The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-01-29


Aberdeen wants the next militia on.
campment.
TheWessington Springs Cornet Band
has been organized.
II. p. Hobbs is now the sole proprie-
tor of the Flandreau Herald.
Cal. Wagner's Minstrels are doing up
the Northern Pacific country.
The Kimball Graphic claims the
smartest cat in the territory.
Sioux Falls will vote February 18th
on bonds for the Burlington road.
Mrs. Stowe, of the Winfred Ledger
is soon to start a prohibition paper.
The Farmers and Merchants Bank
has been opened for business at Plank
inton.
Harry d. Beal and Nettie v. Bonney
OF Sanborn county, were recently mar
ried.
The towns of Edgerton and Bloom
lngton, Charles Mix county, are hated
rivals.
w. A. Rogers and Mrs. Mary E.
Archer, of White Lake, were married
on the 21st.
Editor Aud of the Plankinton Free
Press, has been called east by the death
of his mother.
The Lennox Independent has been
revived after two years suspension,
by p. T. Haas.
The Castalia Touring mill was des-
troyed by fire the other day, at loss
of 5000.
An artesian well has been struck at
depth OF GOO feet at Fort Randall,
which flows $50 gallons minute.
The night telegraph office at Bridge
water has been closed, and the operator,
has been transferred to Parker.
The Farmers Insurance company of
Cedar Rapids has Withdrawn from
Dakota. and will confine it's labors to
Iowa.
Letcher Blade: We hear that Capt.
Geo. 5. Nave of Woonsocket is candi-
date for Clerk of the Court for this
county.
The prospects for the Duluth, Huron
and Denver railroad being built to Al
pena this season are Frightening, saws
the journal.
An adjourned meeting to form a
farmers mutual insurance company
will be held at Alexandria February
9th.
1T Dakota is to be divided on the riv-
er, The Northwood Headlight suggests
the name of Hendricks for the western
portion.
Standard: John Plankinton, of Mil
waukee, Wis. enclosed $50 bill to G.
j. Anderson for the benefit of the
Plankinton Christian Academy.
The Dakota Mutual Fire Insurance
Company claims to have written over
million dollars of insurance since it
was organized less than year ago.
John Tannehill and FL. E. Mayhew
have formed a partnership, under the
name OF the "Letcher Lumber Co." 1t
will be good institution for Letcher.
Letcher Blade: Jean Duhamel killed
hog the other day which weighed 400
pounds after it was dressed. The meat
was about inches thick on the back.
Jno. Kent, section boss of the Milwau-
kee road, had his leg and foot badly
injured by railroad rail falling on il
from fiat car at Canton the other
day.
Hon Geo. H. Hani is the attorney
for the Northwestern road in the in
junction suit of Yankton, and r.. Is.
Tripp, nephew of Judge Tripp, ap-
pears for the Milwaukee.
Joseph Bailey of Clark county and
Mrs. Cora Douglass of Howard, were
married recently, and the Farmer saws:
"She proposed, he did not object, he
took her north Monday"
1t is not every lady who can yet up.
dress, build a fire an,l get a mans
breakfast in fifteen minutes, but james
town can boast Of such alady, aud she
has boarders to provide for.
Henry Hofmeister. of White Lake.
thawed out a can Of gasoline witt,
candle the other day. Tho top Of the
can and the roof Of the shed it was in
went out about the same time.
bismarck Tribune: Mrs. Bridget
Delelant, of this city, drew 500 in th..
Louisiana state lottery's December
drawing. 1t will be remembered that
this lady recently disposed Of her Man
dan residence by the lottery route, and
her daughter held the lucky ticket
Diana Advocate: E. Corliss, one of
the pioneer stock men of the county
with a No. stock ranch over on the
Jim, has devoted his attention of late
to raising Red Tamworth and Berry
shire hogs, and is preparing the coming
season to food the whole country With
them.
Bijou Hills Times: On Wednesday.
last, while all were away from home
except Mrs. Noon and the little chill
dren, their house took fire from the pipe
Where it passed through the roof.
Having no water near she was comkeIl..
ed to see it burn down. She removed
some OF the things but much was lost
Howard Advance: Nat Smith, OF
eastern Miner, hes no special love for
Sparks or the powers that are keeping
him at the head of the land Office He
is pensioned soldier crippled in actual