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fc :WHE¥ Vi7i" THt^K OR?. ANYTHING IN THE PRINTING LINE ... THINK E K A D- ADV A Nl K H$RALte VOL X^XXIirN^ 4 COUNTY HIGHWAYS TO BE GRAVELED fkswV' to be graveled is lh# Yeildvfr^t Trail fiom this city to^Big 8tope, a distance of about 12 m&e?. T^e vbH\ :was graded and put. in fine, sjiape summer, ready for the gra vef'£roN\1rtr Some little work will be: necessary. to put t-h' road in first class condition at this rime, as it hatf been washed to some extent'.since it was ^ompIeWdf TWb gr#tiin|p casftAv$.| $3#6tf.6G pei \nilf, a totiil $"3§,314 .15. The graveting'is to b^d'ohe ufi der the Federal hi^h.waj,- commission supervision, the c{|nt$ iiiaring in the expense of doinjf q,- which will be a (o.it lo Grant (Sountyof about $12, 000. This cost i^,ehtire])£ covered by the refund from^he Slate Highway department, who e'rroneoudy charge-] this county .y.bopt "^"l 2.000 last, year. Negitiifctifbn* $rfc nowf unde^ ay by the county corn flu ssibnei! for $4,000. C. W. Milbrand Monday on business* to purchase the necessary' grayel Tor the work. The jfrave} v4ll be secured" wit hip the counl4'$f j^ssi&le t^i^t Jh* ^wt of u i:^." s--sfii«' u'aV* .i. v »•_ rf-duced" as low as start/ .within a hauling wdl* be possible. Work few v.*eeks and will be. continued untii done, unless the Weather conditions pi even! The othCT ''pv+»j*et'sMu the'.county on the K. T. "at the south ewd"*and the Yellow stone at-the'west end of the county will be taken up,ji$^t'and the county commissioners .|iaye,aa under standing that the Federal commis sion ^*11 gtf.reT theiti Tifeit 'sumrtter? Thin-move Afill furnish "Work for "a number of men this winter which will be very welcome. It i.A a part of the government program to furni'sh work for the.unemployed of the country, as there is a .great deal government work being done. The gravel roads inihe county will be a big' step forward. and we trust that the good work will continue until every t6ad gravel. MMTAAMI «twnu has its £o1dta crow* c* TT-A Summit News Thursday morning abouc four o'clock an alarm was given and the people of the 'neighborhood awoke to find the cheese factory burning. Aided by the high wind the factory was tcon in ashes. fi,000 lbs of cheese were in the factory at the time and nothing was saved. Mr. and Mrs. Herzig were awakened by the smoke and by the help of some neighbors •saved some of their" household ef- I fects..^Plans ajQe.Jje.ing made to re build soon. The factor wa? insure-.! Mr. and Mrs. Rowjnslarksfiel«f, Minn.f*ue .visiting their daughter, Mrs. jtflai fete/son jjeta.'th^ week. Mr.'^ahu Mrs. Carl.Mill^r child ren \'isited Mrs. Miller's parents, Mr. and Mrfei" Bentley near Cletfr ^I-ake Sunday. ^r"' Mrs." t.ol'.isa DeAn and Miss Vir.v Milbr^ffdt U«ve tn.» \Vat*i town JT-ues 'v'i day. .• Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Hoffman of Wuverly were spending the day with Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Sjtailwooc^ This IsSpotato week. Farmers afe busy difgrills: and liauling potatoes to, markei.' The neiv totaro lo&tfer k The Miller Bjrok. an I Joe Kaiina *have iinishel fillii^r their silos. W. Fj&titi dr®ve to Watertown Saturday, Mr. and Mrs. Peters of Watertown iqpent Sunday visiting at the ^opte of Mr and Mrs. Ray Jones Mr. and Mrs.^Ray Jones are tyoving to their fa.rm" si'tli'of to\vla this week. Mr. and Mrs. Chfcs. iPufh -will move onto Uke farm Mr. Jones vacate#. H-A— Telephone your items to this office. Rev. Fred Ray, pastor of the local Methodist church left for Huron on Tuesday to attend the annual confer ence. The local quarterly conference at its last meeting unanimously -re quested the return of Rev. Ray to the Milbank charge, for the coming year, and this request will undoubt edly be granted unless peculiar ex igences arise at the annual confer ence demanding h^s applyn&fherit else where. '4 J. D. Burkhurdt, the foal Wan, re ports that coal conditions tire ap proaching nearer ,to normally than they have been for years, and that lie is now1 able to carry 6n hand all the several classes and qualities of eoal and is able to supply the public jrith the different graies as in pre W' i .4. tf» 1 which Uhe was nstal!e« J»ei''± few jre^fis J^g•* ceti is a greKt lab^t ^'otatoes are selling tor To c^rtts i lKif l^I |ief'e, ms\ I U k i k FIRE PREVENTION DAY. T/lie President of the Unitetl Stat?5 and the Governor (»f Soiuh Dakota Jiave i^-^ued a proclamation recognis ing i^anday, October i, as fire pre vention day. According to the records of the fire marshal of S$uth Dakota the losses by fire so far duiing this year has been: Property loss 4l»S90,tS74.00 Per C'apita nre loss.. 2.4^ Persons burned to death.. 2S All of these deaths and 75 ver cent, of the property loss was pre\eniable. The annual fire loss in the Unite'i State according to go\ernment rec ords is S3f 0,000,000 worth of property and .".000 lives, and undoubtedly- the same per cent, of this awfui vva.sto could have been .prevented by pro per care. In accordance with this united ef fort to eliminate as far as possible in our own community this useless loss of property and life. MaVor Kel son has instructed the city f-ie mar shal to make an examination of alt basements to make an examination of all basements and cellars on Main street and all back yards, and alleys and report on same. It will be the part of wisdom for all concerned to see that their premise* are in proper condition to prevent fires from catch ing or spreading, and thus prevent a fire calamity from coming upon Mil bank. H-A Local News Items TN» W. II. C. tendered Mis T. Fitch ii farewell party Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Rodger?. Mrs. Fitch will soon leave for California. Henry Seide has been over at Na ples, assisting his son Henry harvest some five thousand 'bushels of pota toes, which he has raised this year. Mrs. W. J. King, of Hankinson, with her little son,„arrived Monday for a visit with hef parents. Mr and *«frs. M. U. Wiseman. V Any person who- can give a }*oy work v.hiie attending high school can secure such service by addressing the Herald-Advance. A. M. Nixon, Who lu.d been under the weather for a week or two past vent to Webster Monday for an ex rav examination at the Peabody hos pital. Mr. Fred Schneider made a trip to Minneapolis this veek» and upon hi? return wa to be accompanied by Mrs. W. J. Ferguson who will enjoy a short visit with Milbank friends. $ I I.. The first killing frost-o? tbe season i vrp if\ Stianuhurg |^nj^ j«, an Milbank, appearance last Sunday inight, but as there was nothing to kill 'and all vegetation had been fully ma tured Jack Frost's arrival was not unwelcome, particularly to hay fevet victims. Miss Hulda Seide returned frcm Surmr.it yesteniay. the -chools hav ing been closed on accouri of s eme cases of infantile paralysis in the country near by, and the school au thorities deemed prudent to close the schools a? a preventative measure. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Benedict, of Min neapolis, were visiting the families of J. H. and, E. H. Benedict during week jiast. Immediately on thiev ceUuu t« the city they erpect to leave for California, where they will spend the winter. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Holbrook apd Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Carrier made i trip to Glenwood, Minn., last Satur day and Sunday to visit relatives. Mr. and Mis. Holbrook are now located at Lemmon and are here visiting iheir old-time Milbank friends. Mr. E, H. Benedict, who Is Past Chancellor of the grand lodge of South Dakota, K. P., went to Mobridge the first of the week to attend grand lodge. Mrs. .Benedict accompanied him a.' far as Aberdeen, and from there j:oes to Letcher, in the central part of the state to visit her brother August Port. Mrs. Sophia Nixson and Mrs. FT. J. Benedict were honor guests Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Bert Nixon who was assisted by Mrs. Ed. Phelan. The beantiftsHy frosted and candle decorated cake plainly told the occasion and the dozen ladies enjoyed a pleasant afternoon mid delicious •upper. Mrs. Anna Duda, mother of Mrs. John Chaloupka, who passed away last spring, died at her home last Fri day, aged 86 years. Mrs. Duda wa* born in Bohemia tad after coming to this country has.made her home with ..the Chaloupke family. Burial ww nyide in the Catholic cemetery on la#i i s. dak. CONGREGATIONAL ASS'N MEETING WELL ATTENDED Northern Association of Con- jjregational Churches vh?ch met at irhe local Congregational (Jhurch lasc \veek closed its sessions on Friday noon, Sept. 30th There were 47 ouc f-to\vn delegates in attendance, over half of whom were lay delegates. The "•ntire meeting was character]zed by a spirit of good fellowship and optim ism. The Association seimon which wa. delivered by Dr. Johnson of Redfieldi on Wedn^soay evening was an appeol to more noble lining a- an expression, of our Christian faith. On Thursday morning Supt Perrin gave an «ddres? oh the Annuity Fund for ministers in which he urged every minister who was eligible to enter the fund an.l asked all the churches to share tho payment of the annual prehiiums with their ministers. Rev. Keck of Water town and Rev. Canheld of Turton gave interesting suggestions in re gard to building the church riember ship in the city and country respec tively. In the afternoon session Rev. Geo. V'oss of Clear Lake, Rev. Evans of Redfield, and Supt. Juell gave in* teresting and illuminating addres.se j, on various phases of religious educa^ tion. On Thursday evening an ordinatioa service was' held during which Rev. Sharp of Henry. S. D., was ordained, i The ordination sermon was preached by Rev. Keck of Watertown. Dr. Malcolm Dana of New York pave an inspiring address on developments in Rural churche work in which he stat- j. ed that the old type of country church was rapidly disappearing and was be ing supplanted by the consmunitv.. church with a much larger function and social application of the go. pel. Dr. Dana also held an open forum oj| Friday morning on the same question 4 The work on Friday morning was given, cver ta'business at which time Hi series of reeommeridations wpro adopted in legard to the work of .the Young People's As.sembiy at Waubay por the coming year. The Associa tion voted to meet at Watertown nev, yeai* and elected Rev. Carl P. Bast of Milbank Moderator and Rev. Geo. Ross of Clear Lake Assistant Modera tor. Through the Resolutions com mittee the Association extended a vote of thanks to the local church for its hospitality and entertainment. Tho local choir furnished music through out the Assembly. This above .. ession was followed by the Woman's Hour' which was in charge of Mrs. Juel-l of Aberdeen and was devo'ted to a discussion of the work of the. Women's Missionary s cieties. H-A At the Churches METHODIST CHl'KCH This is Conference week. All o n pastors and many of our lajmen o? the state will assemble at Huron for the annual gathering. Our local church will be repiesented by the pastor and other members of the church. The conference will probably close Sunday evening. It is not ex pected tha! many changes in pastors will be made this year. The servicc- next Sundav will be inducted by Rev. W. J. Calfee, a former pastor of the church, who is *»ow stationed at Ashland. Wis., onr who is here for a week's visit with the family of his son, Paul Calfee. Mr. Calfee will preach b«th moi-ning an I evening-. Prayer and Bible study each Wednes day at 7:30 P. M. The public is .cor dially invited to all our services. Rev. Fred Ray, Fastor. H-A CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Sunday, October 9th. Church School—10:00 a. m. Graded Lessons, Organized Classes, a Progressive Spirit. Morning Service—11-00 a. m. Subject: "Visions and Tasks." Senior Endeavor—6:30 p. m. Topic: "How to Improve the meet ings of our Society." Evening Service—7:30 p. m. Subject: "The Growth of God'r Kingdom." These Services a£* designed to be helpful to the public. TRY ONE. Carl P. Bast, Minister. H-A NORWEGIAN LUTHERAN There will be services in the Nor wegian Lutheran church Sunday, Oct 9th, nt 11 a. m. in the Norwegian language and at 7:30 p. m. in the English language. Everybody wel COBMfe^ B*r. yrtmK JMo*'. stum vf/i v. a*wi58!r*ir Friday, Octdber LOCAL I92i t. H'iiHS MEET mVJLLE TOMORROW The Kijrii ,-ortjui footbali vaniors .viil trol on the artdiron next Saturday afternoon at Ortonville to play that team the first game of the 1921 season •jpeaing a seven-ga^ie schedule or ha id foniests...,..'. .• ,» The local tesM^. has'-beeji practicing hard for the past two months under the able coaching of F^r. Geo. Kirch rver and Paul Calfee*. From a bunch of raw recruits, the coaches have work xl up a fine smooth working machine tha i:ouid p-iiw tluu the schedule and ionic out with the big end of the ma jority of the games. The right spirit hav prevailed among the players ,the school board and the couches fall working together to make a team worth while. New outfits have been secured, headgears, protection pads, trousers and balls. The jersey sweat 'ers wens bought by the players, which ar^ a maroon with gold lettering, mak ing a fne looking bunch on the field. The team ha-: an average weight jf 117 pounds, which is neither too Ihrhi r.or too heavy. They should be able to hold Lhe line in tine shape, and at the same time be speedy enough to outdistance their heavier oponents. There* have be^n 15 to 20 men, opt to piat'vice steadily, enough for two teams when scrimmages were had. Three of the positions art undisputed, that of fullback, which will he filled by Schneflk, quarter, which will he filled by Schell, and center, held by Lock hart. The other positions will be filled by men who are best fitted for the positions. Four men are out for guard, Jactjotel, Lewis, Went and Breckenridge. Tessin. Murray an the two Manders are out. for the tack le berths. The two end.- will he pick et! from Hckluu^t Hefner, Grams fmd Tilman. ... There are four aspirants for the two half hack positions Ware, HeflFernan, use and Lindouisst. The sdliMule of grasnes as iir n nged is: Oct. 8—Oiionviiie at Ort iiviUe. Oct. 14—Wheaton at Wheaton. Oct. 2S—Webster at Milbank. Nov. 4—Groton at M'lbanl:. No-,- It—(Armistice Day) Mob ridge al Milbank. ,j The b-preV.ill diamond has been used as the gridiom and will be put in shape for the home games. The fiei i will he- north and south. The games will arou-e con. iderablo iriteicst as it is a number of years •since there haw- ocn football .game* playtd. here. It is expected that a laige number of fans will accompany the team to Ortonville next Saturday to help win the game from the high school team of that place. Every booster of the game should be out for the games played here, not only to see a good game but to help the sport along, which i.s a fine thing for the school boys. Athletics should have a place on every well balanced schoq£ piog :m, as the games play an im portant part in developing the team work ard co-operative spirit of young men. Boost for them ar.d keep them going. Ihrtonvile played Montevideo last Saturday and were swamped bv a score of HO to 0. Mobridge won from Aberdeen by a score of 34 to 10. Red field played Watertown at Water* town, the latter winning by a 3S-3 *core. The Watertown team is beiug coached bv Pobbie Stc-veiison erstvvhils baseball player, who played with Mil bank for a few games in the 1J{20 sea- ———-HkA Wwk oh the Yellowstone Trail in the west end of the county is progres sing rapidly and satisfactory accord ing to Commissioner Frank Fran.sen, who live' in that part of the county. He says thai the company is build ing a fine road and is keeping it in good condition after it has been fin ished. The grades are high and wid-s and will make an excellent roadbed. It is to be hoped th?.t the newly made roads can be graveled next year so that the Trails thru the county will ne in good shape the year around an the expenditure of money will not bo lost. Miss Lois Snyder made a trip to Groton the first of the week, where *-hc was to institute a temole of Pythian Sifters, ami from there went to Mobridge to represent the Milbank temple in the state boly. Mrs. Sophia Nixson, who had been -pcndir.g. a year or TO past with her yonf aert daughters in California, Ore go% Washington and North Dakota, arrived heme last week, and expects to ipwd tke winter at her home in TEACHERS MEET IN CITY The Giant county teachers' insM tute which was held Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week in this citv was w$U a It ended -by the teachers cf the county, 123 be ng registered, and in add-tion a number who attended only a part of the program. The traveling organization, consist ing of Dr. W inship, of Boston, editor ai*d educator, Miss Cro-s, Mrs. Trua* and State ^upt. 8haw proved, to be exceptionally fine and were very nui?h enjoyed on the program. Prof. Sta,kfv of Aberdeen was the conductor, as«'t ed by Prof. Souder and Misp Nei-tie Johnson. Six schools of. the gounty have not yet opened, according to the reports of the county superintendent. All of fhe'schools tae .-upplied with teachers no trouble being expei ienced in secur ing them. The last teachers examina tion revealed the fact that four of the teachers who were hire{ did no! ra Moryis Jerlow, h. Tillie Snyder Mr O't'o Sihult/. A. J. HefFernan Amy Cesander, Committee. H-A Excelsior Club Notes The first neeting of the ivvcel.dor Club was held at the summer home" of Mrs. W. B. Saundevs at Chautau qua Park on beautiful Big Stor.e lake. The officers for the coming ..'ear Are- .. .v President—Mrs. H. A. Riley. Vie-i Pre«.—Mrs. Helen Olson. Sec y—Mrs. Archie Lr^vthian: Treas.—Mrs. George. Phelan. South America and Civic Instruc tions will be studied b*- the club thi« winter, which is the twentieth,year the club's activity ,The pi ogram as printed for the day Was tarried out niceh, after which SL six o'clock dinner was en.,oyed by all the members and their guests. After voting Mrs. Saunders' cot tage and the lake an ideal place to pend a pleasant afternoon all depart ed for their respective homes. Reporter. H-A Married On Wednesday morning at St. Lawrence church in this ciLy, occurred the marriage of Miss Minnie A. Kit tenbeil and Mr. Joseoh Ko.s?e, both Of Alban township. Rev. Fa. McCab? officiated. The bride is a daughter of Mr. Fred Kittenbeil and the groom is a son «'f Mr. (Jcrha'-dt Kosse, both leng time residents of Alban township, and .the young people have grown up in that community, where they are highly respected as industrious ami worthy voung folk: They will have their heme n .the Empson* farm in Alban. H-A We carry Artist's Mounting Board in (Stock in Grey, Brown and Green. al ».,A4 v pass the examination and they will be re placed by those who did, according to Miss Johnson. Report of Committee o* (Irani County Teachers' Institute Milbank. Sept. 28-29, Oct. 1, '21 We the undersigned duly appointed committee on resolutions. for the teachers of• Grant-County, Soidh Da kota, in their second annual institute held under the new law, do hereby submit for your consideration and adoption the "following lesolutions: 1. To extend to the people of Mil bank our thanks and appreciation of their cordial and hospitable welcome to and entertainment of the teacliers of the county Mid tile instructors of this institute. /. 2. To .tender the. instructors of this institute our heart-felt thanks and gratitude for their kind, able, rn'ihusi-* astic, ar.l effective work foi- and with us. in particular would we mention Prof. Ktaker-who conducted the meet ings and Dr. Winwhip, Sw*w and Dr. Jenks who held special confer ences. 3. To express our appreciation to Supt. Souder for his persistant ser vice in providing for our every need •nd comfort about the place of meet ing. 4. To thank our County, Superin tendent, Miss Johnson, for her effort* in arranging this splendid program: and to congi alulate hex on the sue des- o-' this institute. 5. To on menl all for the demo eratit: spirit so evident Ihricut the meetings. f5. To send copies of these resolu tions to our county papers for publi cation. i /?7? idrtx* LIKE i'ltrfAjfe•.* ^1 *3»*^TRQPQUS OF TH^? ... VAlMfht i:\ Consolidated April 18£0 LEGION POST PLANS' WINTER'S ACTIVITIES Bonus I II format ion ^Nearly 10'J of the 000 e.\-^ervricemen In Grant County have not yet made application for their bonus montey and the state department has sent out?? an urgent call to all of the county or-'* '-"iniziit'olv.s to clean up fcll of the a»i-' plications. The payment of the bom.s^*,t money will not, b. made until tjiere^^. Uspositive assurance that all v/ho^ -, •ai^entitletl to the monev ami all who4-^ want it have made application. The men who hav^-not made applicatioii V* are holding up the payment of the1,'^ men who have and all who intend to ii"ra4ce their application should do so v\iihin a few days. .The county bonus office will clo. e in a few days and after that only by endless "red tapft" catt- the bonus be secuml. Big (Opening Dance" ''The first big dance of the season will be held October 13. The "Dream Orchestra" undoubtedly the finest vl traveling orchestra in the northwest, has been ecured for the occasion. They c'ai'rv' oecial scenery and drops to set the stage off. They not only pl^iy the latest musical hits of ther fV year, but they also sing solo.-, duet. "rid have special entertainment fea- J. tures that will be worth seeing amlj^v-* healing. You will not only have the ^.i' prettiest dance hall, the finesL i the best musip, but you will al3o be^ entertained. Reniemler tltfr cl^te and plan to be there. *,! itf Legion Meeting The first Legion meeting since meet-• jngs Were suspended last spring will ~%i be held next Tuesday evening. Tho regular meeting nights will be deri-l- 'jt ed upon and tho activities for the^*r? coming year will be be planned. One 0" ,.v the entertainments of the post will be the Legion Minstrel show as was., given here last spiing, v ith Jack Mc I^aughlip as the producer. Jt \tU\ ^4^, undouiitedly make a larger hit than ,| ever, a the abilities of the local act ors are how known. Dances will be held regularly. Come out and at tend the first.meeting, we need a large attendance. Auxiliary to. Give Part55. The regular meeting uf the Womens Auxiliary was held Tuesday afternoon v in the Legion hall. Plans were made for a harvest party for the membfci. of the Auxiliary and the Legion men which will be given in the hall Friday Oct. 21. The party will have all tho aspects of an old fashioned l.uskiny .. or quilting party, everyone beinrf dressed in overalls or old dre -^es. -A V short program is being planned, with:' cards, d.ancin^ and a lunf heon to make the evening merrier. It will be wortii while to make your plans to attenl Milbank Name Platen The name plates for the automobiles ... ,s of the city, which the Auxiliary con tracte! to sell have been delayed at. the factory, but ire expected -oon. Those who want to advertise Milbank bv having a nice name plate on their a s o u a s k a n y e e o e Auxiliary about them. Membership Fee Reduced The membership fee for the balance of the 1921 year ha- been reduced by the rational headquarters and a new "member can now get into the f^egiott t$j pfor the balance of this year and all Vf 1922 at a considerable discount -Ask :iie Birch Post officers about itU ami e.et into this man's organisation. H-A— Rev. W. J. Calfee ana wife arrived ifrom Ashland, Wis., la«t Wednesday! Burning, having made the trip by auto in two days. Rev. and Mrs. Cal fee are kindly remembered by the people of Milbank anil vicinity for Andy Larson and II. N. Kp^iuse journeyed to Ortonville 1«m4 evening to take in the bowling tdatakfc-' ment and incidently get a HMI» jpjnpjj* on the others bowlers here that they could show them up wMpi thd Smith alleys are ready. Mr. rollel the high score of the week oil the Oitonville alleys. C. A. Ask, circulation man of Aberdeen American and New^ waa town lar t. Tuesday in the tRUli the Aberdeen papers. The- Asm is the first mornms: paper to Milbank, giving the neWs ho^r v pefore the twin» it get.-? here on the t^e mofrning editjeaal nt apoU« and Rt. Pa^pHi -if •t 1 'A !v| t: i:- services rendered to the affiicted i^lr" this community during the "flu" demic, some three years ago. |Ii.s '4 friends will be pleased to know that be is getting along nicely. He erill preach at the Methodist church a«xt Sunday morning and evening. z n -*:t| p,