The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-12-01


ing Thanksgiving with her Mil
bank friends.
Mrs. Elbridge Healy of Lura,
has been spending a few days
with Mrs. E. S. Healy.
Miss Helen Wood entertained
a party of young ladies at her
home Friday afternoon.
Landlord Fairchild made trip
to Minnesota last week to secure
some blooded live stock for the
farm.
Miss May Phelan, who has
been attending a sisters school
In eastern Minnesota is home on a
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wise, Alban
township, have been enjoying
Thanksgiving season with their
friends at Appleton, Minn.
Mr.. G. M. Parson left We'd
nesday night for Fairmont, N.
Dak., where he spent Thanks
giving with friends and relatives.
l.. Cunningham, a former resi-
dent of Twin Brooks and at one
time county commissioner, now
now living in Wisconsin, was out
looking after his farm interests
here last week.
Mr.. Jacob Sarff and wife of
Kilborn, left Wednesday morn
ing for a visit to their old home
in Dodge county, Mimi, where
they will probably spend the
winter.
The work on the hall in
the Berkin building has been a
bout completed this week, and
the several lodges are moving
their paraphernalia and furni-
ture to their new quarters.
The Watertown District MIN.
isterial meeting of the NJ. E.
church will be held at Bristol,
Dec. and 6. A strong and
helpful program has been
arranged for, Rev. Watson Of the
Milbank church beisg down for
methods of Bible Study
Mrs. ]. t. Jones of Mime
apolis, who with her daughter,
has been spending a short time
with her sister, Mrs. Bell, re
turned home Wednesday The
young lady is in delicate health,
and her trip to Milbank failed to
help her as it was expected to
do.
Mr.. John r. Young Of this
city and Miss Mary Handling
were married by squire Bleser
on Saturday evening, Nov. %,
and Mr.. M. Ham bling and Miss
Kate Sullivan, both Of Alban
township, were married by Rev.
Father Wulf on the 9th ult., at
the Catholic church.
Among the civil cases in court
last week that attracted consld-
erable attention was tina. OF John
c.. Knapp VS.. Christina H. Knapp
and Agnes Harris, for the pos
of certain real estate,
and in which the jury brought in
a verdict for the plaintiff in all OF
the findings which they had to
make. The case for the plaintiff
was ably handled by Attorneys
Z. NJ. Bennett, Of Sisseton, and
J. J. Batterton, of Wilmot, and a
very clear and forcible presenta-
ton of their cause was made
both as to the law and the facts.
The city schools recognized
the close of the first three
months term of school by invit-
ING friends and the public gen
erally to a program OF exercises
last Friday afternoon at the
school house. The several de-
partments had each exercises OF
their own, the high school mem-
bers presenting a particularly
interesting program, which was
enioyed not only by the mem
bers of the school, but by a
large mum Der Of visiting friends
Of the school who we're present.
A very general feeling is preva
lent that the schools are in ex
cellent condition and are doing
good work, q fact attested by
the large numb Der Of nonresident
pupils in attendance. There are
now 391 pupils enrolled in the
school, and with the steady IN
crease that may be expected
there will be in the immediate
future a pressing demand fol
more school room which vii