HERALD VOL. XXXIII No 32 MILBANK, S. DAK, FRIDAY, APRIL 19,1912 Consolidated April u. 189!

FARLEY-PESCHONG.

Two ©f Miibank's Fine Tonne People

Joined in Happy Wedlock.

A very happy and pretty wed­ding event took place Wednes­day morning at 9 o'clock at St. Lawrence church, when Miss Rose Ceiecia Peschong, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Pe schong, of Alban township, be­came the bride of Mr. George Stanley Farley. Rev. Fr. O'Neill performed the wedding ceremo­ny and celebrated the nuptial mass, which was witnessed by a large number of friends and rel­atives. Miss Ann Peschong at tended her sister as bridesmaid, and Mr Joan Farley, brother of the groom, acted as best man.

After the ceremony the wed-*"ding party drove out to the Pe schong home, and in the after­noon the relatives and a few of the very close friends of both parties gathered there and spent a few pleasant hours, after which a bountiful dinner was served by the Misses Ethel Cochrane, Es­ther Clark, Amy Green and Ha­zel Bailey.

Mr. and Mrs. Farley are both young people who have grown up in this vicinity, and a legion of friends, both old and young join in extending congratulations and and wishing them every happi­ness.

Mr. Farley is engaged as sales­man in his father's hardware and machine business, and the young couple will go to house­keeping in this city immediately, and will be at home to their friends after June 1st.

* Stole from Cars. TWO Sen Arrested and Fined for

Breaking into Cart;.

Policeman Claude Derrick went up to Waubay last week and ar­rested two men who gave their names as J. J. King and A. J.

Friedman, on a charge of grand larceny. These men, in company with a third man, had been hang­ing around here for several days and had boarded a freight train for the west Later it was dis­covered that they had worked their way into a car containing groceries, cigars and liquors, had freely helped themselves, thr ®wn some of the goods out of the car on the right of way, pos­sibly with the intention of getting them later, and deliberately des­troyed some of them by throwing them on the floor of the car. When arraigned before Justice Bleser the men pleaded guilty of petit larceny, and his honor gave them the maximum penalty of

$100 fine and 30 days in the county jail, but as they ware without funds the sentence really means 80 days in the jail.

One of the men is a cripple, having suffered the loss of a leg.

Church Services.

Morning service at usual hour ill Methodist church, April 21st, evening service at 8 p. m., theme for discussion: "Lessons from the wreck of the Titanic." Spe­cial music and eveiybody invited.

City Election. A Very Tame Affair—The First and

Third Wards (jo Wet and Second; Ward Votes Dry. City to Con­

tinue Wet by Seventy Majority*

The municipal election last Tuesday was not as exciting as some elections that have occured in former years, and the only subject that brought out any interest was the ever-present saloon question. The anti-license side had concluded not to make any fight this year, and there was no campaign made, but the wets to make sure of not being surprised had several teams out during the polling hours carry­ing voters to the polls. As it was the second ward voted dry, but the wet majorities in the first and third wards were such as to give a big majority for license.

The vote on the license ques­tion was as follows:

Yes No First ward 99 30 Second " 66 85 Third " 86 66

251 181 As there was no contest on the

aldermen question, Levi Schna-bel was elected with 61 votes in the first ward, H F. Nelson in the second ward with 135 votes, and Dr. J. W. Ross in the third ward with 67 votes.

Last year a red hot campaign was carried on and the vote was 250 for license and 235 against, but the year before in 1910 the wets had a majority of 11&.

Other Towns.

Reports from several neighbor­ing towns are as follows: Sisse-ton went dry by 43 votes, Web­ster wet by 75, Summit wet by 2, and Wilmot wet by 54. Twin Brooks 24 wet: Revillo 2 dry; Albee 21 wet; Waubay 14 dry; Bristol 35 wet; Big Stone City 27 wet.

Near Fire.

HAIR-DRESSING. I have opened a Hair Dressing

Establishment at the Barth Mil linery, Ortonville, Minn., and 1 invite the ladies of Milbank and vicinity to call on me.

I do hair dressing, shampoo­ing, scalp treatments, plain and electric face massage, plain and

^electric manicuring, electrolysis treatment. Chiropady. Human hair goods and switches made from combings.

I will demonstrate at the St. Hubert Hotel, Saturday April 20 th.

Mrs. F. J. BISHOP. Ortonville, Minn.

At the Bruce .Middlebrook Home Sunday Evening

On Sunday night about ten o'clock just as the Bruce Middle-brook family were about to re­tire for the night Mr. Middle-brook thought he smelled smoke, and upon investigation he discov­ered fire between the walls near the fire-place. He immediately got busy, and tearing out the partition he applied the city water with a garden hose, and soon extinguished the incipient tire, though considerable damage was done in tearing away the walls to get at the hidden blaze. It was a very fortunate thing that the fire was discovered be­fore it had made any great head­way and prompt measures were taken to smother it. The loss is estimated at about $150.

The Creamery. An Institution That frery Fara*

or Within Range Shoaid Patronize.

The books of the Grant County Creamery during the past year show an increase of about $1C00 in sales during the past year, and the patronage of the institu­tion by the farmers is growing. This is a good sign, as there is nothing that will tend to the per­manent prosperity of this coun­try more than a prosperous and well patronized creamery. Just as certainly as farmers turn their attention to this branch of agriculture will their farms in­crease in value and general pros­perity come to the community.

The Milbank creamery is cap able of doing a $30,000 business, instead of less than half of that amount, and if it were doing the larger business the operating ex­penses would be lower propor tionately, and a higer price paid for cream.

There are numbers of farmers who are making dairy butter who would not only benefit them­selves but also the comunity by taking their cream to the cream­ery and thus help establish pros­perous conditions in their own vicinity. By taking their cream or milk to the creamery they would get cash for their product instead of having to take store trade. The local merchants would also benefit by this sys­tem, as under present conditions they feel compelled to buy the farmers butter, good, bad and indifferent, and they assert they average a loss on all they buy The merchants all declare they would prefer not to handle the dairy butter if the farmers would patronize the creamery.

The dairy business and the necessary diversification of crops which follow it will be of wonderful benefit to Milbank and Grant county, and one of the good signs is that numbers of farmers are becoming interested in it, and corn and other crops are taking a larger share of the ground each year from the small grain crops.

Dollar Wheat.

As will be noticed by the mar­kets the dollar mark has been reached in local wheat market, and with the million dollar rain which Grant county has just re­ceived, the farmer can afford to

7 smile.

Sold His Bank Stock.

Mr. Julius Fenner has sold his interest in the Twin Brooks bank and other things connected therewith, Messrs. Enoch Lind­quist, C. A. Lindquist and Albert Lindquist purchasing the same.

Itots the Dinner Set.

Miss Ruth Raebel, daughter of Morris Raebel, received the beautiful dinner set given away by Erlandson & Johnson for week ending April 17.

County Democratic Meeting.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting will be held in the court house at Milbank, S. D., on Mon day, April 22,1912, at two o'clock p. m> for the purpose of nominat candidates for legsilative and county offices on the democratic ticket.

All persons who affiliate with the Democratic party are invitud to attend this county convention and participate in placing in nom ination good, honest and compe tent men for the various county and legislative offices.

W. A. Bohn, County Chairman.

D. Staats, Secretary.

More Corn.

Farmers Pretty Generally Planting More Corn.

With the experience of *last year the farmers who relied en­tirely on their small grain crop suffered more or less failure, while those who were lucky enough to have in a good acreage of corn were enabled to harvest a good paying crop, many farm­ers are planning for a bigger corn acreage this year than they have ever put in before. This is a good sign and the increased interest that is being taken in silos and in good live stock indi­cates that progressive farming is to be the watchword in this local ity.

Commercial Club.

Farmers Invited to Join, and a Good Road Project Well Started.

At the commercial club meet­ing Tuesday evening four new members were received into the club.

A resolution inviting farmers to become members was also read and adopted, and was as follows:

The Milbank Commercial Club desires the farmers of Grant county to understand that the scope of its labors comprises the welfare and progress of every part of Grant county and not Mil-bank in particular. It desires the co-operation of every farmer in Grant county. A cordial in­vitation has always been extend­ed to the farmers of the county to become club members. Every member of the club is hereby re­quested to personally invite farmers to become club mem­bers.

The club can be made a very inter* sting and helpful place to farmers spending any time in the city, and it is proposed to make the fees for the country members in proportion to bene­fits enjoyed.

The good roads committee pre­sented an outline for two county roads, one running north and south and the other east and west from Milbank, and the work was generally approved and the com mittee instructed to continue it. The proposition is to have the townships through which the roads run put as much labor as possible on the routes selected, and later ask the county to assist in the work.

The road east goes directly from Milbank to the state line, the one west is the south road to Twin Brooks, leaving the latter place 011 the line. The road to the south is the town line just west of Milbank and a mile east of Labolt, ana nearly a direct line from there south.

The club instructed the secre­tary to purchase an American flag for display at the club build­ing on gala occasions.

Golden Wedding.

6pera House Change.

Awful Marine Disaster.

The foundering of the Titanic of the White Star line on her first trip across the ocean is probably one of the most appaling marine disasters that has ever happened. With 1320 passen­gers and a crew of 860, there were 2180 souls on board when the boat struck an iceberg and within two or three hours plung­ed to the bottom of the sea. As near as can be ascertained some 868 persons were saved and between 1300 and 1400 went do \-n with the ship. The saved were put out in life boats, and after­wards picked up by the Carpa-thia of the Cunard line, which received a wiaeless message of the disaster. Other vessels were sent to the rescue of the Titanic's passengers, but the huge boat sank before the rescuing I oats could reach her. Of the saved passengers nearly all were women and children.

The Titanic was the largest steamer ever built, and among her passenger list on this maiden trip were a number of the wealthiest people in the- country as well as world-wide known men who have distinguished them­selves in art, literature and the various walks of life. The dis­aster has appalled people on both sides of the Atlantic.

Milbank Itusiness Men Organize and Wilt Kndeavor to put the Opera

House on a Paying Itasis.

The management of the Bent ley Grand Opera house which for several years past has been in the hands of J. D Smull, has been put in the hands of a com­pany of citizens, consisting of Messrs. N. J. Bleser, F. W. Mee-han, J. W Ross, Tlios. L Bouck, P. C. Saunders, C. E. Mills, Thad L. Fuller, C. D Fairchild, Bruce Middlebrook and Eugene Thorn-dike, and the latter two gentle­men will be giyen the direct con­trol of the house and the booking and handling of the shows.

The opera house has not been a particularly paying institution, and the new management are tak­ing hold of it without the hope of making money, but with the intention of securing only the best of attractions and meeting the rental and other expenses. A number of improvements and repairs are to be added to the building.

Missionary Society Kotes.

The society met at the home of Mrs. Lockhart on Aprils. Roll call was responded to by bible quotations. Mrs. Hoigate gave a report from Supt. Mrs. Clapp of the Minneapolis branch on "Missionary Work Among the Children." Mrs. Smull read chapter 6 of the study course. Mrs. Enos read a paper "How should Christianity be Present­ed," and Mrs. Harper followed with a paper on "Is Christianity the Final Religion " Mrs. Kern read an interesting letter from one of the missionaries, Mrs, Lorentz Spencer, who lectured here some time ago. Miss Thoin-ley favored the ladies with a vocal solo. There were nine members and six visitors present. The hostess served light refresh­ments and the meetingadjourned to meet with Mrs. Chas. Rawson on May 3.

Mrs. James Lockhart, Reporter

Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Aldrich, Former Grant Connty Residents, Cele­

brate their Fiftieth Marriage Anniversary.

Thefmany friends and former neighbors of Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Aldrich, pioneer settlers in the town of Vernon in this county, but who are now living at Mos cow, Idaho, celebrated their gol­den wedding a couple of weeks ago, and we are indebted to their daughter, Mrs Ruby Hindman, for the following account of the affair, the verses touching upon the original wedding day having been written by a daughter of the couple, Mrs. J. W. Earl, simply for the amusement of the guests at the gathering;

The fiftieth anniversary of their happy marriage. which occured April 8. 18*52. in Minnesota, was celebrated in Moscow, Idaho, Monday, April 8, by Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Aldrich.

The weather man seemed to have a desire to make up for the blizzard he had sent ")0 years before to spoil the wedding plans, and the golden wed­ding day was absolutely perfect. Many of the relatives gathered at the family home in the forenoon and a bountiful dinner was spread at noon, the table decorations centering around an immense wedding cake on which 50 yellow candles were burning. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Aid-rich, Dr. and Mrs. J. M Aldrich, Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Ear' and son Richard, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Mc-Wreath and daughter Margaret, all of Moscow: Mr. R. Black of Milbank, S. D.: and Mr and Mrs. G. L. Hind-man of Spokane, Wash.

Later in the afternoon an informal reception was held, many friends and neighbors dropping in to" congratulate the worthy couple on the passing of their fiftieth milestone. Many remem­brances in the form of flowers, hand painted china and gold were left t<»> remind the bride and groom of the happy day.

The bride was gowned in tan silk and wore pink carnations, and the groom wore "conventional black," the unusual feature being that it was the same broadcloth coat and brocaded satin vest in which he was married fifty years before (He explains par­enthetically that I D. Aldrich wore out the wedding trousers 40 years ago.)

A pleasant feature of the occasion was a shower of greetings. Nearly a hundred letters and telegrams from old friends and neighbors from all points in thy Tinted States surprised and delighted the happy couple One of the most surprising was from an old lady of 87 years, who was a teacher of Mr. Aldrich's more than <35 years ago.

L. G. Aldrich was born in Medina county, Ohio; Nov. 21, 1835, being now in his "8th year. When a lad of five, the family moved to JeftVrson county, Wisconsin, traveling by ox-team and driving cows, sheep and hogs. He recalls many incidents of the trip, one of them being the camping for the night at a little vil­lage called Chicago. His youth was spent in Wisconsin, but in 185(5 he went to Winona county, Minnesota. Here the young farmer met the young school teacher who became his wife.

Miss Mary Moore was born in Kl-mira, New York, Feb. 3, 1842, being now in her 71st year. The first six­teen years of her life were spent in El-mira, and in 1858 she came with the rest of the family to Winona county, Minnesota, where she taught school till on April 8, 18H2, in one of the worst snow storms of the season, which pre­vented the attendance of all the invited guests, and made the presence of the bridegroom and the officiating clergy­man, Rev. Bunnell, a very uncertain quantity until they appeared through the snow, she became the bride of L. 0. Aldrich. The first year of their wedded life was spent on a rented farm, after which they moved into a home of their own, and possess the rather unusual record of having mov­ed only four times.

Six children were born to them, two jewels being gathered in infancy as "bright gems for His crown." The children who lived to maturity are: 1. D. Aldrich, Big Stone, S. I)., Dr. •J. M. Aldrich, Moscow, Idaho, Mrs. J. W. Earl, Hrwin, S. 1) , and Mrs. G. L. Hindman, Spokane, Wash. They also have six grandchildren.

In 1880 the family moved to Grant county, South Dakota, where Mr. and Mrs. Aldrich made a beautiful home out of the virgin prairies. In 1897 they rented their farm and moved into Milbank to take a well earned rest. Seven years agfPthey decided to break the many ties that bound them to South Dakota and seek a milder climate. They came to Moscow and bought a home near the University on West <ith street, where they live surrounded by (lowers, fruit and friends, and old and young alike refer to them lovingly as '•Father'and Mother Aldrich," and all unite in wishing them many more years of happiness together.

THE RIDE OF REV. BUNNELL Listen, my children, and I will tell Of the horse-back ride of Rev. Bunnell, On the 8th of April, '62; The drifts were so deep jto couldn't

get thro' With carriage or buggy, cutter or

sleigh, So he said to his wife, "I must not

stay, For Levi and Mary are waiting for me And at 10 a'clock they would married

lit."

The good wife wept, for well she knew The friends for her were waiting, too. But the snow came down and piled

still higher And she put another log on the fire, Brushed the good man's coat and

fastened his tie, For a minister's wife must always try To meet disappointment without a

sigh.

Then he said good-bye and mounted his steed

And rode away, making little speed. Tt was nine by his faithful watch, When he crossed the bridge into Lew-

istown. The barking of a dog he heard, Cackling of hens and chirp of bird; But no living creature was in sight,— The snow was drifted to such a height.

The horse plunged on thru drift and and bank,

Falling, again he rose, and sank, Then gained his feet and on would go Thru the labyrinth of drifted snow. It was ten by the faithful watch Wheu he reached the fence by the

pasture-gate, Over the fence he road, and ttMNl He hurried on last be be late.

And did not pause till he reached the door

Of the hospitable home of Father Moore.

Fsther Moore came out With a wel­come free,

He scanned the horizon but could not see

A sign of vehicle on the road. And the northwind blew and still it

snowed. No guests arrived and as time went on Levi and Mary were soon made one.

You know the rest. You have heard it told

That a loving heart can ne'er grow cold.

They are here today, after fifty years They hav® seen much more sunshine

than tears. Children and grandchildren bless the

day That April day so far away, And you may often hear them tell Of the horse-back ride of Rev. Bunnell

Mrs. J. W. EARL, Erwin, S. D.

SEED CORN. I have seed corn that will grow-

Tliat's the kind you want. Both the Flin4, and Wrhite Dent varie­ties. A sample of this corn sent to the State Experiment station at Brookings tested 90 percent as will be seen by the following letter; Agricultural Experiment Statiob

Brookings, April 11, 1912 Mr J.D. Burkhardt: The sample of corn you sent to us tested 9# per oent. Very truly yours,

C. M. Woodson. The corn tested was yellow

dent and was raised in this vid nity.

J. D. BURKHARDT.

Death of Mrs. V. Fisher.

Word was received by Mrs. (I. C. Middlebrook last Sunday of> the death of Mrs. Valentine Fisher, at Kalispel, Mont. The deceased lady was one of the early setters in Milbank, but who removed to Montana several years ago, when her son Arthur V. Fisher moved to that atatf. Her husband and son have died while the family were living in Montana. Her daughter-in-law,. Mrs. A. V. Fisher had been in Wisconsin for some months, and had gone to Montana to get her mother-in law and take her to Wisconsin to make her a home,, but the latter had been in failing health and died shortly after her daughter in law arrived.

Notice of Banking Honrs*

The three banks in Milbank wish to call the attention of the people of this vicinity to the fact that after May 1 they will open their doors sharply at 9 o'clock a. m., and close promptly at foil# o'clock p. m.

Please observe these banking hours.

First National Bank of Mih bank

Merchants National Bank of Milbank

Farmers Bank of Milbank. t

(iood South Dakota Daily. •

Do you want a good Dakota Daily? We have made arrange­ments with the publishers of the Aberdeen Daily News so that we can send that paper from now until December 1st to any paid up subscribers to the Herald-Advance for $1, or the Daily News will be sent to December 1st, and the Herald-Advance for one year for $2. The Aberdeen News is one of the leading papers of the state and by for the best paptc in the north half of the state. ,

"i

••