The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-04-03

successfuI Easter fair and supper last
evening, from the proceeds of which
they netted some 500
Messrs. W. r. Pratt and f. Car,wrigh,
of Blooming Valley, were visitors in the
city the first OF the week, having come
IN to bid on the leasing of school lands
IN their vicinity
Emanuel, the furniture man has Just
received another carload of furniture
1t IS worth your time to 90 through this
STORE whether you want to purchase or
not, and see the variety of goods carried
by Emanuel.
County Judge Owen received tele-
gram Yesterday from the authorities of
the lankton asylum stating that Mrs.
Dusso. the daughter of ID. j. McGiven,
had committed suicide by hanging. She
was sent to the asylum last tall
Mr. W. Is. Saunders received tele-
gram the first OF the week announcing
the rapid decline Of his father, who has
been suffering from a paralytic stroke
| Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders started for New
| ! lork state Monday to be IN attendance
at the fathers bedside.
| The glorious easter season will be OBJ
served by the cry churches on Sunday
next Rev. Williams Will preach an
easter sermon in the morning at the NJ.
h. church and IN the evening the Sun
day school Will present program Of ex-
erclses IN connection with their mission
collection. The Congregational Sunday
school has also been busy preparing FOR
a grand concert 10 be given at that
church Sunday evening
At the Madison normal school Prof.
Dempster re recentIv gave the students OF
that institution the teachers eXamina-
ton questions IN mathematics, the one
having the highest standing to have her
lpapers sent 10 the Dakota Educator for
publication in the April number THIS
distinction Was conferred upon one Of
oar MIlbank young ladies, Miss Nerna
CroWl. who had the highest record
among tie tilirtythree competitors for
this honor. Miss Verna's friends at
home send her congratulations It is
another illustration Of the oft proven
TACT that Grant county products are al
ways away up near tue head Of the class.
The promise of immediate spring
which was held out to us last week was
suddenly withdrawn, and Monday night
a fierce snow storm set in and continued
during the next day The storm was
much worse further east of us and tied
afternoon passenger, and they were un-
able to make their way through until
| Wednesday afternoon The trans from
the west made their way through With
out difficulty, the blockade being on the
eastern division and between Moatevideo
and Appleton. This is the first time
that trans have been materially delayed
| by storm this winter.
! We have received a copy OF "Foss's
Origin of Man from our brother news
paper man of Big Stone City, Nelson
Foss. While we have never been wor-
RED very much as to how We GOT here,
being more interested ia how 10 make
the best Of the fact that we are here, we
| are still glad that Nels has solved the
question for us, and his solution is per
have been advanced. Nels' theory in
short is that the planet Mars and the
earth once upon time came into COLI
sion and the former dumped a lot Of lis
old material on our mother earth, and
the debris included mother and father
to the race, landing them up in Scandl-
navia near Nelson's old home. The
book can be obtained at Middlebrook S.
The recent Deuel. republican county
convention among its resolutions adopt
ed the following very complimentary
one to "Honest jack Lockhart:
Resolved, that we commend the action
Of Hon Il. Lockhart and other mem
bers OF the state board Of equalization IN
antagonizing and finally defeating the
attempt 20 reduce the assessed valuation
OF railroad property III this state.
A mixed jury of seven gentlemen and
FIVE ladies, sitting on divorce case in
Judge Andrews court, Duel county.
brought in verdict for defendant, Civ
ing him custody OF the child fought
over. The Judge compllmented both