The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-06-24

Remember that DR.. Ross the
! dentist will be in Milbank the
nrst htteen days of each month,
The great John Robinson show
is to visit Milbank on the 10Th OF
next month.
Marvin Niles, who has been
spending number of weeks in
Minneapolis, returnedhome Wed
nesday night,
Mr.. l.. Delameter, of Erie,
Cass county, N. d., has been
making a visit with Grant county
friends during the week.
Al Diets had the misfortune
of getting his team into barbed
wire fence, coming home from
Ortonville Wednesday night, cut
ting the horses badly.
Mrs. l.. H. Lindsley returned
last week from several weeks
visit to friends in Wisconsin
whom she had not seen for nine
teen years.
Mr.. l.. Plant, who went to the
cities with his son George some
three weeks ago, to receive
medical treat M ent, came
home last Monday, and returned
to Minneapolis again yesterday
Miss May Farnum, of Apple
ton, Mimi, is making a visit to
her uncle, E. L. Farnum of Al
ban. Mr., Farnum is also en-
joying visit from a sister who
comes from Fargo.
We are requested to say that
the battle of Atlanta will be re
produced at Wilmot on July 5,
by the G. A. r The reproduc-
ton will be absolutely without
Pain.
The Roberts county authorities
after a preliminary hearing,
brought down another man We'd
nesday. suspected of completely
in the Braves shooting matter.
He was captured in Iowa, and
there is strong circumstantial
evidence that he was one of the
parties who committed the crime.
Mrs. F. W. A. Poppe received
a letter from her husband last
week, stating that he and his
party, on the way to the Copper
river country in Alaska, were all
alive and we'll and were nearing
their destination, having made
their way safely over the most
difficult and dangerous part of
the route.
The past few days of exces-
sive hot weather and dry winds
have seriously affected the grain
fields. In many instances con-
siderable destruction has already
been done, while in other places
the fields have not yet been
materially affected but undoubt-
edly will suffer unless cooler
weather or rains come at once.
The signal service predicts this
welcome change for to-day.
The Woodmen excursion to
Ortonville Wednesday was a big
affair, special trains from east
west and north bringing a large
crowd Of visitors to that lake re
sort, the number being estima-
ted at from 5000 to 10000. Be-
sides the attractions at the lake,
a very fine display of fireworks
was given in the evening.
The Revillo people are putting
in a telephone line between Re
yillo and this city. The line is |
independent of the Zietler sys-
tenn.
A trip to Sioux Falls last week
over the Great Northern from
Granite Falls in Minnesota, sent
us home with enlarged ideas as
TO the condition of Grant county
rs a farming country. There IS
nothing like personal compari-
son of our own country with con-
1itions elsewhere to make one
feel that we are in a highly
favored locality. One OF the
striking features of the country
Is we approached Marshall and
rom there south, was the mus
ard plague. Field after field
vas completely given over to
his nuisance and the whole
country was yellow with It.
Some farmers had already com
nenced to pillow their fields un-
Ter, and there are undoubtedly
nany thousands of acres that
will have to be treated the same
yay. and crops grown that can
,e cultivated to get rid OF the
luisance.
r~,ssc1 ErOm County Treakurer.