The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-07-03

company at Wahpeton is now
employed in the Milbank depot.
Jesse Goar of Montevldeo was
shaking hands with Milbank
friends last evening, having
come up to spend a few days at
Big Stone Lake.
j. G. Rawson and Will Hicks
returned from Assiniboia last
Wednesday, the latter having
made purchase of some land
IN that province.
Miss |. M. Raymond, of Little
Fails, Mimi, a sister of W. E.
Raymond, of Twin Brooks, has
been visiting the latter during
the week, and was visiting Mil.
bank last Friday.
Rev. G. F. Strutz, of Madison,
was visitor with his brother,
Rev. Robert Strutz, for a few
hours Tuesday. He was on his
way to North Dakota to attend
the annual meeting of the Young
Peoples Alliance of the Dakota
conference.
At the meeting of the grand
lodge Independent Order of
Good Templars, held at Sioux
Falls last week, w. w. Harper
of Kilborn was elected grand
treasurer. George w. Carpenter
Of Watertown was elected Grand
Chief Templar.
Some splendid rains Sunday
and Monday nights proved bene-
fetal to the growing crops, which
in localities were com mencing to
suffer for lack of moisture. The
showers of the previous week or
two had been of a local character,
and portions of the country were
pot reached by them, and these
spots were greatly in need of the
rains as they came.
Miss Lottie Williams and Miss
Carrie Thayer came over from
Watertown Tuesday. Miss
Williams had been attending the
business school in that city and
returns home to take a position
in Mr.. Rix's law office. Miss
Thayer, whose home is in Long
Beach, Cal, but who accompanied
her sister, Mrs. Gilruth on her
return home to Watertown from
California a short time ago, will
visit for while with her Milbank
friends.
Messrs. Ralph Helms and A.
B. Smedley returned Wednes-
day from a three months trip
to Mexico, where they had been
looking over the country and
taking in the sights in that
silver standard country. They
visited George Clark and stayed
with him for several days, and
report that both he and Mrs.
Clark and daughter were well
and have got to like Mexican
conditions. George is contractor
for new line of railroad being
built.
Attorney Geo. S. Rix, who
was attorney for the defendant
in the case of Murphy VS.. Pierce,
has received word that the
supreme court has confirmed
the decision of the circuit court
in favor of the defendant. This
was one of the cases in which
title was contested by reason of
the original ownership having
passed from the government to
an Indian, the latter selling the
land before an allotted time had
elapsed, and confirms title in the
defendant, Pierce.
DR.. Kriesel was recently con-
suited by a man from near
Veblen in Marshall county, who
has all the symptoms of being
afflicted with leprosy. The spots
have been for some time spread.
ing over both his limbs and his
body, the flesh in spots being
entirely dead and devoid of
feeling. The doctor had the
patient photographed, and will
send the photograph to the
national medical society with
history of the case. The man is
over 60 years of age, and is an
old soldier.
John MADEIRA returned the
first of the week from trip to
California and the Pacific coast
country, coming back through
Washington, where he looked
over the Yakima valley. Mr..
MADEIRA says that while he saw
some small tracts of country
that were perhaps inviting he
comes back more than ever con-