The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-03

CldyLOn harrington, OF Dig
Stone township, brought up q
drove Of cattle and sold to w. w.
Reeve Wednesday.
Herman Boeder, Of ~Mazeppa
township, who was IN Town yes
terday, reports the crops looking
fine in his neighborhood.
Get drink of warm coffee at
Erlandson & Johnson any time
next week free of cost.
The St. Lawrence parochial
school enjoyed picnic outing
in a trip to Big Stone lake last
Wednesday, and report great
time.
Mrs. G.. A. Wood has been in
Minneapolis during the week,
where she went to attend the
commencement exercises of the
East Side high school, at which
her son, Albert, graduates.
H. w. Counter was here the
first Of the week, and states that
| he has leased the Gam BILE store
building, now occupied by the
cigar factory. The latter will
be removed to up stairs over the
Lender store
The friends Of Casper HAITI,
a former resident. of Big Stone,
will regret to hear that he was
quite seriously hurt in run
away at Yankton last week. His
injuries will lay him up for
several months.
George Stearns, writing from
Hot Springs says that they are
having fine growing weather
there, all garden stuff looking
fine, and potato tops almost
cover the ground. He says the
summer visitors have already
commence to arrive. and will
soon crowd the town.
Mrs. W. B. Saunders, Mrs. G..
S. Rix and Mrs. G.. w. Prevey
made trip to Watertown Tues
day, where they were to attend
the meeting of the state fedora
ton of Women's clubs. Mrs.
Saunders also expects to attend
meeting of the librarians of the
public libraries of the state.
The Aberdeen News of the
28th ult., printed two of the ad-
dresses of our Grant county
graduates from the Northern
Normal. That of Emmett Nc
Kenna was IA Disciple of the
Yankees" that of Rose Carroll
was "How Speaks the Present
Hour?" that of Willetta Bryant
was Cali Things Serve a Brave
Soul"
r. L. Liebe was one of our
German farmers who came in to
attend the memorial exercises
Monday. Mr.. Liebe is veteran
of the German army who was
wearing medals for active SER
vice in the Prussian army, dur
ing the war with Denmark in
1864, in the war with Austria in
1866 and in the war with France
in 1870.
Henry Tripp, foreman of the
Miracle side walk gang, has
moved the outfit and men to
SissetOn to put in some work
there for the county. He will
return to Milbank in a very
short time to complete unfinished
contracts, and take on any new
business which may be ready
until this time. In the mean
time James Miracle, of this city,
will receive orders for work.
See Martens Bros. about in
suring your crops against hail
damage.
Colonel Lowthian has received
word from Congressman Chas.
H. Burke, that he has secured
for and will send to the Gen.
Humphreys Post, G. A. R., of
this city, a complete set of 130
volumes of the government his
tory of the civil war. This is
one of the most valuable records
that the post could become pos
sessed of and the mem mbers of
the G. A. r. aud citizens of Mil
bank feel particularly grateful
to representative Burke for his
courtesy in the matter.
Edward Ecklund, a grain
buyer at Romona, was a passen
ger on one of the excursion
trains to The lake recently, and
bad his pocket picked. His
pocket book contained SIS or 500
in money and three $500 drafts.
The book containing the drafts
was picked up at the side of the
track by Geisinger boy, who
took it to Mr.. M. S. Druecker
aud enquired if it was of any
value. The latter wrote to the
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