The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-17
John Finn is stocking up with

bicycles. If you want a wheel
it will pay you to call on him.
The ladies of the benevolent
society will meet with Mrs. Geo.
Merry, Thursday, January. %.
Albert Gustaffson, who has
been night operator at the depot
for some time. has been trans
ferred to the station at Webster,
as day operator.
Miss Jennie Johnson returned
to her school work at Gustavus
Adolphus college at St. Peter,
MINI, the first of the week, after
enjoying the holidays at home.
John and James Black the
.Elmira farmers have been for
some time building up their
herds, and recently purchased
seven head of Red Polled cattle
from H. G. Pew.
Mrs. Ladd Robie, of Missoula,
Mont, is visiting her old home
in Milbank for short time, having
come down to see her son, r. V.
Robie and to attend to some
business matters.
The people who have gone to
Texas, Florida or California to
enjoy tropical climate, have
made a mistake this winter.
They should have remained in
South Dakota. The weather has
simply been beyond improving
so far this winter.
DR.. Kriesel was called to the
home of A. P. Ryger, Tuesday,
where he had to amputate the
forefnger of the right hand of
Mr.. Ryger's little hree-year-old
son. An older daughter had
been playing with a sausage
grinder and the boy got his i'm
ger cut in the machine, necessi-
tating amputation at the first
joint.
Our J. @. Thayer has turned
into California boomer, and
sends us clipping from a Cali
fornia paper showing that there
were shipped from Rivera, the
town where he is located, 2O2
carloads of walnuts, or 1885, 7O2
worth. The shipments we're
made between October z and
Novem Der Is.
Charlie Perkins, the deputy
sheriff of Roberts county, last
Friday brought Knute Olson
down and handed him over to
Sheriff Crawford. Knute was a
resident of Grant township in
the aforesaid county, and after
due process of law before a
justice of the peace he had been
held on charge of burglary.
Mrs. w. w. Mount returned
from Bristol where she was
called by the death of her brother
William Kennedy, a farmer in
Kidder township, Day county.
The deceased man left a wife and
two children to mourn his loss.
A younger brother Thos. Ken
nedy has stopped in Milbank at
several times and is quite we'll
known here.
Quite a large party started the
first of the week for trip to
northern Minnesota, with the in.
tention Of purchasing railroad
lands in Mile Lacs county, as a
matter of investment or specula-
ton. Among the party were
Aug. Koepke, M. j. Sachrieter,
Geo. S. Rix, Barney. Rix, Chas.
Chambers, John Bear, A. P. Lind
quist. Frank Van Dusen, A. E.
Van Dusen, G.. F.. PodelL Fl. A.
Liebe, and II. J. Honeywell, the
latter of Clear Lake.
Superintendent S. G.. Burk-
head has rediscovered a panacea;
it is that of walking. He recon-
mended it to his pupils, and the
first dose of two miles was taken
by them with him Thursday
evening of last week and repeated
the following evening. They en-
Joy the medicine SO well that they
will take it often if the weather
holds favorable. The fresh air,
fun and exercise are good for the
nerves after q hard days study.
Time, 700 to 800 mile in Is
minutes.
Montevideo Commercially.
J. Bleser and w. B. Saunders, of
Milbank, S. D., were herei'the
latter part of last week and pur-
chased some of that fine, blooded
stock James Stewart raises on
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