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on the north side of the railroad.
r. Fl. Kidney, of Jackson,
Mimi, an uncle of Roy and Neva
Lal ned is making a short visit
with friends in the city.
Rev. j f. Bradley, Of Twin
Brooks, is enjoying a visit from
his wife, who has come from her
home at Mitchell for few week S
stay.
Rev 4. Burchardt, the United
Evangelical minister of Big
Stone was a caller Wednesday,
while on his way to his appoint
ment at Twin Brooks.
Mrs William Cleveland, Sr., re-
turned from Granite Falls last
week, where she has been for
some time with her mother who
had been seriously i'll
The Methodist Sunday school
will picnic at Simpson park next
Tuesday. The Congregational
Sunday school will have their
picnic at Hartford grounds, Fri
day, June Is.
The rainfall in Milhanl1 last
Week according 10 Mr.. II. W.
Bailey the government observer,
was for Sunday 20 inches,
Monday 135, Wednesday 40,
Friday 20, Saturday 81, making
a total for the week of 4 .55.
Mr.. Bertin d. Gamble aud
bride arrived home last Satur-
day after a week S visit to friends
and places east and have taken
up their residence in their newly
built home on Fifth street. Mr..
Gamble and wife will be heartily
welcomed by Milbanl1 people.
VIM. Mallett is making ar
rangements to run stage line
between Mllbank aud the assem-
bly, grounds at Big Stone lake
during the busy season, going
down in the morning and return
ing IN the evening, and if the
traffic warrants it, will make
trip during the day.
We are in receipt of announce
ment OF commencement exercis-
es of the Madison State Normal
on Wednesday June 18th, at the
opera house in Madison. Miss
Margaret Black, Of Elmira, who
has been engaged as teacher Of
the third and fourth grades in
the Milbanl school, is a member
OF the graduating class.
The Commercial hotel at Big
Stone City has lately been re
furnished and refitted under Mr.
Johnson's S management, and it is
now open to the public Parties
visiting the lake will find court
eous and generous entertainment
at the Commercial, com fortal lie
sleeping accommodations, and
an excellent table.
During the thunder storm
Monday night the farm house Of
Fred Krueger in Kilhorn town
ship was struck by lightning.
and his two daughters and Miss
Cummings, OF Twin Brooks. who
who were sleeping ia the house,
received a severe shock from the
lightning Miss Com mings was
rendered helpless for some time
after the shock, but eventually
recovered entirely.
During the Chautauqua gather
ing at Big Stone lake, July IA to
81, Messrs + w Moore and
Thomas u Taylor the Big Stone
City and Ortonville newspaper
men will publish a daily paper,
giving full details of proceedings
at the lake. The paper will be
published 20 days for 50 cts. If
you want to keep posted on lake
matters send that amount and
your name to either Of the parties
above mentioned.
The unprecedented rain fall of
the first of the week has played
havoc with the bridges, three of
them being washed out in Xii
born township and two others
with the approaches badly dam
aged. We understand the bridge
near Gottlob Oehler 5 on the west
road south Of town was washed
out, and also the one near the fair
grounds and at the Watson farm
east of town. The extraordinary
downpour of water was too much
r1or nearly all the smaller bridges;
it was feared that the one near
the Merry crossing would not be
able to stand and a force Of men