The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1897-03-12
MILBANK, S. d., FRIDAY, MARCH -, 1897.

Ashton the Dentist will be
found after March 9Th with
Eddy the Photographer. If
Remember the social at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs.
Stone next Wednesday evening
Mar. II. Everybody invited.
Mrs. M. H. Wiseman and
daughter Ada, left Monday
morning for Kanlkakee, Ill, to
attend family reunion on the
S0th birthday Of Mrs. Wiseman S
mother, which occurred the 10th
of March.
A black lady's fascinator-or
at least d lady's black fascinator,
was picked up by the Office devil
Wednesday. The lady can call
and secure her smile by fascin-
ating the devil-or rather we
mean the lady can secure her
fascinator by calling and smiling
on the devil.
Our neighbor Volkmar re-
turned Wednesday from Pierre,
looking greatly relieved and i'm
proved from having shaken off
SO much populism as his recent
utterances indicate. OF course
there is still room for improve
ment. Let us all sing:
"Nhile the lamp holds on: to burn
The West popuiist may return
Mrs. Mary A. Talcott, died in
Ortonville on the Goth ult, at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. G.
W. Harrington, in that city.
She was a years of age, and was
the mother of Mrs. Fl. 0. Breck
enridge of Big Stone City, Mr..
A. M. Talcott, Of Twin Brooks,
and Mrs. c.. w. Harrington Of
Ortonville, Mimi. The remains
were take to Brandon, Wis, for
burial.
A temperance drama was be
ing enacted last Sunday evening
in this city in which the actors
We're no mere stage puppets, but
of the verities of human life and
atfording a living example Of
what the curse Of liquor drinking G
is constantly working in society.
Dick Dawson the barber, who
has been on Il prolonged spree
since the fire, resolved to put
an end to his existence He Sc
cured an ounce Of laudanum,
which he told the druggist
was for a sick horse. 70 those
around him he stated that he in
tended to end his life, but as he
was full Of liquor at the time
little attention was paid to him,
and not until after the poison
had commenced to take effect
and he became speeches was it
discovered that he had taken the
drug. Drs. Fanset and Rose
were summoned and with anti
dotes, emetics and a stomach
pump, and the diligent exertion
Of friends to keep him awake,
the victim was kept from taking
the sleep which would have been
fatal to his ever rising again.
Dick is the young man who was
in the county jail for six or
seven months last year, and it
was hoped that his abstinence
during the time had cured him
Of his burning thirst for liquor.
Under this hope friend had es-
tablished him in a barber shop,
which the recent fire destroyed,
but even before the fire we un-
derstand he had again given
away to his habit. The unfortu-
nate victim Of this vice may pos
sibly arouse conflicting emotions,
in which pity is not wanting, but
what Of the outlaw who for few
dollars has been selling him the
liquor knowing his weakness,
and what of the manhood of Mil
bank that sits down in cowardly
fear and permits the violation Of
law and decency in allowing it to
be done. Let US wrap our cloaks
Of selfsuffi cheney about us. IT.
is not our son or brother. We
are safe. Are we?
Married.
At the residence of Rev. S. B.
in the town Of Kilborn,
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