The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-07-25

Inc court house is being treat
ed to a new coat of paint. Levi
and Addison Conright are doug
the treating.
Manager Stahler, at the mill,
made a trip to the cities the first
OF the week to secure. some
needed improvements for the
mill.
A Peerless separator, with
blower and weigher, for sale for
5000. This separator has been
run less than 60 days. A big
bargain. WoOD Bros.
Will Roberts and daughter
Nellie, who had been visiting
their Grant county friends for
several weeks past, returned to
their home at Latah, WASH, last
Monday.
A. P. LindGuist, the land man,
has fine list of farm properties
which he is offering at prices
that will soon take them off by
those who appreciate the value
OF Grant county lands.
Those who we're fortunate
enough to hear Elijah B. Jones
lecture on John. Brown at
Simpson park Saturday after.
noon, pronounce it one of the
best things of the chautauqua.
During the past IA years the
Valdez Business College, Decor
ah, To-, has placed over 1000 stu
dents irpaying positions. One
month S tuition and free car fare
to students who enter the first
week in Sept. Tuition in Valdez
Normal School 50 a month.
Some miscreant, a flew weeks
ago, entered the Zion Evangelical
church and stole the silver CON-
munion set, also taking the cloth
covering from the organ. The
trustees will pay a reward for
any information leading to re-
covery of the articles or detection
of the thief.
Wagon loads of twine have
been going out into the country
during the week, indicating the
greatness of the expected har-
vest. One of the largest of these
orders we have seen was that of
VIM. Krueger for % bales or
1,4OO lbs, which he purchased
from Wood Bros. for his farm in
Kilborn township.
DR.. kreisel removed a piece of
needle from the finger of Mrs.
Neuhauser, of Twin Brooks, a
few days ago. The ex-rays had
to be brought into use to discover
the piece of needle, which was so
located in the Joint of the finger
that the woman was unable to
open her hand. The doctor also
had similar case with man at
Odessa few days ago.
The serpentine picture dance
produced by Julia Obrecht, is
most ar tistic. Julia presents
herself in voluminous costume
of white shimmering material
and gracefully executes many
figures of the serpentine dance,
during which time varied colored
lights are thrown on the moving
form, the sweep of her garment
suggesting different designs.
The ladies aid society on Satur-
day afternoon prepared a sur
prise for Mrs. M. S. Kelsey by
| inviting her to the home of Mrs.
! Jos. Fanset, where a reception
was held in honor of Mrs. Kelsey,
who was about to leave for her
new home in Alberta. She had
been for many years an active
and interested member of the
society, and after refreshments
had been served Mrs. Kelsey was
presented with handsome
oil painting-a fruit design-as a
memento of her association with
the ladies of the church.
John Black, of Elmira, who
made a trip to the reservation
countryiwest of the Missouri a
| few weeks ago, returned last
week, having made the home trip
on horseback with three horses
ir five days. Mr.. Black says il
is surprising to see the number
of people who are taking uI
homesteads in that country,
where it has heretofore been be-
ieved that farming was an i'm
possibility. People. have bith
erto been greatly deceived OF
there will be a lot of disappointed
settlers there in a few years
4 The probabilities are that these
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