The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-12-17
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from Brandon, Wis. that her sistes
died the first of the week, a few days
after Mrs. Lindsey arrived there
The deceased is also a sister of Mrs
]. N. Stafford Of this city, Mrs. A. M.
Talcott of Billings, Mont, and Mrs
H. O. Breckenridge of Reeder, N. D..
Jas. Black Of the State Bank at Big
Stone, was a Milbank visitor Monday
attending the Farm Bureau meeting.
Mr.. j. v. r. Priest, one of the pio-
neer settlers in Grant county, and for
many years a resident in Vernon
township, writes from Beaumont,
Cal, that he is well and hearty at 80
years of age, and likes his home at
that place which is 1890 feet above
sea level, surrounded by mountains
but in a nice fertile valley and a mild
climate.
Mr.. J. c. Knapp, the abstract nan
of Sisseton, and a one-time resident
of Milbank, sends us a Christmas
present in the form of a two years in
advance payment for the Herald-Ad-
vance. There a lot of our friends
and readers who could help to make it
a merry Christmas" for the printer
by paying their yearly tribute in
time to get the turkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Famous Of Three
Forks, returned from Rochester last
Friday evening, where Mrs. Ranous
had been receiving treatment, and is
considerably improved in health.
They pent several days at their OLD
home here the guests of Mrs, Ranous
sister, Mrs. Jas. Brannon.
Thomas Mani. States Attorney for
Grant county, left for Sisseton Mon
day afternoon where he is attending
the term ol court. He spent two
weeks there, returning to the city
Saturday. He Informs us that his law
business out Of the city, in Aberdeen,
Mobrid"e and Sisseton is so large that
he is compelled to be absent from the
city much Of the time.
Mr.. =. 4. Weber of Oregon and W..
NJ. Weber Of Watertown were in town
Yesterday. Mr.. p. 4. Weber was call
ed to Wateftown by the death of his
mother, mention OF which Il made in
another column. The men We're for
many years residents of this county,
their father having taken a home
stead in 1879, and being a carpenter
had the distinction Of erecting the
first building in Milbank, known as the
Wilson drug store.
We have a good lot Of Christmas
trees in all sizes. Come and pick out
one and VIC will set it aside for YOU un-
til YOU want it. Thirsk's
Nh. George Wood, Jr., of Santa
Cruz, Cal, who accompanied the body
of his uncle, J. c. Elliot, from Califor-
MIA to Milbank last week, is a son of
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Wood, pioneer res
idents of Milbank, now deceased. He
spent all the early years of his life
in Milbank, but has been away from
here for some twelve years, and great
~ enjoyed meeting some of the OLD
| friends whom he had not seer since
, his boyhood days. He is now engaged
in the lumber business and in the man
ufacture of breeders that are shipped
to all parts of the coast country. He
is manager of the establishment which
employs some fifty or sixty people,
and the business transacted during the
past year amounted to over half a
million dollars. His old Milbank
friends who remember him as
Bunny" in his early boyhood are glad
to hear of his success as a business
man. He reported that all the former
Milbank folks at Santa Cruz are get
ting along nicely-the John Williams,
w. f. Vandervort, Mrs. J. w. Bell,
George Halves, o. w. Antelman, j.
H. King and Van Dusen families, were
all in good health and prospecting.
DR.. E. A. Dornbusch, who was OPP
Grated upon at the local hospital last
week, was able to return to his home
| Thursday. The operation was entirely
successful and he is rapidly recover
ing.