The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-01-29
DAKOTA AND DAKOTANs.
Yankton has been trying to get j,
Cook to lecture there.

4ankton county hopes to cash all her
outstanding warrants up to January
LIST.
The Mt. Vernon Gazette claims to
have driven the Crum Brothers out of
that section.
Banker Baker and Miss Maria II.
Smith, OF Bijou Hills, are to be married
February 18th.
Rev. A. A. Murphy, of Philadelphia,
has been called to the Congregational
church at Huron.
Special Land agent Rowe, of Cham
berlain, has been sent to New Mexico
on official business.
u NJ. Foote, from New York state.
has come to Kimball to make his home
with his son, L. A. Foote, Esq.
The hearing of the arguments in the
railroad trouble at Yankton, has been
postponed until the 28th inst.
c. N. Walker, Of Kimball, is charged
with embezzlement at Chamberlain.
but his friends sayhe is innocent.
NJ. E. Burgess. formerly operator at
Chamberlain, but now of Kimball. has
secured the position of agentat Algona,
Iowa.
Kelsey Brothers sunk a well eighty
1eet deep on their stock ranch north of
Mt. Vernon, and secured an abundant
supply Of water.
The first quarterly meeting of the
Farmers Alliance of Dawson and
Aurora counties was held Saturday at
Mt. Vernon, and an interesting time
was had.
Edmunds county, Dakota, is organiz-
ing farmers mutual insurance com
pany, to insure crops and other property
against damage by hail, lightning and
tornado.
The First National Bank OF Sioux
Falls was reported i'll good condition
by the bank examiner, who is now ex-
amiuins the Sioux National.
Dickey county's commissioners in
creased the liquor license from 500 to
$500, and then refused to grant any IL
cense during the coming year.
Sylvan Winter, of Lower Brule. at
tended dance at Chamberlain the
other night. 1t is the other sort of
winter that is making the rest of us
dance.
Colonel John II. King says that Buff
falo Gap is still booming, notwithstand-
ing the cold weather. He thinks
though, it is not SO cold there as here,
Buffalo Gap is protected by hills and
timber, and the COW boys make it
warm.
On Wednesday, January 20, 1886, by
Rev. John Plank, Mr.. Thomas d.
Mitchell and Miss Fannie Mather, both
OF Colorado, Buffalo county. The bride
was "ne of the first ladies to settle in
that county.
Grand View Chronicle: Frank To-
,pln has finally got ashamed of himself
anfl settled the land case with his
mother. He deeds her his decided quar-
tes ard she gives him relinquish-
nleAt OF the disputed quarter.
Jack Webster, chronic bachelor liv-
lny near Trayare, in Roberts county,
was recently rendered very happy by
the arrival Of a blithe young Scotch
lady. who hunted him up, and the
neislibors were called in and merry
wedding had. He was engaged to her
1t its related that during the late
bank complication at Sioux Falls one
sagacious man to secure his money
without appearing alarmed lest the
bank was going to suspend, bought a
draft for $4,000, forgetting that if the
bank collapsed it's payment would be
stopped.
The Bathgate Sentinel learns that
some of the farmers of that section
who have mortgages on their lands pro-
pose to resist payment on the ground
that when the mortgages were given
patents had not been issued by the gov
eminent. 1t is thought they will make
an Improbable display of dishonesty
by so doing, and have only the expense
OF litigation for result.
kimball Graphic: One mile south
OF L. Pattee's, the residence of Mrs.
Anna Brown caught fire on Monday
forenoon last and burned to the ground.
including its contents. Mrs. Brown
was absent at neighbors at the time.
L. Pattee promptly circulated a petit
tlon to raise funds to partly recon-
pense Mrs, Brown for the loss, which
falls upon her with severity.
1ankton Press, The bismarck peo-
pie were thrown into considerable con-
sternation last Monday by the discovery
that a special agent of the department
of justice was in their midst, and had
been in close consultation with the
partner OF John Hollembaek, who is an
applicant for the judicial ermine which
Judge Francis now wears. When the
presence of the Washington emissary
was made known, 1t is said large
number of the business men sent their
cards up to the agents room asking an
interview, but were not accorded the
privilege. The friends of Judge Fran
cis were very indignant because the
special agent would not give them an