The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1892-02-26

mittee tor Grant county.
The Odd Fellows who went down tc
Monevideo were on the look out for curl
osl'les, but they struck one while OH their
way down that they couldn't bring home
with them. He was young man, %
years of age, who was riding on q rail
road for the first time in his life lie
lived on farm near Appleton, and when
a boy had come rom Wisconsin with his
iather via prairie schooner.
Mr.. J. A. Mcbride returned from Ill-
nols last week, bringing with him fine
| young horse which he secured from one
OF the noted breeders of that state The
horse, st. James, 12,06O, is a four year
Old, bv 81. Just by Electioneer; 1st dam
by Kentucky Prince jr.. 3l3o by Ken
tucky Prince 241O; 2d dam by Gould's
Clay, dam of llerzog, 2::;522; 81 dam Belle.
dam Roseberry 2:l9a4, sire Of Blackberry
by McConnell's Mambrino. st. James
| showed the quarter as a yearllng in 40
seconds. and trials as two year-old in
2 40, ard has six producing dams In his
pedigree. lie is generally conceded by
local horsemen 10 be one Of the finest
specimens of trotting stock ever brought
to Milbank
The public school entertainment last
Friday evening gwen by the children
and teachers OF the school was heartily
enjoyed by a large audience, the otera
house being packed to its fullest eX-
tent. The entertainment was Of a most
interesting character, consisting of mu-
Sic, recitatlons, declamations, class sing
ing and tableaux representing the differ
ent states and other patriotic figures.
About $50 was netted from the proceeds
OF the entertainment, together with the
donations of fifty cents from each Of the
teachers. which will be given to the edu-
calional department OF the worlds fair
exhibit The teachers wish to express
their thanks to the proprietors OF the
opera house for the free use Of the hall,
which was rendered them.
The fire alarm Wednesday morning
about three o'clock aroused citizens gen
orally, and the cause proved to he an IN
ciplent fire in the Hillmer building, adj
joining the lalior shop, in room used
for gambling purposes. The fire had
hardly got started when discovered by
VIM. Daily, the night watchman, who
with the assistance of Fred Fitch and NJ
II. Wiseman, gave the alarm and had
the fire out when the hosecart reached
the scene. But little damage was done,
although the room was filled with smoke
when the door was broken open, and the
building would have undoubtedly been
consumed had the fire not been discoy-
cred at the time it was.
Mr.. A. p. Lindquist, who is agent for
the ocean steamship lines, is selling q
large number of tickets this spring to
parties who are forwarding them TO
friends ID the old country for passage 10
America. and who intend settling in
Grant county This is one of the straws
that 90 to show the prosperous condition
Of farmers in this section. Men are not
apt TO send money or passage tickets to
bring their friends to what they believe
to be hardship and misery. There is a
volume in President Harrison's trte re-
mark that the gates at Castle Garden
open inwardly. We have plenty ot room
in Grant county and the northwest for
these hardy sons of northern Europe.
who are coming here to make for them
selves homes of comfort, as SO many OF
their countrymen have done before.
MIR. Harry Hollands, one four efficient
printers, who was compelled 10 quit
work some weeks ago on account OF
trouble in his right leg. and who had an
operation performed on the limb shortly
after without rehet, was taken to Minne-
apoIis last Saturday morning, and has
since had to undergo amputatlon OF the
limb above the knee. We are pleased to
state that the amputation was success
fully made and the patient is now dong
as we'll as could be expected. Harry is
Young man OF most excellent qualkies,
| who is universally esteemed, and in his
misfortune he has the most earnest SYM
pathy OF his many friends in Milbank.
It is probable that it will be some weeks
before he will be able to return to his
home, and until then the kindest wishes
OF all are with him.
Lee Barnes, the barber who assaulted
Henry Eikman after shaving him some
weeks ago and then fled, was arrested
last week by Deputy Sheriff John Lock
wood at Cottonwood, Marshall county,
MINI. !, but refusing to come without a
reauisition, Mr.. Lockwood was obliged
to leave him until these papers could be
procured and the governor gave orders
1 for his return. These were obtained the
first Of the week and Deputy Sheriff
Williams returned with the prisoner
Yesterday morning. Barnes wife had
joined him in Cottonwood and he had
opened up barber shop with the help
OF the cnterprisng citizens OF Cotton
wood, who on hearing OF his arrest col
lected quite a sum nt money by sub
scription to defend him in his trial. On
his return here hH was arraigned before
Justice pascO on charge OF assault with
deadly weapon. bat waived examina-
ton, and was held to await the conyen-
ing of circuit court next Tuesday. His
bail was fixed at $1,000, but while stating
that he could obtain it he preferred
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