The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-12-02

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Grice family were made happy
by the arrival of fine little
daughter at their home.
The South Dakota building at
the world S fair was awarded
gold medal in recognition of its
superior artistic decoration as a
state building.
The Milbank Creamery COM
pany is paying 26 cents for
butter fat. Remember you get
cash for cream as we'll as for
chickens, ducks, geese or turkeys
at the Round House.
William Oehler, who had his
arm mangled in a corn shredder
a few weeks ago was compelled
to submit to second operation
last Sunday, the arm haying
been torn SO badly in the upper
part that it refused to heal. Mr..
Oehler is now getting along bet
ter and it is hoped his improve
ment will continue.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. M. Pasco ar
rived at Pomona, CAL, on the
10Th ult., where they expect to
remain during the winter. The
trip west was quite hard on
Mr.. Pasco, as he caught cold
while on the journey, but it is
hoped that he will improve in the
pleasant climate of California.
He sent his regards to all the
old friends at Milbank.
A. M. Hagan came down from
his farm in Bottineau county,
n. d., to spend the winter at his
old home in Melrose. Mr.. Ha
gan's farm in North Dakota is
within a few miles of Westhope,
a town less than a year old, but
which has already nine grain ele-
vators. He says that a fine crop
of No. / hard grain was har-
vested there this season.
Remember Ghosts, Ghosts,
Ghosts-not Great Ceaser' 's-but
Henrik Ibson's powerful problem
play of Ghosts will be produced
at the opera house Saturday
evening, December 3, by Miss
Laura Frankentield and talented
company. A great lesson power
fully impressed. Do not miss it
if you can possibly help it. 1t is
managed by Sanford Dodge.
Charley Molander, operator at
the depot, returned from Zion
City the first of the week, where
he had been to enjoy the thanks
giving season with friends living
in that community. Charley is
greatly taken up with Zion City,
because one of the rules of the
com annuity is to love your neigh
Dor as yourself, and he really
loves some of his nelghbors bet
ter than he does himself. While
at Zion City Mr.. Molander visited
with our old friend, M. H. Die
bold, who is one of the substan-
tial members of the community
having a position as overseer OF
> men engaged in team work for
!, the city. Mr.. D. wished to be
,, remem bered to all his old Grant
, county friends.
Attorney Rix, while up at Sis
seton last week attending court,
was appointed to assist the state
in the prosecution of the Hanson
l murder case, in which one Will
5. liam Fitzpatrick pounded Han
: son so that he died from the
;, effects of the beating. Hanson
e while drunk had gone to the
: wrong house and gotten into
: bed, and Fitzpatrick was called
to eject him. The case was
: warmly contested, J. j. Batter
ton and Frank Sears, of Britton
being on the defense. aud State S
: Attorney Pearson, Mr.. Rix ano
= E. M. Bennett for the state, Mr.
y RiX having the cross -eXamina
: ton of witnesses and the clos
: ing argument. The jury brough
q in verdict of guilty.
j. G. L. Addison met with quite
}, a serious mishap last Sunday
d evening. He was engaged il
II reading with a Students lamp
r on a small table near by, and il
r attempting to move his chail
knocked over the lamp, the OF
running out and making a grea
q blaze. Mr.. Addison seized tn
S lamp and carried it out while i
s was blazing, but in so doing tn
y oil got spattered over his hand
K and he was quite badly burned
e Thos. Finley, who happened t
!. be passing at the time, aided il
n putting out the fire in the hous
j. hnforo II had done much damap