The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-03-09


from her sister, Miss Nora Park hurst
and Miss Effie Kinsell, of Minneapolis.
Mr.. A. Hoipkemeier, Chas. Betcher's
Big Stone manager, came up to the
county seat yesterday on business con
nected with the firm.
The wives of the members of Security
lodge, A. o. U. w. are making prepar-
ations for the institution of degree of
Honor, which is the ladies degree Of this
order. They expect to institute about
the Goth, when grand officer will be
present for the purpose.
Mr.. G. A. Poppelman, a resident of
Milbank some years ago, but now locat-
cd at Racine Wis, while making trip
to st. Paul, couldn't resist the cpportun-
lty to run out to Mlbank Wednesday,
and look over his farm interests in this
vicinity.
Mr.. D. w. D,ggs, who came up the
first OF the week to attend TO his trial in
district court, is now located at st. Louis,
Mo, and is acting as agent for the Fres-
no County (Cal) colonies company, or
ganized for promoting immigration to
California and locating settlers upon the
fruit lands OF the company.
James Watson on his return from
Wisconsin, where he had been to attend
tLx>f o%
accompanied by his brother, who came
on from New York and joined him at
Neilsvllle. Mr.. Watson will remain in
Milbank for a short time and return
then with his sister, Mrs johnson to
their home at Niagura
Rev Crawford, the Indian preacher
came down from the agency Monday on
his way to Devils Lake mission, where
he goes to attend to church matters
When he returns from there he expects
to make trip to Washington on bus
ness connected with the Sissetons, and
for which he was recently elected dele
gate by the Indians.
r.. Mortell has again taken his little
son, who was injured last year by swal-
lowing lye water, toSt. Paul for treat
ment, where il is probable an operation
will have to be performed upon the
child's stomach. He is at times able to
eat small allowances, and a. other times
is unable to keep anything whatever IN
his stomach.
On Tuesday after the convening OF
court, the attorneys for defendant in the
case of the state VS. .. W. Diggs. moved
for change Of venue from this county,
on the grounds that the defendant could
not secure fair and impartial trial in
the county. The motion was supported
by a number of affidavits showing that
there was great deal Of prejudice ex-
lstlng against the defendant, and as it
was not contested by the state, an order
was made by the court transferring the
case to Codington county ut the fall term.
The sad news was received last Friday
morning from Montevi2 that Cassius
johnson had succum bed to the call of
death Mr.. johnson was taken down
with what he supposed was the grip
some three or four weeks before and was
compelled to qrit his work, that OF loco
motive fireman on the II. & D. division
of the g. n 4 ST. p Ry His illness
proved to be typhoid fever, which re-
fused to succumb to medical treatment,
and despite all the care that kind friends
could render he gradually sank away
until his death as stated The deceased
was 25 years Of age and son of Mr.. j.
W. johnson Of this city, and had lived
in Milbank for the past ten years until
few months ago, when he removed to
Montevideo, MINI He was married
some nine months ago to Miss Sarah
Watson, OF Niagara, n. Y, sister Of
james Watson, Of this city. The re-
MAINS were taken to Neillsville, Wis, tor
burial, that place being the former home
of the deceased, and were accompanied
by the parents and Mr.. Watson, Mrs.
Johnson being prostrated by the trouble
and threatened with the fever. The de-
ceased was member of Security Lodge,
A. @. U. W., Of this city.
Cut Them DOwn.
AS we have to cloAn out our entire
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