The herald. (Big Stone City, Dak. [S.D.]) 1883-1890, 1890-01-28
HOME HAPPENINGS.

nlture store.
Miss Anna Schafer last week closed
avery successful term Of school at the
Mason school house in Alban town.
ship.
Henry Neill has been elected by
the senate as journal clerk. whose
duty it will be to write up the journal
of that body.
Willie Reuben, son Of Louis Reu.
ben, of Alban township is so low with
lung fever that there are grave doubts
Of his recovery.
Oracle, the seven. year old daughter
of MI and Mrs. G. w. Hawes of Or
tonville died last Thursday. The
parents have the fullest sympathy of
their friends in Milbank.
No amount of legal knowledge is of
any service in eXemptng the posses.
sor from the debiltating grasp of the
grippe, and so j. w. Bell had to take
his medicine like the rest OF US.
Big Stone City has now launched a
vaudeville troupe upon the theatre
going world. Big Stone has turned out
an immense amount of talent lately.
We only left there ourself short
time since.
The cold snap broke its back last
week and for number Of days we
have been enjoying the balmiest kind
of weather. A strong "chlnook" is
blowing today. which is rapidly sweep
ing away the snow.
County Treasurer Farley appears
on another page with his annual state.
ment. The story may not be very
fascinating to the hon taxpayer, but
to all who pay tribute to the county
perusal of the statement will prove
of interest, and show just how the
| financial affairs of the county stand.
County Commissioner Martens
brought his short HON bull Dick
| from the farm yesterday and sold
him to Geo Merry. Dick is fine
specimen of the thoroughbred short
horn, and brought down the scales at
2,lOO lbs. He has been in Mr.. Mar.
tens possession for the last three
wears and has left a record in the ST.
Joseph neighborhood of some very
/ fine stock.
The many friends of Dan Frey are
pleased to see him home. Dan las
been for the past three months III a
Chicago hospital, being treated for
a diseased bone in his right leg,
which at one time it was thought
would require the amputation Of the
limb. Three inches of the diseased
bone was cut out and Mr.. Frey had to
lay on his hack long enough to allow
! The ered bones to grow together.
| but is now able to be around without
crutches and with the prospect OF
soon having 4 sound limb.
The votaries of fashion assert that
we might rs well be out of the world
as out Of fashion. and this ridiculous
notion probably got into the head OF
Henry Arden 5 mule last week, when
he thought that as everybody else OF
any consequence was having the griI
it was necessary for him to fall into
/ line, and accordingly he got it-and
died He was mule OF exceptionally
good character, and never showed any
| disnosition to undue haste or coltish
/ friskness when taking his daily exer-
else upon our streets. Ills every
movement was sedate and we'll con.
sidered, and no amount Of exertlon
on the part Of his driver could induce
him to make step until he had
the full effect Of taking that step
/ He bad the appearance Of y very
thoughtful mule, and his ears We're
/ smaller and of more delicate texture
than those Of either OF the other edi.
4 tors He was an old settler, and
i though lis exact age WAS an unknown
quantity it is generally admitted tina,
he was no spring chicken, and that he
could well be classed with tie first
citizens of the land. Farewell IT ule
we may look but we will mss you
/ on the streets you used to roam.