The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-08-28

ouSuelS 10 LDe acre on one OF
his fields.
Mrs. M. A. Conright goes toj
the cities Saturday to purchase
her fall and winter stock of
goods.
The Byron Troubadours, who
are to be at the Milbank carnival
are said to be one of the finest
com mbinations in the
country.
G. E. MCGOWAN, the lumbe
dealer, has moved his household
effects from Wilmot to Milbank,
and willoccupy the house recently
erected by James Watson on
Fifth Street.
John A. Williams left for the
Black Hills the first of the week.
He expects to spend a few days
at the Hot Springs before going
to Deadwood, where he is to
serve as juror in the U. S. court.
George S. Rix made a trip to
Spring Valley, MINI, the first
the week, and returned with his
wife and daughter, who had been
spending the summer with
friends at Chicago and Spring
Valley.
Mrs. Thomas Fitch is enjoying
a visit from her mother, Mrs.
Judson Churchill, of Spring
Valley, MINI. The lady is SO
years of age and remarkably
active for her years. She made
the trip to Milbank alone.
Mrs. Aggas, of Montevideo,
who has been visiting relatives
at Aberdeen, was on the train
going east Monday on her return
home. Shestates that Mr.. Aggas
has recently been in North
Dakota, where he is interested in
a cattle ranch.
Worlds Fair Com missioner
Saunders was at a meeting of the
com mission at Huron last week,
where preliminary work was
entered upon. The commission
meet at Mitchell about Sept. End,
when the plans for the building
to be erected will be arranged
for.
Miss Nettie Green took her
departure for Meteetse, Wyo.,
last Saturday, where she has
engaged to teach. Milbank has
selt teachers to Meteetse hereto
fore, but they deserted their
work for housekeeping shortly
after they arrived there. Miss
Green s friends gave her fair
warning before she left.
A number of the Rebekah
friends of Miss Maud Rust
gathered at the home of Mrs
L. H. Bentley Tuesday evening,
and in connection with a most
pleasing social gathering
"showered' Miss Rust with a
number ofpre:ty and useful gifts.
the affair being prompted by the
approaching nuptials of Miss
Rust, which are to take place on
the 29th inst.
Last Friday a little two-year-
old child of James Dore fell
into a pail of water that was
standing in the back yard and
came near drowning before it
was rescued. The child's head
was down in the pail with feet
and hands out and when taken
from the water it was nearly
exhausted and it was some time
before the little one was fully
brought around.
J. R. McVean, representing
the Inland Type Foundry, of
Chicago, was around interview
ing the printers this week. Mr..
McVean, was one of the old
time printers in this part OF
South Dakota, having been con-
nected with the first newspapers
published in Aberdeen, and had
the experience of a suow-shoe
Journey from WatertOwn to Pipe
stone in the winter of 1881. He
is an old acquaintance and friend
of E. P. Mesmer, the jeweler.
A heavy electric storm
occurred last Sunday night
and early Monday morning
Lightning struck the stacks in
the barnyard at the poor farm
and destroyed a stack OF wheat
and one of barley. Mr.. Riley,
the manager, happened to be
awake at the time and by
vigorous action other stacks in