The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1895-06-28

Farmers bring your wheat to Erland-
aon q johnson ii exchange for flour
and feed.
Yesterdays daily papers announced
that Ben Bartlett has received a reissue
OF pension.
The Degree OF Honor will meet on
Friday evening July 9th, instead of the
regular night
David Eastman, the'deputy land com
missioner went up on the train Wednes-
day to his old home in Roberts county
tor short visit.
The ladies Of the w. r. c. went out in
a body Wednesday to the home of the
president, Mrs J. Bosworth, and we
understand captured that lady without
battle.
If you want to learn al a9out tie
creamery, dairy, feeding etc, is applied
IN the Dakotas. subscribe for tie Dakota
Farmer. Aberdeen, S. d. Subscriptions
received at this Office.
Among the repairs and improvements
being made at the school house is the re-
painting OF the building, which IS being
done by Frank Maynard The library
building was finished this week.
Pew. Il. Mclean has been in Webster
during the week, assisting in series of
gospel meetings being held at that place.
Rev. a. j Northrup Of Ortonyilte
will occupy the pulpit in the church
here next Sunday, the 2Sth.
At the conclusion of the regular busi-
ness OF the court last Tuesday, a meet
ing Of the Grant county bar was held,
Judge Andrews presiding, at which ap
propriate addresses were made by all OF
members Of the bar IN reference to the
decease OF the late Capt. K b. Smither,
and resolutions expressing the feelings
of lie bar were adopted, The resolu-
tions will be published next week.
At the meeting of tie board Of eaaca-
ton Tuesday eyeninga a teacher for the
grammar department was engaged IN
the person of Miss Hattie Burns, gradu-
ate OF the Madison Normal school. An
application from Miss Orton, also a
graduate OF the school and very highly en-
dorsed. was fayorably considered by the
board md If the proposition to make an
additional department il The school
should be decided upon Miss Orton viii
undoubtedly be selected as teacher.
Dr. Roses zonayes were unfortunate
i'm their recent trip TO Ortonvllle, where
they went lo assist i'll the &. 4. i. re.
union, having been oyertaken on their
way home by the terrific down pour of
rain which occurred Thursday evening
of las, week. Those who were caught
IN he rain. besides the soaking which
they cot also had tier uniforms badly
demoralized, and the boys were passing
d subscription paper tie first of the
week to refit themselves Tor the iourth
of July.
The platform temperance meeHhg
Sunday evening last was OF an interest
mo character. Besides brief remarks by
Rev. l.. Mclean and Mr.. Downle. Mrs.
G Barney, the president OF the w. =. u.
ll- rave i short account of the district
meeting Of the UNION at B.ltton, from
which she had just returned, and JudSe
Andrews also sang a solo ana gave
sho,t talk of most interesting and en-
icouraelng character. 1t was geheraliy
oo,eeiad that the friends of temper
ance will find it none to early 70 COM
mence to discuss the question that : -
come before the people next year ana 70
oroanize for effective work.
Tba little folks Of the NJ. b Sunday
cohool and number of the big folks 100
took advantage OF the picnic 20 Dig
stona lake Monday last and twenty-five
ora teams we're loaded to the bull
warks for the occasion, starting before
seven O'Clock IN the morning, accom-
nanied by the 6. 4. r. band and all ar
.;r,n, a. the lake il good order. quite
ehnwer OF rain fell during the morning.
INF Il would have taken a great aeai
mora than that to dampen the en'hus-
;asm Of that crowd. After the plcn'c
a;,nar tho handsome little steamer "AO-
erdeen.' with Capt. Lang IN charge
made several trips up the lake. giving a'i
who desired an opportunity TO ENJOY q
snlandid boat ride up the lake, the band
ancomnanyipg the excursionlsfs ana