The herald-advance., March 18, 1921, Image 1

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HERALD VOL. XXXXII No. 28
CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM
PROPOSED AS REMEDY
MASS MEETING DISCUSSES MORAL DE
LINQUENCY OF CITY) PLANS MADL
At a public meeting of the men of
the city at the High school auditorium
last Sunday afternoon Prof. Orr, the
principal of the High school, on be
half of the teachers ytated that while
the teachers were honestly endeavor
ing to fulfill their duties while the
^pupils were under their care, it should
jjjnot be asking too much of the parents
to have such supervision of their chil
dren while at home that the pupi!
could come to school in fit condition
to do the best work. This could not
le done if the child lacked the proper
amount of sleep, the night before, or
had indulged in unwarranted excite
ment. The parents ought to know
where their boy.': awl girls are when
not at school, and that they were at
home at proper time in the evening,
and had a full night s re^t. This wa*
necessary if. the rhi'd was to do the
best work in school.
Dr. Flett on beha'f of the board of
education reviewed the work the
'school is trying to do, and asked for
the cooperation of the home. He cited
some of the things that were distract
ing the pupils from their work and in
juring the morale of the young life
of the community—the love sickening
movie—the public dance, and the
booze peddlers. The doctor called at
tention to the different attractions
that now appealed to the young lifo
from which former generations were
free, and asked for a closer supervi
sion of home life on the part of par
ents.
Mr. Hunter thought that if a sys
tem of athletic training could be add
ed to the school it would help to give
fuller play to the young life and de
tract from the evil outside influences.1
Mr. Phil Saunders stated that in
other communities, where similar con
ditions existed, and these conditions
were pretty universal, it hat! been
found helpful to engage a woman po
liceman to supervise public morals,
make recommendations and t»ssist in
their enforcement, and stated that
the local red cross would be willing to
assist in securing such supervision if
it was deemed advisable.
Among other speakers who believed
that some action should be taken for
protection of the boys and girls of
the city, were Dr. Lowth'an and
Messrs. O. J. Coons, C. B. Dailey and
Frank Schadd, the latter as one of the
.student'-, ^uggerted the holding of
social dances in the school building
for the pupils on1v. Revs. Gaines,
Bast and Ray of the local churches
also voiced their desire to .^ee the
moral condition of the city made a.
helpful as possible for the young peo
ple of the city.
Before the mooting adjourned, on
motion of Dr. Flett. the chairman,
Superintendent Souder, appointed the
following committee to consult with
the city council and board of educa
tion, and formulate plans for the bet
ter moral protection of the young peo
ple of the city: Phil C. Saunders, C.
W. Martens, O. J. Coons, C. 13. Bailey,
J. C. Cahill.
Chatauqua Dates Made
Tentative dates for the Milbank
Chautauqua have been received by the
secretary pf the local people. The
dates are June 17 to 28 or within
few days of the same.
The letter also stated that the chau
tauqua has spent more money than
ever before to secure good talent for
their entertainments, and that we can
fee very certain of receiving the best
4hat we have ever had. Two of the
numbers waich wili !p hilled aa head
liners and which will be worth the
price of the ticket? alone, vri)l be a
play from the New York stage and
one of the finest bands on the Chau
tauqua platform.
The same company as was here last
year will be here again this year and
the people who attended last summer
have expressed a satisfaction that if
the whole course of entertainments i*
as good this year as they were last
year, Milbank will have a Chautauqua
worth while.
SENIOR CLASS PLAY
The second big attraction of the
Milbank High School will be given at
|he Bentley Grand Theatre, on the
«vening of, March 29, when the Sen
iors will present their class play, "The
Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary.' Buy
your tickets early to avoid the rush.
*Phe house full will be sold and then
yw might be left.
MILBANK'S DAUGHTER DIES
The following taken froru a Ne#
York dispatch of March 8, relates to
the daughter of the man after whoiH
the city of Milbank was named, Jere
miah Milbank, who was one of the
large stockholders and a director in
the C. M. A St. P. Ry., When the road
was being built through this section:
"More than $2,500,000 in the will of
Mrs. Elizabeth Milbank Anderson,
which was filed today in bequests to
public institutions.
"Mrs. Anderson inherited ?10,000,
000 from the estate of her father Jere
rrttah Milbank. Most of thin she gave
for charitable and educational pur
poses during her lifetime. The be
quests now made in her will are said
to represent about half of the present
value of the estate. Her father was
a banker and a director for the St.
Paul road .Mrs. And err on died in New
York on Feb. 22. Her husband is
Ahram A. Anderson, an artist, who
receives i?'i0,000 under the will.
"One of the beque.-ts made by Mrs.
Anderson was $1,51)0,000 to the Me
morial Fund Association, founded by
her with an endowment ot' $3,000,000
to which the testatrix added from
time to time until the total amount
of her gifts to this organization* was
nearly $8 000,000. The association has
made many charitable gifts, seme re
cent ones being $100,000 for the aid
of Serbian children and S."0 000 to the
Hoover fund for I he uii'j- ini child
ren of Europe.
"To the Children's Aid society, for
the development oi' the convalescent
home at Chaopaquu, Mrs. Anderson
left $100,000.'?
Surprised On Anniversary
More than one bundled friends and
neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. William
T'.app gathered at their home last
Friday evening to help them celebrate
the 25th anniversary of their wedding.
Mr. and Mrs. Trapp have lived in
Grant Center for a number of years
and have won many warm friends in
their community as well as elsewhere.
Rev. L. M. Bingham, made a few ex
cellent remarks, Rev. Wm. Kruger
gave a little talk of "Home and Home
Life," the guests sang "Blest be the
Tie That Binds," and a portion of the
Shepherd's Psalm was read ly Rev.
Kruger. Mr. ard Mra. Trapp were
then presented w.'tli a boautiful clock
as a token of the bi.tfh esteem and love
of 'heir relatives, neighbor and
friends. Later a two course luncheon
was served and the hours spent in re
celling old memories and reminiscence
until the guests departed :'o,' tlTcir
homes. Each wished Mr, and Mrs.
Trapp many more happy years of
married life.
Jensen Baby Dies
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. Aithur L.
Jensen will be grieved to leain that
their infant daughter, Delo-es May,
born Sunday, March 13. died Tuesday.
Death was caused by a .hemorrhage.
Mrs. Jenson is reported to be lecover
ing nicely.
The funeral services were held from
the chapel of the hospital ami were
private. Burial vvas made in the Mil
bank cemetery.
Bargain Day Successful
St.h Bargain Day was a great
success according to the reports of
the merchants, who say that they had
a rushing business most of the day.
Fortunately the day was warn and
dry. law? before noon, both sides of
the street Mere lined with cars and the
stores filled with shoppers who were
taking advantage of the many bar
gains offered.
People of the vicinity have come to
know that the bargains given on Bar
gain day are real ones and are sure
ly taking advantage of the fact. The
next Bargain day will be in^the month
of April.
John Retbke Dies
John Rethke, aged 61 years, and an
old resident of this county, died Tues-i
day evening of this week at the home
of his son-in-law, Herman Freiaser,
with whom he has made his home for
some time.
Death came after a lingering illness
of about 5 years, since jpe suffered a
stroke.
Mr. Rethke was born ii Blue Island.
111., in Sept. 1840. He came to this
county as one of the early settlers,
and for some time made his home in
this city. Funeral services will be
held today, Friday, and burial will be
made in the Grant Center cemetery
beside his wife who diet! some years
ago.
ALONG
THE LINE
•F MARCH
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The regular meeting which was to
be held on Thursday evening of this
week was postponed until March 31.
This will give two meetings just be
fore the staging of the Minstrels. At
that meeting the six candidates who
have made application for member
ship will be initiated. Ortonville, Re
villo and Sisseton have signified their
intention of sending some of the Le
gion members to watch the work, and
Milbank is already gaining a name for
itself as a live Legion town. There
will also be another big feed and if
you are not a member now, you'd bet
ter put in your application so that
you can get in on it. If you have not
pauf up your dues, do so before this
meeting as it Will be worth $3 alone.
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Plans for the Legion Minstrels are
moving along nicely. The tickets have
been printed and distribution started.
Rcvillo, Albee and LaBolt will stall
to sell tickets immediately and the Le
gion members in the other towns
around he re will be sent tickets dur
ing the week. The Auxiliary will have
charge of the ticket sale in the city
of Milbank Friday night April 8th,
will be Milbank night, and it is plan
ned to sell the ticket.- for that night
so far as possible to Mi'bank people.
Satuida.v night will be out-of-the-citv
night, Mnd all tickets, so far as pos
sible will be sold on that basis.
Plans for a I.egion football team
next fall aie being formed at this
time and bv the time practice is to
be started th eteam will be "rarin' to
go." There is a wealth of material
among the members of the post and
the team that they put oil the field
should be able to give a good account
for itself.
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The opening dance under the mis
pi ces ox the Legion v.-ill be on
Anrif 12. The F.laine Allen orchestra
On Thursday evening, March 21 the
fourth number of the Lyceum course
will be given at the Congregational
church by the Stevens-Chainberlain
company. This company comes to us
with the highest of recommendations
and is no doubt one of the very best
numbers of the entire coursc. Their
program is varipd consisting of song,
instrumental music, crayon sketches,
and short snappy character plays.
The following description of each of
the three characters will give some
idea of the nature of the program.
"You'd swear that Maud Stevens
was a care-free, happy-go-lucky, noi
sy 'kid', when she bounces in on the
platform to entertain 'Sister's Beau.'
In her Juvenile roles she is an artist
unexcelled."
"Charlotte Chamberlain is a whist
ler, bird warbler and crayon artist
of note. She reproduces with ex
quisite beauty and naturalness the
songs and calls of wild birds. She
does might clever crayon work and
sketches. She is an artist of unusual
talent."
"Lia Eckes is a successful concert
singer with a rich dramatic soprano
of sweetness, range and power. She
sings, not only the great arias and
operatic gems, but also the songs of
the American Indian, and the old time
melodies of heme and fireside."
Prices of admission for this num
ber
are,
MILBANK. S. DAK. FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1921
v.-hirh will furni.-h the rusi« is rol
unknown here, having been here fo.•!
many dances before and is well rero-j
mended by tho-e who attended the I
Another Lyceum Entertainment
Adults 50c, children under 12,
35c. —Adv.
Sain Child Panes Amy.
Little Meta Raddetz, 5 years old,
who has been cared for at the home
of her aunt, Mrs. Ernest Millitz, since
the death of her mother a year ago,
was taken suddenly ill Friday and
died at the hospital Saturday. She
was bor6 la Clinton, Minn., June 19,
1915.
Funeral services were held from the
Millitz home and interment was in the
Ortonville cemetery by* the side of
her mother.
Don't forget to attend the Senior
Class Piay on March 29 at 8:00 P. M.
WITH THE
NATIONAL
SERVICE MEN
dances
Is \var mother, sister, wife of
daughter a member of the Auxiliary
If not why not induce her to join. The
dues are only $1 a ye#r and the Aux
iliary has an important part to play
nun Ull illipwi KIIM piA/V IU
Defiirte notice will be given When
payment will begin. The nd.ftltant
letter, a payment is to be provided ot i
$lf per month for' all exservicemen
of the state who seized during the'
WIV llu
-Aberdeen News
Golf Gaining Popularity
The Milbank Golf club is now a
going organization and is attracting
a gveat deal of attention. The mem-1
ber.-hip is open to anyone in the conn
ly and the originators of the club
cordially invite an one who wants to
join to feel free to do so.
The membership fee will be $10
until April 1st after which time the
fee will be $15. A non-resident fee I
of $5 will be made for golf fans who
are not residents of the city, but who!
spend considerable time here and
wish to be able to play. Tourists who
stop here over night or over the week I
end during the summer will be given
the privilege of playing This ac
comodation will be made in connec
tion with the camp site.
The course is a nine hole course
with a length of 1475 yards. This
can be made in 34 strokes, but the
average round is 48 and many of the
players do not make it in less than
0. Visitors are invited provided
they follow the rules of the golc
course.
So far as it is known Milbank has
the distinction of being the first city
of its size to
support
golf course.
in assisting the Legion to accomplish around and warned them to be on
its program. They have promised the1 lookout for Ceaser. A garage
Legion muny feeds this year, and they 'n. Winvtad recognized Ceaser
should be in on these. from the description and accused him
of beinjf the man wanted. Coaler took
Governor William H. McMaster is! to his heels and in a chase in which
expected to announce the personnel the town joined in. they captured him.
of the soldier bonus boatd amongj Tt seems that Winstad is not as ad
his earliest appointments this spring,j eouately provided with a city holstry
accotiling to word received from!a-c Milbank, and the authorities had to
Pierre today. Until the boaid is form- '0(,k Ceaser up in an empty room over
ed and the bonds soM it will, of course' the pool hall.
be impossible for any move toward! When the authorities went to look
payments to be made in this- state. |a* their captive he was gone. Sheriff
In the meantime, Wm. Ha*zfe, d'Jju-1 W''son made the trip to Lake Howard
tant general, Aberdeen, has warnedj which is about 44 miles west of Min
exservicemen to send no discharges neapolis.
into his office until they are asked for Ceaser wan convicted oil the charge
through the bonus board
general's office will render all yssis- back here. It was at this time that
lance possible and advises keeping Ini he made his get away from the cuuni*
touch with local American Legion jail.
posts.
According to the adjutant wneralV,
a
nine
Feet Cut Off By
hole
John Dornbusch, jr., son of JohYt
Dornbusch, sr., of this city, had the
misfortune to slip and fall in front
of the switch engine at Summit Thurs
day morning and both feet were cut
off just above the ankles.
Few details could be had of the ac
cident, but Mr. Dornbusch rode up to
Summit Wednesday night on a freight
train in company with some other
young fellows from the city. He was
waiting for a ride back whsn the ac
cident happened.
He was brought to this city on the
passenger and taken to the hospital
for treatment.
Mr. Dornbusch ig an ex-fterviceman
A car with a large banner bearing
t!ie words "Mexican Good Will Com
mission," passed through to the east
ooij^fe^ig Wtttaesday morning.
ROY CAPTURED-ALMOST
Roy Ceaser, wanted here on a
charge of jail breaking, after being
sentenced to serve a term in the pen
itentiary, was located at Howard Lake
Minn., by Sheritf Wilson this week
ami an unsuccessful attempt to hold
him was made by the Howard Lake
authorities
The Howard Lake officer, it is re
ported, could not find his false whisk
ers ®o that he could go after Ceaser
properly disguised and Ceaser got wind
of the fact that the authorities were
after him. He changed his place of
residence to Winstad. In the meantime
the Howard Lake authorities telephon-
of gram! larceny, but was paroled
Later he broke his parole and was
\rnitrht
at Morton, Minn., and brought
fQf
son vvas
*ns of the Spanish-American v.ar andj Sixteen friends were present, cov
the Philippine inspection. The ad-j el's being laid at three tables for the
jutant general'- otlice cautions: 1 guests. Decorations were pink and
"Do not send your discharge to. white tulips, bride place card# and
this office or any other pla^e until the rooms tastefully decorated,
you have postive authority to do so. The shower was carried out in a
if you have not filed your name, num- beautiful and unique manner. Little
ber. --organjjMtion,.'And '.vhethlr Hylis Lowthian was placed,in,* lit
y v.eie enlisted or drafted, yoii !%e wagon,. dressed in pink, tarrying
.hNouUI write a letter to this office at a pink umbrella. The wagon was
orce, giving this information togeth-j drawn by the little daughter of Mrs.
e~i with youi pre cr.t add.c.-.-. 16 sure! Jones, Roberta, who was dressed in
and r've forwarding addre.-res vhen| ui'jber boots, coat and hat. From the
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are moving aiou'd. and T.o not point of the umbrella streamers of
V one address soni? cUy with-j p?nk ribbon were showered, to which
out ,ivm^ the number of the street."! the drifts from the friends were tied.
pManv beautiful and useful gifts of lin
en were received from her many
friends.
„|j$ £|rad
One of the social events of the sea-
linen
,„m .shower given for
world war and also $15 per month for! ^'ss Barbra LI rod by Mrs. R. D.
every IS months of service to veter-1Jones
,ast
Saturday evening.
Later a three course luncheon was
seived, during which Miss Flrod an
nounced the date of the wedding which
is to take place at her home in C!hA,
on May 2fth. Mrs. S. H. Flrod, her
mother, was the out uX town guewt of
honor at the shower.
Miss El rod is a teacher in the local
High school, and has offered her resig
nation which will take effect next
week after the Senior play, which she
is directing. She has taught here for
two years and has won many warm
friends, whose best wishes she will
take with her when she leaves. A
teacher from Vermillion will complete
the teim in her stead.
Silk Train Thru Here
A special train on the Milwaukee
road consisting of nine express re
frigerator cars from Seattle, consign
ed to the Chief Customs officer of the
United States at New York City bear
ing a cargo the value of wivch was
estimated at between $4,000,000 and
$5,000,000, passed through Milbank
Monday, running as second section of
No. 16 passenger. The train was
scheduled to travel 42 miles per hour
including stops.
The nine cars contained raw silk
from Yokohoma, Japan of which there
was an estimated total cargo of 288
tons. The cargo traveled under a spec
ial guard, provided by the United
States customs service and upon its
delivery will be sent to the silk mills
in New Jersey.
REPORTS FIRST ROBIN
Mrs. D. S. Cinclaire reports the
first robin has been hanging around
the Cinclaire ranch for a week or so
past. While he seemingly has his
overcoat on he acts as if he had de
cided to stick it out now that he had
gotten so far norh, and wait for hi-*
family and friends to come along lat
er. There has to be a pioneer in all
I enterprises is probably the way he
i reasons it out, and the early bird is
likely to get the worm when the farm
i or goes into the field.
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Consolidated
April 1890
BOOSTER MEETING HEARS
MANY FUNS F6R FUTURE
PUSES SEVERAL /tPfRSPIIATHMl,
SENATOR AM8BEN TALKS ON TIE
UilSLATUIE SESSION.'"
Quite a large number of the mem
bers of the Booster's association at*
tended the meeting at the St. Hubert
hotel Monday evening.
Qther than the regular business
which came before the meeing was
the address by Senator Amsden, who
had just returned from the session of
the legislature at Pierre. Senator
Amsden gave a review of the. impor
tant bills and measures which cams
before that body and a general tulfc
regarding the session. The important
events of the session are the highway
law, the bonus measure, both of which
were passed, the censorship bill and
the repeal of the Sunday baseball "M
moving picture laws which are on the
statutes at the present time, both of
which fell by the way side. The leg
islature was flooded with petitions,
letters and telegrams from persons
interested in any of the bills request*
ing that certain measures be referred
to the people for a vote were intro
duced. Chief amoii" them wes the
bill fostered by Richards, which haft
been the target for a great amount of
ridicule all over the state. The pur
posed b»ll was so clcurly unconstitu
tional that the senate, refused to al
low it to go before the people and
consequently it will not be on the bal
lot in 1922. The measures which,will
be voted upon are the state bnnk, th«
hydro-electric plant, the moving of
the «tate university, the abolishment
of the office of state sheriff and th#
repeal of the Sunday Blue laws.
One of the important measuiW
which passed is in connection with th*
future of the highways of the state.
Heretofore the federal, state aifel
county, governments have worked to
gether to build the federal, state sad
county roads. In 1919 the state ap
propriated $6,000,000 tor highways,
at this session $^2,000000 was appro*
priated. A measure to gO into effeet
in 1923 was passed which increases
the auto license tax and the fund*
so collected shall be paid to the stat«
highway fund to be used for the build
ing of highways.
The amount of tlie license will be
made according to tho. weight, power
make and other details of the car,
ranging from $13 for a cheap car to
$7o for the largest and biggest cars.
The state vill take 70 per cent, of the
fund so collected, 27 per cent, will go
to the county and 3 per cent, to the
state department »'oi administration
purposes.-
During the past years, the appro*
priations for the operation of the
state office has been more than
enough and the funds left over have
been turned back to the counties ac
cording to the pro rata of the auto
license issued from that county. In
1919 the iunds so distributed amount
ed to $29,000 and this year it amount
ed to $48,000 of which Grant county
will receive $1,200. This amount can
be U3ed for the maintainence of roads.
Cm You Beat This?
Speaking of mild winters, the Cook
Journal, published at Cook, in St.
Louis county, Minn., by G. V. Peter
son, who grew up on the shores of
Big Stone Lake in the early days (gft7
the county's growth says:
Last week just as ye editor was
getting ready to write a story about
the winter of 1877-8 out, in Big Stone
county, our dad, and all the neighbors*
done most of their seeding the latter
part of February and the first of
March, and that this winter so far
was about the same kind of weather,
the weatherman spoiled our story
by
sending about six inches of the beauti
ful, and our loggers are happy, even
if they do have to postpone their
seeding for some time. tJut that was
some mild winter—K)nly a foot of lee
on Big Stone lake, and that disap
peared March 14. Those wore pioneer
days. The settlers didn't-bother mncht
about the coal man as lonjt as Uncle
Sam had a few trees along the west
side of the lake on governnfent land
and they kept comfortable.' ^\v
BOYS ATTENTION
All boys between the ages of If
and 18 years who are not boy Htrwitw,
but who would like to be organized
into a troop, are.requested to meet at
the scout building this Friday even
ing, March 18, 7:30 o'clock. A Mr
troop is to be organized. "Get in 9m
the ground floor boys.
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