The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1900-03-02


Seeds given away by the pail
full, at the farmers institute
seeds of knowledge.
The little daughter of I. D. Aid
rich has been quite i'll during the
week, but is now improved.
Mr.. Meyers, the aged father
of the wifeofRev. G. j. Keller. has
been quite low during the week,
and there are but slight hopes
of his recovery.
Mrs. J. L. Lockhart of Pierre
has been spending the week with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
man Of Grant Center. Mr.. Bur
man still continues in a quite
feeble state.
Milbank camp, NJ. w. A., will
hold a special meeting for in
itiation of candidates tomorrow,
Saturday evening, and all mem
bers of the order are earnestly
invited to be present.
Farmers come out to the insti-
tute and learn all about that
Turkistan alfalfa, that stands
a temperature Of forty-five de-
grees below zero and any amount
of drouth.
The ladies of the Episcopal
Guild will hold cake sales during
Lent, beginning Saturday after
noon, March 3rd, at Stone & Sui
Ivan S store.
Mrs. G.. W. Merry and Marvin
Niles attended the funeral of
Mrs. G P. Niles at Big Stone
City Wednesday. Mrs. Niles
died very suddenly Sunday
morning Of heart trouble.
DR.. G. E. Bayard, of Bangor,
Mimi, who studied dentistry and
graduated at the Louisville in
stitute with DR.. Mcbride, has
associated himself with the latter.
and will practice with him.
Mr.. T. Craigo, of Monroe, Wis. ),
who is interested in land matters
in Roberts county, and who has
been up looking after his busi-
ness there, spent Monday even
ing in town while on his trip
east
Mr.. Burt Rix, a cousin of
County Attorney Rix, who had
recently been out to Brown coun-
ty, assisting his brother S family
who were all down with the meas
les, stopped off last week for a
short visit with George, return
ing to his home at Spring Valley,
MINI, Monday
Esther chapter 0. E. S. cele-
brated the anniversary OF it's or
ganization last Monday evening
at the close of the regular chap
ter work. A very pleasant time
was enjoyed and some sixty
members of the order sat down
to refreshments of escalloped
oysters and other luXuries.
The agricultural station at
Brookings, S. D., has been the
means of establishing creameries
all over the state, and now 1t
proposes to give US grasses and
forage plants that will double
| their value. Come TO the lnstl-
tute and learn all about them.
Mr.. N. [. Lowthian received
an acknowledgment from Con
gressman Burke that he had re.
ceived the resolution recently
adopted by the creamery associ-
alton in regard to the oleomarga-
rine bill, Mr. Burkestating that he
was in hearty sympathy with the
proposed tax on oleomargarlne,
| and would do his best to secure
the passage of the law.
Captain Van Etten gave ser
les Of entertaining and instruc-
tive lectures on the temperance
question during the week, com
mencing with q union meeting at
the Congregational church Sun.
day evening. This was followed
with a another meeting at the
same place Monday evening, and
a lecture on prohibition Tuesday
evening at the M. B. Church
On Wednesday night by request
the captain delivered a lecture
on the civil war; having been fol
four years in the army OF the
Potomac, he weaved into this
lecture large amount OF person
al "reminiscences that made i
particularly interesting. Cap
tain Van Etten is a ready speaker
and presents the Temperance
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