The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-07-11

oCates Attorney Fuller was
the orator of the day at Summit
on the fourth and made the eagle
soar in manner worthy the
occasion.
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.
W. j. Weddell writes from New
Brunswick that he and Mrs. w.
are enjoying themselves i'm
mensely and at present are visit
ing with Mrs. Weddell' s relatives.
Drs. Jacotel and Kreisel were
called to Odessa last Sunday,
where they performed surgical
operation on a hare-lip of a little
son of Gust Wells, Of that place.
Will Atkins, while working on
the windmill at the Lowthian
farm a week or SO ago, had the
misfortune to get his left arm
caught in the belt, breaking the
bones just above the wrist.
The awning at the Nelson drug
store got caught in the wind on
the evening of the fourth, and
coming apart in the center struck
the large plate glass in the win
dow and shattered it into frag-
ments.
Messrs. Lee Bailey and e. H.
Benedict have purchased the
billiard hall business of Louis
Hebert, and Mr.. Bailey expects
tomovef from the farm i'm mediate
ly after harvest and take person
al charge of the business.
The Evangelical people have
commenced the excavation for
their church building and intend
to Immediately commence the
foundation work. The building
now occupied by Chas. Sutcliff
on an adjoining lot will be re-
moved later.
The city authorities are doing
some good work on the streets
! They have recently graded and
built up Railway street, and are
also doing some improving in the
vicinity of the school house on
Fifth street and on Third and
Fourth avenues.
Beach & Bowers was a com
bination that the amusement
public could not resist, and last
evening saw the largest audience
of the season, in any Des Moines
house, packed into the Grand -
Des Moines Register Under
canvas, Milbank, Thursday, July
18th.
A. Peterson, the man who has
been confined in the county Jail
for a couple Of weeks charged
with assaulting an old lady in
Roberts county, was taken to
Sisseton Wednesday for a pre-
liminary hearing which had been
postponed to await the result Of
the woman S injuries.
The bank reports show the
excellent condition of business,
Last week we published the
quarterly staten ent Of the Farm
ers bank, and this week that of
the Merchants bank. The state
ments are worthy Of perusal,
showing the healthy condition OF
the institutions themselves as
well as the generally prosperous
conditions Of the city and com
munity.
Mr.. F. Wellnitz, who lives
near Albee, was in town the first
of the week looking for a horse
and buggy. His son was ir
Nassau last Friday evening with
horse and buggy, and about
midnight when he went to the
place where he had the horse
tied, the animal was not to be
found. He returned home think
ing the animal had possibly 60
loose and wandered home, bu'
this was not the case and he con
cluded that the horse was prob
ably stolen, as he has been un
able to get any trace of it.
The "New Railroad jack tn,
great comedy success, will make
} it's first appearance at the oper;
house Saturday, July 18th, ant
will no doubt be accorded a wei
come second to none. The com
pany headed by that dainty
singing and dancing soubrette
Miss Madelon Caufman, and Jas
DeMoyer, character comedian
With an adequate support ant
the superb scenic surrounding!