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NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE.

There are ladies smoking cars on
English railways.
Alligator, popular native dish in
India, tastes like veal.
The wood used in the best pianos
has been seasoned 40 years.
Those who reach 80 in good health
are likely, statistics show, to last to
73.
Over 100000 pounds Of human hair,
valued at 100000, is sold annually
in Paris.
The majority Of criminals can draw
and paint. That is why artists can
rarely get credit.
In many parts Of Switzerland the
government buries the dead, supplying
collins and undertaken free Of cost.
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yet got back Eat was at home vitn
his head bound up, and Moriarity, wno
lived in the same house, trying TO
comfort him. Bat said that the ac-
cident was his own fault, he lad
no business on the icy track, and Was
| too dead tired to get of in tine
When Bat came to. the kid. wallet and
wagon were gone. and the polio =man
told him the wagon had turned down
Eighth avenue. Harris now dis
patched one Of the men in that dlrec-
ton to look for Johnny.
1t was four o'clock when Johnny
turned into Sixth avenue at Fifty.
ninth street Jerry hobbled along. Only
at every elevated station he would
| swerve to the side street the stable
| was on station street-and Johlny,
with strength born OF desperation.
would hold the horse in.
! Down the avenue they went An
| occasional car changed to them a
Merry Christmas" Overhead the
electric trains whizzed by, but Johlny,
with the reins clasped in his stiffened
fingers, stared at the great white way
| stretched out before him.
Harris was walking up and down in
the clerks Office in the stable.
Its no use. Harris" said the clerk
"A kid like - never could do it."
Harris did not answer. A blast OF
wind shook the office windows, i.
shrieked and died away. Then from,
the quiet street came the sound of 8.
horse picking his way over the frozcl
| pavement The night watchman sig
| nailed the approach of wagon. Tho
men in the office rushed and thew
open the door Jerry staggered up the
| for 13.
Johnny's imagination had pictured a
| triumph for Bat. but in the wlldes5
| fight of his fancy he never dreamed OF
anything like this for himself W:lIins
hands and warm hearts worked t.vet
him, infusing new life. He was hatJeG
and rubbed. and anointed wrapped il
fur and rushed. in Harris arms, round
the corner and up two flights of stairs.
There! What do you think OF
| him?" Harris set Johnny on the sofa
beside Bat. and threw back the tu.
| robe.
Bats arm drew Johnny to him
Johnny looked round confused
1t was Moriarity that called out:
Whats the matter with 1872"
Hes all right"
Johnny looked as If he had dona
something to be ashamed of. And h.,
hid his face in Bats shoulder as he re.
| torted. shyly:
"G'Wan youse."
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vides the watersheds of the Gunnison
and Uncompahgre rivers.
The Uncompahgre valley, which Is
to be made fertile by the waters CT
the Gunnison river, comprises parts
Of Curay, Montrose and Delta couri-
ties. 1t has a general elevation above
5000 feet. Most Of the land under
the government project is in private
ownership. the cultivated areas being
largely in orchards. alfalfa, and
grain. The well.watered orchard
lands in bearing are easily worth
$500 per acre, and this fruit has a
ready sale in the Eastern markets of
the United States and in Europe
The tunnel, which will be cement
lined. will have a carrying capacity
of 300 cubic feet a second, and will
connect directly with an elaborate
system of canals and ditches, extend.
ing down the valley oE both sides Of
the river. Owing to the failure of
the contractors, the government is
now constructing the tunnel under
force account, and expects to have
the work completed and in opera.
tion in the spring of 1908.
The completion of this work will
add 1000 homes to the Uncumpahgre
valley, and will increase the taxable
wealth Of Colorado by not less man
$10,000,00O. The estimated cost of
the whole project is approximately
$2.500.000. which sum must be re-
turned to the government in not less
than ten years after completion by
the owners of the lands which are to
be irrigated.
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Charitable PLAYER.

BY some means mother and daugh-
ter managed to gain access to Pade-
rewski's sanctum. The mother was
proud of her daughter and the daugh-
ter had aspirations. She desired Pad
erewski's opinion of her skill. Paderew-
ski listened, or appeared to, while the
mother beat time approvingly. At last,
with final crash, the girl rose from
the stool and the mother flushed with
pleasure. Tell me-" she whispered to
the artist, "tell me in confidence. What
do you think of herr" Amiably the
artist rubbed his hands together. Il
think she must be very charitable.
Surely she lette:h not her left hand
know what her right hand doeth."
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HoMELY PHILOSOPHY.

1t isn't always lucky to trust people
who trust to luck
Romance is sweet sixteen religion
is sixty If she's day.
Happy is he who never knows when
he gets the worst Of 1t.
A great achievement doesn't need a
brass band accompaniment.
Most of us expect better obituary
notices than are coming to US.
Those who yield to temptation are
generally looking for chance.
The optimist looks forward to to-
morrow, the pessimist sighs for yes
terday
There might not be 70 much room
al the top II there were fewer cushions
at the bottom.
Most of us are dissatisfied. some
with what we have and some with
what We haven't
The present gets away from a lot of
people while they sit on park benches
worrying about the future.
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SIGNALS FOR BRIDAL PARIS
Which Convey Commands and Ten
Ger Sentiments in Public
Places.
Bride to Groom.

Bride to Groom.
One short jerk Of coat-Stop looking
at that girl!
One long jerk of coat-Oh, see the
pretty hats!
One long hug-You look perfectly
lovely to-day.
One long hand squeeze
what makes you look SO cross?
One short hand squeeze-Some ones
coming!
Groom to Bride
One short jerk Of sleeve-Stop look
ing at that man!
One long jerk Of sleeve-Come on
You don't want to see the hats.
One long hug-You look perfectly
lovely to-day.
One long hand squeeze-Honey, you
amt mad, are YOU?
One short hand squeeze-Don't be a
goose!
Three sharp taps on wrist-Take
care, woman, take care! will be
master in my own house!-Puck.
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MEANT FOR MERRIMENT.

A cynic is q person who has been
dieting and leading the simple life.
In these days Of incubators. it's a
wise omelette that knows its own IA
ther.
A diabolically ingenious way OF re-
venging yourself upon your enemy is
to give him an automobile.
ITS funny that undertakers should
be SO called" Why so?" Because
they're the final overtakers of us all "
Dressmaker-And would you have
leg-of-mutton sleeves. madame? C1s-
tomer-Most certainly not. alL a
vegetarian.
What happens when Greek meets
Greek?' asked the teacher "Dey ak
each udder hows de peanut biz," an
swered an observant youth.
THE road to success is slippery
one," remarked the man who COM
ments on things. True" replied Sen
ator Badger. 1T needs plenty of
sand"
When physicians prescribe automo-
bile riding as cure for insomnia they
mean, of course. riding in some other
fellows automobile, SO you won't be
br.dened with the thought of Install
ments to come.
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the corner Ground cn Amsterdam ays

the corner ground ca Amsterdam ave
nue."
Johnny's read was light his LEGS
were heavy and so stin he sufie: ed
agonies before they moved IN OLE
dience to his will; but he made his
deliveries and reached the cofne.
where. as he thought. he shoIId ineet
Bat
Johnny stood for awhile in ths
whistling blast. Bats wagon ras IN
sight on the avenue short block
away Johnny started toward II.
Then bells cianged. shouts rent .he all
yell. crash. and a trolley car hit
the wagon ana glided serenely on.
The wagon was not hurt. but Bat
shot out over Jerry's head. and lsy
quiet in the snow.
When Johnny reached Bat. he saw
that his eyes were closed. and that the
snow was dyed red where Bats head
lay. They were alone. these two. No
one in sight. not even a sound save
the moaning Of the wind and the
stamping OF the horse broke the snll-
ness Of the night. Johnny looked up.
then Bats lips mumbled somethln.
Mechanically Johnny opened Bat 8
coat. took out the wallet and put II
inside his own jacket.
Il got t do it, said Johnny.
Two men came along. and coon altei
them a policeman. Then Johnny goi
into the wagon.
Il got t do it," he said. again. and
he said 1t in way that gave hin.
strength to start Jerry.
1t was four O'Clock in the morning.
Harris was still waiting in the stable.
Bat. like many more drivers. had nol
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Centenarian Dancer.

Theresa Walban. who claims to be
the oldest dancer in Europe has COM
pleted her ninety ninth year in per-
feet health and spirits. When only
nine years old she began her terpsi
chorean career, remaining a leading
light in the ballet until she was 81
when she retired with a pension She
remembers quite well Napoleons entry
into Dresdan in 1913. and the march
through the city of the French troops.
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SENTIENT SENTENCES.
Close quarters-the miser's.

Close Quarters-the misers.
A difference in terms-congress and
Jail.
Holding meeting does not deter
its progress.
Government bonds-in the United
States prison.
Even a muddy stream can leap clear
over the falls.
It. doesn't take much cultivation to
raise a big howl.
A burglar is likely to put out the
lights when he lights out.
Try and keep pleasant even when
you come to the cross roads
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Land of Sr,ushjpo

Colorado is entitled to be called the
land of sunshine. Statistics show that
for the year ending March l, 1905, the
sun shone on all but eight days, at
Colorado Springs; and that the tenn
perature touched its highest poiet on
July Is. when the thermometer s;Sis-
SO degrees.-Four-Tra News,
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To the housewife who has not yet
become acquainted with the new things
of everyday use in the market and
who is reasonably satisfied with the
ole, we would suggest that a trial of
Defiance Cold Water Starch be made
at once. Not alone because it IS guar
anteed by the manufacturers to be su-
lelior to any other brand, but because
each 10c package contains 16 ozs..
while all the other kinds contain but
12 ozs. 1t is safe to say that The lady
WHO once uses Defiance Starch will use
Win.
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in bad W e a I b e r
brought kidney trou-
bles on me, and I
suffered tW e nty
years with sharp.
cramping pains in
the back and urinary
disorders. l often
had to get up a doz-
en- times at night to
urinate. Retention
set in. and l was
Obliged to use the
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catheter. took to my bed, and the
doctors failing to help. began using
Doan's Kidney Pills. The urine soon
came freely again. and the pain grad
ually disappeared. have been cured
eight years. and though over 10. am
rs active as a boy"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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Tobacco Users Lose Caste in School

Principal Thomas, OF the Burlington
Vt.) high school, aad his teachers,
finding that 40 per cent. o: the boys
used tobacco habitually, and desiring
to reduce the practice. have agreed tnat
no pupil who uses tobacco can hold
school Office or be a member Of any
organization. including athletic and So
Cial clubs.
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How to Go

When you have occasion to travel. use The
same discrimination in buying ticket that
you would in buying anything else. Asurs
yourself in advance Of what you may expect
in the way of comfort and convenience e1
route. If there is any information you want
about prospective trip, write me. win
gladly give you the information AddreD
w. S. ST. GEORGE
General Passenger Agent, NJ. X. T. by
St. Louis, Missouri
q. A. McNUTT,
Blossom House, Kansas City. No.
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His Own Mug,

O'Toole-Give me a shave
New Barbe"-Have you your own
mug?
Me own mug. is ii! An do yez think
I'd be after gnir' around wild another
fellys face atop me shoulders ?"-Tit-
Bits.
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STATE or ONO, CITY or TOLEDO,

STATE OF ,nn.: oalo; C,Ty Con,G OF TOLEDO IS.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is senior
partner of the nrm Of F. j. CHENEY d Co., doing
business In tho City Of Toledo. County and State
Aforesaid, and that said nrm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the Of
HALLS CATAkRH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence,
this 9Th day Of December A. D., 1886
ss.Lt NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halrs Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send for testimonials. free.
F.. CHENEY CO., Toledo, O
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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Insist on Getting It,

Some grocers say they don't keep De-
fiance Starch. This Is because they
have a stock on hand Of other brands
containing only IL OF. in package.
Which they won't be able to sell first,
tecsuse Defiance contains 16 o. for
the same money.
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Her LEGAL Status,

The Dominine-Are you your moth.
er's little darling?
Baby Ethel-Only half the time
You see the court decided that papt
was to have me for six months every
year.-The Wasp.
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A BElATEO FEE.
An Indian Couple Pay South Dakota
Preacher

Rev. c. Boyd. pastor of the Method
ist Episcopal church at Chamberlain.
S. D., received call at his residence
from an Indian warrior and a Sioux
sQuaw who wanted to be married. The
warrior gave the name of John Round.
head and that OF the bride was Vir,
ginia ShortbeaF.
The clergyman had barely said the
word ending the marriage ceremony
when the warrior seized his bride
hand. and, with the words. NO
money" started towards the door. He
evidently feared that the minister
might undo the marriage. Suspectins
the truth, the clergyman called out
that a pair OF mOccasins would pay the
bill. Promising that he should have
the articles, the bridegroom departed
at slow pace.
The promise OF the Indian was not
forgotten. for in due time handsome.
ly beaded pair OF moccasins was de.
l.vered at the clergyman's door and
now occupy a conspicuous place in his
study.
ASIA CIGARS.
u. lyman Cigar Co.. $40 18th Street. Denver.
It-t ~ frt.. IL, 10 Il
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We Never Count.

The Teacher-Who was the frs,
man?
The Little Girl-Eve's husband
forget his name.-Cleveland Leader.
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s;ss.'s's ss:;: ;s: ., &exXAZzzzM
In Use For Over 80 Years.
The Kind You lave Always Boueht.

The young crown princess Of Ger
many is rapidly becoming the leader
Of fashion in Berlin. She has set g
new custom which Is becoming ex
tremely popular. While walking she
almost invariably carries dainty
rather long walking stick with gold
top and ornamented with a silken bow
Her royal highness has large collec
tion of sticks from which she is able
to select one to suit any costume
that she may be wearing. One very
handsome mauve-colored stick is fin
ished off at the top with fiat crystal
button and bears her initials In rubies.
! The original chauffeurs, it seems,
were robbers. Which is another in
stance showing the descent of man.
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Two Papas.

Upper-Ten Child - My papa is
abroad. Is yours?
Lower-Ten Child-Yep. Mine Ia At
lsrge ag'in.-N. Y. Weekly.
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When wisdom doesn't declare divi-
dends we call it "folly."-St. Louis
Post Dispatch
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01

Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing Syrup.
For children tecthnR softens the gums reduces in.
namuation allays pain wind collie 25c bottle.
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IN CONSTANT AGONY.

4 West Virginian's Awful Distress
Through Kidney Troubles.
W. L. Jackson, merchant, of Park
ersburg. w. Va, says: Driving about
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Bargains break many mans bank
account.
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He who laughs last misses the next
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1mportant to Mothers,
Examine carefully every bottle Of CASTOR1A
safe and sure remedy for infants and children
and sec that 1t
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@E@
Travel Right
to Oklahoma

The Missouri, Kansas G. Texas
R'y has recently inaugurated addi-
tional daily train for Oklahoma City,
Guthrie, Cleveland, Bartlesville,
Colleyville, etc. With this added
service the M. X. & T. R'y is the
logical line between St. Louis and
Kansas City and all principal points
in Oklahoma
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01

Change OF cars is one OF the greatest
inconveniences OF travel. You don't
have to change cars il you travel via
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway.
Through trains lover its own rails) rus
between St. Louis and Kansas City and
Oklahoma City, Dallas, Fit. Worth. Sas
Antonio and Galveston. All through
trains have Chair Cars and PullmAs
SleeperS
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ASIA CIGARS.
Will not make you nervous. Ask your dealer or Thu
n. Ay yman Cigar Co. $40 18th Street. Denver
The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01

Advice of friends makes a multitude
of enemies.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-27
where Man,s Inauenc. 1. rasa,.

Man is the only animai which Is al
ways accompanied by Il sease except
those creatures that are Ia. compa lions
and share his patronage. There is rea-
son to believe that the Il lzens Of the
forests. the weld, the r. ers and the
ocean, SO far as they csc tpe mans in
fiuence, live, with hardly an exception,
healthy lives. Chronic ailments begin
with mans protection in the dairy,
stable and kennel Maa has created
artificial conditions with which the
thousand ills that flesh is heir to- are
associated. 1t is now his supreme task
to bring these conditions into harmony
with the laws of his being. Sickness
and debility are not to be regarded as
natural and Inevitable parts of our
heritage, but as the fruits of rebellion
against natures laws. and therefore to
be got rid of. If the human family
dwelt In ventilated houses, breathed
pure air, lived temperately, with little
or no alcohol, and took daily exercise
IN the open, It would perhaps know
little more Of gout, rheumatism, can
cor, fever, lumbago, dyspepsia, asth-
ma and the host Of infectious troubles
than do the lower animals.-London
Tole0raDh.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-27
MAZEPPA.

April rs.
May Wartenbee is staying with
Mrs. w. c.. Archer.
Edgar Ellington and family were
visiting relatives in the hills Sunday.
Minerva Forsyth returned from a
visit with her sister, Mrs. j. w.
Heagy. last Saturday.
George Heidle was calling on
friends the latter part of the week.
MI. and MRS. VIM. Boice are the
happy parents of a twelve pound girl
which arrived at their home last Sat.
urday.
Bennle Archer spent Friday in
Milbank.
John Hawks and Frank Avery
were horse trading Saturday.
B. p. Archer bought a cow from
Henry Avery one day last week.
Mrs. Alice Archer drove out to her
son Waldo's Sunday afternoon.
A number of the young people OF
our town attended the dance at Twin
Brooks. Friday night. They report a
very pleasant time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-27

A curious relic Of the old days Of the
paper duties which 50 much hampered
journalistic enterprise In the first half
Of the nineteenth century is the flrst
number Of Berthold's Political Hand
kerchief. being Z news sheet printed
On cotton fabric instead Of paper. It
= dated London. Saturday, Sept. 8,
1881; price, fourpence. And the letter
press, which >ig fairly legible, is al re-
markable as the material on which 1t is
printed. The tone Of this news rag 10
Intensely radical. but It reproduces the
ogder Of ceremonial to be observed at
re coronation Of King william Nv. and
Queen Adelaide on the following
Thursday, and 1t n announced that q
proclamation to the people Of Europe
will appear In our next cotton" It
= embellished with medallion wood
cut of Napoleon crossing the Alps, but
the ink In this pictorial effort was too
much for the cotton, and the Alps are
IN fog and the emperor, on horseback,
very Observation-Disclosures Mail.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-27

The basement for the new Ginther
block will be completed this week.
During the excavation plenty of good
sand was found and is being used in
the masonry.
People are warned to keep a look
out for mad dogs. One came to Cor.
Ona Wednesday morning and bit
number of dogs, the owners of which
had them Immediately disposed of.
The mad dog escaped and no trace
can be found of him. Shoot every
cur that acts queer. You can't af-
ford to take any chances. 1t. will be
well to keep your dog chained up for
three or four weeks. He may have
been bitten, you can't tell. Poison
from hydrOphObia will become appar.
ent sometimes not until about thirty
days after incubation. About two
weeks ago the dog belonging to Chas.
Elphick become hydrophobic and
jumped through a window, breaking
the glass. Before he could do any
damage he was seen and shot by J. F.
Dawson.
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Mrs. Chas. Stiles is still improving
Mrs. j. A. Martens was at Milbank
Saturday.
C. A. Elphick was at Milbank on
business Tuesday.
Paul KOhler and J. BentsOn fished
at Hartford Saturday.
Miss Dunn, primary teacher in the
village school, spent Sunday with
parents at Sisseton.
Rob Leschincki and John Ehrle are
making considerable improvements
on their premises.
Misses Marie and Alva Martens of
Milbank, were visiting Saturday with
their cousin, Elmer, who returned to
Milbank with them Saturday evening
to spend Sunday.
j. H. Ehrle, auditor for McCaul-
Webster elevator company. was here
Saturday and made arrangements
with N. G. Anderson to construct a
new elevator at WilmOt on the site
where the old one burned.
G.. l.. Preston, Wood Bros. local
manager, is placing their store fix
lures. which greatly improves the in
terror appearance of the store. It's
swell and can't be discounted any.
where.
j. Bentson of Orient, who has de :
cided to locate here in the drug bust.
ness June 1st has been in the village
the greater part of of the past week
getting acquainted and looking over
matters, left Tuesday for Chica-
g1. Mr.. Bentson is pleasant man to
meet and has every appearance of a
good business man. The merchants
of Corona and people of adjoining
territory can we'll afford to give him
their best support.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-27

For centuries we have tried to get
the word that expresses the relation Of
the man to the maid he intends to
marry. intended" has been tried and
found wanting. my bloke," my
young man" - these combinations are
not heard in the best circles. my be-
trothed," phrase used In Germany,
has not taken root In England. my
sweetheart" il pretty enough, but It
lacks the official sound Young men
and maidens become engaged and mar
~, but they have to cross the channel
for the word that leads them to the
altar. One might suggest to the blush
ing girl who has to allude to the man
Of her acceptance ''my future" French
maidens speak Of mon futur," and It
sounds comprehensive.-London Chron-
lcle
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ORONA NEWS
Nrs A. E.. Knight drove to Sum-
4 sunday

lrs A. E. Knight drove to Sum-
| Sunday
w. E. Jennings IS emptying his
vatOr this week.
The Corona lawn tennis cub has
commenced operations.
q w. Clark is slightly under the
~ ather with grip attack.
August Hoffman has a field of rye
that is up in fine shape.
! Miss Lily was down from Sisseton
Monday attending to her class in mu.
sic.
Cashier T.. A. Belgium was seen
going Sisseton bound last Friday
evening.
Mrs. Joslin has gone to Summit to
see her daughter Mrs. Walsh, who is
very sick.
Mrs. ]. H Ebrle and little daugh-
ter Gladys, of Aberdeen, are visiting
here with Grandpa Ehrle.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jennings of
ANAAIO0Ah VA0IVOu az OuC uOuO Va UACAA
son, w. E., of this village Sunday.
Postmaster Chellis took vacation
from his duties and spent few days
with his son-in-law, Clarence Hills,
west of Peever.
A number of farmers have COM
pleted seeding and several have grain
up, especially in the northern part of
Garfield township where the land is
not so fat and where the farmers al.
ways lead.