The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-14

came up from Iowa Wednesday
10 look oyer matters in Milbank.
Miss Lola Prevey is engaged
TO teach the Troy school, begin
nlng her work on Septem Der 9TH.
Mrs. G. G. Middlebrook and
Mrs. b. p. Mesmer entertained
their lady friends at cards
Wednesday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. Mlddlebrook.
Mrs. John Burgau has been
suffering from the effects OF
poison ivy on her hands and
arms, which she is supposed to
nave come in contact with at the
lake.
Mr.. M. H. Wiseman has been
quite seriously i'll during the
week and Mrs. Wiseman was
called home by telegram
Wednesday. She states that
Mr.. Wiseman will be compelled
to undergo an operation for
appendicitis at an early day.
Gustave Grunzke, of New
Ulm, a young kinsman of Franz
Wendlund, was out visiting the
latter during the week. Mr..
Grunzke had just engaged to
work in the office of the Touring
mill at Montevideo, and had
come out to take his position
there.
Mrs. George Schafer was
enjoying visit the first Of the
week from her brother, F. E.
Herrit, of Boston, who has been
out on a visit to his relatives in
the northwest. The Herrit
family recently had a reunion
in Minneapolis, where the three
brothers and two sisters
congregated.
Frank Hoeltgen, one of the
young men who grew up in
Milbank, but who is now living
at Hankinson, N. D., and is
interested with his brother in a
general store at CandO, was
spending few days at the old
home in Milbank the first of the
week. Frank is an excellent
young man and his friends are
pleased to know that he is
prospering.
George Schlosser, the Sioux
Falls rustler, was in town short
time Wednesday afternoon while
returning from trip to Sisseton.
Mr.. Schlosser is postmaster at
Sioux Falls, president of an
insurance company and at the
head Of the South Dakota News
paper Union, and so manages to
keep out of mischief from idleness.
He was up to the northern part
of the state on both pleasure aud
business.
Word has been received by
F w. Thorndike, of Big Stone
City, that his brother, Charles
Thorndike, who had been living
at Tacoma, Wash, for several
years past, died there last week,
and that the remains would be
sent to Champlin, Mimi, for
burial. The deceased was for
a mum Der of years resident of
Big Stone City and later of
Ortonville. He had been para
lyzed to almost perfect helpless
ness for the last year of his life.
Lawyer Bentley, the land man,
returned home from Assiniboia
the first of the week, where he had
taken an excursion party of land
buyers. While away he sold
nearly 5000 acres of the lands
which he is handling. He has
now mad e arrangements whereby
he can sell these Canadian lands,
and take IN exchange farm lands
and city property in the states.
This will be an important feature
to many persons who have
encum bered farms, who wish to
turn them in on payment for
these new cheap farm lands in
Canada.
Miracle & Miracle, who have
the city contract for cement
walks and crossings, now have
crew of men at work on the
streets. 1t is the expectation
of the mayor and council to have
the streets put in presentable
shape before the carnival and
no time will be lost in pushing
the work. Miracle & Miracle
have seven crews at work IN
eastern South Dakota and are
giving excellent satisfaction
| wherever they have put down
walks. They are under bonds
! =. +ho o;tu and Give a. five wear