The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-10-06

drama, Joshua Simpkins, will
be produced at Milbank, S. D..
Oct. 1lth.
Druggist Nelson made trip
to the cities the first Of the week
to make selection Of fixtures for
his new quarters in the Bouck
building.
Mrs Drake, an organizer of
the Royal Neighbors, is in the
city looking up the advisabHty Of
establishing an auxiliary to the
Mllbamk camp Of Woodmen.
John Glabach, Of Owatonna,
Minnesota, WAS in town during
the week looking over his real
estate property, he being the
owner OF the double house occu-
pied by G. w. Eddy and f. H.
| Benedict
Mrs, H Hollands who recently
returned from a visit to her son
William at Kenyon, Mimi, says
! She had barely arrived home
when she received word that Viii
had been taken down with
typhoid fever, but is getting
along nicely
Peter Peterson, who was
tGreshiug on the James Moore
place the first of the week thinks
/ he ought to have the banner for
threshing ,, 450 bushels of wheat
in one day, the wheat being III
stacks to which he had to move
his machine. The wheat went
20 bushels to the acre on the
I Moore place and oats about %.
Hon. VIM. Storlie of Reyillo
was up greeting his Milbank
friends the first Of the week He
was worrying somewhat over
his pet alligator, which was out
| ia a pond near home, and he was
thinking that it was about time
! to get him slowed away for win
| ter as on the cold days he bur
rows down in the mud and ne
trace of him can be found until .
warm sunny day brings him
out again.
The special excursion train {
Aberdeen Wednesday carried .
large party from OrtonFllle, n
Guiding the band Of that town
and quite a number went iron
Milbank The grain palace ex
position and entertainment
furnished were more than up t.
standard this year and all Wh'
attended speak very highly Q
the affair.
Thos. Fitch received word tn
first of the week that his brother
James H. Fitch, Of Flandreau
died at Hot Springs ia this stat
on the 9th alt. The deceased
was an old soldier, a member Q
Co + 9TH Minnesota. and hat
} cone to the soldiers home hoplns
10 receive benefit III his falllns
health. He appeared to be dol !!
50 at first, but a telegram wa
received announcing his death @
! the date stated.
! Mr.. AinsWorth, the organ ma
| had his bicycle stolen from I'd
Hotel St. Hubert last Sunday
The bicycle was new orescenl
| chainless and numbered p, -
; He will pay a reward to any on
, securing the wheel Tor mn
Since the above was Ia typ
we learn that the wheel was plcf
cd up in a wheat field about seve
miles from here by Gottlle
I Ruechner and returned to III
! owner. The theft evidently D'
] coming alarmed.
!. Can't Crosstield Of Brown
Valley was in town Tuesday ac
mo as recruiting officer Tor th
44th regulars now being organl
cd for the Philippine campaign
He expected to spend anothe
: day ia the city but was ordefe
I to report IN st. Paul at once an
loft Wednesday morning. 4
t enlisted some five recruits her
+ among them being 6odnel
y Renner of Big Stone toWnshll
e The four others We're a Mr.. GU
g digman, Erickson and Olson an
g a Young man from Summit. Nv
others we're rejected, not comm
no to the requi ments physician
: At Browns Valley ID recrul
! we're secured and at Sisseton !
. The regiment is being mustert
/ at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, al
i will be fully equipped the latt
= mart of November and taken
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