The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1901-03-08

Security Lodge A. q. U. w.
will give cinch party on Mon
day evening, March 18th, at the
hall. Everybody invited.
w. S. McCloskey has some
thing very nice in the way Of
door plates, for which he is TAX
ing orders, and which he will
show you when he calls at your
home or Office.
B. w. Brokaw, eye specialist,
and optician will be at Nelson's
drug store at Milbank the 11th of
every month. Eyes examined
free-A written guarantee with
every pair of glasses.
Farmers in need of Grain
Drill, Sod Cutter or Harrow,
should examine Wood Bros. stock
of these implements. Dowagaic
Van Brunt & Wilkins-Ken
tucky- and Monitor Shoe and
Disc Drills.
julius Grande and wife, resi-
dents of the northern part of
Roberts county, were sutfocated
by coal gas Wednesday of last
week. The former was dead
when discovered, but the woman
was revived.
Mr.. James Watson, the timer,
has disposed of his business to
the Wood Bros, and will take
charge of the tin shop in that
store, position which he held
for about twelve years before he
Went into the business for him
self a mum Der of years ago.
Rev. H. K. Knight, pastor of
the M. E. church at Clear Lake,
was a visitor at the Methodist
parsonage yesterday, having
brought Mrs. Clark of Clear
Lake to the home of her brother
Mr. D. Cook, who lives on a farm
south east of the city, and who
was i'll with a heart trouble.
Mr.. James Coyle and family,
who at one time lived near Mar
vim, where Mr.. Coyle was section
boss, but who now live at Lang
ford, came from the latter town
last week with the body of their
three months old baby, which
they brought down for in nterment
in the Catholic cemetery at Mil
bank, where other mem bers of
the family are buried
Mr.. r. w. McFarlan, has pur-
chased the interest Of L. J. Palda
in the +. H. Johnson & Go. cloth
ing house and took possession
last week. The new firm has
most complete stock of clothing
and gents furnishings on dis
/ play, and dealing exclusively in
these lines, they are determined
to make their store headquarters
for gentleman S wear.
The ladies who have had under
consideration a project to estab
| lish a free reading room in the
city, owing to the close approach
of spring, have decided to post
| pone the instituting of the enter
prise for some months The
project met with a very enthusi
astic response from nearly all
who were interviewed in regard
to the matter. and it is intended
to have the reading room opened
about the 1st Of October Dext.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. O. Braggans,
who were spending few days of
their honeymoon with friends in
| Milbank, returned to their st.
Paul home Monday. Mr.. Brag-
gans is stenographer for the
supreme court Of Minnesota, and
Mrs. Braggans is a teacher of
short hand, typewriting and pen
manship in one of the business
colleges of ST. Paul, duties which
they have again resumed
The article by County Super
intendent Ramer on the central
iza,ion Of the county schools, pub.
lished last tWeek, has been attract
ing considerable attention, and
it is possible that one or more of
the townships may adopt the
system. We understand that
the people of Grant Center and
Alban townships are considering
the question, with probability
Of adopting the system.
The members of Milbank
lodge A. F. & A. NJ. had the
pleasure of entertaining the
grand lecturer Of the craft, Benz.
f. Ives, last Friday and Satur-
day. The grand lecturer is a
thoroughly posted Mason, who
has devoted his time and talents