The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-09-30

Tie Jaccuct family who had been
pending the summer at Linden Beach
moved to the city and have taken up
their residence in the Bouck house.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
meet with Mrs. Rodgers Thursday,
Oct. .. A full attendance is desired
IS the state Inspector will be present
A picnic lunch will be served. Sec.
Miss Laura Smith who has been
visiting the George Phelan and Martin
Morley families here foc the last few
weeks, returned to her nome at Port
age, Wis, on Monday.
Mr.. George Lowthian, and his
mother, Mrs. N. 1. Lowthian, who had
been ON a visit to friends in eastern
Minnesota for several weeks, return
ed home yesterday. They were ac-
,ompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Tunback
| of Aberdeen.
W. +. Holbrook, . former Milbank
citizen, but who has been up at Lem
mon the past year, was in town yes
tcrdav meeting his old friends. He
has recently recovered from severe
attack Of yheumatism that laid him up
fors a couple Of months but is now
all right again.
County Agent Smith and wife en-
joyed a visit the first of the week
from Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reynolds
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. T. Smith, all of
Canton in this state. The visiting
coupees are the parents of Nj. and
Mrs. Smith. They came by auto and
returned home Monday.
Mr.. AL. G. Smith, who had beer
spending a week or two at his old
home. here, went to Iowa last week e
make a visit to his brother. Mr.. Smith
while here stated that officials hat
been making a survey for oil indica'
tons in the neighborhood of his farm
in the trans-Missouri country and that
there "a good prospects for oil pro
Guction in that region.
Mrs. G. L. Soule, of Corona ac
companied her father to Aberdeen las,
week, returning home Saturday af:el
noon MI. Braves, who is now ovel
ninety years Of age, has beer
losing his sight for more than a yea.
past until he is now totally blind, ant
since the death of his wife during tn.
past gear he has been gradually fai!
ing in health.
The only explanation of 1'anlac'!
great success is Tanlac's true worth
N. j. Bleser Drug Co.
Mrs. J. P. Houser, who is a mis-
sionary in Mexico, gave a very in
terestihg talk OF Mexico and its PEG
pie at the Methodist church last Sat
urday evening. The little lady VIII
with Eer husband has lived for a nun
her of years with the Mexican people
says that they must be left alone t.
work ont their own ideals-and tina
the only Intervention they would asl
from this country is the Intervention
of education to lift them out of tn
ignorance and. superstition in which
they are engulfed-less than about 81
per cent. Of the populatict being abb,
TO read or write. The speaker sal,
she had great confidence that Presi
dent Obfegon was going to be abb
to bring a lasting peace to Mexico
and that this was the earnest desir'
of his heart.
Earnest Smith and John Johnso,
have been fostering a new industr!
the past season in the raising of /:
ratch Of sweet potatoes. Mr.. Smitl
brought in a sample last Monday t.
show US that they had made a sue
cess Of it. One Of the potatoes weigh
ed over two pounds and the other:
were all of good average size, and full
" matured. They are going to con
tinue their experiment next year Of
a larger scale, as they think the,
know how to make a little extra pre-
paraticn of the soil to push theil
crop along during the growing season
next year. We have already arrany
ed with the Smith, Johnson firm fol
our winter supply of sweet potatoe.
for the fall Of 1922.