The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-03-29
Local and Personal Paragraphs

@. N. Bennett has purchased the
Frank Fahey residence on the west
and expects to move into it at once.
Mrs. C. B. Bailey and little
daughter left Tuesday on a v isit to
Mrs. Bailey's sister at Coils, Mimi
Attorney Geo. S. Xix went to
Selby, this state, Tuesday~to attend
court, having a case on the calendar
Don't forget to set the clock
ahead hour tomorrow night be-
fore going to bed.
Mrs. Mary Burnell, who had
been visiting her sister, Mrs. G..
Port and Mrs. w. Ross for sew
eral months past, returned to her
Chicago home Wednesday.
Mrs. Clyde Prevey went down
to Montevideo Wednesday to
visit her mother, Mrs. Kockx,
who has been somewhat i'll dur
ing the week.
Mr.. O. w. Hoyt's son, who had
been down in the Minnesota
cities, visited with his father
this week while on the way to
his home at Willow Creek, Mon
tana.
F. w. Williams, the man who
was injured while working in the
jerks elevator at Wilmot. by being
caught in the shaftihg, Wednesday
of last week. died from his injuries
q few days after the accident.
Mrs. Port is headquarters for
cut flowers. Call her up when you
want flowers of any kind.
Mrs. }. ] Nelson made a visit
to M %inneapolis the first of the
week and succeeded in engaging
two cooks for the Bentley Grand
cafe. Mrs. Nelson believes that
"the best is none too good for the
Bentley Grand Cafe
Carl Beskow, ST., one of the old
settlers in Mazeppa township, but
who had been residing over in Cod
ington county for a number of
years past, died on the 18th inst. at
his home in Germantown township.
He was 81 yes RS of age, and four
sons and four daughters survive
him.
Mayor A. T. Hopkins Of Water
town. with his family autoed across
the hills last Sunday and spent the
day with tic family of his sister,
Mrs. +. l. Farnham. returning
home next morning. He reported
the roads in bad shape in several
places, where he had abont all he
could do to get through.
Guy McCollum, one of the former
Milbank boys now located in Water
town ard established in a cash gro
Gerry business, was yer meeting his
old friends for a day or so the first
of the week. Guys friends are
glad to know that he is doing we'll.
He thinks Watertown is the city,
and enjoys singing its praise.
Howard Roebel, one of our Mil
bank boys who is in Uncle Sans
service, stationed at Fit. Griebel,
R. Lin the coast artillery, has been
ENJOYING a turlough of a couple of
weeks at his home here. He is look
ing we'll, and he says he is vel, cat
isfed with the way Uncle Sam
treats his boys.
Miss L. E. Moore, who has been
spending the winter with friends
at St. Adams and other points in
Vermont, arrived home the first of
the week. Miss Moore says that
she thoroughly enjoyed her winters
stay in the east. but is glad to get
hack to sunny South Dakota never
theless.
Louis Lockhart arrived last
week from Charles City, Iowa,
where he has been working in a
large engine mandatory as cleo
trician and machinest. Louis ex-
poets to give up that work and will
go on his fathers farm in Stock
holm township. Mrs. Lockhart is
visiting with her parents in Ne
braska. and has her daughter with
her, while Robert, the seven-year-
old son accompanied his father to
Milbank.
Roy Brannon writes from the
Z, Great Lakes station that he has
been assigned to the 1st Regiment
band, and that he will probably be
given a Place in the Is piece band
that is to make a tour Of the coun-
try in recruiting work. Roy had
been in the hospital for several
weeks with q broken arm and two