The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-01-25
Consolidated April II, 1890
BIG STONE CITY

! Miss Minnie Camus, who has been
sick for two weeks, is reported better.
Miss Edyth Radcliffe closed a term
of school in Alban township last week.
Rev. Watson of Milbank, filled the
| pulpit at the M. Z. church Tuesday
night.
Mrs. Geo. Moore and Mrs. M. l..
| Haines have been among the sick the
past week.
Paul Trapp is again at his place of
! business after an absence of two weeks
on account of sickness.
! Misses Force and Marsh will take
the Minnesota state examination at
Ortonville, Feb. | and ,.
Work has begun on the excavation
for the new hotel at Simpson Park
1t is to be two story structure 3OxSO
| feet.
A jolly sleighing party went up the
lake Sunday. Quite good deal of
interest has been taken in this sport
| this winter.
Mr.. II. O. Breckenridge and daugh-
ter Maude, and j. A. Gold were at
| Milbank Monday attending to some
| business matters.
Miss Minnie Lawrence, of Brook
ings, visited at the homes of l. d. Aid
rich, Il. j. Hicks and Rev. Sevy, Sat-
urday and Sunday.
c. <. Phillips has rented a shop on
East Cornell ave. and is doing fine
carpenter and cabinet work. He is an
expert in this line.
There is an epidemic of grippe in
our midst, old and young alike being
affected. Some quite serious cases
have been reported.
John r. Gold was taken suddenly
very sick Sunday night and at this
time is not improving. The physicians
think it is case OF appendicitis.
The meetings at the NJ. Z. church
still continue with much interest. A
number of additions have been made
to the church and general sefre shing
of the membership has resulted.
/ Andrew Wolf returned Friday from
his Georgia trip fully satisfied to
settle down in Big Stone. He was
not pleased with the opportunities for
business or farming nor with the elm
! ate.
Rev. Teichman of the Evangelical
church, preached in the M. 4. church
Monday evening to large audience.
Rev. Teichman is an able and liberal
churchman and is popular with all
our people.
Rev. Northrup of Morris, Mimi,
who is assisting in revival meeting
at Ortonyille, preached at the M. L.
church Saturday evening. Mr.. North
rup was at one time pastor of this
church and his many friends were de-
lighted at having him with them again.
A partnership consisting Of J. I.
Gold, c. c. Phillips and E. H. Phil
lips and known as the Big Stone City
Brick Co., has been formed and will
conduct the manufacture of brick at
this place. The plant will be enlarged
and improved and an effort made to
supply the demand for this product.
Herman Camus, who has been suffer-
ing for two weeks from appendicitis,
underwent an operation Saturday.
1t was an extreme case, and while the
patient is not yet entirely out of dan
ger, yet he is slowly recovering. DR..
Peabody, assisted by Drs. Karn and
Bolsta Of Ortonyille, performed the
operation and were entirely successful.
Messrs. Whaley and Cochrane rep
| resenting the State Agricultural col
| lege at Brookings, conducted farm
ers' institute at this place Friday and
and Saturday. The afternoon atten-
dance on each day was good and
much interest was taken in the topics
discussed. These meetings are valu-
able in getting the farmers together
and convincing them that diversified
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and that stock can be proftably raised
in South Dakota.
The services at the M. Z. church Sun
day eve were conducted by the laymen.
j. I. Gold was chairman and short
talks were made by Messrs. S. Il.
Gold, Grant Riggle. r. j. Hicks and H.
O. Breckenridge and Mrs. S. r. Gold.
Special music was supplied by quar-
tette. A solo by Mrs. j. I. Gold was
highly enjoyed. The paper by Mrs.
S. r. Gold 'sHow to Win Children to
Christ" was an earnest appeal to par
ents, Sunday school workers and
teachers to look more carefully to the
Christian training of the children.
Mrs. Gold is an untiring worker in
Sunday school and Junior League and
her suggestions were accepted by
many a one present.