The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-07-26
IL Will pay you to watch our
want ad" colua2n,

'Doou VI ohSGl, WOO0 Bros.
haVlng just received a carload.
G. w. Merry went out to
AndoTer Wednesday to look over
his farming interests in that
locality.
Mrs. J. W. Ross entertained a
number of friends Wednesday
afternoon in honor OF her friend,
Miss Tolles.
Amos DeSilva accidentally fell
down a cellar while working in
the Nichols house last week and
badly sprained his leg.
The Relief Corps will give an
Ice cream social on the vacant lot
north of the Farmers bank, on
Saturday evening, July q.
}. f. Corskie, who had been
confined to the house for week
or two with severe illness, is
now recovering and able to be
out.
Milbank Central has just put
in a new metallic switch board for
the telephone service. New
poles have been put up for the
long distance phone.
Mrs. G.. Barney, who had been
at her old home at Minneapolis
for some time, spent Monday in
Milbank, going down TO the lake
the next day to meet Mr.. Barney
before returning to Pierre.
Miss May Tolles, formerly one
of the teachers ia the public
schools of Milbank and lately
teaching at Dell Rapids, was
visiting in Milbank the first OF
the week, the guest of Mrs. ]
w Ross.
MI. and Mrs, Fred Fitch have
been visiting friends during the
week. Fred had been to Albert
Lea for a visit and Mrs. Fitch is
accompanying him to Spokane,
Wash, where they expect to
live for time.
T. d. Williams, of Lake Crystal,
Blue Earth county, Mimi, a kins-
man of the late Thos. Reese, was
here last Saturday. He had not
seen his nephew for a number OF
years and did not hear of his
decease IN time to attend the
burial.
Messrs. j. A. Rickert and G.
E. Hummell, of Sisseton, were in
town Saturday on their way tc
Kansas City, where they expect
to purchase fine bred live stock
if the prices are such as will
warrant, and bring them up into
this country.
Miss Brown, who formerly
clerked in the Erlandson & John
son store, but who has been in
Big Stone county receiving med
ical treatment, was visiting Mil
bank friends the first Of the
week previous to going to her
Minnesota home.
Mr.. A. G. Dodge, who has been
out experimenting his farm east
of the city during harvesting
operations, thinks the weather
clerk got the South Dakota pack
ace mixed with some OF the other
states, and sent US a tropical
bundle by mistake.
Last Saturday was the hottest
day of the season, the thermom-
eter registering 107. The wind
was from the southwest, and
everything was heated through
During henightthe wind changed
to the north, and Sunday and
Monday was more comfortable
in every way. Sunday night be-
ing ideally cool and pleasant.
In another column may be
seen the financial statement OF
the Merchants bank for the
quarter ending with June. me
splendid showing made by TINS
published statement OF the
bank has been attained by
wears Of conservative manage,
ment and careful business
methods which have distln,
gnished it's management ana
secured for it the confidence OF
the public.
The ladies of the Methodist
church have had the inside OF the
church repapered and painted,
giving the edifice a very nea1 a,,,
and pleasing appearance. Mll,
Mount did the work ana mace q
neat lob of it. The Dakota con
farance holds its annual session
- ~ Milbank next October, and the
work =, on the church is part OF the
nrenarations ! which the LADIES'