The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1900-02-16
John Dillon at the opera house

Feb. II.
DR.. Hills lecture elicits
rapturous applause.
The best kind Of soft coal for
IS. 60 a ton. NICHOL & CROWL
Addison Conright has been on
the sick list this week, laid up
with the gripp.
Lawyer Bentley makes farm
loans at Z per cent straight. Can
pay as you wish.
The ladies aid society will meet
with Mrs. J. w. Bell, Tuesday
afternoon, Feb, 22nd.
Come and hear how to be at
home at home at the Congrega-
tional Church Thursday night,
Feb. %.
Miss Laura Rogers, who is
teaching at Olivia, came up last
Friday to spend a day or two
with her Milbank friends.
Miss Lois D. Snyder is visit
ing with friends at her old home
in Owatonna, and expects to re
turn about the first of next
month.
Our citizens will bear in mind
that the receipts over and above
the expenditures in the S Ia r
Course of entertainments, go
to the Cemetery fund.
The Epworth league will hold
social at the home of Henry
Schafer on theevening Of the 22d,
to which all members Of the
league are cordially invited.
Mrs. M. A. Littletield, who has
been spending a portion OF the
winter with her sister, Mrs. V.
Warning, returned east yester-
day, intending to visit for a short
time with friends in Pipestone,
MINI.
The young deer, which we
mentioned a short time ago as
having been put up for sale by
Thos. Smiley, was secured by
Ray Bailey, who now has the
pretty animal in the rear of his
store.
The Stevens Brothers, con
tractors and builders, announce
through card in another column
that they are prepared to furn-
ish plans and specifications for
all kinds of buildings, make esti
mates, and that they will guaran
tee good work.
The ever CHEEKY Thomas Fitch
has been laid up during the week
with a boil on his face, and which
has demanded his undivided,
attention. He has now,
we are pleased to state
captured the kop and is gradual
" getting it down to its proper
level and color.
The seat sale at the post Office
for John Dillon is now on and
seats are going fast. Mr.. Dillon
is supported by an extraordi-
nary strong company and the
new play is said to be the best
he ever had, an extra feature is
the singing Of Stella Sebastian, a
singer of unusual ability.
J. S. Farley has a force of
painters at work on the inside of
the store, painting, ka,soming
and v ar n i S h n g everything
in sight. When completed the
store will shine like new penny.
Several iron pillars have recent
~ been placed under the second
floor Of the building, making the
floors perfectly solid and firm.
The local camp Of Woodmen at
a special meeting last Saturday
night tanned visiting delega-
tions from Albee, Big Stone, Cor
ona and Twin Brooks who came
in 10 see how the Milbank Wood
men do their work. Our friend
Hub Riley was after wards pre-
sented as a specimen Of finished
Woodcraft, and the result was un-
doubtedly satisfactory to the can
didate and to all concerned.
A number of friends and
neighbors of John Liggett Of
Alban township, without any
warning came in upon the family
at their home last Friday after
noon and took possession ofevery
thing in sight and proceeded
to enjoy themselves to the fullest
extent. The occasion of the
surprise was the eighteenth
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and
Mrs. Leggitt, which their friends
hnliavnd should he celebrated