The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01


week. Mrs. Lanphier while in
the cities underwent an operation
on her throat, and after leaving
the hospital went to her dau4h.
ter's home at Welcome in south
ern Minnesota, while MIR. Ian
phier made a trip to New York.
Mrs. Rowe Shaw enjoyed q vis-
it from her son, Mr.. Ben Dau-
man last week. Ben had put
nearly two years service in Tn
Gle Sam 5 army with a year Of il
in France, aud had just been dis
charged at camp Dodge. He is
mighty glad to get back to Grant
county and take up work in civil
life, and Is already at work in
charge Of the Albee lum Der yard.
Mr.. c. E. Renner, organizer
and lecturer for the NJ. w. A.,
gave a fine talk to a few Of the
Woodmen at the lodge room last
Monday evening, telling of the
phenominal growth of the order
and It's place in the national and
community life, and the benefits
of fraternal insurance.
Last week Mr.. Herbert Skaa-
rer, who lives few niles north
of the city, returned home from
France, where he left one Of his
legs in the Argonne woods, a sac
ritice to the worlds freedom and
the preservation of civilization.
The young man was in Co. g.
354th infantry. and but recently
received his discharge from the
army.
When enclosing his subscriptions
for the Herald-Advance, ::Harry De-
Tuncq writes from Hardin, Mont.
that that little city is putting in
twenty-eight blocks Of paving tais
year, and that they expect to pave
about all the remaining streets Of
the city next year.
Thursday of last week Mr.. and
Mrs. G. n. Soule, of Corona,
were in town on their way to
Aberdeen bearing a birthday
cake for Mr.. 6. G. braves, who
was to celebrate his 88th birsh-
day the next day, and his daH yh-
ter for many years back had new
er failed to present him with q
cake to celebrate the event. .Ir.
and Mrs. braves had recently re-
moved to Aberdeen from Wi aot,
where they had been pioneer set
tiers
G. B. Bailey the elevator man,
sends card from his old home in
Missouri that he had fine roads
and no rain all the way south.
That farmers are threshing II to
26 bushels Of wheat to the acre,
and that he expected to start for
home on Tuesday il he dldn't
founder OH over indulgence in
fried chicken and black berry pie
before that date.
Miss Maud Farnham, who had
been on vacation trip to Mag
ara Falls by the lake route from
Chicago, visited her mother,
Mrs. Farnham, for a couple of
days last week. Miss Maud is q
teacher at Moosehart, ILL.,, in the
school at the Moose home, at
Batavia. Both school and home
are supported by the order
Of Moose, and the home In
cludes thousand acres OF land
in connection with the buildings.
It is the only institution of the
kind IN the world. Miss Farm
ham is entering her second year
at the institution.
John Lang an eight year old boy.
while playing on Main street waa
hit by Spence Seldon's car; the lad
did not see the approaching auto
and ran in front OF It g It came to
the crossing. Wednesday afternoon.
Happily Seldom was driving slowly.
The lad was taken acFoss to DR..
Jacotel's Office. and upon examina-
tion it was found that no bones
were broken or internal injuries
received, the boy only being bruis-
ed on the arm and scratched on the
chin. All parties to the accident
were relieved to find that the acci-
dent was not Of . more serious
character.
A family reunion was held at
the home of Mr.. Martin Green
last Sunday. Besides the home
folks in the immediate family
there were present Mr.. and Mrs
Z. w Mathewson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Turner, and Mrs.
Heath. Of Waubay, Mr.. John
Hicks, Of Los Angeles and Mr.
and Mrs. u. g. Rawson Of this