The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-08-01
Mrs. Shannon is enjoying a
visit from her daughter, Mrs.
Flood of Beardsley, Mimi.

MRS. Shannon is enjoying a
visit from her daughter, Mrs
Flood of Beardsley, MINI.
A. D. Van Walker who so sue.
cesfully taught in Alban the
past year, has been engaged to
teach the Corona school.
Reports to the daily papers
state that there was an earth.
quake in South Dakota, but it
didn't touch US in Grant county
A Peerless separator, with
blower and weigher, for sale for
$500. This separator has been
run less than 60 days. A big
bargain. WOOD Bros.
Elton Jennings and wife came
down from North Dakota last
week and Mrs. Jennings went
to Corona to visit her parents.
Elton returDs north the first OF
the week.
The boy nine went to Big
Stone City last Saturday and
played an aggregation of base
ball enthusiasts at that place
The boys have been so exceed
ingly quiet since they came home
that we have hardly been able to
learn the score, though we have
heard it whispered that it was
8 TO II.
At the muster of Company K
Monday evening A. F. Lindquist
was elected captain, vice B. D.
Gam mble, deceased, and Fred
Nelson was elected second lieu.
tenant. 1t was resolved to dis
continue drill during the hot
weather, secure recruits to fill up
the company, and commence
active drill about the middle Of
October.
Mr.. Jas. Miracle, who recently
came from Webster City, Ia, to
make his home here, was pleased
by the arrival of his son, Byron
j., last week. The young man
had recently been in Sioux Falls
visiting a brother, but was taken
down with a severe attack of
rheumatism and was obliged to
spend some time in the hospital
at that place,
For a course in the common
and high branches or a special
course for admission to law,
pharmaceutical. medical, or den
tai Colleges, enrollin Valdez Nor
NAL School, Decorah. Iowa, Sep.
/. Board and room So. Is a week
One months tuition free and car
fare to students who enter the
Valdez Business College the first
week in September.
Last Tuesday was the hottest
day of the season and about the
only one that has been particu-
larly uncom for table, the mercury
registering 100 shortly after
noon. A heavy southwest wind
was an accompaniment Of the
suns rays. Luckily it cooled
off in the evening with a breeze
from the north, and was followed
on Wednesday by cooling weather
and rain. The small grain was
too far advanced to receive any
serious injury from the hot wind.
J. J. Stevenson, of the Will
hanson, Libby Lumber Co., OF
Oshkosh, Wis, was a Milbank
visitor Tuesday, meeting his old
Grant county friends. John is
on his way west, and stopped off
to see the farm in Big Stone
township. He expects to go to
Evarts and from there make an
automobile trip up into North
Dakota. He reports his brothers
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lilies as we'll and prospering. He
stated that r. F. Baker, one OF
the early residents in Big Stone,
died of consumption in Colorado
last year, piece of news that
will be regretted by all of Mr..
Bakers friends who we're init.
mate with him in the early days
A bad runaway accident oc-
Cured on Main street at the cor
ner of Second avenue Monday,
morning, when a team belong
ing to Russian dashed up the
street, coming at full force into
a horse and buggy driven by
Mrs. Ed. Ellington. The wo-
man was thrown from the bug
gy, but fortunately was not
seriously injured, a cut on her
lip and ear being the only hurt
sustained. She was thrown
away from the buggy. which was
smashed into small pieces by
the force of the runaway horses,