The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1900-08-03
Read Nelson ad this week.


Lawyer Bentley makes farm
loans at Z per cent straight. Can
pay as you wish.
Mr.. w. G. Johns, expects to
leave tomorrow for his new
home at Litchfield, MINI.
F. F. Moore, the former editor
Of the Big Stone Headlight, re.
Gently secured a clerkship in the
census Office at Washington,
where he is now employed.
Miss Jennie Wise, Miss Lois
Snyder and Miss Anna Croal,
chaperoned by Oscar Lender
and Franz Croal returned from
Hartford on Tuesday where they
had enjoyed weeks outing.
Mrs. L. N. Miner wishes to state
that the report which was quite
generally circulated that there
was diphtheria at their home
was altogether without founda
ton, as there has been no sick
ness of any kind in the house.
Pierce Cahill, of Albee, came
up to the city Tuesday to get
some repairs for his header. A
number of Mr.. Cahill's friends
are mentioning his name for state
senator, but he is as yet undecid-
ed as to whether he will enter
the held.
The many little school mates
of Ruby Hocum will be pleased
to learn that she is fast recover
ing from the typhoid fever with
which she has been afflicted since
going to Minneapolis. She is
under the care of DR.. Homer
Burgan.
A bad case of diphtheria was
discovered by DR.. O'Ready in the
family of Mr.. Schell, living on
the north side of the track. The
doctor has had the house quaran-
tined and precautionary meas
ures have been taken against the
spread of the disease.
John Burgan made trip to
the cities the first Of the week to
make arrangements for the pur-
chase Of new dump scales for
the round elevator. He will also
make a number Of other improve
ments and repairs on the eleva-
tor before opening for business.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Wood left
Monday morning for Minneapo-
lis, and from there will make a
trip to the Pacific coast over the
Northern Pacific, and then take a
trip by steamer TO Vancouver
island, and return east over the
Canadian Pacific. They expect
| to be gone about month.
| A family reunion was held at
the home of Ross Atkins last
week, when al Of Grandma At
kin S children with number OF
grand children were gathered at
that home. The daughters at
this pleasant affair We're: Mrs.
John Low with her son OF Ham
ond. I'll: Mrs. T. G.. Veneman and
/ son OF Mattoon, H., Mr.. }. I.
Humes, of Ohio, Mrs. +. kuskle
and family of Corona. There
were nineteen members OF the
family present including children
and grand children.
Frank Hoeltgen, of Hankinson,
n. D., has been over during the
week visiting his MilbanA
friends. The gentleman fol
whom Frank has been working
since he left Milbank, NJ. NJ. A
Wipperman, is the democratic
nominee for governor Of NORTH
Dakota.
Frank was well-pleased Will
the look Of things at his old home
and he says that he frequently
hears it remarked by travelling
men that Milbank is one OF tht
cleanest and most up-to-dat'
little cities in the northwest.
The usually calm character o
Mcpherson the drayman Wa'
somewhat ruffled last Monda.
afternoon, when feeling IN nj
pocket for his wallet he discover
ed that it was not in its Wontee
place. AS the pocketbook con
tanned some 1926, part OF Whicl
was his own money but Tn
greater part collections 10
freight and express, his feeling
NAV well be imagined when n
discovered the loss. After sc
ing to all the places where q
, could recollect Of being durin
the day, without finding trace 9
his treasure, about three hour