The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-01-18

w. G. Hicks left Monday morn
ing to collect for the Milwaukee
Harvester Co., in Iowa, Nebraska
and the southern part Of this
state.
Albert Gustason, who has
been employed as night operator
at the depot for some time has
been transferred to Graceville,
where he will be the day oper-
ator
Mr.. G. Holbrook, who is engag
ed in organizing a lodge of the
brotherhood of Yeoman in the
city, says he will institute Thurs
day of next week, and expects to
have class of 40 or so.
Mr.. Frank Ronke, who lives a
few miles ives! of Summit, was
in town Tuesday, on his way
home from a three weeks visit to
friends in Green Lake county,
Wisconsin.
"Grant county's School Mains
will be here in force Saturday
January 26, at 1890 a. m. They
will deliberate in the high school
room. An invitation is extended
to the public to attend. y
Henry Boerger, of Nicolet,
Mimi. and William Boerger, of
Mona, MINI, brothers, aud
Herman Bohn. q brother-in law,
of Bristol, S. D., were here the
hrst of the week TO attend the
funeral of the late John Boerger.
All,kinds of good fortune seem
to come to some people. Now
there's William Rabbit, he had
hardly got installed as clerk Of
courts before the news was her.
aided that he was the father of u
fine little daughter-the girl ar
irving the frs, of the week.
Mr.. A. G. Lender, who is clos
ing out his clothing business,
still has quite a number of suits
which can be secured at bargain
prices. II you are buying cloth
ing it will pay you to call upon
Lender. He also carries a nice
line of gents furnishings, and
complete stock of shoes.
Deputy Sheriff Axtell, the
Dickey county sheriff came with
a requisition Wednesday night
and took the young man, Carl
Banfeld to Glendale, where he
is to be tried on charge Of
stealing grain. This is the case
that created considerable interest
at tn. last term of court here,
when Bs.ntield had the deputy
sheriff arrested.
County Judge S. S. Lockhart
performed his first wedding
ceremony last Monday, when
he united in the bonds of mat
rimony Mr.. Fred Williams Of
Summit aud MISS Marie Solberg
of Pennington. The Judge says
that his service, like the an
nails of the poor, is short and
simple, but as effective as the
law of South Dakota can make it.
Mr.. Thos. Fitch returned home
Tuesday night from Pierre, hav-
ing been to the state capitol to
cast his vote as one Of the South
Dakota electors for William Nc
Kinley and Theodore Roosevelt
for president and vice-president
Of the greatest nation on the face
Of the earth. We had hoped to
see our townsman selected to
carry the official ballot to
Washington, but as there were
other candidates for this honor.
the matter had to be decided by
lot, and the privilege fell TO L.
r. Brown of Canton.
Mr.. John Boerger. who has
been i'll with typhoid pneumonia
for several weeks, died on the
18th inst, and the funeralservice
took place Tuesday at the Con
gregational church, Rev. Chas.
n. Fitch and Rev. G. J. Kellar
officiating The deceased was
Al years of age, having died on
the anniversary OF his birth, and
had long been employed in the
round house at this place.
He was a mem Ger of the
Maccabees, in which society he
had an insurance of $1,000, and
his is the first death 10 the local
society. He leaves wife and a
large family Of dependent
children.
A Fort Dodge dispatch reports
a case Of smallpox epidemic