The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1909-01-01

last week TO spend the christmas
holidays with her parents.
John Abrahamson, one of the
old timers near Strandburg was
up at the county seat last Mon
day attending to some business
matters
NJ H Wisemau received a
letter from Duluth last week,
stating that his son Merritt had
been elected secretary and treas
urer Of the Petroschke Box and
Lum Der Co., of West Duluth.
Among those vino have been
nJoylng the holiday season with
the home friends in Milbank is
Miss Margery Mcpherson. who
is in her second year at the Chi
cagO training school.
Frank Mittelstaedt is enjoy
ing visit from his friend and
classmate in the Minnesota u,
Henry D Rand, who came last
Monday to spend a few days in
Miloank.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. M. Harper
are enjoying visit from their
son, Will Harper, who is holding
down a claim in Billings county,
n. Oak. He was accompanied
by Miss CeIestla Churchill. who
Plso has claim in the same
county.
Miss Alice Jones, of Big Stone,
who is one Of the teachers in the
MontevideO public schools, hav-
ing charge of one of the first
grades, was the guest of Mrs.
Downie the first of the week,
while on a visit to Milbank.
Edward Cruise, who was down
from the Roberts county farm
last Monday is having his drama
The Spirit of the Woods pub
lished by the Broadway Publish
ing company of New York,
together with a small volume OF
poems of which he is the author.
The fami,v of M. P. Martens
stated Wednesday for their new
home at Pocahontas, Iowa, where
they take charge of a hotel at
that place Their Milbank
friends wish them the best of
success in their Iowa home.
The Milbank Steam Laundry
advertises to give smoking set
free to the man who has the
most laundry done at the Mil
bank Steam Laundry during the
month Of January--starting to
day.
Word was received by friends
of the P. E. Beardsley family
that their youngest daughter,
Oracle Beardsley died last Tues.
day at the home in Verndale,
MINI. No particulars were
given. Mr.. aud Mrs. Will Bohn
of Twin Brooks have gone to
Verndale to be with the bereaved
parents.
The very fne cantata, EMIT
led Santa Claus Land which
was given by the children of the
Methodist Sunday school Christ
mas eve, was presented by the
children IN very entertaining
manner and was heartily appre.
ciated by large audience. 1t
was one of the finest entertain
ments ever given by the school.
Summit Signal: Rev. Roy
Williams and wife arrived here
last Saturday from Chicago.
where they haye been attending
the Moody Institute the past
two years, to visit with Roy S
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
D. A Williams. Roy who has
just finished his course of study
preparing himself for minister
ial work iD the NJ E. church, will
preach at the M. E church here
Sunday morning, when he would
be pleased to see all his boyhood
friends of Summit present, as he
is an old resident of Summit
having spent the most of his
years here.
Sisseton Banner: The cleo
tion contest case for the office of
states attorney, Pearson, repub
lican, VS. Batterton, democrat. was
heard before Judge Mccoy Tues
day and Wednesday, and result
ed in slight change in the vote
as returned by the convassing
board. The vote as it now tands
gives Batterton one more majori-
~ than the official count. The
case of Supt.O Fl Jones VS. Mrs
Agnes E.Gee relative to the Office
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