The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-05-05
MlLBANK. S. d., FRIDAY, MAY s. lS9a

You will find excellent cedar
posts at Wood Bros.
For best lime and plaster go to
Helms Neuenberg & Co.
O W. Antleman has been
spending few days in the cities
on a business tri p.
[ Mr.. d. Hocum was looking
after his interests in Milbank
last Monday.
II you want money at the low
est rates and upon the most
favorable terms call upon Thos.
l.. Bouck, at Milbank.
Big Stone lake was cleared of
ice on April 22d. This is "a little
later than the average of the
years, though it has been some
times into May before melting.
Columbia's s sell for $500 to
$50 90. No wonder other wheels
are cheap. Brockman & Tasker,
Big Stone City are agents for
Ortonville, Milbank and Big
Stone City.
Thos. w. Bishop, formerly one
of the best known newspaper
publishers in the state, but who
is now travelling for the Amer
lean Type Founders Co, was a
caller Wednesday.
Schafer & Joy secured bunch
Of fine fat cattle last Monday from
the Amsden Bros. The stock
were in excellent shape, and in
dicate that Messrs Amsden know
how to get beef ready for the
market.
A heavy down pour Of rain
Sunday evening, followed by
showers Monday and Tuesday
has given the ground plenty Of
moisture, and the fields are a
beautiful green.
Mr.. Gamble, Sr., who had been
out at BoWdle for sometimepast,
returned to Milbank the first Of
the week He re2orts that
cattle in the Missouri river coun-
ties came through the winter in
good shape, and stock men are
telling very we'll satisfied.
What might have been a very
Obstructive fire started last Sun
day, during the high wind which
preceded the rain, just north
east of town, where the city
dump grounds have been located
and it was only by great effort
on the part of the few who fought
it that it was kept out of Jas.
Watson S trees and from burn
ing Henry Schafers new slaugh
ter house
A genuine and most disagree
able dust storm was a phen-
omena presented us last Friday
afternoon. About 1 o'clock the |
storm came from the west, and
the clouds of dust which had
been gathered up in the west SO
darkened the air that the lamps
had to be lighted before ) clock.
The only particular damage
done by the wind that we have
heard of was the blowing down
Of over dozen Of the horse sheds |
at the Zion Evangelical church
in Grant Center, a number of
which were very badly demol-
ished.
Word was received Monday
morning by telegram that man
claiming to hail from Milbank
had mitted suicide at Groton
by taking laudanum at abont II
O'Clock Sunday evening. He had
been engaged in selling package
goods to farmers ir the vicinity
Of Groton during his stay there,
and had been drinking heavily
ever since his arrival on
Tuesday last. He left two let
ters, one addressed to his wife
in Milbank and one to the pro
prietor Of the hotel. He wrote
the hotel keeper that he desired
him to sell some $50 worth of dry
goods found in the room to de-
fray expenses and send his body
to Milbank for burial. Only 81 |
was found in his pockets. He
was man Of about 40 years Of
age. The suicides name was D.
Hoderman and he came to Mil
bank some five or six weeks ago,
and had been stopping at the
Hotel st Hubert, making excur-
sions into the county selling cloth
goods, and had but few days
before gone to Groton, leaving
his wife at the hotel here.