The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1898-12-30

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today and coming up Main street
at lively gait smashed a buggy
belonging to Mr.. Savage.
Charles Cannon says that he
has bran new little daughter
who has come to help him start
the new year in good style.
Mr.. VIM. Vandervoort was
called to Owatonna, Mimi, the
first of the week by the death of
a brother of Mrs. Vandervoort,
DR.. T. r. Medd, a dentist Of that
city who died suddenly of paral-
ysis.
Yesterday was the fifteenth
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Emil Johnson S marriage, and in
commemoration of the occasion
a number of neighbors and
friends enjoyed supper with
this worthy couple.
The railroad company have
had some of the bridge crew lay
ing a good substantial side walk
from the depot up Main street
to the crossWalk at Railroad
street. 1t is an Improvement
that will be appreciated by travel
ers to the depot.
Free Hoxsie, of Albee, is max
ing preparation to open a brok-
ers office in Milbank for the sale
of options on grain, pork and
stocks of all kinds, in connection
with the Chas. E. Lewis Co.,
grain commission and stock
brokers of Minneapolis, MINI.
Messrs. Hollands & Mclean,
the proprietors of the Milbank
mill, during the Christmastide
kindly bered each of a
number Of families where the
act would be appreciated, with a
sack of their flour. A very good
and wholesome way of observing
Christmas.
Mr.. f. Cartwright of Blooming
Valley, was in town Tuesday on
his way to his home in Blooming
Valley. Mr. Cartwright had
been for a couple of months in
Dodge county, Mimi, attending
to the re-renting of his farm
there, one Of his sons going down
to take charge Of it hereafter.
A novel piece of work may be
seen at Schafer's meat market.
1t consists of a boat and flower
pot made from white grease, and
decorated with vines and flowers
in most artistic manner. The
molding was done by the cook at
the St. Hubert hotel, and it shows
considerable skill on the part Of
the artist.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. King have
been enjoying visit from their
daughter, Mrs. Fargo and faml-
ly, of Aberdeen. The occasion
was made memorable to Grand
pa King by the presentation to
| him Of a handsome and valuable
gold watch from his young
friends and members OF the Far
go family.
The several Sunday schools OF
the city, Episcopal, Congrega-
tional and Methodist each had a
Christmas tree and exercises on
Christmas eve, and there were
probably more happy children IN
Milbank last Saturday evening
than there were ever before.
The churches were all more or
less decorated for the Christmas
anniversary and the pastors
sermons were drawn from the
great event celebrated.
A number Of our Milbank
Young ladies who have been away
1 teaching school are at home this
week enjoying the Christmas
vacation, among them being Miss
Olive Mcbride Of Minneapolis,
Miss Georgiana Carrick of Yank-
ton, Miss Nina Fanset of Apple
ton, Miss Josie Fanset Of Water
town. Miss Laura Rodgers of
Brows Valley, and Miss Carrie
Trowbridge, of Big Stone.
! Mr.. Matt Rourk has lately put
M one of those latest improved,
steel, geared Aermotor wind
mills with roller bearings that
are becoming SO very popular
throughout this section of the
country. To say that NJ. Rourk
is pleased is putting it in q mild
form. He says he can grind
from 8 to 10 sacks of feed per
hour and that is not all, he can
grind when other makes of mills
are waiting for a stronger breeze.