The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-06-17


visit from his father, Cornelius
Vandervoort, of Tomah, Wis,
and Mrs. Vanderveldt, of Big
Stone, is also visiting the Van.
dervoort family.
Miss Helene Owen is develop
ing a case of mumps and is
receiving a mixture of sympathy
and sarcasm from her young
friends for not having attended
to that matter years ago and
had it out of the way for vaca-
ton.
Among those who have been
attending the commencement
exercises of Dakota university
at Mitchell this week are Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schafer, Mr..
and Mrs. j. N. Stafford, Mr.. aud
Mrs. John Burgan and Prof.
Ramer and wife.
Mr.. H. II. Smith, who is located
as industrial superintendent at
the Wolf Point agency, Mont,
was on the train last Friday.
He was accompanied by his wife
and they were on their way to
look over some interests in the
Missouri river country.
DR.. Homer Burgan, of Tracy,
with his wife are making a visit
to their Milbank friends. The
doctor returned to Tracy yes
terday morning to attend to
some professional duties and
arrange to come back and make
a more extended visit at the lake
Mrs. J @. Andrews aud daugh-
ter Bonnie, of Sisseton, enjoyed
a short visit with the editors
family during the week They
were on their way to visit
friends in Minnesota and Iowa,
and expect to take in the exposi-
tion at ST. Louis before return
ing.
Rev. Brown, who was pastor
Of the Evangelical church at Big
Stone some years ago, but who
for the past three years has been
at Niagara Falls, was the guest of
Rev. Strutz last week. He was
on his way to the Saskatchewan,
where he will locate as mis-
siOnary.
Miss Nina Fanset is home
spending her vacation with her
mother and Milbank friends.
Miss Fanset has had charge
of the normal department Of the
city schools at Dodge Center,
Mimi, and has just been re-
elected to the position. She
graduated a class Of several
teachers this year.
Charles Ellison, a young man
employed in the First National
bank at Sisseton, com mitted
suicide last Saturday after fin
ishing his days work. No
cause is known for hitting
the rash deed, but the young
man was of a morbid nature,
and il is believed his mental
machinery became balanced.
Mrs. c.. G.. Middlebrook left
for West Salem last week on
notice of her fathers serious i'll
ness. Mr.. Middlebrook received
a telegram announcing the death
of Mr.. Smead and on Monday
started for Wisconsin. The
deceased was quite well known
to many of our people here hav-
ing visited in Milbank at various
times IN the past.
Veterinary Surgeon Thos.
Hicks was called out to Bloom
ing Valley during the week to
examine some horses belonging
to Ole Dingsor. The state veter
marian was also present, and
five horses belonging to Mr..
Dingsor, and known to have the
glanders, were killed, and we
understand two others are be-
lieved to have the disease.
John Tessin and wife, who had
been on a visit of several weeks
to friends at Spring Valley,
Mimi, returned home the first
of the week. .Johu thinks that
the people of that section are
somewhat slower than our South
Dakota communities, and he
says that our grain fields are in
healthier looking condition
than those he saw in southern
Minnesota.
At the recent meeting of the
VIC. r. U. of the eighth district,
the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. c. 0. Norris,
Webster. S. D.; vice president,
Mrs. McKeever, Sisseton, S. D.;