The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-12-29

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Mrs. A, F, Linlquist is MAX
ing a visit to her old home at
Appleton.
Gene BIeser came down from
| Wanbay Saturday last to spend
Christmas with relatives.
Mrs. D. $ Cinclaire is eniov-
ing visit from her sister, Mrs.
Dunbrak, of Fergus Falls, Mimi.
Mrs. Ben Sears, who was
seriously i'll a short time ago and
afterwards had about recovered
is again in serious condition.
John Reeve, of Meirose. is
making visit to his old home in
Wisconsin and 10 points in Min
nesota.
Mr.. A d. Diets has secured a
tine dray truck, harness and
team and has started in with a
new dray line,
Miss Vincent, who recently
resigned as teacher in the Mil
bank school, has accepted posi-
ton as teacher in the Big Stone
City school.
Mr.. Will Ede has purchased
from j O. Thayer the farm
owned by him in AIban township,
and which Mr. Thayer secured
year or SO ago.
Mr. and Mrs. V. Warning re-
turned from Sisseton yesterday. |
where they had been spending
Christmas with their son Lin
coin and his family
Master Phil Saunders is ex-
pecting TO 60 wi h his cousin,
Carl Hapgood, when the latter
returns to the Shattuck school, /
and commence school life at that
institution.
Miss Nuna Shannon, who has
been making her home at Alex
Mimi, for some time
past, is spending the holidays
with her Milbank friends, and
expects to remain for some time.
Roy Larned, one OF the faith
ful printer boys in the HERALD
office, has taken leave
Of the case for Il week and is
making a visit to friends in
Flandreau and Jackson, Mimi.
Mr.. aud Mrs, Wm. Ferguson,
If st. Paul, We're up spending
the Christmas holidays with the
family Of their kinSman, f. San
ford, Mrs Ferguson and Mrs. I
sanford being sisters.
An early closing movement Is ,
on foot, and we understand he {
agreement has been fully signed /
oy the merchants aud will 90 in !
% effect the first of the year. q
The agreement is to close the s
stores at Z .. m, and this will
leceSSltate also the closing OF
he post office at the same hour
t is generally believed that !
his earlier closing can beaccom I
,lshed without hardship to any J
me, and with good results to the
Jerks and merchants them
elves.
Sylvan lodge Of Odd Fellows,
Who for years have occupied the
,chafer hall over Schad & Cos y
neat market, have given up T
heir old place and have joined e
he other orders III a lease Of the y
ew Berkin hall, of which the A. q
}. Z. w society has control. !
he Odd Fellows have disposed !,
f their carpets and furniture u
nd the German Evangelical so i i
iety will probably occupy the I
remises for church services.
County Judge Owen and wife
,ere called to Sioux Falls Wed
esday on a probate matter con
ected with the estate OF a man
Tho recently died in Sioux Falls.
he deceased was an lrlshman
t peculiar character and habits,
'ho lived by himself, had no
friends, and appar-
ntly no known relatives. lie @
as the owner of considerable
sal estate in and around Sioux
alls, and at the time OF his
cath, which came suddenly, he
# no will or Instructions as to
le disposal Of his property.
he facts were sent to Ireland,
id investigation has brought 70
yht one or more heirs in that
,untry, and it is on behalf OF
lese that Mr. Owen has been
gagged. A peculiar feature Of
r Ovens connection with the
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