The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-03-20

house from farm about eight miles
west OF Wilmot to that city, and had the
building on the town lot the same after
noon that he started with 1t, moving 1t
on sleds and going across country with
out regard to roads, The house was
"a by 26 feet in dimensions and was
carried on sleds.
The green ribbon in honor OF st.
Patrick and old Ireland was quite gen.
orally displayed last Tuesday. Al
though no particular observance OF the
day was made, toward evening the band
played number of airs on the street,
and green tea was given by the tlus-
tees OF the Congregational society in the
Berkin building. In the evening q
number of young people Of the city gave
masquerade ball at the opera house.
Col. A. B. smedley received his COM
mission from Governor Sheldon last
week reappointing him as member OF
the state board Of regents. Colonel
!
duties OF the Office and the necessities
and requirements OF the several edu
cational institutions of the state from
his long experience as regent, having
served IN this capacity for the past eight
years. His present appointment is Tor a
term of six years.
Spring moving has commenced some
what earlier than usual this year among
some OF our nelghbors, the past week
from the home on Fourth avenue to the
n. ]. Schaier place on corner OF third
street, and Fourth avenue, while Mr. !.
Sandford now occupies the house vaca
ted by the Schafer family, and E. Eman
uel moves into his own house IN the
third ward recently occupied by Mr. Sand
tord. Mr.. l.. Conright expects to move
his family to the rooms over the store op
lposlte Emanuel's.
The Roberts county convention wa
held at Sisseton Wednesday, and the tcl
Huron convention:
L. !. Lundlotf J. A. Rlckert
Anton Foss Sam Finley
L. S. Hougen A. Christensen
D. Jonson A. II. IngersoIl
|. Lewis G.. w. Mosher
Casper Kennedy John Gordon
l. c. Hill A. d. Haines
5. b. Turner
The convention was enthuslasticall,
for Mckinley tor president, and ID
; strucied the delegates TO that effect.
. Mr.. Burt Pritchard, OF Osceola town
, ship, suffered the loss OF his farm Eom
by fire last Saturday. Mr.. Pritchard is
widower with four children, the oldes
OF whom is IL years Of age. He has
: straw burning stove, and while out a
the barn, the building up stars caugh
from the stoye-pipe, and before he coul'
get to the house the fire was beyon'
; control and he had only time to get tn
: children out Of the house. Mr. Prltchar,
4 is considered an honest, hardworkin
9 man, and the loss is severe one to him
/. One OF his neighbors, Sandy Crawford
clrculated subscription Tor him las
!, Monday and collected funds to help hin
< rebuild.
Il We made reference last week to tn
$ fact that suit tor damages for false i'm
i prisonment was likely to be inaugurate
by G.. w. Martens against Arnold Jul
g gems, but since then the latter has effect
IS ed settlement with Mr.. Martens, pay
;, ing him q Thousand dollars and tn
( costs o: the case in order to get him t
9 drop his suit for damages.
If The affair has been an expensive on
to Mr. ,Iurgens. and it may yet prov
Is equally as expensive FOR the attorne
|. who resorts TO the disreputabe method
IS that we're shown up in this case, wher
n the most barefaced perjury had to be rt
J. sorted to to make showing Tor case
"a We predict there will not be So man
s'arrest and bail" cases in the future
:, there have been in the past.
! Miss Nellie Smith, Of Corona, sister I
it Mrs. A Kicker: and of Miss Kate Smit
< the county superintendent OF Rober
y county, died on Monday morning la
,s after very short illness, having bet
n taken down with cold which deyelope
4 into congestion. Miss Smith was
teacher in the Roberts county schoo
\ and was highly esteemed by lars
J. circle Of trends, who were rudely shoe
|, ed TO learn Of her sudden demise. IT
remains were taken to Lake City, Mini