The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-10-07
Mr.. Robert N. Scott, father
of w. H. Scott, died at the home
of his son today.

| MI. hOOcFU IN. OCOUt, 1dUuoT
of w. H. Scott, died at the home
of his son today.
Laurin Boughton, brakeman,
while boarding an engine at
Aberdeen, slipped and the wheel
passed over his right leg, which
had to be amputated below the
knee.
George Way, a former resident
of Vernon township, now living
in Kennebec county, Mimi, has
been working with his former
Grant county neighbors for
several weeks past, and expects
to return to Minnesota next
week.
Uncle Durham came down
from Sisseton yesterday and
started on journey to Missoula,
Mont. where he has son living.
Mr.. Durham says that Horace
Greeley was right-it is a good
thing for a young man to go west
and grow up with the country.
A. r. Denholm and his mother,
of Andover, were visiting the
James Young family during the
week. They were on their way
to Illinois, and were accompanied
by William Allen, a resident of
that state, who had been on a
visit to friends in South Dakota.
Harmony Rebekah lodge of
this city will entertain the Re
bekah lodge of Revillo next
Thursday, when the Revillo
degree team will initiate two
candidates, after which the home
team will initiate two candi-
dates. All mem bers are re-
quested to be present.
Rev. G.. w. Samuelson, the
young minister who has had
charge Of the Swedish Lutheran
churches at this place and at
Strandberg during the past sum-
mer, breaches his farewell SER
mon at Milbank next Sunday
morning at 10 a. m. He returns
to ST. Peter, where he again
takes up his ministerial studies
Mesdames Fitch, ]. Lockhart,
Human, j. c. Wood, Guthrie,
Kerr, Atkins and Rev. Chappell
were among those who went
down to Ortonville yesterday to
hear Miss Rouse, the returned
missionary, who was to speak at
the annual conference of the
Northern Minnesota Methodists,
in session at that place this week
Bishop Hamilton is presiding at
the conference.
John MADEIRA and family, who
had been on trip to the Pacific
coast for several months past,
returned to Milbank last week,
and Mr.. MADEIRA has purchased
the billiard hall outfit of Jens
Peterson, he being the owner OF
the building, and will conduct
) the same. Mrs. MADEIRA was
taken quite i'll while in California,
but since her return to Milbanb
is improving rapidly.
, The great "Swede Hans Han
son. Monday, October 10, al
E Milbank opera house one night
1t is delightful story whereir
all the sweetness of childhood
and the verities of right ane
l wrong are maintained and sus
: tanned most satisfactorily, No
l and Dolly the twin stars are {
e very good support. McAlpin' s
t yodel. whistling and warblins
e are most pleaing features, An
other that warns the heart O
every one is the little girl who
: : is sweetness, grace and limo
: cence personitied.
! A fine display of apples, grown
/ in Grant county, has been or
! exposition at the Merchant.
bank during the week. The
apples were grown by S. K
2 Johnson, Peter Clausen and Mr.
$ Schulz, and a look at them vii
I convince any one who has beer
4 laboring under the impression
e that this country is above tn,
fruit line, that a splendid qualilt,
of apples can be raised here
and that in time as the varietie.
! best adapted to this climate be
;, come known, and the proper
care of the trees is more gen
: orally understood, large quan
- titles of this fruit will be raise,
y here. A number of these apple
weighed over nine ounces each
d and half dozen varieties wer
Y in evidence, together with som
!, Hpo cnoc;rpon of vnfotnoc ~,