The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-04-25

in Melrose Twp. to Iowa parties
for "a, 800.
J. H. King is enjoying visit
from his son E. r. King, of
Chicago, who is engineer on the
Sante Fee railroad.
The next regular meeting of
the ladies benevolent society will
be held at the home of Mrs. E.
P. Mesmer, Thursday afternoon,
May 1st.
j. P. Foster, of Selby, state
veterinary surgeon, was in town
Wednesday, having been called
to the eastern part of the state
to make an examination of some
live stock.
VIM. Dallman, who was up in
North Dakota last week, sold his
farm while there, receiving $4,000
for it. He says that before the
deed was made out the purchas-
ers sold the place to third party
at an advance of $500.
Messrs. Barney Rix and E. j.
Druecker, who were up in the
Red Lake country, Mimi, a week
Or SO ago. came home last week
to make arrangements to remove
to Red Lake Falls, where they
will go into the hotel business.
G. Schweigel the tailor, re-
Gently sold his quarter section
near Ortonville, on which is a
great bed of granite. Cliff &
Culver were the purchasers, and
they intend to develope the quar-
ries. They paid $4,000 for the
place.
E. H. Johnson & Co.. as will be
noticed by their advertisement
will have special salesday with
an expert tailor in charge on April
20, when he will have a splendid
line of sample cloths with suits of
each kind made up, for inspec-
ton. Remember the date next
Tuesday.
Master Clarence Wood, who
accC npanied his parents to Cali
fornia last winter, arrived home
last Monday afternoon. On his
return he was in company with
his sister and cousin, Miss Edna
and Miss Charlotte Wood, who
remained in Minneapolis until
yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
expect to return home sometime
next month.
Nicholas Potts, of Minnehaha
county, through the Farmer S
bank agency has purchased the
Wagner ranch: known as the
Fritz section in Stockholm, which
he purposes stocking with fine
bred live stock. The ranch is
excellently adapted for this
purpose. being we'll supplied
with water, hay and timber.
Mr.. Potts will move on his farm
next spring.
ia. Williams recentlyreceived
a letter from j. @. Thayer at
Los Angeles, Cal, in which the
latter states that Miss Lottie
Williams is rapidly improving in
health, and is getting rugged
and strong J. Q. also says that
the longer he lives in California
the better he likes it. He says
that the gardens are one mass of
flowers, and that barley, which
they cut for hay is now three
feet high. He is thinking of
buying some land near Long
Beach and growing berries.
County Superintendent Ramer
has made arrangements to have
DR.. E. P. Hall deliver his inspir-
ing lecture, 'The Problem of
Life on Friday evening, May
9th, at the M. E. church. The
lecture will be free, and although
the superintendent has secured
the lecture for the entertainment
and instruction of the school
teachers and officers attending
the county meeting, and for
whom seats will be reserved, yet
all others to the full accommo-
dation CT the church are invited.
The team of black horses on
the dray line, while being driven
by Oscar Lender last Saturday
afternoon, became unmanageable
when the neck-yoke slipped from
its place. The team was near
the windmill at the time, and
came down Milbank avenue on a
jump, but did not get the idea of
turning at Main street until it
was too late and they ran into a
pileo tim ber, which checked them
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