The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1900-10-05
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pay as you wish.
The Milbank Grocery Co. are
sole agents for Empress Teas
and Coffee.
The Milbank Grocery Co.
wants fresh dairy butter, eggs
and potatoes.
W. }. Let's, the blacksmith, is
prepared to do your plow and
lay polishing, besides all kinds
| OF bIacllsmithino.
Mrs. A. DeSilva and two little
/ boys took the west bound train
for Faux county, where Wednes-
day she goes to visit her parents.
Mr.. Antoine GloOmstad. form
or resident of Milbank, is visit
| ing friends in the county. Mr..
| Gloomstad was recently burned
out in the shoe business ia
| Waseca, MINI.
County Treasurer Stafford has
/ his annual literary contribution
in this week S issue. The story
is an interesting one-tO taXpay-
ers-and the sequel will follow
next month.
The many young friends Of
| Eugene BleSer extend congratu-
lations on his recent marriage,
/ which occurred on the Sd inst at
Webster, TO Miss Ruth Abbott,
of that city.
O. w. Antelman has rented his
store building to ]. 5. Farley,
who finds his constantly grow
ing hardware and machine busi-
ness demands more room. Tie
store will be used for the display
of buggies, machinery, etc.
Mr. +. L. Rourk of Elmira had
the misfortune to lose his gran
ary, barn, machine shed, and %
tons of hay by fire last Saturday.
The granary contained about 800
bushels Of grain The tire is
said to have been set by sparks
from j. Johnson $ threshing ma
chine passing by,
Grant County is distinguished
as having two candidates as pres
idential electors On the repab
lican ticket is our Thomas Fitch,
and last week the social demo
cracy at Aberdeen placed on the
head Of their ticket as presiden-
tial eleetor, Mr.. +. +. Atwood Of
Twin Brooks, which Mr. Atwood
consi t"rs quite compliment Is
it WI, cntirel y unsought.
Mrs. I9. p. Messmer left for
Chicago lie first Of the week to
attend Tive wedding of her sister,
Miss L L,uise Hitchcock, who WIS
married to Mr.. Ora Clark on
Wednesday. Both of the parties
are somewhat known in Milbank
as having visited here at differ
ent times. They will make their
home III Washington state where
Mr.. Clark IS en- gagged in business J.
Messrs Erlandson x Johnson
have put in a new lighting plant
at their store, and now have the
best lighted store i'll town. The
plant was put in by the Detroit
Heating and Lighting Co, and
burns Gas made from gasoline
BY air pressure. Mayor oatIn-
ders residence and that Ct Mr..
II. A. Seidc now under construc-
ton IS also lighted with this gas.
The original production of QUO
Vadis with its wealth of special
scenery will be presented for the
first time ia this city at The opera
honse on October t.. The play
IS in six acts and eight tableaux.
II tells IA thrilling story Of a
Young Roman soldier who falls IN
love with a Christian maiden, OF
of the persecution Of the maiden
bv the Emperor Nero, and OF her
ultimate triumph through her be
lief in Christianity. Peter, the
Apostle Of Christ, is a prominent
character in the play
County Commissioner John =,
Nelson Of Strandburg reports the
occurrence of q serious accident
in his family one day last week.
His Is year old daughter was
boiling water over a tire out
doors. when her dress caught IN
the blaze, and before the flames
could be extinguished by young
or sister who was near by at the
time. and who threw three pals
of water over the burning clothes,
she was badly burned. Mr.. Mel
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