The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-03-06

was visitor in this city last
evening.
Mrs. H. A. Hanson of Bloom
ing Valley has been visiting
Mrs. F. W. A. Poppe during the
week.
Mrs. Charles McClay of Mon
tevideo is making a visit to her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. M. H.
WiSeman.
The family of H. w. Buck ar
rived last Tuesday and have
taken up their residence in the
Slifer house.
Mrs. Ray Harrington of Orton
vile, was the guest Of Mrs. G..
w. Prevey Wednesday, while on
her way to Sisseton.
Elton Jennings came down
from Milton, n. D., yesterday
for a couple of days visit with
friends at his old home.
Mrs. William Ulrich, of Hutch
inson, mother of W. j. Ulrich,
who has been visiting the latter
for the past two weeks, returned
home yesterday.
Mr.. VIM. Winke and family,
from Wisconsin, have moved
into the Dallman house on Grant
street. Mr. Winke is a first
class miller, but came here with
the intention of getting hold of
some Grant county real estate.
County Superintendent Rig
gle, who was called to Iowa by
the death of Mrs, .Rlggle's faith
er, returned home Wednesday.
Mrs. Riggle will be accompanied
by her mother when she returns
next week, and the latter will
make her home in this county,
}. D. McKenney and G. w.
Young, of Bradley, this state,
were among the west bound pas
sengers blockaded here last Sat
urday. They were on their way
home from six weeks trip
through the Pacific states and
old Mexico. Mr.. McKenny was
at one time travelling auditor for
the Empire elevator company
and made this city his head
quarters.
G. l.. Wood returned last week
from trip to Chicago, where he
attended the great exhibition of
automobiles which was made in
that city week or SO ago, and
in which all of the different
manufactures, both foreign and
American, were on display. Guy
got so interested in the machines
that he bargained for a two
seated one for family use. On
his return home he visited a
brother in Fillmore county for
several days.
The insane man Peterson who
was brought down from Bloom
ing Valley was taken to the
asylum the first Of the week.
1t is unfortunate that a man in
his condition should be left so
long before he could be placed
where he could receive proper
treatment. In the ordinary
county Jail there are no accom-
modations for patients violently
insane, and the asylum author
tiles should make an effort to
have them removed without
delay. 1t was a cruel and un-
just thing to keep this. man
here for SO many days after
notice had been sent to the
asylum authorities.
The principa and teachers in
the public schools last Friday
evening enter rtained the senior
class and the board of education
and other officers of the school.
The second grade room was used
for the reception, it being very
prettily decorated and furnished
| for the occasion. The date being
the anniversary of the poet
Longfellow progressive word
! contest, was indulged in, the
letters in the poets name being
used for initials of the words.
Light refreshments, consisting
of a mum Der of dainties. pre-
pared by the lady teachers them
selves, indicated that teaching
school was not the only talent
which they possessed, and that
cooking might be added to the
curriculum of the schools with
out finding the present corps of
teachers wanting. While the
night outside was one of the
worst of the winter, a most pleas
ant social evening was spent at
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