The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-08-26
Notice change in Emanuel S


OIlVer Gangs, Plows, Extras
etc, etc, at Wood Bros.
). NJ. Pasco was a Minneapolis
visitor las Saturday.
Wood Bros. are blilding an
addition to their tin shop.
Don't forget that the Stude-
baker wagon is the best on earth,
for sale at Wood Bros. 81
Thos. Hagen appeared before
Clerk of Courts Prevey and
made final proof upon his land
last Tuesday.
DR.. Ross has moved into his
house, formerly known as the
Hocum house, east of the G.. l..
Wood residence
If you notice any change in
the manner in which Win Enos
cuts meat you may attribute it
all to that little lady who came
to his home last Tuesday morn
ing and demanded admittance to
his family circle.
Mrs. NJ, A. Warning received
the sad intelligence this week Of
the death of her brother which
occurred July 9, at his home
near Buffalo, Mimi, delay in re
ceiving the information being
caused by the letters being
wrongly addressed.
On Sunday morning the M. f.
pulpit was occupied by Miss
Margaret Koch, of Chicago, ow
inc to the illness of the pastor,
Rev Williams. The discourse
was interesting. In the evening
Miss Koch conducted the ser
vices. but her sister, Miss kath-
crime Koch occupied most OF the
time with the subject, Like and
Work of Miss Frances Willard
Quite party of Milbank ladies
drove over to Hartford Friday
to spend the day picnlclng.
While the morning promised Il
dav of beauty, with the after
noon there came most terrllflc
rain storm which could not help
but make the party feel rather
uncomfortable 50 far as damp
ness was concerned at least.
Quite mystery surrounds
the disappearance Of the eleven
year-oId daughter OF Herman
Werder of Melrose township
who has not been seen or heard
of since last Friday noon.
Strange to say, no one knew
much about it until the mlddie
of this week, when search was
instituted but no trace could pe
| found of the child.
Last Saturday Messrs. reeves
and Williams received ~ head OF
cattle for shipment, paying lof
them the round sum OF y, ooo'
In the herd was a yoke OF oxen
bought of Carl Johnson when
weighed 1900 pounds; also from
1C. G. Anderson they bought a
bunch of cattle for which they
paid 1886. This goes to show
that there is money III STOCK
raising in this section OF the
country.
That Grant county is a corn
county as well as a wheat county
is plainly seen by an examination
of some Of the corn fields IN TINS
neiohborhood. Mr.. A. M. Young
has a field of dent corn near
town from which last week ne
brought over a few sample ears,
fully developed and perfectly
ripe This in the middle OF
August, is pretty good lndlca,
t;on of how corn grows IN Grant
county.
! Wednesday night about eleven
o'clock a bright light was seen
north of town which proved to
be the barn on the farm of "Bllly
Schone, just north Of the city.
Geo. Dover and family live on
the farm. Mr.. Dover says thai
the cause of the fire is entirely
unknown as no one had been at
the barn the evening before with
fire or light. Mrs. Dover aWoke ,:
about eleven 0 clock and smelling
smoke aroused Mr.. D. by this
time fire could be seen coming
through the roof on the south
east corner Of the barn, the enc
used for q granary. So far as IS
known no one had been IN TINS
nart Of the barn since Sunday
The loss is estimated at about
s75O Mr.. Schone, barn S5oo
Mr.. Dover, property; S2oo; FREQ
GRAY. goods stored, $50. The