The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-02-08

l .. h IL. w lSclldu Is NISlu-
ing her daughters in Montevideo
for couple of days.
Miss M. Adelaide Volkmar,
who had beep quite i'll for a
mum Der of weeks is improving.
Miss Florence Halnes arrived
from Bottineau, N. D., last eve
ming to make her home with Mr..
and Mrs. Downie.
The L. O. T. M. Lodge will
give basket social at the A 0.
U. w. hall February Sth, to which
everybody is invited.
Knights of Phythias initiated
four candidates in the first de-
gree Wednesday evening. Lunch
was served at the close Of work.
a Merry Minister is the latest
and best, don't miss it at the
opera house. One night only,
Friday, Feb 8.
The w. r. c. will give a liter
ary and musical enter tainm ent
at the M. E. church on the 10Th
inst. Admission free.
The Elmira church people will
have a valentine social a: Mrs. G.
H. Kim ball Is, Thursday evening
Feb 14th. Everybody invited to
bring his best girl and valen
tine
Druggist Nelson has been re-
painting and fixing up his pres
cription counter, securing more
light for his work as we'll as ad-
ding to the appearance of the
room.
DR.. Jacotel was called on We'd
nesday to dress the limb Of Leo
Ginther, who fell from a wagon
while on his way to town from
Kilborn. The injury was not a
serious one.
While the ducks have not yet
commenced their northWa d
! flight, the boys have started
their marble games on the
streets, certain indication of
approaching spring.
The ladies of the Benevolent
society will give a valentine
social and mystery lunch on the
evening of February ii, in the
hall above Wood Bros. store.
Social and lunch 10 cents.
Fl. G. G.. Rose, the druggist,
yesterday made a bill of sale Of
his stock to Attorney L. H. Bent
ley as trustee for three creditors,
the wholesale house of Noyes,
Bros. x Cutler, the Farmers
bank and Messrs Wood Bros,
the three claims aggregatlng
something about 81, 900.
The Amsden Bros, of Madi-
son township, were awarded a
gold medal premium Oh an exhi
bit of wheat sent to the world S
fair at Paris. The grain was a
sample Of Seller S Marvel, grown
IN 1899. This is the second award
given to Grant county wheat, the
other one being that given to
Mrs. L. p. Ranons.
Mr.. John Hicks and his
daughter, Mrs. j. G.. Rawson,
Of Kilborn, returned Sunday
from their trip to Canada, where
they had been visiting friends
near Toronto for the past six
weeks. They report themselves
as having most enjoyable visit,
but very glad to get home again,
where they could see the earth
free from snow.
Miss Ida Peterson, who was
teaching a school near Summit
last year, sends word that she
wants the address Of her paper
changed to Mrs. F, A. Parker,
Sisseton, S. D., which is an in
timation that the young lady has
given up school teaching, and we
understand has proved up on
young farmer near Sisseton.
Her Milbank friends wish her
every happiness in her welded
life.
Two cases were brought before
the board of insanity the first Of
the week. One Of these was Os-
valid Kottke, who was brought in
from Grant Center and adjudged
insane, and application has been
made for his admission to the
asylum at Yankton, but that in
stitution is already overcrowded.
Mrs. Hilda Jenson, Of Adams,
was also examined and pro
nounced insane. but a physician
from Hutchinson, Mimi, and a
friend of the family, believed
that her case would readily res