The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-11-16
Department

| All who enjoy dancing are invited
to attend the Thanksgiving ball In the
A. o. u. w. hall Thursday evening,
Nov. %.
The Sisseton News stated some time
ago that Adolph Peters had rented q
farm near there and was to move on
it soon.
AL. Bentson, the druggist, made a
business trip to the Twin Cities the
| last of last week, returning Saturday
afternoon.
Soule Bros. have q new hgdwOOd
| floor in the store, and have added q
number of large glass show cases to
| their fixtures.
Recent reports from Clarence Hills
over in the hills west of Peever are
another boy. Thus the Hills become
more numerous.
Attend the program Friday evening
Nov. %, in the hall, given by the
Corona Glee club Singing, speak
ing and Instrumental music.
Soule Bros. Saturday afternoon re-
ceived message from Boston, Mass,
that sister who is living there was
dangerously i'll, in response to which
Will left Saturday evening for Bos-
ton.
A number of farmers were in town
Tuesday with sleighs. The fall of
snow in this vicinity was very light
but being SO moist and freezing as it
fell that it produced sleek surface.
The literary club which meets every
Tuesday evening now has eighteen
very active members. After a red
hot debate Tuesday evening it was
decided not to let the women into our
political elections.
The ladies of the town, headed by
Mrs. Rob Leschinsky, raised some
thing like 81 at an ice cream supper
last Wednesday evening, the pro-
ceeds of which goes to the children's
home at Sioux Falls.
Kohler, the land man, had run-a-
way Friday. Having mangled his
hand badly last week he was unable
to manage his team with the other.
They got up speed enough in going
over q rough road to throw Paul out,
yet they came back to town with every
thing right side up and no breaks.
Paul says he does not like that way OF
humping the bumps.
Don't be surprised to find yourself
in an enterely different neighborhoCd
some day. Monday was moving day
in Corona. The families that moved
were as follows: M. JOHN from the
Luebke house into Preston's new
dwelling; Jennings from the Campbell
house to the Luebke house; Campbell
from the Gold farm to their own
house in the village and Hass from
the rooms over Clark's store into the
RAebel house recently vacated by
Martens.
Mrs. j. A. Martens and daughter
Elmer left the village Saturday bound
for the west to hold down their claims
in Butte county. Mrs. Martins says
she has pioneered it once before, hav-
ing held q claim of her own, has made
every preparation to make life endur.
able. She claims that she is we'll
armed having Winchester shot gun
and q revolver packed carefully away
in the bottom of her trunk.
Some fools will kick. A farmer
came into town the other evening and
put up . great howl because the town
was al torn up In building cement
sidewalks and drove his team
and wagon over . crossing before it
Was fairly dry. Remember though
that the most OF our farmers ore in
tellectual enough 70 appreciate the
good things the town is trying to do
In the way of improvements. The
merchants of the town have put in 400
feet of sidewalk since July 1st, and
the town people including the gener-
Qua merchants have chipped in and
raised the money to build three cross
ings, oil because they have pride in
their town and wish to make Il pleas
ant and convenient for those who
come here to trade. and comfortable
for themselves.
Last Friday evening the little three
year old son of John Christians, who
lives on the Herrick place in KilbOrn.
received . burn which proved fatal.
His parents were working about tie
barn whom cries ot she children were
heard. Upon investigation they
found the little girl of five with y
broom trying to extinguish the flane-
which had ignitsd il the oaby's cloth-
ing. The mother Immediately wrap
ped her apron around the little one
and smothered the flames, but the fire
had already done it's deadly work.
The children were playing with
and the boy having box in
his hand lighted q match, which 10
turn ignited the whole box. Thus the
flames were soon conveyed 10 his
DR.. Prouty was called and
the child was found to be severely
burnt about the arms and chest. He
died Saturday forenoon. Funeral
services were held at the German
Lutheran church in this village. To
the bereaved family we express the
heartfelt sympathy Of the entire COM
munity.