The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-24

A county teachers meeting
will be held at Big Stone on
Saturday, Feb. 25.
Fred Bohn was taken sick dur
ing the week with what is sup
posed to be typhoid fever.
Mrs. b. J Benedict, of Benson,
MINI. has been spending the
week with her Mllbank friends.
J. S. Farley has been laid up
for few days since the first of
the week with a lanced foot, the
result of bunyon. a.
Mrs. J. B. Stone gave a very
pleasant cinch party at her home
last Wednesday afternoon to a
number of her lady friends.
Mrs. Amy Higgins, of Ellen
dale. cousin Of Mr.. M. L. Ecker,
was down for couple of days
this week visiting with the Ecker
family,
Mems shirts are being sold so
cheap at Erlandson & Johnson S
that it won't pay man to go
without a shirt during the cold
weather.
Manager Thomas desires that
parties who intend to put in
phones send him their names
that they may be placed in the
new directory.
DR.. Kriesel has received notice
from Gov. Elrod of his appoint
ment as delegate from this state
TO attend the meeting of the
Anti-Tuberculosis league, which
will be held at Atlanta, Ca,
April II.
Ben Buri in Alban township
had a phone put in at his
place Wednesday. Manager
Thomas states that a nun Der of
connections will be made north
of town as soon as poles can be
placed in the ground.
A public meeting was held at
the court house last Saturday
evening to discuss any necessary
action in regard to the bills be-
fore the legislature for an in
sane asylum in the north part
of the state. A committee was
to look into the matter.
j. j. Quinn, who is accompany
ing the seed wheat lecturers on
their tour through the state, and
who is secretary of the Tri-s tate
grain dealers association, is an
old acquaintance and friend of
Peter Eye, the elevator man,
with whom he enjoyed visit
while in the city last Tuesday.
AS will be seen by an Orton-
vile item, julius Schmidt, a we'll
known character living over on
the lake, is charged with the SER
ious crime of beating near to
the death a neighbor, Charles
Block, with whom he had
been on the outs for some time.
We understand the injured man
hung between life and death for
several days, but 1t is now be-
lieved , will recover. Smith is
being held to the grand jury.
Fire at Gold & Co.'S place,
about one and oue-half miles
west of Revillo, resulted in the
loss of a barn, hay and grain and
four head of horses and ninecows,
the stock belonging to Nels
Nelson, who had rented the farm.
Mr.. Nelson went to the stable to
do chores and hung his lantern on
a nail. On his return he found
the stable in flames and could
only save two Of the six horses.
He cannot explain the fire other
wise than that the lantern either
or was knocked down.
Mrs. James Watson has re-
ceived from an old friend, Mrs.
A. Wardall, of Seattle, Wash, a
uniquely printed announcement
and bill of fare of mush and
milk party given at the Wardal
lome in honor of triple birth
lay anniversary, three gener-
atoms of the family having been
oorn on the 18th Of January-the
grand father, Alonzo Wardall.
aged 60, the son, Ray M. War
lall, aged %, and the grandson.
)rmond c., aged 2 years. The
INITIATION is embellished with
pictures of those named and one
If Thomas Wardall, great grand
father, who is ninety years
)ld. The family are well.