The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-07-21

MON DAY.
Giles Let's returned last Sat
urday from his trip to the expo
sition in Oregon. He reports a
very fine time.
Robert Sherman and first
class company in my Friend
From Arkansaw,' at the opera
house, Friday evening, July 81,
John Korte, of near Big Stone,
is at Eureka this week adjusting
hail losses in that vicinity for
the Evangelical insurance com
pany.
G.. w. Thomas is home for q
few days from Waubay where he
has been for some time building
toll line between that place and
Madison.
Mrs. Ferguson and two daugh-
ters, of Harvey, n. D., are the
guests of the formers sister,
Mrs. j. S. Farley and brother,
Ed 2. Dore.
Ben Moser and John Korte, of
the Evangelical insurance com
pany, were Wilmot visitors last
week adjusting hail losses which
occurred in that neishborhood
the preceding Saturday night.
The members of the Ladies
Benevolent society will give q
social at the Congregational
church this friday evening.
Ice cream and cake will be served
and everybody is invited to be
present and enjoy pleasant
evening
The members of the Ladies
Benevolent society of the Con
gregational church were enter
tanned by Mrs. A. p. Ryger last
Thursday afternoon. Refresh
ments were served and all
present enjoyed very pleasant
afternoon.
Quite severe hail storm dam
aged the growing grain ia the
vicinity of Wan bay on the 18th.
Among those whose crops were
damaged and held policies in the
Evangelical insurance company
are Matilda Cobb, Charles Fred
lin, Harbo Strand and Christ
Jeppson. The losses are report.
ed at about 40 per cent.
Without a question the man
with a hoe must take a back seat
when you take into consideration
what the man with a brush and a
can of paint can do to an old
building in a short time, as has
been evidenced by the improve
ment of a number Of buildings ia
this manner in Milbank this
summer.
The Merchants Bank, of Mil
bank, S. D, wants your farm
loans, with privilege to pay 500
or more every six months. This
feature is a great benefit to those
who wish to iquidate their mort
gage, and in case of selling the
property not tie it up so it can
not be handled to advantage. This
privilege has never been given
haforp NV anVOnp
Mrs. Peter Cramer, Of Water
town, arrived Monday for q
couple of weeks visit with Mr..
and Mrs. G.. A. Kern and other
friends in this vicinity. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cramer will be remembered
by many Milbank people, Mr..
Cramer having been in the en-
ploy of Mittlestaedt Bros. some
years ago, but is now on the road
for wholesale cracker house.
Quite number of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Peterson S friends
gave them surprise party last
Saturday evening. Amusements
and refreshments were the order
of the evening, after which the
merry party presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Peterson with very valu-
able present as remem brance
of the evening, and which was
very much appreciated by the
recipients.
Rev. L. Peterson, of Monte
'video, who was engaged as pastor
of the Norwegian Lutheran
church, occupied the pulpit of
that church last Sunday, as an
nounced in last weeks HERALD
ADVANCE, and also lectured in
the Congregational church in the
evening. Mr.. Peterson handed
bin his resignation to the mem bers
pf his church last Sunday and
gill accept one of two calls he has
pceived from churches in North