The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-07-19

The wife and family of Fred
Keopke, who have been spending
the past six weeks among old
friends ia Wisconsin, returned
home Wednesday.
Miss Ada Wiseman has de-
clined to accept the position of
teacher in the Henry schools,
an6 Miss Anna Robel has been
engaged to till the position.
DR.. Brokaw, the Eye Special
ist and Optician, will be at Mil
bank, Sept. II. Have your
eyes treated by him. Remem Der
the date.
DR.. Ferguson has been enjoy
ing a visit from his aunt, Miss
Lizzie Ferguson, and a sister,
Miss Alice, both of Minneapolis.
The doctor expects his sister to
remain with him a number of
weeks.
Some miscreant scattered a
lot Of of carpet tacks over the old
race track, which had been
cleaned off and was being used
for a bicycle path by a mum Der
Of riders, and some Of the wheel
men had their tires badly
punctured It is a pity that
such meanness could not be
fastened upon the perpetrator
and proper punishment be meted
out.
Mr.. II L. Priest and his sister,
Mrs G. FL. Hevener, returned
last Friday from an eastern trip
which included thePan- American
Exposition at Buffalo, Niagara
Falls and a visit to their old home
at Ionia, Mich. On the return
Mr.. Priess stopped off for two
days at Simpson Park. By the
way Prof. Priest has been elected
principal of the school at Castle
wood, this state, a school employ
ing four teachers and paying a
salary of $50 a month.
Thos. Mcdonald and wife who
live on farm near Sisseton, and
who were on their way to Mime
apolis, where they were sum
moned by the death of their
daughter, the vile Of G. NJ. &
st. P. train dispatcher, visited
with Thos. Fitch and family while
waiting for the east bound train.
Mr.. Mcdonald and Mr.. Fitch
were members of the same regi-
lnent in the wal Of the rebellion,
the Second Minnesota, and had
not met each other since the bat
tie of Chickamauga, 80 years ago,
where Mr.. Fitch fell wounded
aud was sent north. Mr.. Nc
Donald continued with his regi-
ment and served to the end of
the war. participating in many
battles and never receiving a
scratch.
Arthur Blomquist, nephew OF
Emil Johnson, who has recently
been employed in the Erlandson
& Johnson store, was called to
J his home IN Minneapolis on
Wednesday by a telegram an
nouncing the sudden illness OF
his father, and shortly after he
had left on the morning train
another telegram arrived stating
that his father had died. Messrs
Emil and Edward Johnson started
for Minneapolis on the night
train to attend the funeral and
close up the business affairs OF
their brother-in law, and expect
) to bring the two sons with them
] upon their return and give them
a home in Milbank. Mr.. Blom
, qnist was man about 40 years
of age and Widower.
The past week has been hare
one on the growing crops. Com
. mencing on last Friday, whe1
the Thermometer registered 10
I in the shade, we were furnished
with three days of scorchins
/ weather and hot winds, Saturda,
r and Sunday, according to Mr.
. Bailey the weather reporter
registered 105 with the govern
: ment thermometer. Monda,
saw an abatement Of the eXtrem
] heat, and rain was anxiously ey
!, pected but did not arrive. TIL
extreme heat and drouth upo1
!, the wheat fields is very noticabl
: in this locality where in man
! places the fields were whitene
all at once, and a conservativ
t estimate would place a decreas
5 Of at least 25 per cent. in tn
crop as it promised two week
O ago. Reports from the hill
e country and the reser vation 0
g the west state that the grain j
e those localities has not suffered
il the straw as yet being perfect