The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-04-12

Ing entered upon MS uuIleS DIS
such the first of this week.
Rev. F. L Meske, the Congre-
gational minister of Ortonville,
will present a pictorial lecture a:
the Congregational church April
10th.
E Emanuel, the furniture
dealer, and his brother Henry,
drove over to South Shore yes
terday. The latter expected to
look into the matter of purchas-
ing Il meat market at that place.
John M. Stahl, Secretary of
the Farmers National Congress,
has been secured for one lecture
for the Chautauqua next sum
mer. He is said to be an elo-
quent and interesting speaker.
June % to July II.
Mr. William Cleveland, who
has been in Minneapolis for the
past six weeks, putting up res
idence building in that city, has
been home for a short time, but
will return to the city next week
to complete his work.
r. W. Bailey, the druggist,
has had his store room neatly
papered this week. DR.. J. A.
Jacotel has also been making
numerous improvements in his
Office rooms over the drug store,
with wall paper, new carpets,
etc, and now has one Of the neat
est suit of rooms in the city.
The Epworth League has Sc
cured Mr.. Harry Randall, the
well known lecturer, to present
his illustrated lecture on the
Paris Exposition at the M. E.
church Wednesday evening. May
1st. This entertainment is very
highly spoken of by the press
and ought to prove very pleasing.
r. II. Hoag, proprietor of the
Milbank Grocery, is moving his
stock of goods from the Poppe
building on Main St, into the
Schnabel building on Second Ave.
He considers this move advan
tageous to his business as we'll
dis a more convenient location as
far as the greater mum Der of his
customers are concerned.
Mr.. c. II Newell, the builder
of cement sidewalks who put
down the walk in front Of Wood
Bros. store building last year,
was in town last week and wish
es to state that he will be pleased
to do any work of this kind that
people may want this year. guar.
anteeing a tirstclass job at a
reasonable price. Word may be
left at Wood Bros, or by address
ing Mr.. Newell at 1401 28th st.
S Minneapolis, Mimi.
Sheriff Crawford has recently
completed the erection of a new
barn, and TO properly recognize
the event and act as a house
warming number of young
misses of the neighborhood pro-
vided theatrical entertainment
entitled "The Wrong Box" which
was given in the new building
last Friday evening, and to
which parents and intimate
friends alone were invited. It
is needless to say that the play
was all it was advertised to be.
The board of education and
city council held a joint meeting
Saturday evening, and after a
general review of the school sit
uation, it was agreed that the
school board ascertain the cost of
four room structure for tenn
porary use and report at a later
meeting. One of the principal
difficulties in the way of erecting
permanent building at the pres
ent time is the fact that the
school tax must be limited to 2
per cent Of the assessed valua-
tion for running expenses and
sinking fund.
The Methodist church last
Sunday evening was not large
enough to accommodate the con-
gregation assembled TO listen to
the Cantata ''The Glory Of the
Garden, rendered by the Sun.
day school. The service was a
very beautiful musical conceit.
which was admirably rendered
by the young people in song and
recitation. The very perfect
and enjoyable manner in which
the cantata was presented was
highly creditable to the children
Of the school and bore testimony
Of the instruction and practice