The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-02-06

MIS-. mos. Fltcn, IueSQay,
February 10, 1908.
John Fey, of Ortonville, who
at one time owned the brewery
at that place, died on the I'd inst.
Don t fail to hear Ash Davis in
his chalk talk tomorrow, Satur.
day evening. He comes under
the auspices of the library asso-
citation. y
Members and friends of the
M. D. aid society are cordially
invited to meet with Mrs. James
Watson next Thursday after
noon, February IL.
Miss Lillian Schafer enter
tanned a nun Der of her young
friends with a birthday party
last Friday, at which the young
ladies enjoyed a very pleasant
time.
Miss Lottie Williams went to
St. Paul Tuesday, where she
expects to take lessons in type
writing and shor thand while
living with her brother, W. 0.
Braggans.
The party who took "Freckles
and Tan from off the picture
table at the reading room is
known to the librarian who will
report the guilty one if the book
is not returned.
Mr.. J. w Barnes, of Chicago,
and his daughter, Mrs. Reddick,
of Iowa City, Ia, came to attend
the funeral of their kinsman,
Henry Port, and are greeting
their old Milbank friends for
few days.
The ground hog could have
seen his shadow all right
last Monday, but it was cold
enough TO convince any reason
able ground hog that we were
not enjoying any false hopes
about spring having arrived.
In justice to those who man
aged and took part in the "Dees
trick Skule" entertainment
given at the Opera House last
Friday evening, it should be
stated that the delay in begin
ming the program was caused
solely by the failure of lights.
Otherwise the curtain was ready
to go up at eight o'clock.
Little Johnnie Pew was quite
severely bruised last Saturday
While standing On the corner
of Third avenue and Fourth
street bob sleigh IN turning the
corner slipped around and
threw him against one of the
shade trees. Happily no bones
were broken but the boy receiv-
ed such a severe bruise on the
hip that he has been confined to
bed during the week.
F. W. Emerson, the national
organizer for the prohibition
party addressed fair sized
audience at the M. E. church
Tuesday evening. His address
was of an interesting and val
liable character, and he marshal.
ed facts and figures on the tenn.
perance question in most rea-
sonable and attractive manner,
and presented some wholesome
truths without putting them in
the offensive form which many
temperance lecturers seem COM
PEELED to assume.
John Kinch writes to his
father from Alberta that they
are having a fine winter in that
country, and that it has been
down to zero but once since
Christmas, and that most of the
time it has been 20 to 80 degrees
above. He says that when work
ing in the woods they eat dinner
in their shirt sleeves. He says
they have any quantity of coal in
nearby mines, and Of better
quality than the North Dakota
coal. He is very much pleased
with the country.
The officers and members OF
Congregational society will give
a reception at the court house
next Tuesday evening, at which
the guests of honor will be Rev.
Supt. w. Herbert Thrall, OF
Huron; Chaplain Charles Mott
Daley, of Huron: Pres. Henry
Kim ball Warren, LII D., of Yank.
ton; Rev. Lauriston Reynolds, OF
Redfeld; Rev. William S. Hunt,
Ph. D., of Webster; Rev. Hiram
B. Harrison, of Watertown; Rev.
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