The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-08-18

DR.. J. j. Fanset is com binine
business and pleasure in trip
to the twin cities this week.
W. w. Reeve the cattleman
, shipped a car load of cattle and
hogs to ST. Paul last Monday.
Members and friends Of the
ladies aid society will meet with
Mrs. Kern Thursday afternoon
August "A.
The Misses Nellie and Carrie
Cannon have been spending a
few days with friends at Apple
, ton, Mimi.
Mrs. N. j. Bleser, who has
been on a visit to friends in Wis
consin and Minnesota, returned
home Monday.
Henry Glasser, one of the old
Big Stone men was among the
commercial men who stopped at
Milbank this week
The young man Veon who was
brought down from Roberts
county insane last week and kept
in the jail here for a number Of
days was taken to Yankton nos
pital the first Of the week by the
Wilmot marshal
Mrs. Alex Buchanan of Alban
is enjoying a visit from her faith
er L. S. Harris, of Bristol, S. D..
who came down from Bristol
with Mrs. S. a. Smith, a sister
of Mrs b., who is on a visit from
San Francisco, Cal.
Miss Ella and Paul Williams,
| who recently graduated from
the Milbank high school enter
tanned a number Of their young
friends and classmates last
Monday evening preparatory to
their leaving for Mitchell, where
they expect to enter the univer-
sity Of that city.
! A basket Of nice ripe tomatoes
from the garden of +. w.
Thorndike of Big Stone City,
found their way to the commits
sary department of this liberty
loving journal the fisst of the
week. We have an indescribable
weakness for early tomatoes and
this date is not bad for the
South Dakota product.
Miss Nina Fanset, who has
been teaching in Appleton for
the past couple Of years, has
been engaged to take charge of
one of the departments in the
WatertoWn schools, where her
sister Josie has been teaching
The young ladies expect to go
over to Watertown next week,
as the schools open about the
first of the month.
i Messrs. A. j Fairchild and
Jas. Michigan met with a misfor-
tune Monday afternoon while
driving southwest Of town. They
had Mr.. Fairchild S spirited team
and one of the supports of the
neck yoke giving away the horses
became unmanageable. When
this was perceived the occupants
of the buggy jumped out without
receiving any injury and the
horses soon relieved themselves
from the vehicle and were cap
tured by Emil Johnson as they
came into town. But little dam
age was done to the buggy.
The Ortonville and Big Stone
gun club, or at least eight OF
them came up for shoot with
the Milbank club Monday after
noon. At the Wind-up Of the
shoot the score stood SO to 78 in
favor Of the Milbank marksmen.
That length Of days does not
count particularly in clay pigeon
shooting was illustrated by the
fact that Bert karn, the young
son of DR.. Karn whom the Orton
vile team brought along to fill
out fair number, made one OF
the best records in the shoot, the
highest score, 19, being q tie on
the part Of the young man and
August Mittlestaedt.
Mr.. George Fanset met with
peculiar experience while
driving home from the funera
Tuesday. The horse he was
driving suddenly became OBJ
streperous and with some light
ming stroke kicking and sudden
plunge freed himself from
!. the harness and buggy and
galloped off, leaving the buggy
with it's occupants, Mr.. and Mrs
Fanset and little girl sitting II
the vehicle. A peculiar feature
Of the runaway was that not q