The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-06
Emil Johnson went up to Sis
setoa Tuesday.

ed from the citi es Monday.
Ed Dore Is having his house
re-shingled and otherwise re-
paired.
Mrs. 0. T. Axness of Sisseton,
was in town Monday on her way
to the cities.
w. E. Keeney was at Corona
Monday overlooking the work on
his farm.
Herman Crowl left Thursday
afternoon wit h carload of
goods for Garretson, N. d.
Miss Laura Borg, of Orton.
vile, has been visiting her cous-
in, Mrs. Helen Olson this week.
Miss Alma Hougen was in
town Monday morning return
ing from Aberdeen to her home
at Wilmot.
Lynn Hawes has been packing
his household goods this week
preparatory to shipping them to
California.
Miss Louise Seide of Milbank,
will sing a couple of selections
at the M. E church next Sun
oay,-Waubay Clipper.
Miss Lola Prevey, who has
been in a hospital at MinneapO-
lis for some time with intiam-
matory rheumatism, returned
home Wednesday.
Miss Alma Hougen of Wilmot,
is TO commence clerking in Err
landson & Johnson S store Fri
day, she is to fill the vacancy left
by Miss Ethel McCOllum.
Mrs. George Merry was call
ed to Mazomania, Wis, the first
Of the week by the death of her
mother, who was "a years of age.
Mr.. Merry goes to Iowa next
week, and will return with Mrs.
Merry later.
Last Saturday evening Mr..
and Mrs. r. l.. Cagley ntertain-
ed a few Of their friends. The
evening was spent with cards
) and other amuSementS, after
which an elaborate luncheon
was served
Charles Peterson, who had
been in the employe of the firm
of Hawes & McCollum resigned
his position with them and eX-
poets to go to California with
Mr.. Hawes, the retiring mem Der
of that firm.
The old opera house owned by
Henry Schafer is being wrecked
and the usable lumber being
sold. Mr.. Schafer says that
most of the material in the build
} ing is in good condition. The
building was originally used as a
! skating rink. Later on a stage
was built and for years it was
the only show house in the city
Finally a new play house was
built and the old one was put
out OF commission. Soon it will
be but minor part of Milbank S
history.
, Agent c.. B. Jackson of the
Sisseton agency, accompanied
bv Louis NARROW. the interpre
ter, were in town Wednesday on
their way to Sioux Falls. Agen1
. jackson says that the court de
cision permitting the sale OF Ii
quors to Indians has given him
!. no end of trou bic. Before this
| decision was announced the cas-
es of drunkenness and consequent
disorder were becoming less
and less frequent, but since that
! time mum bers of the best Indi
. ans on the reservation have as
o he expressed it, "gone to piec
! es." Agent Jackson is making
q a test OF the question as u
! whether the Indians can be pro
hibited from taking liquor OF
, their allOtments.
A short notice appeared il
; last weeks Herald announcing
the death of M. V. Perry at Al
D bee Wednesday, March 28th
The deceased was born at Can
= ton, Ohio, in 1841 In 1851 will
J. his parents he moved to Illinois
r When the Civil War broke out h.
S joined the Sd ILL.,, being admitted
}, at the age of 10. and served fou
: years, being mustered out a
s Fort Smelling. In 1867 he wa
f united in marriage with Mary J
J: Barnett settling at Balfour, Ill.
4 later moving to Luverne, MINI
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