The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-08-19

hellem6er the Chase Piano
recltal on the 29th.
OllVer Gangs, PloWs, Extras
etc, etc, at Wood Bros,
Mrs VIM. jennings returned
last week from her visit to Wis
,conSin.
| r +. Jones of Revillo, was ur
on "A business trip 10 the county
seat yesterday.
| Bon forget THAI the Stude.
baker wagon is the best on earth,
for sale at Wood Bros. 81
Miss Alice Aselti,1se, of Mason,
Mich, IS making visit to Mass
Nellie Plant of Vernon township.
| The Junior league will serve
Ice cream on the Ljndquist 4
johnson machine platform, on
Friday, Aug 26.
Mem bers and friends of the
ladies aid society will meet with
MRS. D. Mclean Thursday after
noon, August %
G p. Borland, IF Madison, S.
d., who is canvaSing for an Odd
Fellow insurance company, was
in town last Tuesday.
Only - cents for the Omaha
Weekly Bee to Jan /, 80 The
covers the campaign and will be
a good investment.
Governor Lee has issued a
proclamation appointing Mon
day, Sept. ), as labor day, and
calling upon all citizens to lay
aside their commercial pursuits
for the day.
Mrs. H. j. Marvin of Beaver
Dam, Wis, accompanied by her
grandson, Robert Shepard, ar
rived on a visit to her daughter,
Mrs. S. S. Lockhart last week.
Mrs. Alpheus Hocum was
stopping with MiIbank friends
the first of the week. Mr.. Hocum
has been transferred to the main
line and is moving his family
from Andover to Montevideo.
Miss Nuna Shannon will soon
open new millinery parlor IN
Dr.. Roses drug store. Miss
Shannon will have ample and
able assistance and would re
spectfully solicit part Of the
public patronage.
The many friends of F'lorian
J Hatz, who is Well known here
and especially IN Big Stone City,
will be pleased to know that he
is doing we'll at his home IN
Faulkton, where he has a big
store Of general merchandise.
He is now in New York buying
his fall and winter supplies.
The trigonometry class at the
Simpson Park summer school
determined the following dis
tances by means of the en-
glneer S transit: Roberts boat
house to the lower island, twenty
rods less than two miles; boat
house to Ortonyille dock, a mile
and a quarter; to peninsula,
three tifths of mile; elevation
Of hill back of the park above the
lake level, 123 feet.
w. H. Wilcox, of Vernon town
ship was summoned to Lone Tree
in Deuel. county by the serious
illness of Mrs. Wilcox father, a
Mr.. Kenyon of that place. The
gentleman who was one OF the
old settlers of that locality, and
well along in years, died OF
brights disease on Saturday
morning last. Word was receiv-
cd the first of the week that the
cyclone which passed through
that portion of Deuel. county
Sunday evening completely de-
stroyed all the buildings on the
farm, including house, barn and
granary.
Last Monday, the 18th, was not
only the expiration of the close
season in the game law, but was
the birthday anniversary Of Mr.:
James Kerr, Miss Edna Wood
and Miss Emma Nixon, and IN
recognition Of the several events,
in one of which each of these had
been so deeply interested, they
enioyed a supper together with q
few friends at Weddell's restau-
rant. A very enjoyable time
was had, aud as the good things
Of the tables disappeared 1t was
the wish of all that many more
birthdays might be vouchsafed
to both the gentleman and the
youne ladies, and that the appe-