The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-11-25

William Oehler Loses His Arm
in One Of the Machines

hand caught in the machine,
tearing the arm in frightful
manner up to the elbow. Mr..
Oehler was brought in to DR..
Kriesel, who was compelled to
amputate the arm about half
way between the shoulder and
the elbow. William Oehler is
a son of Gotlob' Oehler, one of
the early settlers in Alban town
ship, and a large circle of friends
extend their sympathy to him
in this regrettable misfortune
which has come upon him. The
latest indications are that a
second operation on the arm will
be necessary. as the flesh was
badly torn where the first ampu
tatlOn was made.
Will Mount is acting on the
police force while Marshal Sut-
cliff is engaged with the sewer
work.
Mrs. Fred Fitch and little son,
Of Spokane, Wash. is visiting
Mr.. Fitch's parents and meeting
old friends in Milbank.
Miss Grace Hazen, who has
been attending the Aberdeen
Normal, came down Wednesday
to spend Thanksgiving with
Milbank friends.
Miss Marie and Master John
Gable, Of Wilmot, came down
Friday and will visit Bessie
Downie and other friends till
Monday morning.
DR.. George Lowthian, of Hew-
lit, Mimi, and his little son, are
visiting the doctors father, n.
[. Lowthian, and enjoying the
Thanksgiving season at the old
/ home.
Sewer digging on Railway
avenue near Main street during
the past week has proven any.
thing but satisfactory. The
grJdnd appears to be water
soaked and constant caving in
had to be provided for.
Our young friend, Ben Brad
ford, of Minot, n. D., has been
down greeting the old friends at
Milbank for few days during
the week, while making sale Of q
house and lot in the city. Ben
is one of the boys who grew uI
in Milbank, and all his old friends
here are pleased to know that he
is doing nicely and building up a
nice law practice in Minot, which
town he states is growing up in
to fine little city.
Miss Carrie Leibing returned
from Latah, Washington, last
week, and will make her home
with her sister, Mrs. A. r. Bohn
in Grant Center. Miss Liebins
says her parents, who moved tc
Washington some two months
ago, are nicely located on three
acre fruit farm just near the city
and also have an so acre farm
which is cared for by her broth
er. She says that while she en-
i loved the fruit and change Of eli
mate, she prefers Grant county
for a home.
Henry Independent: "Mr. and
Mrs. e. G.. Pierce departed
Thursday morning for Orleans,
Nebraska, where they will spend
the winter and probably make
their future home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pierce have been residents
of this place long time and
have won a host Of warm friends
who regret to see them go. =
Mrs. Pierce will be mem bered
as Mrs. Winch, who was at one
time a resident of Milbank.
The Mobiles Theatre COMPANY
opened weeks engagement at
the opera house the first of last
week, starting with rresenta
iton Of "Michael Strogoff, follow
ing it the next evening with
"a Millionaire Tramp" and on
Wednesday evening with the
Count of Monte Cristo. ;" The
Mobiles company is always vel
received in Milbank on it's regu
lar visits to the city, and the
series Of enter ertainments they
present are at all times of higf
character and worthy the patron
age of lovers of the stage. Mr.
Mobiles keeps his company up t.
, an excellent standard, and ther'
! is enough of variety and pleas
, ing novelties introduced to max
, his engagement at all times at