The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-10-05

Miss Minnie Morley, who has
been night Hello girl" at the D
Z. office. will give up that position
in a few days, and has accepted
a position as teacher in one o1
the country schools.
There was meeting of young
men at the library building last
Monday evening to discuss the
advisability of organizing a Y. M.
G. A, which it is believed may
be successfully established and
provide a plan of amusements
and entertainment of healthful
moral character. Another meet.
ing is called for next Tuesday
evening at the Elliot building to
which the business men of the
city are invited to be present.
Mr.. L. 0. Alurich, one of the
early settlers in Grant county,
who about two years ago remov.
ed to Moscow, Idaho, has been
visiting with Milbank friends
during the week. Mr.. Aldrich
is well pleased with his new
home in the west and thinks that
Northern Idaho has the most de.
sirable climate that can be found
anywhere taken as whole, and
that the farming and fruit lands
in the vicinity of Moscow are
rich and productive.
Ludwig Otto living near the
dam died Wednesday morning OF
a complication of diseases due to
old age. Deceased had lived in
this vicinity about two years,
coming here from Rockford,
Iowa. He was born in Germany,
was SO years of age and a wild
over. A short service was
held at the home Wednesday
evening and the remains shipped
to Rockford, Iowa. His sons,
Charles, of this city and August,
William and Fred of Sisseton
accompanied the remains.
Mrs. j. A. Mcbride, who has
been visiting at her old home in
Milbank for several weeks past,
returned east Tuesday morning
She expects to visit with friends
in Montevideo and other points
in Minnesota before returning to
California. Mrs. Mcbride says
that pioneering in the Imperia.
| valley is not all q dream OF
pleasure. The excessive hea,
both night and day for several
continuous weeks during the
midsummer is very exhausting
on northern people, and the pre-.
sent uncertainty as to the proper
controlling of the Colorado river
are questions of Importance to
the settlers in the valley. She
states that Mr.. Emmett McCol-
lum recently sold his lands at
$40 an acre.
One of the m O S important
theatrical engagements of the
local season is the presentation
of "a Thorn in Her Heart" a new
and original society comedy
drama, written by Leila Click.
This play was given thorough
try-out in the principal cities of
the South last season and scored
an emphatic and instantaneous
success; in consequence of which
the management has decided to
send the play on tour this season
with an exceptionally strong cast
and an adequate scenic investi-
ture. Although comedy-drama,
it is replete with heart interest,
sentiment, pathos and strong
dramatic climaxes. The play al
so abounds in good clean comedy,
and admits the Interpolation of
numerous singing and dancing
specialties. At the opera house
Monday evening, October 9th.
Prices 25 35-5Oc. Seats on sale
at Bleser's drug store.
Col. Thomas Fitch returned
recently from his business trip
to the Soldiers Home at Hot
Springs. He reports a good live
meeting of the board with an
Incidental request for an appro
priation from the state the same
to be used in erecting several
cottages on the home grounds.
The COL says all the people there,
Uncle McGiven, Albert Smith,
Charles Falls and Col. Abbott of
Webster, so we'll known around
Milbank, are all well. At the
time he was there not single
mem Der of the home was sick
in bed. South Dakota can
feel proud of her soldiers home
and those who govern it-every-
one is there to do his or her duty.
This is vouched for by those
who have nothing to say regard