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returned to their fcowrt Orflfci*
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