The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-07-05

| W. F. Rust, the ieweler, is con
fined to his home with his heart
trouble.
Mrs. E. H. Benedict and little
daughters are making a week S
visit to friends at Bristol and
| Webster
r. c.. Fuller. the blacksmith at
| Twin Brooks, had his arm broken
while operating we'll digging
machine over near South Shore
yesterday.
Little twelve-year-old Fred
LindqIist had his face and hand
quite badly burned by an ex
plosion of powder while celebrat-
ing the Fourth.
| l. D. Aldrich, of Big Stone has
resigned as member Of the state
board of regents and has been
appointed secretary Of the board
at salary Of $1,000.
Dr.. Brokaw the Eye Special
ist and Optician will be at Mil
bank. July II, and Sept. -.
Have your eyes treated by him
Remem Der the dates.
Roy Lee, who has been work
ing at the barbering business in
Webster for some time past,
came down and spent the Fourth
with his Milbank friends.
A. I. Hopkins, who is clerk
under Col. Stover in the Water
town land Office, stopped in town
Wednesday night on his way to
Big Stone to spend the fourth.
Mrs. Merry and Mrs. Blake,
mother and sister Of G. w. Mer
ry, and Miss Jennie Hoyt, all of
Minneapolis, also Mrs. Chaplin Of
Cresco, Iowa, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Merry.
DR.. Ferguson has leased and
is making arrangements to move
into the Stringer residence on
Fifth street, Mr.. Stringer hav
ing purchased a property over
on the north side.
Thos. Thir5k, John Nichols
and J. Hadley, who went up into
Alberta on an exploring expedi-
tion a few weeks ago, sent word
that they We're unable to return
because of a strike on the Can
adian Pacific.
| J. G.. Tessin, who has been in
| the employ of J. S. Farley for the
past six years, has given up his
position and will soon start into
| business for himself in the
Schnabel building on Second
avenue He will tit up a complete
outfit for repairing pumps, BIZ
cycles, etc, and will also carry a
complete line Of such goods in
| stock
The city authorities have al
ready put in a granite crossWalk
at the corner Fourth street and
Fourth avenue and have the
stone for another one on Main
street just north Of the railroad
track. A cross-walk Of this
material would certainly seem to
be a permanent one and will
probably prove the cheapest in
a course Of years. The city has
been doing some excellent work
in grading streets this year,
adding m lch to the appearance
of the town.
DR.. Edward Rich, of St. Paul,
an old acquaintance Of W. W.
Downies 5 family, was in town a
day or two this week. He has
decided to locate in Wilmot in the
practice Of his profession. DR..
Rich is a graduate of the Penn
'sylvania College Of Medicine,
and is thoroughly equipped for a
successful career in his pro
fession. and is a young man Of
sterling character, and the peo-
pie of Wilmot are fortunate in
securing him as physician and
citizen.
| Yesterday afternoon as H. w
Bailey and wife and son Roland
were driving into town their
horse became frightened at some
blocks Of stone that had been un
loaded in the street for cross
walk just south of the creamery
and turned around so short and
suddenly that the buggy was
turned over catching the oc
cupants underneath. The horse
then started to run and kick and
soon was free from the rig bu1
not until the harness and buggy
reach and top had been badly
damaged. Mr.. Bailey anG
Roland escaped with slight in
iuries but Mrs. Bailey's arm was
broken. Doctors Jacotel ano