The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-05-12

A new we'll is being dug at the
jail.
For best lime and plaster go to
Helms Neuenberg & Co.
Mayor Saunders made a busi-
ness trip up the Wilmot line last
Monday.
Helms Nuremberg & Co. can
save you money on paint. Try
them.
Drayman Mcpherson has lust
put new team of iron grays on
his trucks.
Mr.. II. Green is repairing and
remodeling his lately purchased
residence property just north of
the E. Healy home.
Miss Kate Thorndike of Big
Stone City, who is recovering
from recent serious illness is
spending the week with Mrs. w.
W. DoWnie.
The Kern residence on the
corner of Fourth avenue and
Fifth street has assumed pro
portions, and is VIII along to
completion in carpenter work
Milbank fire department will
give a ball at the opera house,
Friday evening, May 19. Every
body invited. Good music will
be provided. Tickets % cents.
Mr. r. J. Colony, the wagon
maker at the Cannon & Healy
shop has had the power from the
engine extended to the wagon
shop. and now has rip saw and
other machinery attached to the
engine power.
The young people of the high
school gave a dramatic enter
tainment at the school house last
Friday evening, which was we'll
presented by the talent and en-
joyed by the audience. A good
attendance was had and the pro
ceeds netted something for the
high school fund, besides leaving
something for the actors for
their trouble.
DR.. L. G. Eastman, who had been
visiting few days with his
parents at Wilmot, stopped over
a few hours in Milbank on Mon
day, while on his way to Yank
ton. Mr. Eastman recently grad
uated from the Minneapolis
School of Osteopathy and goes
to Yankton with tie intention of
locating at that place. He carries
with him the best wishes of his
Milbank friends for a successful
future.
A number Of local papers
published false report couple
of weeks ago stating that the
Hotel Northern at Foster had
been destroyed by fire. Mr.. G.
F. Raikes, the proprietor Of the
hotel, wishes us to notify the
people that Hotel Northern is
still doing business, and that it
will be opened for the season
with a grand ball and supper on
Friday, May 19, to which Mr..
Raikes invites his Milbank
friends.
Among the visitors in town
Monday, who are in attendance
upon the annual conference of
the German Evangelical church
at Big Stone City was Rev. J. G.
Hornberger the superintendent
of the publishing house at Cleve-
land, O. This establishment is
next to the largest denomination
al publishing house in the
country, being exceeded in size
and capacity only by the Meth
odist Book Concern, and publish
es all Of the papers, tracts and
books Of the denomination.
The board of education will
have a meeting tonight, and
among other business will be the
selection of teachers for the en-
suing year. We understand
there is a disposition in some
quarter to make some very i'm
portant changes. However this
may be it is well to bear in mind
that the successful operation of
the schools depends much upon
the stability with which they are
carried on, and that frequent
aad unnecessary changes in
their management will tend more
than any other one cause to
general decentralization and in
efficiency. It is generally con-