The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1897-06-11
MlLBANK, S. D., FRIDAY. JUNE II. 1897.

Mr.. r. T. Rogers and family
have been attending the G. A. r.
encampment at Montevideo dur
ing the week.
Mrs. W. B. Saunders and child
ren departed yesterday to spend
the summer months at the old
home in New York state.
Mrs. w. w. Mount has been
attending the state encampment
OF the G. A. r. at Redfield dur
ing the week as delegate of Hum
phrey Relief Corps. Geo. Stearns
was the Post delegate.
August Villbrandt has recent
ly purchased the Mccall farm in
Big Stone township adjoining
the farm Of Fred Remus. Con-
sideration 81, 100
Miss Gertrude Stone, who has
been spending the month past at
Britton, her former home, re-
turned the first of the week from
her visit.
At the meeting of the grand
lodge K. of p. at Sioux Falls, last
week Mr.. E. H. Benedict was
honored with an election as Vice
Chancellor in that grand body.
Miss Amelia Yonker, daughter
of Mayor Yonker, Of Big Stone,
came up Wednesday to attend
the wedding of her friend Miss
Helen Lender.
Mr. L. Barney and wife, Of
Nelson county, N. D., have been
spending few days during the
week with the former's S brother,
George Barney of this city.
They returned home yesterday.
Mrs. l. D. Aldrich, who has
been visiting friends at the old
home in Wisconsin, returned
yesterday, and the county super
Iintendent has lost that haggard,
pessimistic look which has dis
tinguished him of late and which
has aroused the alarm and pity
Of his friends and neighbors for
some time past.
Rev. J. G. Haigh, who for the
past two years has been the pas
tor Of the Congregational society
in Milbank, left on Tuesday for
Detroit, Mich, and expects to
locate near that city or possibly
in Ohio Mrs. Haigh will re-
main here for short time, when
she will Join her hus band at their
new home.
Prof. John Kelly, who for the
past two years has been the
principal Of the city schools, with
his family yesterday morning
took their departure for their
new home in Michigan, where
the Prof. goes to accept a posi-
ton as director of the training
department in the Mount Pleas
ant normal school. The people
Of Milbank universally regret
the departure of Prof. Kelly and
his estimable family, and they
take with them the best wishes
of our people for their prosper
ity and happiness in their new
home, or rather their old home,
as both the professor and Mrs.
Kelley came from Michigan to
Dakota. Both as an educator
and estimable citizen the com
munity regrets the departure OF
Mr.. Kelly.
Mr.. J. L. w. Zietlow, the gen
tleman who is pushing the inde-
pendent telephone line east and
south from Aberdeen, was III
town Tuesday in the interest Of
his enterprise. The line is al
ready extended to Webster al
thou gh not yet in operation to
that point. Mr.. ZietloW wants
the citizens of Milbank to raise
about S4O0 to secure connection
with the line, the amount to be
good for service and repaid IN
that form. At a citizens meet
inc held at the hotel in the even
ing a committee was appointed
to secure subscriptions in aid OF
the enterprise, and it is hoped
that a sufficient amount will be
subscribed to secure the connec-
ton. The line it is expected
will be extended to Corona and
Wilmot and Big Stone and Or