The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-03-31

MRS. VIM. LuScheW has been
quite seriously i'll during the
week.
Excavatlng for the new ad-
dition to the st. Hubert hotel is
now under way.
Miss Corinne Saunders is home
from St. Mary's, Faribault,
for a few weeks stay.
A son of Charles Chambers, of
Alban, has been dangerously low
with pneumonia during the week.
Bert Nixon left for Fargo last
Tuesday night, where he is to
work in the round house of the
G. M. & St. Paul railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Bentley
returned from ST. Paul the first
of the week, where they had been
to attend the presen tation of Par
sifal.
County Auditor Pinckney went
out to Pierre the first of the week
to attend the county auditors
meeting with the state board of
equalization.
Mrs. Joseph Fanset returned
from WatertoWn last Saturday,
where she had been visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Hopkins, for
number of weeks.
We have discarded IS suits
of mems, boys and children's s
clothes. Will cut the price in
two as long as they last.
ERLANDSON & JOHNSON.
The surest sign Of spring is
the coming of the Martens The
first one arrived at the Henry
Martens home last Saturday,
and Henry says he's bird and
weighs ten pounds.
Carl Hassen of the building
firm of Carlson e Co., has been
in town this week getting work
started on several of the firm S
contracts, including the addition
to the St. Hubert hotel.
Chas Sutcliff, who is acting as
engineer at the pump works,
had his face scorched last Tues
day by an eXplasion of gas, re-
sultlng from a leak in a pipe
leading from the gas tank.
Mr. Myron Heffron, father of
Mrs. John Burgan, came down
from Tower City, N. d and joined
his wife at the Burgan home
last week, and will make a short
visit here before returning north
F. W. A. Poppe, a former resi-
dent of Milbank, now living in
Minneapolis and acting as North
western agent for the Allan
steamship line, was stopping in
Milbank for a day or two last
week.
Ralph Pike has engaged to
teach the balance of the term of
school that Mr.. Prevey has been
teaching in the William koepke
district. Mr.. Prevey goes to
Twin Brooks to fill a position in
the Bentley bank.
If you are thinking of putting
down a sidewalk this spring or
doing other cement work, it will
pay you to consult with the Mil
bank Concrete company. They
are prepared to do you good
work at the lowest figure.
The city reservoir. was filled
Tuesday and the pressure for
fire purposes tested by hose at
tached to the hydrant at Enos
corner. The test proved salts
factory, the water being thrown
over any of the buildings in the
vicinity.
At the meeting of the ladies
aid society at Mrs. kern's last
Thursday afternoon, the follow
ing officers were elected for the
coming year: President, Mrs.
}. w. Burgan; Vice President,
Mrs G.. A. Kern; Secretary,
Mrs. j. N Stafford; Treasurer,
Mrs. W. w. Downie. A very
pleasant time was enjoyed and
the hostess served delicious
coffee, crullers and cake.
Ben Moser, who had been
spending the winter months in
Alabama for his health, returned
home last week, much improved
by his vacation. While enjoying
his sojourn in the south, he says
that he would not like to be CON-
PEELED to live in Dixie, and not
withstanding the more rigorous