The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-05-17

Lender has just received a fine
line Of mems and childrens's
shoes.
Mrs. w. Towles of Sisseton
was visiting with Milbank friends
yesterday,
LOST-One of the solo cornet
band books. Anyone finding it
will please return it Immediately.
The ladies aid society will be
entertained at the home of Mrs.
VIM. Enos next Thursday after
noon.
Miss Ada Wiseman has been
visiting with her sister Miss
Achsa at Montevideo during the
week
Miss Lois Hall, who has been
living with the family of John
Stafford for some time, left this
morning for her home in Wiscon-
sin.
Game Warden Barney Lam
brecht has appointed Sol Roberts
of Big Stone City as deputy
game warden for the lake locality
and Ed. Larson Of Blooming
Valley for the western part of
the county.
Mrs. G. W. Prevey aad Mrs.
E. H. Benedict go to Grand
Forks, n. D., next week to attend
the grand lodge Degree of Honor,
the former as delegate of tue
local lodge and the latter as an
officer of the grand lodge.
| Wood Bros. advertise that they
have one of the best pastures in
Grant county and can accommo-
date a limited nun Der of horses.
The pasture is under the care of
a man living right near by, and
will have the very best attention.
The local chapter of Epworth
League celebrated the twelfth
anniversary Of the organization
of the league with special SER
vice at the church Sunday even
ing, the young people giving a
very interesting and helpful pro-
gram to large audience.
City Auditor Truran has now
added the lately plated Merritt
addition to his maps Of the City
Of Milbank, making the map com
plete aud up to-date in every
respect. No one interested in
Milbank property should be with
out one of these maps. They are
indispensable to a correct know
ledge Of the lots and streets Of
the city
The new militia company are
drilling with the intention of TAX
ing part in the exercises on dec
oration day, which they will do
if equipment arrives in time.
Their guns have already been
shipped aud are expected to ar
rive today, and it is hoped that
the uniforms will shortly be sent
on. Capt Helms has appointed
Berth D. Gamble, J. D. Smull
and Q. H. Bowman Sergeants.
S. S. Lockhart returned from
Walworth county the first Of the
week, where he had been to look
after the affairs Of cousin, John
Lockhart, who died suddenly on
a ranch near the Missouri liver.
The deceased was a bachelor
about 40 years of age and had
been in the cattle business in
Walworth county since 1888. He
has father aAd sister living in
Virginia, his former home.
| The ladies of the aid society of
the M. E. church last Friday
met at the home of Mrs. Thos.
Fitch, without any general notice
and afterwards invited Mrs. J.
@. Thayer to the gathering, and
stated that before her departure
for California they desired tc
express their regard for her and
her faithfulness in the society,
aud IN this desire presented her
with handsome silver berry
spoon as a remembrance Of their
pleasant associations.
DR.. E. NJ. Mills, the CORES
ponding secretary Of the Twen
tieth Century Commission Of the
NJ. E. church, gave a most inter
esting lecture at the church
Monday evening, presenting in ;
forcible and pleasing manner
someof the reasons why we shoalc
be thankful people, and stating
the progress and success whic.
; had already attended the Twenti
eth Century Thank Offering ofth'
church. DR.. Mills was accom-
: panied by President Graham o