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

M lSS M0OOl 44oASoAS q CAoSNA ~
Mrs. Sarvis, is visiting at the home
of the latter.
G. G. Middlebrook returned home
the first of the week from a business
trip to North Dakota and Illinois.
County commissioner John Erick-
son of Albee, is in town this week at
tending the meetings of the county
board.
Mrs. N. J. Bleser and family are
among those who went to Simpson
Park yesterday for sojourn of sey-
eral weeks.
A. X. Button of the Children's home
at Sioux Falls, was in Milbank yes
terday, to get some children that had
been ordered taken to the home.
The board of county commissioners
met on the fifth and continued in ses-
sion rseveral days, organizing into
q board of equalization
Gust Anderson, one of the men
working on the hotel st. Hubert,
spent the Fourth at his home at
Waverly, Minn., returning the 9Th.
The ladies of the w. r. G. will
serve tea from six o'clobk until seven
O'Clock, at the home of J. w. John
son, next Wednesday evening.
Everyone invited.
Miss Hilda H, anson who had been
here with her sister, Mrs. r. j. Sarvis,
q number of weeks, was married to G..
r. Davis on Saturday last, July 1st.
The newly married couple have gone
to White, S. D.. where they will make
their home.
The case to have been tried before
Judge Lockhart, in regard to the
placing of the Weatherly children in
the childrens' home at Sioux Falls,
was continued to July 9th on account
of the illness of Mrs. Weatherly.
Meanwhile the children will be placed
in the custody of sheriff Murray.
Clear Lake Courier: Miss Hazel
Conright, of Milbank, was the guest
of her aunt, Mrs. A. ]. Lockhart, fin
this city, last Friday night. She &C.
compained Mrs. Mills, of Milbank, to
this place, who is friend of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gaunt, and from here the ladies
went to Spirit Lake, Iowa, where they
will visit friends for week or so,
when. Miss Conright will return to
Clear Lake for q visit with her rela-
tives.
DR.. F. J. Nav the resident optician
is making q thorough canvass of the
town, getting acquainted with our resi-
dents. He is taking his trial case
with him and will gladly give a free
examination of your eyes if you think
they should have attention. Wait for
him, as he will call on you in few
days. If in a hurry call him by
phone No. 1862.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Peterson and
family, of Stockholm, Wis.,. who had
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G.. Lender the last two weeks,
returned to their home last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peterson were shown
around Grant county by their hosts,
and expressed themselves az much
pleased with South Dakota, at least
Grant county. Mrs. Peterson is q
cousin to Mrs. Lender.
The sudden rise of water in the
MILESTONE river, caused by the heavy
rains the first of the week, did consid.
cradle damage to property along ite
course to Big Stone. Near the above
town the Milwaukee is putting in q
steel bridge to replace the old wooden
one and had q large amount of cement
stored in sheds, on the bank of the
river. The water came up to these
sheds and damaged their contents.
The company lost about 500 sacks o1
cement all told.
In another column will be found
the census report for Grant county
with the exception of Albee, which
had not yet been sent in to the
county auditor when the eHERALD-AD
VANCE representative called. There
has been considerable of falling
o II in the country since the census
of 1900, caused by quite number Of
the farmers moving to the reserve
ton. However the population of thu
county in.generalhas not fallen on ba
has increased several hundred. Mil
bank has made a material advance
since the last census, and while no
as great rs some had expected it is ,
substantial gain, one that city neet
not worry about. A city or villag
that enjoys . slow but steady growtl
need not worry about it's future. Tn,
same with the country districts
steady increasing population is th
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