The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-08-05

Nrs. A. II. Prevev left Sunday for
5~gles5ule. H., where her mothsr, Nh.
!. i, Jones i seriously Ill with pneu-
monia.
Mr.. and Mrs. C1as. Arnold, Of Wat
@!oo, H., arrived Sunday for a visit
u tine home Of his brother, Fred Ar
mold. They came by automobile.
L. y. Saunders went to Peever the
hrs5 oil the week where he has been
uEcrvising the threshing which Il
being done on q farm near there that
he is interested in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Liecett and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Rolan Lig-
gett and baby made a 40 mile tlip
20 Morris Mimi, Monday from Chau-
tauqua Park, where they aEe living.
w. l.. Washburn returned home
after spending a month in northern
Minnesota. The Misses Mary and
Clara Dolan, of Madelia, MINI. came
with him for d few days visit at The
w. S. Dolan home.
Mike Riley. operator at the depot.
who was called to Hawkaye, Ia, by
the serious illness Of his father, TWO
months ago, returned to the city on
Tuesday. His father died shortly after
he arrived home.
A fine rain visited Milhank and
Grant county Tuesday OF this week.
The rim was a soaker and will be a
great benefit to OFT and late potatoes
Deaconess Aid Circle meets Friday
afternoon, Aug. II, at the Git. Park
for the annual picnic lunch, each mem
Der to invite one outside guest and
each % bring lunch and own dishes.
Everybody welcome.
Business for the railroad has been
picking up during the last two weeks
according to the railroad men. Grain
shipments have started and there Is
a general movement during the fall
which Will mean more business,
Thirteen marriage licenses were is
sued is tire clerk Of court during the
month Of July. as compared with 20
tor the preceding month, Thirteen
is said to be an unlucky number, but
VIC trust that none Of the thirteen will
find it u~nlucEy.
Mrs. Fred LofGuist, who lives eight
miles south Of the city, has been SUI
ferinC from an infected finger for the
pas; few days and has been coming
to M'lbank for treatments. The fin
ger is steadily getting better.
The Hunter Monamen, works is
busy cutting a stone which viii be
sent to the National Monument Max
ers convention which will he held in
st. Paul Aug. 14-16. Mr.. Hunter and
some Of the employees OF Inc plant
plan tC attend the convention.
Mis- Mable Larson, who was operat-
ed upon at the hospital in G,aceville
last week, is reported 10 he doing as
well as can be expected under the cir
cums;ances. The operation was one
for cancer of the stomach ana was q
very serious one.
4. *. Crawford is a pood farmer
as We'll as a deputy sheriff, for during
The past week, threshing has been
done on his farm with the results
that he has a yield of Is bushels of
wheat and 40 bushels cf oats to the
acre, both Of which test high and are
number grains.
Frank Fahy predicts a short crop
of potatoes for this vicinity due to
the hot weather. While some pOta-
toes are good, the tubers are small
and scabby in many instances. The
old potatoes are not disturbed and are
much like when they were planted.
Indications are that the shipments
from this city will not be great this
fall.
Thos. Boruta, living north Of the
city had the misfortune to lose a val
liable team of horses Monday when
they were struck by a bolt of lightning
How Mr.. Boruta escaped being struck
horses while loading his wagon with
horses while leading his wagon with
bundles, and was near at the time it
happened. He was threshing on the
Sechser farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Morley, of
Morris, MIMI, stopped here Thursday
on their return from a trip in North
Dakota, for a few hours visit with
Milbank relatives. Junior" and Betty
Morley, who have been spending the
past two months with their uncle and
aunt, Nj. and Mrs. George Phelan,
accom- panied their parents home.
Mrs. Frank Martins was taken
quite seriously i'll Monday and We'd
nesday was moved to the hospital
where she was operated upon for ap-
pendicitis. The operation was sue.
cessful altho The appendix broke Just
before. Her brother and mother
Percy Sweeney and Mrs. John Sweeny
drove over from South Shore, the
later staying for several days visit
at the home Of another daughter. Mrs
Paul Emerson. Mrs. p. w. Poor, O.
Summit, also q sister Of Mrs Mar