The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-05-06
If you are interesttd II voice
culture you should lt6 Mrs.
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lC. E. Mills immediste1y.
]. W. Johnson, the genia
stockman, left Wednesday even
ing for st. Paul, MINI, with tw
carloads of hogs.
Mrs. F. L. Magoon returne,
Wednesday TO her home in Cor
ona after short visit with Mrs
G. H. Hart of this city.
Several Milbank parties ar,
making preparations for a tril
to the Thief River Reservation
which will be opened June 10.
The ladies of the Episcopa
guild will hold rummage sale il
the Elliot building, Main street
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
May 5: 8 and Z.
Elmer Eddy and family, who
have been visiting with the fam
lily of Andrew Olson east of city
for some two weeks past, return
ed to Sisseton Wednesday morn
ing.
John Cavender, of Peever,
was in town between trains
Wednesday while on his return
home from a three month S stay
at Flandreau. John was first
baseman in Peever's Indian team
last year and says prospects for
a strong team from that place
this year are encouraging.
Indian Police Geo. Campbell,
of Sisseton Agency, came down
on the train Tuesday, having in
charge Andrew Bigtalk and
Henry Lucas, who ran away
from the Flandreau Indian
school on April Oath and arrived
at the Sisseton Agency May 1st.
Upon arriving at the latter place
Major jackson, who had received
word to look out for them, had
the boys taken in charge, and
they are now attending to their
studies at Flandreau.
Miss Lillian Byorum, the
young lady who was employed'ls
stenographer for Wood Bros,
about two years ago, died. of
smallpox last Sunday at her
home in Minneapolis. The young
lady's brother was an under
taker in that city and it is sup
posed contracted the diseac
while preparing a body for burial
and died a few days after being
attacked. The Minneapolis health
officials and physicians have been
in controversy as to whether the
disease, which is becoming an
epidemic in South Minneapolis,
is smallpox, certainly it is malig-
nant and fatal in it's character.
Miss Byorum s numerous friends
IN Milbank were shocked to hear
the sad news Of her taking off.
Among those who attended the
state convention at Sioux Falls
this week were: T. L. Bouck,
George Rix, w. B. Saunders,
Gustave Mittelstaedt. Henry
Seide, A. D. Jones, N. J. Bleser,
}. S. Farley, Edgar Kelley, I. D.
Aldrich, Ed Larson, w. D. Hall,
B. Jorgenson, r. A. Berkner,
James Lockhart, w. Koepke,
John Roth, Ben Moser, J. Burr,
G. b. MCGOWAN, T. L. Fuller.
John Erickson, Ed Johnson,
Emil Johnson, A. Haukland, Ole
Moe, S. r. Gold, w. w. Downie,
A. K. Crawford, G. L. Wood,
George Pinckney, A. F. Lind
quist, l.. j. Englund, J. B. Stone,
c. Hullsman, julius Fenner, F.
Miller, L. H. Bentley. A. G.. Som
ers, Jas. Mcdowell. G. W. Prevey
W. F. Rabbit, Albin Lindquist,
Ed. Murray and Thos. Fitch.
The friends and patrons Of the
city schools regret to learn that
they are about to lose Prof. NJ
M. Ramer, who has been super
intendent of the city schools for
the past two years, he having
received and accepted an offer
of the principalship Of the high
school at Mitchell. The splendid
work done by Prof. Ramer since
he has had charge of the schools
has been in evidence right along,
and perhaps never during the
history of the school has there
been SO little friction developed
as during the past two years,
and such an earnest purpose
shown by scholars, teachers and
parents to keep the schools up
to a high standard and for the
purpose for which they are or
ganized. Prof. Ramer had been
reelected as superintendent of
our city schools for the coming
year by the unanimous action of
the board of education at it's last
meeting, and while regretting
his loss to Milbank we cOnoratu-