The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1911-01-13

week.
The railway men are making
preparations for their third an
nual bail, to be given at the
opera house. Thursday evening.
Jan. %
Harry Lindsey was taken
down the first of the week with
his old rouble Of rheumatis N
and has been unable to be about
this week.
Bleser, druggist, Mesmer &
Co., jewelers., and Ramharter &
SchleIsm, meat market, have
changes of ads this week, which
you should read.
Mr.. M. S. Druecker. of Min.
neapois, one of the former mer
chants Of Milbank, is making a
few days visit to his daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Empson, and attend
ing to some business matteIs.
The Watertown Herald, of
which Mrs G. II Eastwood has
been editor for mum Der of
years past, has been sold to w.
r. Bancroft, the state game war
den. who is an old newspaper
| man.
The county missiOners at
their meeting this week named
the Herald Advance as one of the
official papers Of the county
the Grant County News and
Big Stone Headlight being the
others designated.
Miss Amanda Lindquist enter
tanned a party Of friends at a
SIX o clock dinner Sunday
The dinner was thoroughly en-
Joyed and a very pleasant even.
ing was spent.
Miss Naumann, formerly EN-
!. pIOyed at the Grant County
News office as cOmpositor, is
now working at the Herald Al
advance office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo G. Middle.
brook left yesterday for Indiana
where they go to attend THEN
son Bruce S wedding, which vii
take place on the 18th inst, the
bride being Miss Auretta Ag
new. a former teacher in the
public schools of this city.
On next Tuesday, January L.
a representative of the Superior
lodge will be the guest of the
Milbank degree of honor, ano
will explain to the mem bers the
change in the law OF relation shin
existing between the Degree OF
Honor and the A. O. c. w. Cof
fee and sane wiches will be serv
ed, and all are invited
We acknowledge an invitation tC
attend the opening of the new
city hall at Big Stone City, which
took place last evening with an
appropriate program Of eXer
ciSe>. We should have greatly
enjoyed doing this, and had full.
ly intended TO do so but was de
prived Of the pleasure through
clrcums lanceS over which we
had 10 control. AS the first
Mayor of Big Stone, we should
have greatly enjoyed the privil
ege Of attending the opening,
and exhibiting the warrant for
our salary as mayor of the city
the first year of its organization
as municipality, and which our
fruga wife has preserved dur
ing these years, with the posi-
] billty in sight that we may need
! it in our declining life.
The board OF county com.
missioners have been in session
since the new year. and on Tues
day Messrs. Erickson and Berk
ner, the retiring memb bers.
surrendered their seats to the
newly elected com mlssioners
, MesSrs. George Mitchell and
Chas. Linngren. Both Messrs.
! Erickson and Berkner retire
from their official work after
faithful service and with the
CONSCIOUSNESS of having at all
times worked for the best in.
;erests of the county. Mr..
Erickson had been on the board
for eight years and Mr.. Berkner
for four years. Mr.. Linngren,
one of the new CON missiOners is
a merchant in Strandburg. and
has been over since the board
has been 10 session getting ac
quainted with his official duties.
Mr.. Maxwell who holds over.
has had two years experience as