The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-06-09
Fence posts at Wood Bros.

s'l,ih- hIDdIh Ii 1tuuS 1DI d
few days
Mrs. Richard Mortell and fami-
ly have gone for an extended Wis
it to friends at Wynmere, n. D.
j. II. Reed, of the St. Paul Dis
patch, was in the city Tuesday
looking up matters for his paper,
Editor VoIkmar was compelled
to 20 the cities the first of the
week to secure treatment for a
trouble in his eyes.
Miss Julia Osmundson, the
trimmer in Miss Shannon ; mil
hnery store, Is making a visit to
her home at Appleton.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Hollands took
their departure Thursday for
Mitchell, where they expect to
make their home III the future
Jeus Peterson the laundryman,
now has his new steam washing
machine in full running order
and is making excellent use of
same.
Messrs. Fred Lindquist and
+. II. Benedict are attending the
knights Of Pythias grand lodge
in session at Sioux Falls this
week. -
Mr.. Gus Mittlestaedt and wife
are making preparations for an
overland trip to Clear Lake for a
visit with Mrs. Mittlestaedt's
parents. ~
Mr.. Elbridge Healy reports the
arrival of lively nine pound boy
at his home on June 1, just such
a lad as he thinks he can make
use of on the reservation.
Z. Emanuel the furniture man
is spending the week at Sioux
Falls attending the annual meet
ing of the South Dakota under
takers.
Miss Claude Breckenridge Of
BIG Stone has been visiting dur
inc the week with her cousins in
County Treasurer Stafford $ fam
'ily.
Mrs. J. Walsh accompanied
her daughter to Minneapolis
Tuesday. Miss Amanda expects
to remain there for some time
visiting with relatives.
G. L. Wood was laid up for a
day or so the first of the week
from coming in too sudden con
tact with the hoof Of one Of his
horses, while the animal was in
a pla 5ful mood.
p. M. Trowbridge and wife of
Alban township started Wednes-
day for Blutfton, Mimi, on a Wis
it to Father TroWbridge, who re
moved from here to his present
home last year.
The ladies aid society received
SIS. 25 at their ice cream market
Tuesday evening. It's a cold
night when the ladies cant get
something out of an ice cream
freezer.
Supt. McNulty, Of Wilmot, and
Mr.. Darlington Of Sisseton, We're
on the train west Tuesday morn
ing. Being brought back to Mil
bank they took the east train for
Granite Falls, going to Sioux
Falls as delegates to the K p
grand lodge.
Miss Nellie McCallister, one of
the assistant principals in the
public schools, left for her home
at Madison. S. D. Tuesday morn
inc, and Miss Harriet Eddy took
yesterdays train for Chicago,
where she will spend short time
before going to her home at Adri-
an, Michigan.
The Tuesday morning west
bound train was saved from be-
ING wrecked just this side Of
Marvin by the vigilance OF the
section boss, who surmising that
the heavy rain might have made
the track dangerous, went
through the storm over his sec
ton and discovered bad wash
out some distance from Marvin.
He remained at the danger place
and signaled the train to stop
and it was pushed back to Mil
bank. A force of workmen was
sent on the Wilmot train to the
washout, and the damage was re
paired SO that the delayed train
left here little after ten 0 clock.
The washout was at a place where
a bridge was formerly located,
but had been filled in and tying