The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-03-15

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are preparing for an easter sale
the first of April.
Try one Of Farley rotary sew
ing machines They are fine.
Sewing machines from S14 to $40
at Farley's.
Dentist Mcbride will be in
his Office, over Weddell's restau
rant, Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday of each week.
Security Lodge A. 0. U. w.
will give cinch party on Mon
day evening, March 18th, at the
hall Everybody invited.
Sumner Williams, who has
been working in restaurant as
cook at Wapheton, n. D., arrived
Wednesday for a short visit with
Milbank friends
The Good Templars will have
a neck-ti social in their hall over
Schad's market, Friday, March
22nd. Everybody cordially in
vited. Come and help the Good
Templars financially.
W. E Gerrish, who sells cigars
for Winnecke & Doer, as a side
line, was in town for a couple of
days establishing another secret
society-the order of Buffalo. If
you haven t been initiated in this
great benevolent order you're
simply not in it.
Mrs. L. Ranous has just re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Ranous
at Nome, which had probably
been started from Nome with
dog sled and taken to the Yukon
country and from there sent on
steamer. Mr.. Ranous was in
good health and expecting to go
into the interior on a prospect
ing tour.
Mr.. James Watson has re-
sumed his former position with
Wood Bros. after an interim of
seven years. Mr. Watson came
west from New York in 1880 to
take charge of Wood Bros. tin
shop, where he continued for
thirteen years; he is again in
charge of that department of
their business.
The severe storm which cover
ed the states east of us, sent it's
tail end out as far as Dakota, in
a heavy fall of snow, giving us
more Of the beautiful than we
have had during the whole win
ter. While the precipitation is
somewhat inconvenient for trav-
el, it will be good thing for the
soil, which can prottably take in
the moisture before spring work
is commenced
Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Oeder of
Scotland, last week brought the
body of their seven months old
infant for interment in the Grant
Center cemetery. Mr.. Oeder
returned to his home last week,
but Mrs. Oeder will remain for
short time with her par ents, Mr..
and Mrs. Gottlob Oehler of Grant
Center. Mrs. Oeder is near
neighbor to Rev. O. Williams
family in Scotland, whom she re-
ports as all well and prospering.
There was a great scattering
from Sisseton, and a sudden ad-
journment Of circuit court L.
appears that word somehow
reached the town that the state
board of health had ordered
quarantine of the place, and that
an officer was on the way to in
augurate the blockade. Neither
lawyers. witnesses nor iurymen
waited for train or further notice,
but started for home by team
and on foot, and the deserters
could be seen emigrating to
every point Of the compass. The
local papers strenuously deny
that there are any cases Of small
pox in town, but say there are a
few cases of ''Cuban itch |"
The friends Of Miss Harriet
Eddy, formerly assistant prin-
cipal in the Milbank school, re-
ceived through an Adrian mich.
paper, the announcement of the
death of Miss Eddy's mother,
which event occurred on the 9Th
inst, of cancer. The deceased
was in the Goth year Of her age,
and had been an active church
worker until i'll health a few
years ago compelled her to con-
ine herself to her home duties.
The deceased leaves a husband
and four children, namely, Jay
H., of Detroit; Alfred G. Of La
Crosse, Wis; Mrs. Ralph New
man. wife Of Rev. Ralnh New