The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-07-27

ma, mrs. shannon.
Miss Hazel Frost, of Orton-
vile is visiting Helen Owen and
other friends in the city.
Robert Nichol, the granite
man, has been in the Black Hills
county during the past week.
Deputy Postmaster Smull
and family spent a couple of
days at Linden Beach during the
week.
Fl. G. G. McGiven accompani-
ed Thomas Fitch to the soldiers
home at Hot Springs the first OF
the week.
Rey. Mellette and wife of Sis
seton came from the west yester-
day on their way home from a
visit to the formers brother.
Mr.. A. S. Douglas, of Monroe,
Wis.,. who has been looking over
lands In Roberts county during
the past week returned east
Wednesday morning.
J. C. Cham bers, station agent
at Albee for the Great Northern
railway Company for the past
eight years, is spending his
vacation visiting his brother in
the state of Washington.
We learn that DR.. Wilford J.
Austin, a former Melrose resi-
dent, and Irene V. Hilder brandt
of Watkins, Mipn., were married
in Minneapolis on the Goth inst.
They will make their home in
MINI eapolis.
Rev. Borchard, formerly locat-
ed IN this county as a United
Evangelical minister, was on the
train Wednesday evening on his
way to Aberdeen. He is now
located at LIE Mars, Iowa. and
is IN the land business.
Post Office Inspector Herbert
Harland, the gentlem an who has
been making an inspection of
the rural routes in this county
for several weeks past, is now
engaged on the routes from Mil
bank,and making an examination
of the same, looking to the en-
largement and betterment of the
routes.
Messrs. Edmund Cook, G. F.
Porter, and County Superin-
tendent Jones of Roberts county,
were in town Saturday on their
way from Aberdeen, where they
had been to the circus. The par
ty was being chaparoned by Ed
mund Cook, and it is perhaps
needless to say that they saw all
of the circus.
| S. F. Radciiff, the carpenter,
went down to Big Stone Monday
evening to be installed chief
patriarch in the Odd Fellows en-
oampment. Steve started the
next morning for Virgil, Beadle
county, where he has been en-
gagged by the Empire elevator
company for several weeks of
building and repairing, after
which he will return to Milbank
to finish up some work laid out
for him here.
Editor Volk mar returned home
last week after an absence of a
month or more on the Pacific
coast superin tending his gold
mine on Thunder Creek. 1t
ism t every com mon plug of an
editor that has the privilege OF
enjoying his vacation in the
shaft of a gold mine, throwing
out yellow nuggets for a past
time. Most of us would rest
up more frequently ii we had.
John G. Knapp, who was the
Great Sachem at the state meet
ing of the Order of Red Men,
which was held at Red field last
week, was in Milbank Friday on
his way home. For the Sisseton
lodge he received banner.
which was given to the lodge
sho wing the largest increase in
mem bership, and the grand
lodge presented Mr.. Knapp with
a very handsome piece OF regalia
and jewel in recognition OF his
vices to the order.
The Sisseton train east Sat
urday could only go to a little the
other side of Peever, on &C.
count Of = bridge being destroy
ed by fire. The weed burner
was being used at~this place and
the fame used TO burn the weeds
ignlted some of the timbers in
the bridge. Conductor Sinclair
ran his train as far as the bridge
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