The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-03-31

= Mr.. j. F. Corskie made a bust
ness trip to Minneapolis the frs
of the week.
VIM. Cleveland, Jr., and wifi
. We're enjoying a visit to the Min
nesOta cities the first of the week
Special meeting of the ladie:
aid society at the home of Mrs
r ). W. Johnson, Thursday after
i. noon, April 6.
Mrs. r. r. Rodgers was callet
to Montevideo yesterday by i'll
ness in the family of her son vii
Rodgers.
Arthur Kim ball, who has been
at ending the Minnesota Agri
cultural college returned home
last evening to spend the spring
vacation
The ladies of the Episcoal
guild will have a sale of cake.
flowers and easter novelties to-
morrow at Stone & Sullivan S
store.
Attorney D. C. Thomas of
Watertown was in town Monday
while on his way home from Sis
seton, where he had been attend
ing court.
Mrs. A. Spellman and Mrs.
Aggas of Mo tie ideowere among
the neighpors who accompanied
the family of Alpheus Hocum on
their funeral journey to Milbank
at the burial of their little son
last week.
The Bleser Il Kasson land
agency sold two farms last week.
The E. !! N. w. / and E. J S. w.
| of section 7-121 As, to Henry
Seide, and the S. N. w. / and
S. W. n. E. / of sec. 35-120 SO
to Mrs. Mary Kaercher.
Mr.. E. H. RAIDER Of Lura town
ship, who went to Michigan last
fall and spent the winter at his
old home in Ionia county ia that
state returned yesterday and
stopped off in Milbank while on
his way to his farm. Mr.. Ra der
reports an enjoyable visit to his
old home, but is glad to get back
to South Dakota again.
VIM. Fenner Of Melrose has
purchased quarter section just
over the line in Roberts county, |
the NE4 Of 25-l22-49. The farm
ers Of Grant county are not con-
tent with buying up ali the land
IN the county but are reaching
out and taking in the rest of the
world.
Henry Seide and G.. r. Oehler
are carrying on competition as
owho can buy helarger number
Of farms. They each scored one
during the past week, Mr.. Seide
buying in kilborn township and
Mr.. Oehler purchasing the John
Johnson farm just west of town
N Grant Center, paying $4,000
for it.
Mr.. A. L. Partridge of Vernon
s an expansionist, and the first
II the week purchased a quarter
section adjoining his homestead
formerly owned by Mr.. A. N.
Rhenke. The latter gentleman,
1ot to be short on Grant county
lirt, turned around and bought
5he 100 acre farm of A. w. Keep
ze in Grant Centre, paying 81, 900
Tor the same.
Mrs. Thos. Jones of st. Paul.
who was a resident of the west
ern part of the county a nun Der
# years ago, came from Mime
lpolis and accompanied the fam
ly of Alpheus Hocum from
Montevideo to Milbank at the
'uneral last week. While here
Mrs. Jones was the guest Of her
I'D friend and neighbor Mrs. E.
). Healy.
The Lyric Ladies entertain
nent last Saturday evening was ,
me the finest musical entertain
nents ever given in the city. It
vas the second of the series of
entertainments given under the !,
luspices Of the NJ. W. A. the !
hird and last of which course is ,
o be tomorrow night, with
Maro, the world renowned musi- j
ian, as the attraction.
The convention or annual meet !
ng Of the Grant County Sunday
school Association will be held :
It Milbank April 26. It is desir !
BILE thatalarge attendance be had 9
It this meeting and members Z
nd friends Of the several schools
throughout the county are all re-
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