The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1920-06-18
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state of South Dakota is shown
by facts and figures. The total
value Of all the products Of the
state for 1918 was S58l. ll9. 900,
the state leading every other state
in the union in production. The
population of the state is 1876 ABA
and the assessed valuation of the
property in the state is 81 598, ,544.
They have the following to say Of
Grant county and MiIbank.
Not many people outside of the
state are familiar with this in of
tensely rich and productive section
the northwest. Lying in the
southern half of Roberts. which ad-
joins Grant courty on the north, it
lies mostly in Grant county. Grant
county is located in the north
eastern part Of the state and ad.
Joins Big Stone and Lac qui Parle
counties on the west. The land ex-
GELS in production that of the rich
Red River valley, of which the
MILESTONE valley is really the be-
ginning. The altitude is much
lower than that of the Red River
valley and makes it much more
adapted to diversified crops.
The lands in the valley are really
just beginning to attract the at
tention of investors and of those
who want good lands for homes at
reasonable prices. Most people
can remember when farm lands in
tha east now selling for S40O and
$500 were considered high at $3.50
tn 5000, and not so many years be-
fore that were still higher at half
the price. The same condition
prevails in the MILESTONE Valley
today Lands that are selling
readily at $3.50 to $3.50 per acre
were selling for S25 and $50 but a
few years ago.
Milbank is a thriving little city
| of about $500 people; has good
schools. including all the grades
and High school. as well as
, Catholic parochial school, in all
employing some twenty-five or
thirty teachers. Ten different and
leading church denominations are
represented in the city. There are
electric light. water and sewer
systems; five elevators. Touring
mill, concrete and cigar factories
and all kinds Of professional and
mercantile businesses are we'll rep
resented. Three banks and trust
company care for the financial
needs Of the county. The city has
most modern hotel. the firest
court house in the state, $50, 900
school building and Carnegie H.
brary The slogan Of the city.
You'll Like Milbank,'' as the
stranger quickly realizes upon
meeting her congenial people or
driving about the we'll shaded,
beautiful streets is highly ap.
! prOpriate one.
4 The county has several thriving
towns with we'll stocked stores,
schools and churches, among them
being Big Stone City, Twin Brooks
and Marvin, along the line of the
Milwaukee; Stockholm. LaBolt and
Albee on the Great Northern;
Strandburg. Troy and Revillo on
the Minneapolis and St. Louis. In
addition the county is we'll dotted
with schools.
| Rita Berens. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Berens. passed away
Monday morning, June l4th, after
an illness Of about q week from
scarlet fever. She was the last Of
five children to have the fever. and
was very seriously i'll from the
first. She was buried Monday
afternoon in the Catholic GENE.
terry.
Little Rita was the youngest of a
family Of eleven. and was born at
Ponca, Nebraska, on September
18th. 1917 and was therefore two
years, eight months and twenty
eight days old. She leaves beside
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Berens, the 70 flowing brothers and
sisters to mourn her early passing
on: NJ. P. Berens. Ponca, Neb ;:
Mrs. Leo Schmitz Osmond, Neb.; J;
Mrs. J. J. Byrnes, Corona; Mrs.
VIM. Schmitz. Wausau. Neb: and
Laura. John. Mamie, Earl and
Raymond at home in this city.
Another sister. Mrs. John Thyme Of
Hartford Beach. died in February.
The family recently moved to
this city from Ponca. Mr.. Berens
having purchased farming property
and the residence in this city form.
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