The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-10-26

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pencil, all for sc at Fielding's.
J. e. Sugden of Huron, the ele.
vator man, was in the city be-
tween trains Saturday.
Wait Keeney Of Lanark, ILL.,,
who had been out looking after
his farm near Corona this sum.
mer, was the guest of his uncle
W. E. Keeney of this city several
days last week. He left for his
Illinois home Sunday night.
School will begin next Mon.
day. The balance of the teachers,
Miss Alice Briggs of Chicago,
who will teach in the high school,
and Miss Mcmillan, of Me
nominee, Mich, of the primary y
department arriving this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Leavitt,
and Mrs. Leavitt's mother, Mrs.
Bailey, came down from Sisse
ton Monday. They were on
their way to Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, where they expect tc
spend the winter. They may pos
sibly locate there permanently
or may return to the northwest
and locate in Minneapolis.
j. r. Gjesdahl and r. A. God.
frey of Ortonville, we're in the
city Monday, on their way to AL
bee where they are working for
Haslan & Co., the contractors.
They are putting up a brick
building 65x65feet, 35 feet high,
for Gold & Co. 1t will be used
as a bank building, and will a,sc
be occupied by drug store and
general store.
Edward Spiering of Adams
township, was in town yester.
day, having cone up to attend
to some matters in relation to Sc.
curing some village property in
Revillo. Mr.. Splering states
that the recent rainfall has been
a serious matter in delaying
farm work, as there is a lar &c
amount of threshing yet to DC
done, in some places but little
stack threshing having yet been
finished.
Relatives of the parties who
left this city the 18th for Seims
to settle on claims, are some
what worried, no word havins
been heard from the emigrants
since leaving here. They hao
tents, stoves and plenty o
provisions with them, but the
storm of last Friday and Sat
urday was quite severe ir
the country they were travel
ing through, from Evarts tt
Seims. Those who are in the
party are: J. G. Warbis, Axe
Swanson, Ernest Zelgler, Ernes
Hillmer, Henry G. Druecker
Stanley Farley, jr.; and Clyde
Prevey.
Residents of this city were
somewhat surprised Monday
morning to see the hills covered
with snow. One lady from neal
Marvin, who was IN the city tha
day trading, said she rode abou
two miles to the station or
sleighs, and that the farmers
were hauling hay with their bob
sleighs. Something like a foo
of snow fell out that way Sunday
Saturday nights passenger hao
the appearance of having passed
through good old time Novem
Der blizzard, it was so thoroughly
covered with snow. A few flakes
fell in Milbank, but melted as
they touched the earth.
The splendidly dressy appear
ance which the editor of this pa
per has been enabled to make oil
late, has caused some invldious
remarks to be made as to our
manner Of securing so many fire
clothes, and vague references
have been thrown outas to cloth.
ing stores recently robbed. W.
do not believe in bringing our
private affairs to the attention OF
the public, and seldom pay any
attention to the emanations OF
jealous rivals, but as some of our
friends seemed inclined to give
credence to these cruel sus
picions we make haste to explain
that our-improved personal ap-
pearance is due to the fact tha,
our home has been the head
quarters for the rnmmage sale
which the ladies have had in
hand for the past week, and with
an assortment such as we have
had to pick from we should have
been pronounced lacking in busi
ness Judgment if we failed te
make q touch. down. IT raall,