The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-12-16
Useful Holiday Goods at Wood


Highest cash price paid for po-
tatoes by j. II. Brannon.
Messrs. John Strandberg,
Jonas Dahlgren, and Axel Dahl
berg of Strandburg, are in town
today on proving up mission.
Wood Bros. found their ) and
10 cent counter so successful
last year that they have put in
another carefully selected stock
this year.
Mr.. Frans Croal will take the
position vacated by George Bar
ney at the Empire elevator. Mr..
Croal commences work this week
to get the run of things.
The ladies of the Episcopal
Guild desire to thank the public
for their generous patronage
Thursday evening The net re
ceipts of the evening were
S12415.
Mrs. M. Fl. Wiseman is in
Montevideo this week at the
home Of her daughter, Mrs. Ho-
cum, the latter having been
called to Wisconsin by the illness
of some friend
Rev. O. Williams will preach
on Sabbath morning on the ques-
ton. is Conscience Il Proper
Guide to Form Character by?
In the evening will preach the
fourth sermon in the series on
the Prodigal Son.
Messrs. Amsden Bros. and c.
G.. Norton sold ii bunch Of 125
sheep that netted them S342 30
or 81. 80 cwt. As proof Of the
fact that sheep are all right just
now Mr.. Amsden states that IN
the fall Of 1894 he sold a better
lot Of sheep for 81. 30 cwt.
Some twenty-five or thirty
friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Guthrie,
Of the City hotel, took dinner
with the landlord and lady Of that
hosiery last Sunday, and thor
oughly enjoyed very fine spread
Of good things as well as the so
ciability Of the gathering.
The ladies Of the Episcopal
Guild held their Christmas ba.
zaal. in the F'iremen S hall yester.
day and last evening. They had
the room very prettily decorated
and arranged for the occasion.
and appeared to be doing a thirty
ing business.
G. +. James big colored com
edy, Georgia Up-to- Date, will ap
pear at the Opera House Sat. Dec
18th. Don't fail to see the grea'
attraction. Secure your seats
early. Brilliant, pretty creole
girls, Southern melodies, dancing
, and grand opera, all to make tht
, show a success.
The Aberdeen News states
that it has information that
large immigration of Russians
will go into the country tributar
to Eureka early in the spring
It says that 81, 900 heads Of fam
lilies will settle in the rougf
country towards the Missouri
river.
Hon. A. G.. Somers, of Lura
was in town for short time
Wednesday and Thurs $ day
While Mr.. Somers has made NJ
+ active canvass for the speaker
ship of the house, since his nam'
has been mentioned he has re
ceived a number Of unsolicite.
promises Of support, and will g
into the contest with good soil,
backing, fully equal to that 0
any other man yet mentionet
for the position.
About noon Wednesday tn
7 team of Wallace Leavitt, il
, charge of James Shevlin, VIII
left them standing unhitched 70
) a moment down near the lumbe
) ward, took start and ran VI
town, and coming down Mai
street in attempting to make
a short turn, ran directly int
, the window of Wood Bros. hard
| ware store, on the north side
The pole Of the vehicle struc
the large plate glass, and brok
/ one of the windows into sma
/, pieces and cracked another.
The members of the fire CON
) pany have commenced maxim
! arrangements for grand ball t
! be given at the opera house FIR
; day evening, Dec. Both. Th
party will be the event Of tn
t season, and as the proceeds {
! the ball are to be used for tn