The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-16

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be closed on Sundays until
further notice.
The several cases of small pox
in Twin Brooks and vicinity are
all in a light form and the afflict-
ed ones are well on the way to
recovery.
The Alban M. E. Sunday
school at 2 p. m. and preaching
services at 3 p. m. will be at the
home of A, H. Hevener. Every
one is welcome.
Will Palson, clerk in Fishers
store, returned Sunday night
from Ham mond, Mimi, where
he enjoyed a weeks vacation
among friends at his old home.
E. F. Atwood of Twin Brooks
township. has secured a position
as teacher in school near Aber-
deem at $40 a month, and he
moved his family there last
week.
Miss Caddie Jones, who is
teaching in the George Mitchell
district, just north of town, has
closed her school for short
time or until milder weather
and has gone on a vacation to
her home at Montevideo.
The midWinter CONNER t
exercises of the Madison Normal
school were held last Tuesday
Among the graduates were Miss
Nellie NJ. Sullivan of this city
and Edward H. Kahl of Big
Stone City.
Albert Rehnke, of Twin Brooks
was in town the first of the week.
having just returned with his
two daughters, Laura and Ra-
chel, from Vienna, where he
went to attend the wedding of
his son Albert j., who was mar
ried to Miss Myrtle Zick on the
8th inst.
Don't forget that w. l. Nolan,
inimitable humorist will be at
the opera house a week from to-
morrow evening, Jan. oath. Mr..
Nolan comes under the auspices
of the Odd Fellows, but he will
be the oldest fellow there. If
you want to laugh buy a ticket
for Nolan.
Miss Minnie Seide, who went
to Pierre last week has engaged
as stenographer in the State
Publishing house, and will re
main there during the session
of legislature. Thos. Fitch has
been appointed to a position as
clerk in the house committee on
insurance
! Owing it is believed to the
shortage of coal a new arrange
ment for the trains on the Whet-
stone branch has been put into
effect. The train now runs but
three times week, leaving
| Milbank at Z a. m. on Tuesday
Thursday and Saturday, and
leaving Sisseton on the return
trip at L d. m.
Chas. Bullard a former resi-
deaf of Big Stone township, was
| in town the first of the week
with the family of his son. He
has just returned from a "trip tC
his old home in Connecticut anC
New York. Before going east
| he made a trip to Oklahoma ano
looked over that country, and
was much pleased with it, anc
will possibly move there next
lall. While there he saw FREQ
Koepke, who likes his new home
very much.
Mr.. l.. L. Conright received 6
letter last week from H. H. Greer
at Toppinish, Wash, where he
is located. He rather likes his
new home, but says his family
feel somewhat lonesome. He
thinks the country where he is
located is wonderfully produc
tive, but land is very high, ano
it is cut up into small holdings
and generally planted to fruit
although large numbers of cattle
are wintered and fatted for the
market on alfalfa. the cattle do
ing as well on this as on corn.
The county commissioners
. have been in session since Tues
day getting the work for the
new year in shape. the new
, board having been sworn in a.
that time, after the old board
had cleaned up the past years
business. John Truran tender
ed his resignation as county