The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-03-05

al church will serve a rs cent
supper at the church parlor on
Thursday March 18th.
H. S. Roberts returned from
Minneapolis last week where he
had been in attendance at the
grain dealers convention.
The Waubay high school bas-
ket ball teamwill play the Mil
bank high school team to-mor.
row evening at the school gym
nasium.
Miss Mia Osmundson was
hostess to a number of members
OF the kensington club last Mon.
dav evening at the home Of her
sister Mrs. Julia Lindquist.
Miss Julia Slack the teacher
at the Willow Bend school. re-
ports receipts of the school en-
tertainment last Friday as 1874
John Carr is Just recovering
from q evere case of blood
poisoning which started in his
head, aud which laid him up for
several weeks.
Attorney j. w. Huff. Of Bel
vedere, ILL.,, who has made a
number Of professional visits to
Milbank at different times, was
here for several days last week
attending to some legal matters.
Married at the Episcopal rectory
in Milbank, on Saturday, Feb. q
by Rev. Edgar F. Slegfriedt,
Mr. H. Jay Morrel of Milbank
and Miss Hazel J.. 3ohmback Ct
Sisseton.
The board of county commits
sioners are studying up on
architecture, giving audience to
six different architects, who
each submitted plans for the
new court housethis week.
Mr.. Alfred Ho9land, who has
q farm o. 800 acres south of Mar
vim, is making arrangements
for the erection Of q good set Of
buildings on the place and has
let the contract for the work.
Mrs. w. G.. Scott Of Roches-
ter MINI , is visiting at the home
of Mrs w. S. Nixon, Mrs.
Scott is a sister OF Mrs. Wise
mother of Mrs. Nixon and who
makes her home with the Nixon
family.
Mrs. Julia L.ndquist returned
from her eastern trip the last of
the week with o complete line oil
ladies wearing apparel and
spring millinery that will soon
be on display at the Ladies Shop
Grandpa John Martens out il
Melrose is having q celebration
over the arrival the first Of the
week of a twelve pound boy in the
home of his daugh err Mrs. Van
Stralan.
Judge Bouck continues to look
unfavorably upon the blind
piggers who are brought before
him; a couple of them who were
caught at Claire City, Roberts
County, were gwen thirty DAYS
in Jail and 500 90 fine after
pleading guilty.
Mrs. H. G.. Port and Miss
Margaret returned from Chicago
asst Friday where they made a
fine selection Of hats, suits and
dresses for the spring trade. On
their return trip they visited a
couple Of days at Parkston S. D.
with the DR.. Port family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Briggs,
who have been enjoying a
months vacation among their
M,lbanks friends, and at the
home Of Mrs. Briggs parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Mitchell,
will leave for their home in Will.
low Creek, Montana, next Satur'
day afternoon.
Messrs. julius and FREQ
Fenner and Chas. Bracht, who
made the trip to Texas last week
state that the country that they
visited is south Of Galveston
and is devoted largely to garden
ing. The land is in an irrigated
district and with water rights
costs about $4,000 an acre and
about SO 90 an acre to get i
broken up for cultivation.
Butler Smith, the civil engin
eer, who was in charge of thu
work along the line OF the Mil
waukee road in this vicinity las