The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-01-23

AC 1OC1l IOOSO VI cOmcu
have made arrangements tore
gale themselves with an oyster
supper at the lodge room this
evening.
The Farmers bank is sending
out a neat little aluminium pocket
comb to it's friends and patrons,
as a suggestion that it is com bing
the country for business.
Conductor Will Crooker, of
Montevideo, has been off duty
for a week or SO past, having had
an operation removing an over
growth of bone in his nostrils.
Little Mildred Kern entertain
ed about Is of her playmates
and friends alta birthday party
last Wednesday afternoon, the
occasion being her sixth birth
day.
Do you play cards? If so you
are cordially invited by the Re,
bekah lodge to attend their card
party next Thursday evening,
Jan. 90. Ten cents will admit
you.
Fred Remus, of Big Stone
township has leased his farm to
his sons August and Carl and he
has gone to Delaware, where he
is negotiating for few acres of
land near Dover, where he ex-
poets to live.
A young man by the name of
Branch who had gone insane was
brought from Summit Tuesday
night by his brother, John
Branch, and left in charge of
the sheriff for removal to Yank-
ton after examination by the
board of insanity.
Earl Lee received word Wed
nesday that his brother George
Lee, who is running a bowling
alley at Fethington, N. d.. was
seriously injured and had to be
taken to a hospital at Minneapo-
lis. Roy Lee is running a bar Der
shop in connection with the
bowling alley and billiard hall.
The Milbank lodge of Masons
have made arrangements to
keep open the parlor in the
Masonic building as club room
or social meeting place during
the winter evenings. The room
has been supplied with daily
papers and current magazines,
and checkers. chess, cards and
other games have been provided.
Ash Davis, the artist cartoon
ist will entertain at the opera
house, Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 9TH, under the auspices of
the library ass ociation. Mr..
Davis has the reputation of be-
ing the best artist enterta tainer
before the public. He is a
humorist with the crayon and
never fails to delight his
audience.
Mr.. A. l.. Abbott has been
quite seriously i'll during the
week, and word was sent to his
son at Madison yesterday notify.
ing him of the critical condition
of his father. AS the home is
under quarantine through the
sickness of a girl now living IN
the family who has been down
with a contagious disease, Mr..
Abbott S condition is particularly
distressing,
Our old friend Frank Eldredge,
in recent consignment of
Towle's Log Cabin maple syrup
to Erlandson & Johnson, remem-
bered the HERALD ADVANCE
with can of the sweet, much to
the pleasure of the cook and the
| young ladies of the household.
The 'Log Cabin" is the best of
pIcpdI GU Sy u T., dHu IldS d well
established reputation through
out the country.
The splendid showing made
| by the Merchants Bank of this
city, as exhibited by the quarter
ly statement printed in this
issue, is an evidence that the
Merchants bank is steadily
increasing factor in the financial
affairs of the city. The'fact that
the deposits of this institution
have reached nearly $4,000 is
indicative of the business which
it is handling and the confidence
felt in it's management.