The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1921-01-21

Jay D0re arrived Wednesday morn
ing for a weeks visit at the parental
home. Jay is working in Mitchell. i
Mrs. Mae Prevey will leave Sunday
night for Tappen, N. D., where she
will visit her daughter, Mrs. Lola
Beisner, for a few weeks.
Mrs. j. T. Brown, of Madison town
ship underwent an operation at the
local hospital Saturday and is making
a satisfactory recovery.
"A baby boy came to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Cohen, at the H. M. Wartenbee
home in Marvin, Tuesday. Mrs. Cohen
is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Warten-
bee and now lives in Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Palmer left for
Minneapolis Monday. Mrs. Palmer
has not been we'll and will consult a
specialist there. Mr.. Palmer attend
ed the lumberman's convention which
was held Tuesday and Wednesday of
this week.
The annual January thaw arrived
Wednesday morning on a. warm south
wind and lots of sunshine. The little
ice and snow that we had has disap-
| peared and we are now ready for
| springer more winter. IT'S said that
] "hope springs eternal" and father has
once more grasped the hope that the
little pile of coal in one corner of the
large bin that represented his win
ter's supply, will last him until time
to discard the coal shovel.
Get our price on a new battery for
your car. We can save you some real
money. Eighteen months guarantee.
Holt Motor Company
The r. A. Masons held an afternoon
and evening meeting with six o'clock
dinner on Tuesday, a number OF out
of-town visitors being present, among
them being Messrs. J. A. Gold, Earl
and Lee Gold, Geo. Clark, C. f. Viii
liams, Z. M. Lutz, E. w. Miller and
C. w. hinges from Big Stone City:
/; Warren and Frank Jones, Peter Wang
Alex. Cameron and j. A. Morrison,
Wilmct: H. P. Jurgens, Peever; ". J.
Longstreth, Sisseton and j. L. Suf-
fecool, Sisseton Agency; G. H. Burns
Webster.
Mr.. George Bergren, of Willow
Creek, Mont, who brought his wife's
remains to this county for burial a
little over a week ago. returned to
Willow Creek to find that his oldest
child, a little. girl about eight years
of age had died of pneumonia during
his absence The mother and two
children had been taken to the hos
pital at Three Forks. Mr.. Bergren j,
certainly having more than his share
of affection at the present time.
Word. was received on Thursda.
that our Dostoffice had been changed
from a fourth class to third class, tax
ing effect on January LIST. With the
new change postmaster H. C. Sherir
not only receives an increase in sal
J airy but entities him to a helper who
:, will be paid by the government. Ir
order to get this classification it wa:
necessary that the business in oul
postofice had to reach a certain a
, mount for the period of one year
South Shore Gazette.
Mr.. Alfred Nelson. of Minneapolis
a former resident of Milbank, and VIII
wasemployed in the Wood Bros. hard
ware store for many years in the ear
~ history of the city, was here the
first of the week and informs us thai
he and his son sold out his hardware
business in Minneapolis some time ag;
and the are now engaged in the mar
ufacture of the Rue Electric Vacuum
Washer, and have recently erected
a fine plant for this work, and the bus
mess promises to b eof a most sue
cessful character.
Tennis an Old Game.