The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-10-09

See house bargain in "want
ad' column.
"Tommy Tough" boys suits
at Stone & Sullivan's.
Ladies' tailor made suits and
walking skirts at STONE &
SULLIVAN
Miss Maud Farnum left last
Friday for to take charge of
her school at Mill Point, MINI.
S. G. Jones the insurance man
came up to Milbank yesterday
from Big Stone. He had been
on visit to his home at Mitchell.
Conductor John Wertz's two
boys have nicely recovered from
the scarlet fever, and the house
has been disinfected and the
quarantine raised.
John Caesar was, the first of
the week, enjoying a visit from
his mother, Mrs. Lena Caesar,
who lives at Howard Lake, Mimi.
She returned home Wednesday
George Rix, Barney Rix, J. S.
Farley, Emil Johnson and A. F..
Lindquist composed a party of
hunters who went to the Wan bay
lakes after ducks Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. Warning, of
Lake City, MINI, are visiting at
their old home in Milbank, hav-
ing arrived here Wednesday.
They will also visit their son in
Roberts county.
Rev. Burman, the Seventh
Day Adventist minister, left
for Washington, d. c., the first
of the week. The headquarters
and publishing business of the
society, which have heretofore
been at Battle Creek, Mich,
have recently been moved to
Washington, where they will
be in the future, and where the
annual conference is being held.
The Argus-Leader, of Sioux
Falls, is to make d bargain day of
the fourteenth anniversary of the
paper, October 10th. To all new
subscribers and all old subscrib-
ers who pay up subscription to
that day, the daily Argus-Leader
will sell a years subscription for
$500, and 75 cents for the semi
weekly. This reduced price
will only be allowed to parties
who deposit the money in the
postoffice on that one day. Pay
ments made the day before or
the day after will not apply.
Sisseton Banner: Miss Lois
Roberts, a niece of j. G. Knapp,
arrived on Friday last from Red
Wing, Mimi, and will be engaged
as teacher at the Sisseton Agency
during the ensuing school year
Miss Roberts will be remem-
bered by some of the older set
tiers, as she taught in Enter
prise township some four years
ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Knapp ac-
companied her to the agency on
Sunday afternoon, where she
took up her school work on Mon-
day morning.
Ortonville Journal: Judge
Qvale has announced that he
will decide in favor of the set
tiers in their litigation with
Russell Sage. His decision will
confirm the title of homestead
settlers to about 25, ZOO acres of
the choicest land in Big Stone,
Swift and Stevens counties, and
holds that Russell Sage, as trus-
tee of the old Hastings and
Dakota railway company has no
claim whatever thereto. The
suit involves the title to fully
one million dollars worth of
property representing the homes
and fortunes Of 200 farmers.
Uncle Russell will now have to
economic a little more and work
a little harder in order to get
even with the world again.
Henry Sexton, of Revillo, last
week purchased the Revillo Item
from Willard Dillman. Mr.. Sex
ton has had the management OF
the paper since Mr.. Dillman
moved to Excelsior, and during
the past year has considerably
improved it, and is building up a
good business. Mr.. Sexton
came to Milbank during the
storm last Friday, and while
driving along the way, lightning
struck the telephone lines, splin-
tering a pole near to Mr.. Sexton.
The shock stunned the latter,
and when he came to himself he
found his horse turned around
ond po;ru couth Sexton saws