The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-08

Miss Edna Wood, who enjoyed
trip to Cuba with her parents
last month, returned home the
first of the week.
Miss Anna Rodgers, who has
for some time been employed in
the First National Bank, is now
employed in the Wood Bros.
store as stenographer and tpye-
writer.
The assessors held their an
nual meeting at the court house
last Thursday, and the county
commissioners have been in ses-
sion during the week, holding
their regular quarterly meeting.
Mrs. Marion Maynard has pur-
chased the dwelling house of Dr..
Rose just south of where the doe
tor lives, and will occupy the
same. Mr.. Skoe expects to
move into the Abbot house on
the west side. y
At the Big Stone City election
last Tuesday, license carried by
30 majority, and the following
officers were elected: Mayor,
G.. A. Yonker; assessor, M. p.
Martens; police justice, G. w.
Pew; school treasurer, j. A.
Gold; mem bers board of educa-
ton, Il. j, Hicks and d. Post.
The minstrel entertainment
Monday night, given for the
benefit of the band by local
talent, attracted a large attend
ance, and a program of good
selections was presented
and heartily enjoyed by the
large audience present. The
door receipts amounted to S163.-
50 and will net a neat little sum
for the band after the expenses
are paid.
Dr. Fl. c.. G.. Rose made a visit
to the Hot Springs and the Black
Hills country last week. and was
very favorably impressed with
the prospects at the Springs,
where he found the climate en-
joyable and the business pros
poets inviting. A large sana-
torium is being erected under
government supervision at the
and the place, he pre-
diets, will continue to grow into
a great health resort.
O. M. Miracle, of the cement
firm of Miracle & Miracle, Min,
neapolis, came up last week and
spent Sunday with his parents
here. He was up in Sisseton
the first of the week and secured
contracts for a large amount of
city work at that place In a
talk with Mr.. Miracle on cement
work he made a suggestion that
may be of interest to parties
contemplating putting in walks,
and that is that they have the
filling in done four or five weeks
before putting in the cement, so
that the foundation may become
thoroughly settled before the
walk is laid.
In addition to the usual num-
Der of city and school officers to
be elected at the city election
this month, a proposition to bond
the city for $4,000 for water
works will be submitted. Ger
tainly there should be som ethlng
done along this line as a matter
of fire protection and for drain
age purposes. The means should
be placed at the disposal of the
city council to secure the best
possible system with the means
1t hand with fire protection and
drainage in view. The board of
education also asks the privilege
of turning it's outstanding in.
1ebtedness to the amount of
S2, 400 into bonds, and make a
saving of between 2 and 3 per
cent on the interest of indebted
1ess.
J. G. Wood returned from Cuba
asst week, where he and Mrs.
Wood had spent couple of |
months enjoying the winter
and looking up prospects
for investment in the island. He
was charmed with the climate. |
and states that there are large
numbers of Americans going to
Cuba and investing capital in
the various industries and enter
prises of the island, and that a
greater development of the coun-
try will be brought about in the
near future Mr.. j. c.. Elliot
expects to remain a month or so
longer in Cuba, where he is en-.
joying excellent health. Mr..
Wood made some investments in
Havana On his visit last year.