The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-03-24
Apples 81 a bushel at Fisher s.


Mrs. G. H. Kimball and son
Ray, of Vernon township, were
calling on Milbank friends last
Wednesday.
Frank Fielding, who has been
spending several months at his
old home in Illinois, returned to
Milbank Wednesday.
A nine-yearold daughter of
Frank Kockx died Wednesday
morning after a short illness
of pneumonia and brain fever.
There will be work at Esther
chapter 0. B. S., Monday even.
ing, and all members of the order
are cordially invited to be pre-
sent.
Wood Bros. gave a six o'clock
dinner to their employees last
Tuesday. Covers were laid for
II and all enjoyed the treat and
the social good time.
Conductor William Croker,
who is we'll known as q former
resident of Milbank. had charge
of the regular passenger train
going east Wednesday.
Mrs. Merton Crowl, who had
been living at her parents home
in Iowa, since Merton s return
to Milbank, joined her hus band
here the first of the week.
The village election at Sum nit
last Tuesday resulted in favor
of no license, the election point
ing to the fact that there is a
growing sentiment against the
the saloon.
Theodore Kaehn, the restAu-
rant man, who has had quite a
serious attack Of rheumatic
fever, is again able to be out,
but is not fully recovered from
his disability.
Mrs. J. H. Neuenburg was
called to North Redwood, MINI, =,
Wednesday morning by the
death of her father, who had
been in feeble health for some
time, being 81 years of age.
Tomorrow, Saturday, March
%, an examination of applicants
for rural delivery carriers will
take place at Milbank. It is
expected that there will be
some thirteen examinations
made, and the meeting will be
held at the council rooms at 10
a. m.
The Epworth and Interme ediate
Leagues and Christian Endeavor
society will have union meeting
next Sunday, March 26, at the
Congregational church, com
mencing at 6:30. The topic is
"Christian Fellowship with
other Churches. All the mem
bers and friends of these soci-
cites are invited to be present
and take part.
An important business deal
was made last week, in which
John Johnson, the coal man, dis
poses of his fuel business and
real estate connected with it to
the Sullivan Lumber company.
The company will carry on the
fuel business and will add to 1t
lumber and grain. The present
site of the coal sheds will prob
ably be utilized for grain ele-
vatOr.
The Sullivan company has bus
inesses established in half a doz-
en- points in Minnesota and the
Dakotas, the nearest branch be-
ing at Sisseton, and is considered
an excellent business Institution.
John Johnson, who has been in
the fuel business here for over
twenty years, will continue to
have charge of the coal and wood
for the new firm.
The American people love
oratory. 1t is the CONN ment of
foreigners who visit our shores
that nearly every man, woman
and child can make some kind
of speech. Nowhere in the
world is the truly great orator
better appreciated than in this
country. Assure a community
that a speaker possesses the gift
of eloquence, and no matter what
the subject he will have a hear
ing. Quincy Lee Morrow, of
indianapolis, who is to lecture in
in Mnbank on March 81, has a
national reputation as an advo--
cate of Prohibition, ranking with