The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-09-02

Gus Mittelstaedt and family were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Karl z.
Theimer over Sunday.
John G.. Nelson went to Milbank
last Saturday to attend the meeting of
the republican county central CON-
mlttee.
John Lardin. of Goodwin, has been
here the fore part of the week TO
| supervise the threshing on his farm
east OF town.
Walt j. MacMath, of WATERFOWL,
| spent Saturday here with friends.
Rev. Samuelson preached at Mil
bank last Sunday afternoon.
The ladies' sewing society of the
Lutheran church will meet this after
noon with Mrs. Hult in Stockholm.
Harry Houston and Henry Nelson
went to Eldora, Iowa, last Thursday
on Il business trip.
Mrs. Christina Lindgren went to
the twin cities last Saturday.
Richard Hedman, of St. Paul Wis
tied with friends here I'VE Sunday.
Rev. Samuelson will preach in Eng
liSh at Goodwin in the German Luth-
eran church next Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock. All are cordially invited.
Anton Lindquist spent Sunday after
noon at Milbank.
c.. F. Phoebe, owner of the Pacific
elevator here in Strandburg, was in
town last Monday, looking over the
property and the prospects of the new
grain. Loui Burger. the travelling
superintendent of the Pacific Elevator
REvILLO
Item, Aug. %. 1904.
Miss Emma Johnson has accepted q
position as clerk in Frank Jones' store
and will commence work next Monday
Mrs. Skinner and her son Jesse,
went to northern Minnesota and Can
ada last Friday for a lengthy visit
with relatives.
Mr.. John Black, of Vernon, anG
Mr.. Liggett, of Alban township, were
welcome callers Monday. The for.
mer gentleman is a candidate fol
county auditor, and Mr.. Liggett is a
candidate for the Office of Clerk OF
Court. Both are very competent mer
and enjoy a wide acquaintance over
the county. We predict success fol
both gentlemen.
In some localities where threshino
has begun the wheat turns out very
poor. We were shown a sample OF
wheat from Will Bork's field which
Was the poorest wheat we ever saw.
It's weight was about 10 pounds per
bushel and it looked as if it could be
good for nothing but chicken feed.
Reports from other places, however,
hopes for an ordinary yield, but this
may prove too high when the wheat is
threshed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jones vent for
a short visit to Mitchell last Saturday.
There is no doubt in the mind of Mr..
Jones that the capital ought to be
located at Mitchell. He went through
the new building which is offered the
state free of rent for capitol uses, and
could only speak in praise of the
magnificent building, which will be
finished in another week, and the jus,
as magnificent offer to the state OF
the city of Mitchell. Mr.. Jones also
took a look at the 20 acre tract decided
to the state.
Fire broke out at the Commercial
hotel last Monday morning but was
extinguished after an hours strenuous
work by volunteers, the loss being es.
timated at 800, fully covered by in,
surance. The fire is supposed to have
started from a deficient chimney, an6
it was confined within the walls of thu
building, being discovered in time te
fight it before it could break through
Had the fire had time to eat it's way
through the wall it would be hard &c
tell what may have happened, as &
high southerly wind was blowing a,