The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-15


was visiting friends in town
Tuesday.
H. A. Riley and wife, of Albee,
were Milbank visitors Wednes.
day afternoon.
The Williams brothers from
west of Corona, have purchased
the Jens Peterson laundry.
Miss Shannon, the librarian
states that the library is now
open for the loaning of books.
Rev. Wiseman, of Cedar Rap
ids, has been making his annual
visit to Milbank during the past
week, attending to his farm mat
terS.
Miss Belle De Greet, daughter
of Philip De Greet, of Big Stone,
is attending the sisters school
at this place.
Miss Maud Farnham, Of AL
ban Twp, goes to Big Stone next
week to take charge of one of the
grades in the city schools.
! Joseph Nixson, of Montevideo,
accompanied by his young friend
Carl Nelson, of Granite Falls,
came up and spent few days
with Milbank friends during the
| week.
Mrs. Levi Schnabel and daugh-
ter returned last week from an
extended visit to the Portland
exposition and Seattle, where
she has sister living.
j. A. Crowley, of Randolph,
n. Y, with his wife and family,
are making a couple of weeks
visit to the w. B. Saunders fam
lily, Mr.. Crowley being brother
of Mrs. Saunders.
Parties having number one
good milking COWS for sale
should write or see Bleser Il
Saunders at the Merchants Bank
of Milbank. They will buy few
choice mixers, to be fresh any
time to December.
County Commissioner John
Erickson has decided to quit
far ming and Will move to Albee
in the near future. He will hold
an auction Friday, October 9th.
Further announcement wilt be
made through the press next
week.
The fire department was called
out Saturday afternoon to the
residence of r, L. Cagley, near
Wood Bros. lumber yard. A
small fire in an upstairs closet
was discovered, probably caused
by mice chewing the head of a
match. 1t was easily extin-
guished with a pail of'water.
E. M. Fishell. of Big Stone.
who was in town last week, re-
ported that his father recently
made a trip to Willow Lake, and
was accompanied home by
another son, who will remain
here during the fall. Mr.. Fishell
states that he is in company with
@. b. Schafer for the purpose OF
crying auctions and that he is
prepared to make sales on reason
able terms to all who apply.
Mrs. H. G.. Port invites the
ladies of Milbank and vicinity to
call at her residence and inspect
her elegant line of ladies' and
misses shirtwaist suits, shirt
waists, skirts, cloaks, coats, fur
lined coats, furs, millinery goods,
etc. An especially swell line d.
rect from one of the leading
houses of Chicago. Mrs. Port
guarantees quality, style and
price to be right.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. Reeves re-
turned Tuesday morning from
the cities, taking in the Mime.
sofa state fair and visiting rela.
tives. While there Mr.. Reeves
took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to go through the leading
photo studios and see what is 90
ing on in their line, and incident.
ally look up the latest ideas. Mr..
Reeves also purchased his fall
stock of photo materials.
Water was struck in the new
we'll at depth of 224 feet. There
seems to be a good supply, as it
rose to within forty feet of the
surface. Mr.. Stymeist says he
has drilled through a variety OF
formations, and that the water
was obtained Immediately after
passing through about eight