The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-12-08
Henry George, of Peever, was
IN the city transacting business.

vldeo, Wednesday, to attend the
funeral of the late Engineer
Clark.
The nice weather has practi
cally spoiled sleighing. Sleigh
ride parties have been quite the
proper thing while the good
sleighing did last.
Have you friend living at a
distance who has lived in OF
around Grant county? If so,
send them the Herald Advance
for six months or a year. An
excellent present.
Harry Pawson says he was
compelled to rig up sleighs for
his large force pump and get out
and pump the water outof sever.
al cellars during the last few
days. Water run into one man S
cellar SO bad that it put out the
furnace fire.
News was telegraphed from
Montevideo Monday of the
death of Thomas Clark
one of the old time engineers on
the H. & D. The deceased had
been ailing for several weeks
and of late his recovery was
scarcely deemed probable. Mr..
Clark was we'll known to nearly
all Of the older settlers in Mil
bank, as he lived here for num-
Der of years before the division
was moved to Montevideo.
observation-disclosures of all kinds
at Nelson's. Guitars, violins,
mandolins and musical acces-
sories such as strings, etc.
The Womans' Missionary So
ciety of the German Evangelical
church in Milbank gave an inter-
esting program last Sunday
evening in behalf Of the mission.
ary cause. Rev. Schaffer
preached a short sermon for the
occasion and number of
ladies read essays and selec-
tioEs. The choir rendered their
part of the entertain ment in a
very satisfactory manner. After
the program collection was
taken.
Remem Der Halves & McCol-
lum will give all of their custom
ers a free Xmas tree this year.
Don't forget to call and get
yours.
The coal famine got to be quite
a serious question this week.
Tuesday there was but few
hundred pounds of hard coal in
the city. This was held by the
dealers to be sold only to those
who might haye sickness at their
homes. All the dealers have
plenty of coal ordered but the
scarcity of cars is causing the
trouble. The Milbank creamery
had less than enough coal to run
them one day when their car of
soft coal arrived on Monday.
Soft coal is very scarce too.
Young man. You cannot do
better than make your best girl
a present of a nice box of station
cry, burnt leather book, music
roll or album, etc, a hundred
and one articles to be found at
our store all suitable for Xmas
present. Hawes & McCollum.
Thanksgiving day was the
occasion Of double event at the
home Of Sheriff and Mrs. Ed A.
as it was also the oc.
casion of Mr.. Murray 49th
birthday. During the evening
about a dozen Of his friends
called and whi.ed away several
very pleasant hours, besides
leaving several presents as re
mem brances Of the event.
those from outside of
town who were present were Mr..
and Mrs. James Mcdowell, of
Marvin, who spent the day at
the Murray home.
J. G. Wertz of this city left
Monday night for Montevjdeo.
where he will work in a meat
market. Mr.. Wertz's friends
will be pleased to hear of his be-
ing able to work after his long
siege of rheumatic and nerve
trouble, which has laid him up
for some two years. He has so
far recovered as to be able to
go about without the aid of
his cane, excepting where there
ire slippery walks. Mr.. Wertz
speaks very highly of the osteo.
oathic treatments given him by
Dr.. j. w. Pay Of this city, and