The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-02-28

Do not fail to see that new
style of Boss harrow at Wood
Bros.
| S. w. Smith of Ortonville and
H. j. Benedict were out buying
horses and cattle for shipping
during the week.
| Mrs. Somerville, of Sisseton,
has been visiting friends in Mil
bank during the week, the guest
of Mrs. S. Nixson.
Mr.. Arthur Kimball and his
sister Blanch are making ar
rangements to 60 TO North Da-
kota next month, they having
taken up homestead claims in
Ward county.
The mems meeting in library
hall Sunday afternoon com
mences at 3 o'clock. Attorney
Berth D. Gamble will talk to
those attending. Both young
men and old men are invited to
these meetings.
I. D. Tower, of Brown county,
has been visiting at the home of
his brother-in-law, w. w. Harper,
of Kilborn, for a week, having
come down to attend the Goth
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs
Harper's wedding.
Gen. Humphreys post, G.. A.
R., has already commenced to
make preparations for the OBJ
servance of Decoration day, and
has secured the promise of
Judge Haney, of Pierre, to be
present on the occasion and de-
liver the Grafton.
Theodore Harrington and wife,
of Ortonville, came to Milbank
last Saturday to visit the Prevey
family, but on arriving found
that Mr.. and Mrs. Prevey were
spending Sunday in Wilmot.
Mr.. Harrington is about to move
to North Dakota, having taken
up a claim in Ward county in
that state.
President Warren of the Yank.
ton college, a friend and former
instructor of Rev. Lyman. oc-
cupied the pulpit at the Congre-
gational church last Sunday,
while on a visit to Milbank. He
also addr essed the mems meet
ing in the library room Sunday
afternoon in a talk that was
heartily appreciated by all
present.
The Epworth league is arrang-
ing for a treat for the people of
Milbank, On Thursday evening,
March 9th, Rev. Andrew M.
Harkness will give a lecture on
"China and It's People. Special
attention will be given to the
work of the missionaries in that
great empire. There will be no
admission charged, and the pub
lie is cordially invited.
Attention is directed to the
new advertisement of Cannon &
Healy in this issue. They are
always adding to their facilities
for doing all kinds of blacksmith
work, their latest addition being
a useful appliance for setting
buggy tires cold. It is an en-
tirely new kind of a machine, and
when your buggy tires are loose
it will pay you to see this machine
do the work.
| The members of Zion Evan
gelical church, at Grant Center,
have commenced to make some
extensive improvements on their
| fine church property. They ex.
pect to expend $500 to $40O on
this and besides repainting the
building both inside and out they
have made arrangements to fence
the Gem etery property adjoining
with iron fence and gates. Mr..
Huesby has been given the job
of doing the painting.
March 1st Mr.. w. r. Neuen.
burg, so well and favorably
known in this community, takes
a position with Wood Bros. Mr..
Neuenburg has managed the
lumber business of the Helms,
Neuenburg Co. since they located
in Milbank, and has made many
friends by his pleasant manner
and fairness in his business
transactions. In engaging with
a firm so well known and reliable,
we believe he will find himself
pleasantly situated.
| Rev. E. Fem Lyman visited
Webster last Friday on church
business, and on his way home
stopped at Summit to take charge
II of <bD f,,rc.rol of Mr. ~ Eccin n.