The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-14

Mrs. w, S. Nixson and son
went down to Montevideo yes
terday for a visit with friends.
The postmaster desires to give
notice that the lobby in the post
Office will be closed after s o'clock
p. m. for the present.
Mr.. H. S. Roberts and wife,
who have been living in Wash
ington state for several years,
are visiting the old home here
and will remain for month or
so.
Mrs. I. Craigo, of Wilmot, ac-
companied her sister, Mrs. l.. D.
Vincent to Milbank last Monday.
The latter was on her way to her
home at Freeport, Ill, after a
visit of several weeks at the
Craigo home in Wilmot.
AS will be seen by a notice
elsewhere in this issue the town
board of Alban has called a spec
ial township meeting on Monday,
July 18th, to vote on the question
of issuing s., 800 bonds to build
bridges in the township.
Arnold Jurgens, who recently
made trip across the ocean to
his old home in Holland, returned
last week. While having an en-
ioyable trip, Arnold says that
after having lived in America he
would not care to live again in
the old country way.
Messrs. Frank Mittelstaedt
and Bruce Middlebrook took
their newly built boat to Big
Stone the first of the week, and
started up the lake on a cruise
and camping excursion as a sum-
mer outing. Dick Watson also
accompanied the boys.
Mrs. VIM. Graham left for
Gait, Ontario, lastTuesday night,
she having received word that
her mother had been stricken
with paralysis. Mrs. Graham s
mother was born in Calf, nearly
eighty years ago, and had lived
nearly all of her life in that city.
Mrs. G.. H. Babcoch and Mrs.
c. Folkstad, of Sisseton, came
up from the chautauqua Monday,
on their way home. These two
ladies comprised the class of
graduates at the chautauqua
this year, they having finished
the course Of reading and were
acknowledged on recognition day.
A. w. johnson and family, of
GrOton, were guests at the home
of A. j. Hits the first of the
week. They are old neighbors
of the Hits family and were on
their way home from the chau-
tauqua, where they had been
spending few days.
The many young friends of
Miss Maud Turner will be
| pleased to learn that she is now
recovering from the operations
which she had to undergo upon
her return to her home at Ldpeer,
Mich. and is able to be around
without the use of crutches.
A surprise party was rendered
little Miss Doris Wilson, at the
home OF her mother Mrs. John
Wilson, Tuesday afternoon.
About fourteen young Misses
We're present who passed the
afternoon pleasantly with yari
Gus games after which nice re-
freshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Lowthian,
OF Fargo, arrived last Saturday
evening for a visit with the
formers father N. | +. Lowthian of
this city, and a brother, w. IL
LoWthian living northwest off
town. Mr.. Lowthian returned
to Fargo Monday, but Mrs. Low
than will remain week or so
longer.
Messrs. Morley & Steimest
have just finished sinking a we'll
for VIM. Gaynor, having gone
down 800 ft, and the water
coming to within so # of the sur
face. The WELLS a five-inch holel
for 14O it down and three inch
the balance of the distance. The
water is soft and clear, and ap-
pears to be in inexhaustibleI
quantity.
The Merchants Bank, of Mil
bank, 5. d, wants your farm
loans, with privilege to pay 800
or more every six months. This
feature is great benefit to those
who wish to liquidate their mort
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