The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-04-27

Mrs. Nj. H. Wiseman left for
Montevideo last Tuesday morn.
ing.
Miss Mayme Nixson left for
Granite Falls last Monday to Wis.
it her brother Joseph.
Mrs. David Gamble entertain
ed the members of the Rebekah
circle last Friday afternoon.
Miss Blanche Lee has com.
menced to work as relief opera
tor in Grant county telephone
central.
Schneider and Nelson guar
antee to give you better values
for your money than you can
get fro N catalogue houses.
Bring in your samples and COM
pare them with our clothing.
An alarm of fire was sounded
last Saturday evening, a little
after six o'clock, and the hose
cart was brought out, but hap
PLY was not needed. The alar M
was sent from Stone & Sulli.
vans store. Mr.. Stone while
lighting the gas lamps with a
wax taper, it is supposed drop
ped fire on a pile of dry goods,
and before he reached the other
end of the room the smoke from
this attracted his attention. He
rushed to the spot and succeed
ed in smothering the flames, but
burned his hands considerably
in doing so.
Mr.. A. T. Horton who has
for SO many years past been
head man in the Review office,
leaves for his new home at Vol.
ga the first of the coming week,
where he has purchased the
Tribune newspaper of that city.
Allie leaves a host of friends in
Milbank, and he will be greatly
missed from church and A. 0. U.
W. circles in particular. The
people of Volga will find him an
excellent newspaper man, a val
liable and worthy citizen and he
takes with him the best wishes
of mum berless friends to his new
home. The family will remain
here for the summer months or
until they dispose of the home in
this city.
Friends of the Milbank colony
in California were gratified to
learn from letters received from
there the first of the week that
there were no casualties among
the Milbank people. At Santa
Cruz the damage was not so ex-
tensive as at some other places,
and although to have the earth
shake under them and their
houses rock back and forth was
an entirely new sensation, they
we're well pleased that they were
not sufferers in property or per-
son. Mr.. G Skoe writes from
Santa Rosa that that town was
particularly hard hit by the
earthquake, OF all the business
houses only three small grocery
stores remaining standing after
the shock.
Last Sunday was W. E. Keen
ey's Goth birthday. A number of
his friends to the extent of about
40 were not to be outdone even
though Sunday was the birthday
gathered at the home
of L. H. Bentley Monday even.
ing ana then proceeded to at
tack the Keeney home. When
the rap at the door was answered
and Mr.. Keeney had a chance to
size up the situation, his first
thought was to reach up for
the bell cord and give the signal
to slow down-stop-anythi thing
but finally lost his old timenerve
and after some arguing with Mr..
Mallum, who had pass for the
bunch, and Mr.. Bentley said
that from a legal point it was
good, honored the same and gave
the signal to go ahead-and they
certainly did. Various amuse-
ments and games were entered
i0tO by all until near the mid.
night hour. Knowing that they
would be likely to be tired and
hungry at the end of their trip
and not caring to eat at railway
lunch rooms the passengers had
brought along a bountiful sup.
ply of refreshments, which were
then served. Just before the
guests departed, Mr.. Bentley on
behalf of those present, present.
ed Mr.. Keeney with an elegant
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