The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-05-12
For corn planters go to Wood

For corn planters go to Wood
Bros.
r. F.. Collier, of Aberdeen, was
in Milbank Saturday, on busi-
ness.
Henry Mcpherson and George
Oertwine have taken land claims
in North Dakota, thirty three
miles north of Williston.
Mrs. j. M. Watson received
word Monday of the serious ILL.,
ness of her mother at Council
Bluffs, Ia, and on Monday even
ing she left for that city.
The friends of Stephen Grice
are pleased to hear that he is
getting along nicely at the hos
pital, and the physicians say he
will probably be able to come
home in the course of week.
Mrs. Emil Johnson wen: to
St. Peter, Mimi, the first of the
week, to attend the commence
ment exercises at Gustavus
Adolphus college, where her
daughter, Miss Jennie, gradu-
ateS.
w. G.. Mcpherson returned
last week from a visit to Red
Cloud, Neb., where be was called
by the serious illness of his
mother, who is SO years of age.
She was much improved when
he returned home.
The w. @. r. U. meeting an.
nOunced for this week had to
be postponed on account of the
rain, and the meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Sarvis
on Tuesday, May 16. A full pro
gram has been provided.
E. j. Hinman, carrier on rural
route one, came home Monday
from a trip to Menominee, Wis,
where he was called to see his
father, who was moving from
the old home to Idaho, and he
accompanied his father as far as
st Paul on the journey.
E. D. Sandfo and wife left
Monday night on a visit to the
Pacific coast, where they expect
to remain during the summer.
Their son Roy, who has been
employed as messenger at the
depot, has gone to st. Paul to
live with his brother Percy while
his parents are away.
w. S. McCloskey, of Osceola,
who has been spending year
or too past down in Pennsylvania
and Virginia, returned home the
first of the week. Mac says
that while that is a great country
in some respects, after a fellow
has been once yaccinated with
western life it is impossible for
him to live there contentedly.
GA. Kern, the popular harness
man has moved into his new
location on Main street, in the
Bentley building. This gives
him much better and larger
quarters and allows him to add
more to his stock. Mr.. Kern
has an excellent business in his
line, only to be gotten by honor
able and fair dealing. See his
announcementina another column.
Game Warden Mount went out
to the country near Marvin last
Sunday, where he arrested three
Italians named Lepordi Galato,
Georgia Fragnito and Frank
Fragnito, charging them with
shooting prairie chickens. The
men are workmen in the railroad
gang employed in grading. They
were taken before Justice of the
Peace James Coyle, who made
them pay a fine and cost of SIS.
w. F. Neuhoff, proprietor Of
the Red Awning restaurant, is
making many. improvements on
the interior of the building oc-
cupied by him, putting in par
titions, repalnting and re-paper-
ing and will re-paint the front.
A new dining room and ice cream
parlor has been added, and Mr..
Neuhoff is making all prepara-
tions to meet his large summer
ira lie. He has an ad in another
column which all readers should
look up.
A little excitement prevailed
in town the latter part of last
week, when someone reported
that Grant, the man who escaped
from jail some time ago, was re-
ported to have gone to a farmer
southwest of town a short time