The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-25

Silcher, the optician, will be at
Bleser's next Monday and Tues.
day.
S. G. Jones went to Mitchell
Wednesday to spend the holidays
with his family.
S. G. Ayers, of Osceola, was at
the county seat Wednesday look
ing over the Christmas things.
Mrs. G.. T. Shuller, of Parker,
S. D., is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Pride of this
city.
Conductor John Wertz re.
turned home the first of the
week, but has not yet fully recov.
cred from his illness.
Dennis Sullivan is home from
Brookings enjoying the vacation.
He is working in the Nelson drug
store during the holiday rush.
Joseph Nixson, who has been
working in a hotel at Granite
Falls came home Wednesday to
to spend Christmas with his
mother.
Messrs. Phil Saunders, Frank
Mccarthy and Arthur Blomquist
entertain their young friends in
a dancing party at rmonia
hall, Tuesday evening next.
Schafer Bros. will receive
their oysters for the holiday
trade in original package. This
means solid meat.
Judge Boucher, of Eureka,
one of the worlds fair commits,
sioners for South Dakota. was a
Milbank visitor Tuesday, be.
tween trains, having stopped
over to confer with w. B. Saun-
ders, the treasurer of the board,
and to look over Milbank.
The Red Wing Butter & Egg
Co. is paying the following prices
for live poultry this week: Tur-
keys 10 cents; Chickens 6 cents;
Hens 5 cents: Ducks Z cents;
Geese 6 cents. Bring in your
birds and take home a nice barrel
of winter apples, they have the
best ia town-don't go home
before seeing them at the Round
House.
A number of the teachers
from the city schools and teach
ers from other parts of the
county are arranging to attend
the meeting of the state educa-
tional association, which will be
held at Aberdeen, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of
next week. A pleasant and
profitable time is looked for and
all teachers who can possibly do
SO will feel we'll repaid by
attending.
A party out in the vicinity of
Marvin has discovered that rail
road ties are an expensive fuel
even in this country. John
Hausauer, of Ortonville, who is a
special officer of the G. M. & st.
P. railroad company, drove out
to the party's farm Wednesday
and discovered a mum Der Of ties
and indications that probably
others had already been made
away with. The party confessed
to taking the ties, and in prefer
ence to being prosecuted was
permitted to pay S. apiece for
the ties taken.
During the approach of the
Christmastide with Its fellow
ship and good cheer, the thoughts
of many in our com munity have
naturally turned in the direction
of helping any who may be needy.
Dilieent inquiry has failed to dis
cover any very poor people in
our town or community. If
there are any Of these, the cases
are not known, and persons who
know Of instances where sub
stantial donations of food or
clothing would be acceptable or
of service to any unfortunate
families will confer a favor upon
the charitably inclined by re-
porting to Mayor Bouck or to
the editor of the HERALD-AD-
VANCE. There is an abundance
for any worthy case, and there
are any number of people who
would not be able to eat their
Christmas dinner in peace were
they aware that there was case
of want which they could supply
from their abundance and had