The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1895-01-04

laSG week.
The Ladies' Benevolent Society will
meet with mrs. G. A. Wood on Thursday
Jan. 10, at 2:30 o'clock.sa..
Mrs. L. NJ. Gibson, OF st. Paul made
business trip to Milbank the first cf
week, returning Wednesday morning.
Ed. Beoedict returned from Minnesota
last week where he had been working
past.
Messrs A. p. Lindquist and Jas.
Brannon start in the new year with ad-
ditions TO their families in the form of
little daughters.
the Minnesota school for business, re-
turned last week to spend a portion. Of
the holidays at home. @ Id. ias
Miss Eta Carrick, whp issnov teach
ing at Duluth, has been speAd'ng a
portion OF the holiday ssason With her
sister, Mrs r. J Hicks, sta,rnipg east
Wednesday. sf
lyle Bradford can,o in from the east
the first OF the week, and will assist in
Glomstads store. Lyle has almost
grown out Of recognition by many OF his
, friends since lie left Milbank a few
years ago but boy.
DR.. Shields. eminent physician of
Tennessee, says. Il regard Ayers Sarsa-
parilla us the best blood medicine on
earth, and l know of mary wonderful
cures effected by its use." Physicians
all over the land have male similar
statements.
1t seems hardly possible, but neyerthe-
less it is true. that ON an average every
fifty fifth person you meet wears w. L.
Douglas Shoes. Did you ever realize
what an immense undertaking it is to
supply one article OF wearing apparel to
over one million people.
Tho Epworth League conducted q
watch meeting at the NJ. e. church
Monday evening, the services consisting
of an experience meeting, song service
and devotional exercises, until the bell
tolled for the departure OF the old year
and rang out the advent ut the new.
The exercises were of an interesting
and elevating character and were hearth
~ entered into by the young people who
f,or n ont,< ro1 ,f< <bo ,,,ontipr
Our old friend Frank Ildrldge. who
will be remembered as one Of the pillars
OF Bigstone but who is now connected
with the Towle syrup company Of st.
Paul, kindly remembered us with a
consignment OF the celebrated Log
Cabin Maple Syrup at the Christmas
season. The syrup is \ perfect mate
to the buck-wheat pancakes just about
this time Of the year. and Frank is the
recipient Of many blessings from the
Dcwnie household.
The lately elected commissioner of
school and public lands, John Lockhart,
started Tuesday for Pierre, driving over
to Revillo. Mr.. Lockhart had intended
removing his family to the capital city
at the present time but has concluded
not 10 do 80 until spring. John will be
missed by his Grant county friends, but
while regretting his departure from his
old home they feel some little pride 10
furnishing the state an official for the
important office Of commissioner OF
school and public lands, and one whom
they feel confident will bring to the OF.
fice an administration of its affairs that
will prove Of lasting benefit to the state.
Master Phil and Miss Corrinna
Saunders celebrated the new year by in
viting their little friends and school
mates to new years reception last Tues
day afternoon. It is not necessary to
state that they were all there to the
number Of halt hundred, that they
took full possession OF the Saunders
house, and that they enjoyed them
selves as only boys and girls can on such
occasions. After the table OF delicacies
had received proper attention, the little
folks held an impromrtu literary exhihi-
tim, with singing, recitations and other
exercises as attractions. IL the hearts
OF the little ones remain as light and free
from trouble during the year rs they
were on this occasion the year 1896 will
be among the brightest Of their lives.
L0sT-between Milbank and Bigstone
Or 0rfna1YillA AlA0if Dec z nna heavy