The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-01-22

week with diptheritic trouble,
which necessitated his being
quarantined. He is improving
nicely and is now out of any
serious danger.
n. [. Nowthian wishes to in
form parties who have subscrip-
tion papers for the soldiers mon
ument fund, that they need not
return the papers, but should
make report of subscriptions to
February 1st.
The ladies aid society will
meet next week with Mrs. j. w.
Johnson on Friday afternoon.
Remember the change of meet
ing day and all mem bers be
present as there is important
work on hand.
Chas. Eddy, postal clerk, who
has had the day run west to
Aberdeen, has been trans ferred
to the night run from ST. Paul.
! Mr.. Harry Bjornson has been
appointed on the run form erly
taken by Mr.. Eddy.
The farmers meeting which
was called for last Wednesday
was not sufficiently advertised
or for some other reason was
not we'll attended, but one or two
parties being present, and the
II Getting was a ad Journed to
| Wednesday, the 3rd Of February.
The Young Peoples Alliance
at the Evangelical church is
making arrangeme ents for union
meetings to be held in the Mil
bank church about March 9th,
and in which the Big Stone,
Twin Brooks and several other
societies from neigh boring towns
will be represented.
The Excelsior reading club
was entertained at the home Of
| Mrs. f. B. Roberts on Wednes
day afternoon. The club is max
ing study of all things "EngIish
you know this year, and some
excellent papers have been pre-
pared and presented by the
members thus far in the course.
John Kersch, Of Wabas ha,
| Mimi, who has been visiting
with his brother-in- law Fred
Meyers for a short time. left
Sunday night for Crookston,
Mimi, where he will visit with
his sister Before returning to
his home in Wabasha be will also
renew acquaintances at Fertile,
MINI.
And now comes G.. w. Martens
and says that he is a Roosevelt
epubllcan in regard to the race
suicide question. His seventh
daughter arrived to brighten the
home last Saturday. He is not
quite sure of the nun Der of boys
in the house but expects to have
exact figures at the spring
rouud up.
We understand that j. G.. Raw
son, of MelrO~e. has purchased
the Holland windmill from Her
man Bohn, and will move to Mil
bank TO take charge Of the
business. Mr.. p. E Beardsley
will have charge of the wood and
coal yard and Martin Green
will do the delivering Orders
may be left with them personally
or by telephone calls s2,3 or 63.
The attendants at school No.
Melrose township last Friday
evening formed Il surprise party
and called at the home Of Miss
Maude Mitchell, where a pleasant
time was had playing games and
enjoying them selves tothe fullest
extent. Mr.. Dudec, the teacher
Of the school is planning for q
night-cap social to ta ke place on
the Doth inst.
A dispatch to the city daiIies
from Fergus Falls says that
Charles Keith, of Ortonville,
whose bank was closed a few
weeks ago, has fled "a petition in
bankruptcy, placing his assets
at SIS, ,5O7, of which So, $50 is eX
empt, and his liabilities at Sal,
33S Al. His creditors are nearly
all local depositors. OF the assets,
SIG, 200 is in real estate and sci,
1861 in notes and securities
These notes and securities are
evidently of uncertain value,
Next Monday, January %, the
the Woodmen will have the
celebrated Dode Fisk musicians
at the opera house for a concert,
At1he conclusion of the concert
the musicians will play FORE
social dance at Harmonic hall.