The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-02-02

The Round elevator has some
very choice seed wheat to sell at
81 per bushel.
E. A. Marsh was a Sisseton
visitor Wednesday on business
connected with the Singer sew
ing machines.
Miss Minnie Seide who went
to Rochester, MINI, some time
ago and who was operated on
last week is reported as doing
nicely, being able to sit up
Gold & Co. are making farm
loans both large and small on
any part of Grant, Roberts, Day,
Deuel. or Codington counties, on
the most liberal terms and lowest
rate of interest. See them be.
fore making your loans.
Schafer Bros. moved into
their new quarters in the White
Front building next to the First
National Bank, this week. They
will be better enabled to serve
the public than ever, and extend
an invitation to all to call and see
them in their new location.
Excelsior club members on
Wednesday afternoon enjoyed a
paper on Roman Manners and
Customs, one on the Work of
Constantine and a reading on
Pompeii, followed by the regular
order of business. The hostess,
Mrs. M. A. Conright, served a
most elaborate banquet.
Among other orders recently
received by the postmaster is
one notifying the patrons of ru.
raj routes that they must keep
the roads open and in passable
shape for the carrier at all times,
and the approaches to the mail
boxes free. A neglect to do this
may result in discontinuance OF
the route.
The Wiseman family received
word last week from Oakes, n.
D.. that w. J King was injured
in a railroad accident on the 500
line. Happily his injuries were
not of a serious character, and
consisted Of a slight scalp wound
and bruises, though an account
sent to the daily papers stated
that with several others he was
fatally hurt.
Cards have been received an
nouncing the marriage at Min
neapolis on the Oath inst of Miss
Ethel Staples and William A.
Hughes. The newly welded
couple will make their home al
Deeriug, N. d. Miss Staples
will be remem bered by many OF
the old-time Big Stone people as
a little girl in that city, and later
as school teacher in Alban for
some time.
Mrs. j. F.. Vein of Ortonville
was visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George Merry and
other Milbank friends during
the week. Mr.. and Mrs. Vein
are making arrangements to go
to California with the hope of i'm
proving Mr.. Vein S health, as he
is suffering from lung trouble,
and has been compelled to close
up his business in Ortonville on
that account.
2. E. Higgins was down from
Osceola last week, and objected
to our statemenG a few weeks
. ago that with the dandelions in
blossom we were in the most
favored spot on earth so far as
, climate was concerned. Our
friend claims that we are not in
it with the hills country, as he
has a plum tree that is out in
bloom, and that if the tropica
temperature continues he viii
probably have ripe plums by the
fourth of July.
Messrs. Schafer Bros. moving
into the White Front building
this week causes a number o.
changes. The building vacated
by them, owned by j. w. John
son, will be thoroughly remodel
ed and repaired and much i'm
, proved other wise. Mr.. Enos
who has been in the meat busi-
ness for some seven years on th'
southeast corner of Main stree,
and Third avenue, will move into
this building about March 18th
In turn Martens Bros. who owl
the building vacated by Mr.
Enos, will put in a new front ant
4 fix up the building and move in