The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-06-30

! Wood Bros. are putting in ;
stock of tilino
The ladies aid society vii
meet at Mrs. Nixon's THURSDAY
afternoon, July 6.
The Misses Flor ence Elliotani
Alice Wood, who had been at
tending young ladies school at
Boston, returned home from the
east last week
The Woodmen excursion tC
the lake Wednesday consisted
of eleven Well-p3cked coaches
Not bad showing for a prairie
country where it is generally
supposed timber is rather scarce.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. C. Wallace, of
Webster, We're visiting their
daughter Mrs. Bentley the first
of the week, and left yesterday
morning for an extended trip in
the eastern states.
Capt. S. p. Howell, of McPher-
son county, who came down to
attend the meeting of the sheep
breeders association at Big Stone
lake, was in town yesterday
morning the guest Of his son-in-
law, Bert Gamble.
The NJ E. campmeetings are
being held at Simpson Park this
week. While the attendance is
not very large the meetings are
Of a most interesting character,
and are highly enjoyed by those
present.
We are pleased to state that
Mr.. T. L. Fuller, law partner Of
Mr.. B. D. Gam BILE, will this week
remove to Milbank and make his
home here, having resigned his
position as clerk of the supreme
court for that purpose.
The Junior League will give
an ice cream and cake social at
Lindquist & Johnson's platform
on Friday evening, July Z, and
the little folks invite all of their
friends and the public generally
to call upon them.
Among the pension news tele-
from Washington dur
ing the past week is the an
nouncement that Mr.. w v.
Waring has been granted an in.
crease of pension from So to ST.
per month.
Those attending the Woodmen
picnic state that the ball game
between the Flandreau Indians
and the Webster team, and
won by the former, was one
of The best played games ever
in this part of the
country
The HERALD ADVANCE has
the spirit Of improve
ment that is going on in the city,
and is having the walls of the
office building sheeted
with corrugated iron and new
roof put on, together with minor
improvements for light and con-
yenience.
The entertainment at the court
house on Saturday evening this
week, given for the benefit Of the
Milbank Cemetery Association,
will be one of such interest that
no one can afford to miss it.
Besides, the object is one which
appeals strongly to every citizen,
and therefore it should be gener-
ously patronized.
Mrs. M. Battray of Watertown
has been here during the week
working up the organization of a
lodge Of the Ancient Order Of
the Pyramids, one of the lately
formed faternal and beneficial
societies. We understand she
has been successful in her work
and will organize a 60 d sized
lodge here at an early day.
DR.. Ashton has provided him.
self with a very complete outfit
Of moving pictures and stereopti-
con views, and this together with
his fine graphophone, enables
him to give a SPLENDID evenings
entertainment. You can enjoy
this and help the cemetery asso-
ciation by going to the court
house tomorrow evening.
At the Woodmen picnic at
Hartford last week the Wilmot
and Milbank camps indulged in
q tug Of war. OF course we have
heard but one side of the story
of the pull, but if those Roberts
county fellows cant do better
next time than they did last
week they ought not 20 be allow