The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-07-17
COLUMBIA

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day afternoon at the lake.
Harvey Geer has addedave & hand
Idelivery wagon to his dray line,
Roy Mertdth, 4 former Celumhi
citizen visited friends here this week
$40. GtaG ne A'rrnlecn is transact
liing UUs..les> ia Casumbia this week.
JAS. Geer and Saml. Howerte AT
spending d few days at Big Ston'
Lake.
me family Of Nate johnson is
Blessed with Il ncw member. Its ;
ten pound boy.
Mrs. Homeri. smith has been quite
sick for the last few days. DR.. Mark
in is attending her.
Mrs. Bert Piercy nee Sara Murphy
from Portal n. D.. is visiting her par
eiitS MIR. and Mrs. j. Murphy.
Mrs. Cora Overackcr left on Thurs
day morning for al extended visit
back at her old home in Michigan.
Eddie Bean went to Warner S. D..
Tuesday morning where he will visit
friends and relatives for a few days.
A. G. Clark our hustling implement
dealer reports a very good outlook for
a big sale of machinery this harvest.
For a good cool smoke call at the
City Drug Store and get Palma Yes
ia, the best5 cent cigar on the mar
ket.
Miss Anna Gilbertson. who has
been with relatives in Minnesota for
the past two years, is visiting her
folks here.
The trench dug down the street to
the river aids greatly in draining the
street. Good for Mayor Lewis and
the council.
Our new druggist has arrived to fill
the place vacated by Roy Wood. We
hope he will find Columbia a pleasant
place to live in.
Della Smith who has been visiting
with the family of John S. Sheridan
returned to Pierre on the North West
ern Monday morning.
Mrs. DR.. Markin returned Monday
night from Blunt S. d. accompanied
by Der father, Col. H. A. Chase, who
will visit here for q few days.
>Hiatt Wilbur reports that the
trouble Of painting, paper hanging
and general work Of getting a house
ready to live in is nearly finished.
Lee Murphy visited his folks over
Sunday and we are very much pleased
to hear that he is getting along nicely
with his work at the J. s. Hart Lum.
Der Co.'S Office.
Miss Eva Percy Of Worthwhile who
has been visiting Miss Hllda Murphy
for two weeks, will return to her
home Wednesday morning accompani.
ed by Mrs. B. Piercy.
Columbia was we'll represented at
Aberdeen Monday. 1t is strange
that SO many would have business in
Aberdeen that day, but possibly some
of them went to the circus.
Y Driving home from the circus Nom
day night d. S. Turner ran into q
post, Mrs. Turner was thrown from
the carriage and struck on the head.
Fortunately she wa not badly injured.
The Peck house recently vacated by
the Bromell family is being painted
and papered and fitted up generally
to make a home for the family of Jno.
Gaskin. When everything is COM
plete it will be the finest and most
comfortable home In town.
The largest meeting that has been
held in the Catholic Church for years
hell here last Sunday, it being the
occasion Of a large class making their
first communion. Rev. Father Kane.
the Jealous pastor, has spent much
time in preparing the boys and girls
for the important event.
II you e any farmers dancing the
double shuf1e out in the middle Of
the street and acting generally as ii
they would make good candidates for
the lunatics' convention they hold
the year around at Yankton, don't
complain to the bug house oflcials.
Just rember that the recent rains and
favorable weather are making crops
boom.
There is considerable talk OF smut
Yin wheat in this vacinity. There are
various opinions as to the efficacy OF
the formaldehyde treatment. Frank
Lewis reports some OF his wheat 90
treated as being smutty. James He
man sowed about 100 bushels which
Harry Hoover treated for him.
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