The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1895-08-16

bank Office every day till Sept. 80.
Miss Ella Merry has been visiting with
friends in Minneapolis during the week
The close period OF the year for prairie
chickens expired Wednesday and yeser-
day the hunters we're out in full force.
Miss Anna johnson and Master Arthur
Bloomquist, sister and nephew of Emit
johnson, are out from Minneapolis on a
visit to Emil and family.
j Nj. Borgerson, a brother OF August,
the clothler, was in town yesterday
making arrangements tc open up stock
OF boots and shoes in the city.
II you want to exchange any kind Of
grain for feed, or new oats for o'd oats,
j ID. Bnrkhardt can accommodate you.
Short time given on feed sales il debt is
secured.
Mrs. Lilly Weld, OF Minneapolis. a
neice OF Mrs Thos. Fitch, with her son
Louis, are out from the city for weeks
visit 10 the Fitch family during harvest
weather.
The ladies' of the Rebekah lodge OF
Odd Fellows held watermelon social
on the lawn at the home OF Justice
Pasco last evening, at which most at
tractlve program of exercises was rem
dered and and very enjoyable time
was Lad.
Among the curiosltles which l.. L.
Conright brought home from Texas,
Were a couple of young rattle-snakes
a horned toad. centipede, and a grass
hopper as large as frog, when were on
exhibition at Roses drug store for a
day or two.
This would be q splendid year tor
a county fair. A display of some of the
wonderfully fine crops of Grant county
would prove advantageous in many ways.
II would give our people as well as others
an opportunity to see some of the great
things which our soil and climate are
capable OF doing when they make an
united effort.
We are in receipt OF the premium list
and courteses from the officers of the
state fair association, the annual exposl-
ton of which will be held at Sioux Falls
Sept 80 to Oct. 4. Some splendid ex-
hihlts will be made at the fair this year,
showing the wonderful product.veness
of the state, which it will be well worth
a visit to see.
Mrs. ]. L. Lockhart, who is on her
way from Wisconsin and who had been
spending a week with friends in Milbank
and with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bur
man of Grant Center, left for Clear Lake
last week. where she will visit with the
family of Mr.. A. j. Lockhart before re-
turning to Pierre. Miss Jennie also
pynects next week TO go to Pierre to
make her home.
Judging from the busy hands and the
stacks OF fall goods piled up in every de-
partment all through the mammoth
salesroom at Elhot's one would think
that the entire north west traded at this
house Be this as 1t may, one
thing is certain, the people Of Grant
county can all be supplied from THIS
vide awake establishment. Merit OF
this quality is sure to be appreciated.
number of the threshing machines
have been started this week, and SO far
as heard from they bear out the expecta-
ions which were given before cutting
Andrew Seiyerson, who lives about =
miles south Of town threshed 1900 bush
als from a 100 acre field the first OF the
week. and A. Diets oat field just north
Of the city gave 40 bushels to the acre.
About fourteen Of the playmates OF
Miss Ida and Master Harry Diets took
nossession Of the hotel parlor Tuesday
evening and for al instant Landlord
Diets was all smiles, thinking an ex-
cursion had decended upon the house.
Rut on finding it was surprise party he
braced himself for the occasion and with
he assistance Of Miss Lulu Brooks and
Mr.. Chas. Styles the children spent q
very pleasant evening.
Nir. D. Smull, Of Blooming Valley,
with his estlmable wife and little daugh-
Ter. were visiting with number OF Mil
hank friends the first of The week. Mr.
smull reports a fairly good crop in
Blooming Valley, excepting perhaps IN
the western part OF the township, and
he grain is now being harvested. Mr..
,mull thinks the commissioners did q
very commendable thing in refusing to