The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1893-01-06
BIG STONE CITY.
Jan. 5th, 1893.

VIM. Shull is around again.
Mrs. Paul Trapp is on the sick list.
John Gold left for Davis, H., to attend
the funeral of an uncle
The boys had a social dance at the st.
Charles last Thursday night.
T. H. Dawson went to Minneapolis on
business Wednesday night.
School has commenced and everybody
| is as busy as before the holidays.
The Charles Betcher Company are TAX
ing inventory.
Charlss White feels proud over the ar.
rival ola bouncing baby boy.
The members Of the German Evangeli-
cal church had prayer meeting lasting
until after midnight Saturday evening.
Among the parties having Christmas
tree OF their own were Rev. keuderling,
Mrs. NJ oyius and A. Hoipkemeier
S. r. Gold went to Pierre last Monday
to take charge ofhs office in the Legs-
| lature, which will be in session for the
next 80 days.
There is still one of the bachelors
club" unmarried, we think 1t is J. j.
Stevenson but do not know if G. HAITI
was member Of that CLUB.
We hear that John Lyon we'll known
among the boys here, died in conse-
quence o! injuries received in a railroad
| disaster about n wear ago
When starting in to split some wood
Wednesday Robert Movius cut a bad
cash in his face, the axe having caught
on clothes line, which he did not see.
New Years night, several girls and
boys borrowed sleigh OF r. Mov;us and
driving around almost all night with
much noise broke one OF the runners.
Rob is trying to find out who pays tor it?
the ride
Several members Of the l. O. O. F.,
and of the Rebecca Degree lodge wen.
to Ortonville to take in the public install
lalion Of officers, both lodges having in
stallatl.n al the same time. Every body
enjoyed it very much; several speeches
were made on the subject Of Oddfellow-
ship. The ladies of Golden Rod Rebec-
degree lodge II, served a supper at the
close OF the exercises.
Many Big Stone people will remember
Charley Ames, son OF Mayor Ames
of Minneapolis, who was married in the
ST Charles hotel some years ago. he ard
his bride having cume from the city on
special tram. The Minneapolis Journal
of Wednesday contains the following
account of the young mans death.
"Wnile the wedding bells were ring
ing out his fathers new found happiness
st DeSmet. last Saturday, the remains OF
the son were lying cold and stiff upon a
marble slab in the morgue Of little
town near Seattle. The wife whom he
married through the grateful service OF
O special tram secured by his father, and
the year old child which was about the
only blessing OF dark and cherries life,
we're almost literally starving for want
OF food or money wherewith TO procure.
For several months the family of young
Ames have lived almost entirely upon
the small amonnt which young tee-
graph operator paid them as board, eked
Ont by what Charley could earn at odd
Jobs, which wese necessarily few and far
between, they being tied down on u
claim 40 miles from arailrOad. Through
the efforts OF t!ls operator, Ames some
times secured, temporary employment
repairing the wires alter storm. on the
coast, and it was while at this work that
he met his death.
P. M. Orton returned Friday, having
purchased hEli tor his new steamer
from r. e. Moore Of Wavzata, Mimi. The
boat will be comleted in this city, and
ready 70 launch as soon as the ice goes
out in,the spring 1t will be 60 feet in
length and will cost 2,5OO.-Ortonville-
Journal.
During the half-centpry-Since the