The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-01-06

The train service to Wilmot
and Sisseton has again been
changed from daily to three
times a week.
The tiremen's ball last Friday
evening was we'll attended, and a
fund Of about 500 was secured
for the organization.
Postmaster Middlebrook is
enjoying visit from his father,
who lives at Cresco, Ia, but who
has been on a business visit to
the lumber woods of Wisconsin.
The Stanford Dodge company
gave prisoner Of Spain at the
opera house last evening, and
continue their engagement to-
night and tomorrow night. The
company is one of the best on
the road.
Rev. Ferdinand G. Yenny, of
Ravenna, Neb, a German ETan-
gelical minister quite we'll known
here in former years, and a broth
er of Mrs. j. w. Oehler of Big
Stone City, died at his home in
Nebraska on Dec. Is, at the age
of 43 years. The remains We're
taken to the old home at Blue
Earth City in Minnesota for
burial.
Summit Signal: w. T. Pratt of
Blooming Valley is evidencing
his faith in the sheep industry
by buying more sheep. He says
they pay him better than any
other branch of his farming.
There is room for many thous-
and sheep in this country and it
would be a good thing if more
farmers would follow Mr.. Pratt S
example.
Aberdeen News.-Grand Re-
corder LAWN of the A O. U. w.
will tomorrow issue a circular to
the lodges of the jurisdiction Of
South Dakota giving in brief the
result Of the work of the order in
the state during the past year.
During 1898 there were 1889
new members received into var
ious lodges of the state, the total
m being on Dec. 31st,
10,224. During the year there
were 1902 suspensions and 400
reinstatements, there being a
loss of 662 members from this
cause. The net gain for the
twelve months was 1,10O Dur
ing the year there were So deaths
in the membership in the state,
the widows, ophans, and other
beneficiaries receiving death
losses to the amount of SIG, 900.
For the present month Mr.. Law
in calls for one assessment of 81
from the mem bers holding s., 900
beneficiary certificates and so
cents from those in the 81, 600
class.
The German Evangelical Insur-
ance association has been holding
It's regular annual meeting at the
court house during the week.
The company did very large
hail insurance business this year
and while it met with some heay Y
losses, it has been able to pay
all Of its losses from it's regular
assessments, but the full amount
Of assessments will be required.
In the hail department 1850
policies were issued, coyerin e
80, ,212 acres, with losses amount
ing to S25, 722. Is. In the fire in
surance department /, 329policies
were in force with total amount
of risks of 81, ,125, 600; there were
g losses, amounting to 81, sea- 63
in this department, and above
these losses there was received
on premiums $1,3O8.55. Direct
ors were elected as follows
Gottlob Oehler, L. Won Wald.
John Roth, Ben Moser, VIM Har
bine, Charles F. Lueck.
The following delegates from
abroad were present:
Frank Nehring. Omemee, n. D.
John Ditmer. Everest, n. D.
b. NJ. Schwartz, Addison n. D.
Herman Strutz, Holmes, n. D.
A. d. Werner, Lambertine, MINI.
f. C. II. Ehlers. Marshall, Minn.
John A. Stegner. Lincoln, Minn.
Peter Junker, Sutley, S. d.
Fred Rush. Osceola. S. D.
August Knebel. Lily, S. D.
III. "A. Schiefelbein. Clear Lake, s ID
Fred Harman, Clear Lake, S. d.
Herman klippstein, Groton. S. D.
S. H. Schultz, Parkston. S. D.
VIM. Habein, Big Stone City. $. D.
Chas. Lueck. Big Stone City, 5. ID.
Gottlob Oehler. Milbank, S. D.
Died.