The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-04-15

the company. The inspection
will take place at 8 p. M, and at
its conclusion a public dance
will be given in the armory.
One of the worst spring storms
occurred last week, blocking
railroad traffic west of here and
in the Jim river country from
Thursday to Saturday. The
road east Of Milbank was kept
clear, though some of the trains
were late in getting through.
The May Bros, of ST. Paul,
one of the best known and most
popular firms of florists in the
northwest, has secured Mrs. II.
G.. Port as agent at Milbank.
All orders left with her will re-
ceive prompt and careful atten
ton. See notice in another
column.
Henry Kimpel, who was injured
last Novemb Der by being thrown
from a horse, and who has been
q cripple since the accident, has
raised money by subscription to
take him to Milwaukee where he
has relatives living and where he
will go to hospital for an oper-
alton on his limb.
The local minstrel troupe,
which gave an entertainment
here last week for the benefit Of
the band, has advertised to APP
pear at the Sisseton opera house
on next Monday evening A
special train will leave Milbank
for the seat of war at 4 p. M, the
train returning at about > a. m
f. S. Reeve, the photographer
is going to have one Of the finest
photograph studios in these
parts when the improvements
are completed on the stairs Of
Enos building. The carpenters
are AT work this week putting in
the sky-light and making stair
way change and other improve
mentS.
Henry Neill, of Madison, sec
retary Of the millers association
of the state. was meeting his Old
Milbank friends here last Friday
while on an official tour over the
northern part of the state. Har
ry is just as happy as when he
was in the newspaper business
and looks as if he was feeding on
better bran.
r. w. Barclay, the we'll known
shorthorn cattle man, is adver-
tisino a sale of registered short
horns, which will take place at
the Manley stables on Saturday,
April 30th. There will be twen-
ty-tive head of stock offered at
this sale-all young animals, and
a certificate of breeding will be
given with each one.
Robert l. Nichol, who is agent
for the Consolidated Granite Co.,
of Ortonville, has secured the
exclusive right as agent for the
counties of Grant and Roberts
in Dakota and for Big Stone,
Lac qui Parle and Traverse
counties in Minnesota. Mr..
Nichol solicits your orders for
monuments and headstones or
building stone Of any character.
See his card.
H. w. Counter was in town
Wednesday, having recently
been afflicted by the death of his
wife, who had recently under
gone an operation at a hospital
in Minneapolis. Mrs. Counter
was taken to Minneapolis on the
9Th and died on the 9th inst.
The remains were shipped to
Graceville, where the fuperal
service was held, and later re-
turned to Minneapolis for burial
in the family lot in Lakewood
cemetery. The deceased woman
was in her 44th year, and leaves
four children, Mrs. E. D. Lum,
of Minneapolis, Elsie E., John 4.
and Herbert w., jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Camp re-
turned last week from a visit to
California, where they spent a
month or two of the winter.
While there they called upon the
families of j. Q. Thayer, at Long
Beach, aud J. A. Williams, at
Santa Cruz, and report both
families as doing nicely and well
pleased with their California
homes. They also remained
some time in Los Angeles, aud
report great development in
that city and vicinity. Mr.. Camp
thinks the winter climate of
California is delightful, and or
persons with capital there are
nVpStmanfS to hn made that