The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-17
John L. Lockhart of Pierre, is
on a visit to Milbank friends this


J on a visit to Milbank friends this
week.
! Mrs. S. j. Watson expects to
go to Woonsocket next week to
make a visit of a couple of weeks
with friends in that city.
Anyone having eye trouble can
see Sullivan, eye specialist, at
St. Hubert until the 10Th. Con-
sultation free.
S. M. Pasco, the new clerk in
the Modern Woodmen lodge,
wants the members to step in
and pay the January assessment
at once.
There will be a mems meet
ing at the public reading
room Sunday afternoon at %
o'clock. Some musical attrac-
tions will be presented. The
men OF the city, both young and
old are cordially invited.
The first case of small pOX to
develop in the city was discov-
cred yesterday, the victim being
Alfred Frost, brother of Mrs. E..
P. Dore. The case has been
quarantined. The young man
had recently been working on
the telephone line near Bristol,
where it is supposed he contract
ed The disease.
J. H. Hurst, who is employed
at the butter and egg packing
house, while at work killing and
dressing poultry, received a
scratch on the limb short time
ago, which turned into blood
poisoning and gave him a very
serious illness from which he is
not yet fully recovered, although
able to be around.
The members of the Congrega-
tional church rendered recep-
lion to their new pastor and wife,
Rev. and Mrs. E. F. Lyman, on
Wednesday evening. Ice cream
and cake were served and a very
pleasant hour was spent, and the
new pastor and his wife had the
| pleasure of meeting a goodly
number of our citizens. They
start in their work with the best
wishes of all for their abundant
success.
At the request of the city
council the physicians of the
city made an examination of
water taken from ice cut at the
dam, to test the purity of the
water and the advisability of
using it for drinking purposes.
After careful analysis of the
water, the physicians unani
mously recommended against
the use of the ice, and the council
will at an early day pass an
ordinance prohibiting the use of
the ice for culinary purposes.
Byron Davis, who was over
from Troy yesterday, states that
a sMr. Dragset, living about a
mile and a half north of Troy,
met with a serious calamity Mon
day evening. Tue man had just
got his live stock attended to for
the night and gone into the house,
when a neighbor discovered the
barn to be on fire. The building
was made of lumber and straw,
and before the cattle could be
released, the whole building was
in flames and "a head of stock,
including five horses, were
burned to death. The fire is be-
lieved to have been set by a
spark from the chimney of the
house.
The installation ofoficers ofthe
Milbank camp of Modern Wood
men took place last : Monday
evening. The officers for the
current term are:
| v. C.-M. M. Ramer.
| Ad.-Fred Mears.
Clerk Ks. M. Pasco.
Bank.-Ed. Emanuel.
Escort-George Kelsey.
What. Merit.
Sent.-J. A. Malsed.
Drs. Kriesel and Ferguson
were appointed examining physi-
clans, and George Mitchell,
Henry Schafer and George
Middlebrook are the managers.
The Langford Bugle says that
f. r. Harding, who has been for
some years assistant cashier of