The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1899-08-04

hef son George, while his wifi
was absent, returned home las
Tuesday.
Mrs II. j. keeler who ha
, been suffering with an atfiictio,
OF the eyes, for some time. wa
compelled to 90 to st. Paul tn
ilrSt OF the week for treatmen,
The St. Charles hotel at Ri.
Stone City has been purchased
by jackson Buhler, who ha.
moved his saloon into the build
ing and will run a bar in connec
tlon with the hotei, which vii
be under his own management
The Milbanl High School Or
chestra, and also a chorus Of En-
ueayOrerS will furnish first class
music ut the ice cream socia
which will be given by the Senio,
EndeaVor Society, on the lawr
OF the parsonage, Friday eve
nIng, Aug. II, 1899 Evervbody y
Is cordially invited to attend.
One of the leading features
with the Labodie Faust Company
Is the music and overtures bv
Prof. JAS. NJ Powers, violinist,
and Claude c. MacAuther Plan.
ist. During the action of the
play selections from the Grand
Opera Of Faust are rendered.
Opera House Aug. s.
There has been great demand
for harvest hands lately and
s. and =. - a day are being paid
fof help. 4 similar condition
exists pretty generally through
out the northwest, as many
thousands Of those who III former
years have been on the idle list
ut harvest time are now employ
ed in other industries,
The binders have been at work
in the harvest fields for more
than week past in this vicinity,
and by the close Of the week
probably half Of the small grain
this side of the hills will be III
shock. The weather 50 far has
been quite favorable for harvest
ing operations. In the western
part Of the county It will proba-
bly, require another week before
harvesting is commenced.
Among the Grant County
teachers who are enjoying the
trip of the State Educational
Association to Hot Springs and
the Black Hills country are, Supt
Ramer, the Misses Carrie Trow
bridge, Verna Crowl, Nettie
Green, Annie Cleveland, Ida Fink,
Bertha Bullard Supt. McNulty
Of Roberts county, Mr.. and Mrs
George Jenkins and a mum Ger of
teachers from that county are
also taking in the excursion.
The trip is expected to occupy
about two weeks time, the party
intending to make a visit to the
exposition at Omaha on their
way home.
A very severe hail storm
struck east of Keller, and took
a south easterly course, crossing
Big Stone lake at Sweet Marie
and doing considerable damage
IN Minnesota While crossing the
lake at Sweet Marie it struck
the sail boat of E. Fl. Bowman,
containing a party who were
but who We're in shallow
water. They We're forced to take
shelter in the water to escape
injury by the falling hail stones.
Further out in the lake in a small
boat, Bert Bowman and his
sister were caught by the
storm. Both being good swim
mers they capsized their boat
and took shelter under it, thus
saving themselves from being
pelted by the falling hail.
Cliff Dickerson, who left the
HERALD Office to go to the Philip
pines, has been sent back TO
together with 115 com
rades Of the lst South Dakota
regiment and is now occupying
ward ii, in Preside hospital.
he writes that it seems good to
nave a good bed and good meals
again, as soldier board and
oed is never as good as it could
Sc under more favorable circum-
stances. Cliff says the colder
Weather seems to make hlm feel
better, so it would seem that his
is little better than
u the damper atmosphere OF
Manila. It is hoped that we will
soon have Cliff home again as he
las been missed by his friends
since he went away over a year
90. It is not known as yet