The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-11-21
MILBANK, S. D., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER o. 1902.

new ad of goods going at cost.
Messrs. Wood Bros. have ar
ranged for a supply of hard coal
which will be sold to customers
buying Radiant Home heater.
The w. G. T. u. will have a
special meeting on Tuesday No
vember 25th at 4 O'Clock at the
home of Mrs. Henry Schafer.
Every member is requested to
be present.
Messrs, Stone & Sullivan are
advertising reduced prices in a
removal sale. They expect to
get into their new store in a
short time and are anxious to
get their stock reduced before
moving, and consequently are
offering some nice bargains.
Ed. Moulton of Brown county,
who is well known to the early
settlers in Milbank, having lived
here for several years in the first
days, was greeting his old
Milbank friends Tuesday, while
here on official business as oil
Inspector.
We understand that Mayor
Saunders has been taking les
sons on the piano and intends to
invite his musical friends to a
recital in the near future in order
to satisfy them as TO his mastery
Of the instrument. That l.. G..
Parker the musical man has re-
Gently sold the mayor a Simplex
piano player with a good supply
of music should not detract from
the attendance at the recital.
AS will be seen by notice in
another column Messrs Cannon
& Healy, the blacksmiths, have
arranged to dissolve partnership
the first of the year. They
want to close up all their accounts
by that time and request parties
owing them to call and make
settlem ent, and those having
bills against the firm to present
their accounts. Mr.. Cannon will
conduct the business after the
first of the year. Mr.. Healy
expects to go to North Dakota,
and possibly locate there.
The local lodge of the Degree
of Honor held a district conven-
tion at the lodge room yesterday
under the supervisor of Mrs.
Elizabeth Sherwood. of DeSmet,
the grand chief of honor and
Mrs. Mary L. Phelps, of Mont
rose, the deputy grand chief of
honor. The district is No. 9,
and is composed of the lodges
at Webster, Summit. Sisseton,
Corona and Milbank, and repre-.
sentatives from these lodges
were present. A very interest
ing session, was held in the after.
noon.
Herman Schneider the travel
ing agent of the Germania Pub
fishing company OF Milwaukee,
was in town Monday looking
after subscription matters of the
Germania. Mr.. Schneider has
been travelling in his present
position for the past sixteen
years, in which time he has visit
ed every state in the Union ex-
cept New Mexico, Arizona and
Utah, and has also visited all the
provinces of Canada from Que.
bee to British Columbia. Hehad
just come down from North
Dakota and Manitoba, and was
struck with the great improve
ment and settlement of that
country since his last visit
The Germania has 63subscribers
at the Milbank postotfice and AS
at Big Stone City.
Mrs. Annie Marston, of Huron,
the grand matron of the q. E. S.
Of South Dakota, made an oficia
visit to Esther chapter last Tues
day. In the afternoon the elec
tive officers of the chapter gave
reception at the home of the
worthy matron, Mrs. j. E
Truran, at which all of the ladies
of the chapter had an opportunity
to meet and get acquainted with
the lady. In the even
ing a candidate was initiated thai
the grand matron might inspect
the work of the chapter. At the
conclusion of the work she
made brief address or
the order and thanked the mem
bers for the courtesies she haG
received. During the social pro
gram the appointive officers ..
the chapter presented the granl
matron with q venir spoon
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