The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-10

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Beach.
| Mrs. Fred Fitch and little sor
who have been visiting friend!
in this city for several week!
left Thursday morning for Alber
Lea and other Minnesota cities
Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Partridge
of Tracy, Mimi, visited th'
family of J. w. Burgan Thurs
day while on their way to atten(
the Womans Federation at Or
tonville.
The quarterly meeting of Mil
bank circuit at which Rev. r. W
Teichman presided, was success
fully brought to a close at the
Evangelical church last Sunday
evening.
Leo Connor and wife, of ST
Peter, Mimi, who have been
staying with Mr.. Fonder in
in Melrose township, for some
time, took their departure fol
home Wednesday night.
Mrs. James Watson, and Mrs
w. w. Downie are in Mitchell
to attend the Commencement
exercises, Friday night, of the
city high school, of which Miss
Alice Jones is one of the gradu
ates.
Mr.. Thomas wishes that tele
phone patrons would bear in
mind to RING OFF when they are
through talking. 1t makes i,
very unpleasant for the operator
at the cen ntral office if you fail
to do SO.
Harry Stearns sold his farm
implements and stock at auction
last Saturday and he and Mrs.
Stearns start next week for Hot
Springs, S. d., to join George
Stearns, who has been at the
soldiers home for several
months past.
Rev. and Mrs. E. F.. Lyman
left the first of the week to at.
tend the commencement exer.
cises at the Yankton college,
and Rev. and Mrs. S. A. Chap.
pell are attending the exercises
of the Dakota university this
week at Mitchell.
After being closed for repairs
for several weeks the Red
Wing Butter and Egg Co. has
again started it's creamery and
is now receiving cream. This
company has increased the
capacity Of it's plant and expects
to manufacture a much larger
gu antity Of butter than it did
last season.
The farm house occupied by
Albert Bohn, on what is known
as the Record farm, about four
miles west of here, was totally
destroyed by fire last Monday
morning. The cook stove had
been removed to a summer
kitchen where the stove pipe
went through the roof, and it
was from this that the fire
originated. Very little of the
household goods we're saved.
The house belonged to John De-
Neui, who lives in Iowa, and was
possibly valued at $1,000, and
was insured.
Gollmar Bros. circus gave an
afternoon and evening perform
ance last Monday, attracting a
large crowd. The circus is much
enlarged and improved since it
was here two years ago, and now
travels by rail instead of by
wagons as formerly. Besides
a fine show of animals in the
menagerie, the tent performance
is right up to the times and alive
with attractive features. The
management deserves consider
able credit for keeping the circus
free from the tribes of fakirs
that usually travel with these
shows. Gollmar s is the cleanest
and best in this respect of any
on the road.
A lively runaway occurred on
Main street Wednesday morn
ing. DR.. Jacotel had ordered q
team from the Brannon livery,
and one Of the drivers from the
barn drove the team up to the
doctor S office. The horses were
feeling very frisky and when
the driver went to alight from
the buggy to turn the team over
to the doctor they started very
suddenly and succeeded in get
ting away. Turning at the
Methodist church corner, they
ran west to the residence of E.
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