The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1900-01-12

attending to some legal business.
S. K. Johnson, of Kilborn,
left last Saturday for a visit to
his old home in Southern Mime
sofa.
Telegraph operator E. F. Holtz
has been wearing a smiling cuun-
tenance for a week past on ac-
count Of the arrival of a little son
in his family.
VIM d. Frankhouser, of Eure-
ka, who was la the live stock and
butcher business at that place,
recently made an assignment.
Mr.. Frankhouser was at one
time d resident of Big Stone City.
Launce Adkins, a young man
of Sisseton, visited Mrs. S. Nix
son day or SO ago. He was on
his way to Des Moines, Ia, where
he is taking a three years course
in electrical engineering at the
university Of that city.
By paying for your local paper
in advance and an additional
30cts you get the Twicea Week
Tribune-r really three papers a
week for $3.50 If you want TO
take advantage of this offer you
should apply at once.
Miss Nina and Miss Josie Fan
set, teachers in the Watertown
schools are over home on a visit,
the schools of that city having
been closed to prevent the
spread of diphtheria, a number
Of cases of the disease having
developed in that town.
Quite number of persons
have secured extra copies of last
week S HERALD ADVANCE con-
tanning the list of improvements
made in the city during the year
to send to friends aud let them
know that South Dokota is shar
ing in the Mckinley prosperity.
We have still a few copies to
spare.
Petitions are being prepared
and will be circulated for the
signatures of the citizens and
voters of Milbank. asking the
mayor and council to suppress
all nickel-in the slot machines
and dice shaking at cigar coun-
ters and other places, to enforce
the penalty against the sale of
cigarettes or tobacco to minors,
asking the council to pass cur
few ordinance, and to rlgidly en-
force the liquor law.
We understand that the city
authorities are in positive sym
pathy with the measures asked
for, and that the state municipal
laws on these lines will be
thoroughly enforced, and where
necessary supplemented with a
city ordinance.
The local post G. A. r. have
already commenced to formulate
plans for the entertainment of
the division encampment, which
will be held in Milbank probably
sometime in June-the division
embraces the posts of Grant,
Roberts, Day and Marshall
counties. By invitation Of the
city council at its last meeting
Thos. Fitch appeared before that
body and the matter Of entertain
ing the q. A r.. visitors was talked
over, and the city authorities
assured the local post that every
possible assistance and provision
that the city could make would
be at the disposal of the post to
make the encampment success
in every way. The department
commander, w. l. Palmer, Of
Carthage writes that he is desir
Gus of attending the encamp-
ment, and intends to make an
effort to do so
An effort is being made to Sc
cure a course Of three entertain
ments under the Slayton Lyceum
Bureau of Chicago, to be given
here, one each during January,
February and March. The
course is to consist of the Lyric
Ladies Of Chicago, as a musical
attraction, a lecture on 'Green-
land or Life in the Frozen North
by Olof Krarer, a native Esqui-
maux lady, and Benjamin Chap
in ia monologue entertainment
of Cyrano De Bergerac. The at
fractions are all Of the highest
standard and at the low price OF
ST.. 90 for the course there should
be no question as to the possibil-
ity of securing them. To do
this 125 course tickets will have
RI ha Guaranteed and the sur