The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-18

George White, of KilbOrn, was
down from the north yesterday
and meeting Milbank friends.
G. E. Skoe we1t to Wilmot one
day last week to confer with his
father in regard to ID sister who
is seriously i'll in Iowa.
Order your Xmas poultry at
meat market, where
you will find turkeys. ducks,
geese and chickens of the finest
quality.
Burt Lundberg has sold his
barber shop to Wess Sartf, and
about the first of the year he
expects to take a trip to the
Pacific coast.
Owing to the absence of the
pastor there will be no evening
service at the M E. church on
Sunday. The morning service,
Sunday school and league meet
ing will be held as usual.
Messrs. Stone & Sullivan in
vite you to call and see them
when securing your holiday
goods. On the afternoon of the
10Th Santa Claus will arrive at
the store in all his glory, and a
reception will be rendered him
until Christmas, this store being
his headquarters during the holi-
days. See the advertisement on
last page.
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 cents;
Geese 6 cents. Bring in your
birds and take home a nice barrel
of winter apples, they have the
best in town-don't 20 home
before seeing them at the Round
House.
L. P. Ranous arrived from the
west last Monday. He has been
up in Alaska during the summer
developing the properties of the
Ranous Mining Company near
Nome. He says that there is nc
question as to the permanen
productive values Of the Nome
region, and standard guagf
railroad is now being built be
tween the Salmon river country
aud Nome. Mr.. Ranous had his
son Lloyd with him during his
stay in Alaska the past summer
A mum Der of the friends an(
neiehbors of George Merry came
in upon him without warnins
and took possession of his hous'
last Monday evening, the occa
sion for the outbreak being tn
fact that Mr.. Merry was bor1
on the 14th of December severa
years ago. It is needless to sa.
that very happy time was ha(
during the evening, and tha
after it was all over even Mr.
Merry was not sorry that he wa
born.
The ladies of the Altar societ.
J desire to thank their friends fo
the liberal patronage extende'
them at the lecture of Rev. FIR
Cleary last Thursday evening
The lecture was one OF tn
good things of the season, bot
in the subject matter and in it
presentation. No citizen coul
listen to it and not realize NOR
fully the blessings which ou
American citizenship confers, o
be animated by a higher spirit {
patriotism. The speaker pie
for a deeper regard for const
I tuted authority was both timel
: and we'll presented.
: A very pleasant reception wa
! rendered Rev. E. Fem Lyman
; the pastor of the Congregation;
a church, and his wife, Tuesda
: evening last, Mrs. Lyman hay
r inc recently returned from
visit to the southern part of tn
state. Mr.. George Xix acte
i as chairman daring the form
J part of the evenings progra'
q and introduced the pastor, WI
a made a few pleasing remarf
Ii largely in relation to his la
+ widowerhood, and a mum Der
u vocal and instrumental music
n selections were rendered-tl
n ladies also presented an exp
S sition of "business' meetlr
of a woman's society with
% wonderful degree OF vivldnes
= Light refreshments were serv'
), in the class room of the church