The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-06-22
Even the Sunday school picnic didn't
bring rain

Even the Sunday school picnic didn't
bring rain.
j. A. Munro and NJ. Cummins of VIII
mot, were among the Mllbank visitors
yesterday.
James Lockhart has just sunk a we'll
on the south side OF his blacksmith shop
getting water at "a feet.
Don't fail to see "Hick'ry Farm at
the opera house next Friday evening.
The boys promise good entertainment
Mr. ID. Heavener and wife, who have
been visiting friends here returned to
their home in St. Paul Monday.
We are pleased to state that Mr.. Emil
johnson is rapidly recovering from his
late serious illness and 1t is confidently
expected he will soon be able to be
around again.
The popu.ist cor vention voted down
resolution endorsing the putting of
sugar and lumber on the free list. ana
populist papers are kept busy explaining
why ii was done
Richard Turks, the old gentleman who
for some time has been d resident OF the
poor farm, and who was one Of the early
settlers in Twin Brooks died last week.
He was IS years of age.
Herald Star: Joe Gilman enjoyed q
visit from his mother on Tuesday last.
Mrs. Gilman, who is an attendant at the
hospital for the insane at Yaukton, came
to Milhank for patient, and was enabled
! to spend one day here. In pleasant
! call at this office, Mrs Gilman expressed
herself rs much pleased with Ortonville
and surroundings
NJ b. Baird and family while on their
way to the lake last Thursday had quite
a serious experience. Nose was driving
one of his colts in the team, and it took
fright at clap of thunder during the
storm and turning suddenly, one Of the
wheels which had got into a rut, fell to
( pieces Nose managed to hold on to
the horse until it became quiet. and
after unhltchlng ana much searching
around secured another conveyance and
completed his journey down to Jericho.
John Knight, one Of the old residents
OF Roberts county, who went down to
Minneapolis about a week ago for medl-
cal treatment vas brought home We'd
nesday and had to he carried on a
stretcher from the hotel to the cars.
The physicians pronounced his disease
cancer of the stomach and were unable
10 afford any relief aud from all appear
ancps he will succumb to the disease IN
few days.
Frank Zatfkee, who lives over near
! Big Tom, had the very serious mlsfor-
fortune to loose his dwelling house and
all its contents by fire on the 9Th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zatfkee We're away from
home at the time, while some OF the
children were in the house and others
PLAYING in the yard, and il is surmlsed
that these started the fire. The oldest
girl had just time to carry the baby and
get the smaller children out when the
building was enveloped in flames. This
unfortunate occurrence leaves Mr.
Zaffke entirely destitute.
The long drouth. which had been
creating havoc in the grain fields was
broken Thursday of last week by local
showers in different parts OF the county.
In some places the rain was heavy
enough to dc considerable good, but in
most places the fall was so light that the
earth was barely sprinkled. The wealth
er TOR few days was much cooler, Dut
the first OF the week the hot south WINDS
again commenced 10 tell on vegetation
| in q most discouraging manner, ana
thinning the grain plants to very MOTTO
able extent. A review of the crop situ-
alton would indlcateOthat the grain fields
OF the county have been damaged at least
50 per cent.
The Reyillo brass band spent last week
nj the lake IN the service OF the G. a.
K. and Odd Fellows bodies, ana the
music furnished by them was one Of the
very enjoyable features OF these gatner-
inps. The boys won many compliments
during their stay at the lake for their
fine playing, the knowledge that our
neivhboring village could boast OF 80
excellent a band being surprise to
many who were present and heard them
for the first time. The gentlemanly de-
nortment Of the members OF the organl-
zation during their visit also lndlcated
that the boys are gentlemen ns we'll as
musicians. Revillo may we'll teel proud
ot her band
Our report OF the independent county
convention published few weeks ago
seemed TO have worked on the Dllllous
nature Of our e,teemed cotemporary, who
nrobably became little tired OF the
Cox1e gibes the boys were giving nim'
and IN sad and mouYnfhT tones he lee
tires on how to run e. newspaper. ~
declares the HERALD to be an organ
| in fact according to our nelghoors iuea
newspapers should change their pol'''cs
and editors their names about every -, slA
months or they become Organs me
editor Of the HERALD has not fonnd u
necessary to do either o. these tnlngs'
and Of course is away behind the times.
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