The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1886-03-12
DAKOTA AND DAKoTANs.

ronite.
Olivet Voice: The Milwaukee road
will close the gap between Scotland
and Mitchell this year.
Cameron Bros, of Madison, have
lately opened a general store of mer-
chandise, at Woonsocket.
Ed. Johnston is to be editor of tile
Mount Vernon Gazette, after April l.
John Pease is to study law.
The Chamberlain Register denies the
statement that John H King has de-
cided to locate at Buffalo Gap.
The Redfield Band. which took first
prize at the Fargo encs.mpment, will
attend the G. A. r.. reunion ut Water
town.
An article is going the rounds of the
papers that Rev. Godfrey, of Beulah
has received the appointment of special
agent.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Cobball, of How
ard, were made happy last Tuesday
afternoon, by the advent of a bright
little girl.
Chamberlain Register: Capt. II. j.
King is getting his lines out on the
Milwaukee and everything in readiness
for the breakup.
Judge Clifford has introduced a bill
in the house for a bridge over the Mis-
souri, river for the I,u}uth, Watertown
e. Pacific raiIrnod
Parties who have recently come
from Vermont report large numbers of
others are to follow their colony to
Edmunds county this spring.
The first piano has arrived at Dun
seth in the Turtle mountains, and
belongs to Bertha Miller, an accomp-
lished Young lady. 1t hs the second
one i'll the county of Ro1et tie.
Both elevators at Flano' rau, ID. 7.
have been attached by William Deer
ing. VINO held chattes mortgages on
grain bought by the elevators.
Gov. Pierce has pardoned Andrew
Donahue, who was sentenced last June
to three years in the penitentiary for
assault with a deadly weapon.
Hundreds of petitions to the house
of the representatives for the passage
of the Harrison admission bill are be-
ing circulated and signed by Demo
Gratis only, all over South Dakota. s.
A family in Union county near
Beresford, by the name of O'Connel.
has had nine children in the last five
years. One set of triplets, and two
pair Of twins help make up the num-
ber.
Woonsocket News: Another rail-
road into Woonsocket this year is not
only possible but probable. Our busi-
nees men are all pulling together for
success, and that's the way to build up
town.
The Grand Forks Herald an
nounces that wheat in the lower Red
river valley was frosted last fall, en-
dangering its certainty for seed. Seed
grain will have to be procured from
the south.
Howard Advance: A pleasant item
OF news comes from the land of the
Montezumas. On the last day of Jan
uary son was born to the household
of Rev. and Mrs. A. B. Case. at their
new home in Parral, chihuahua.
Pierre Free Press: In conversation
with a travelling man for a Chicago
house, a reporter was told that it is the
universal opinion of Chicago dealers
and merchants that Pierre is the best
and most promising town in the ter
ritory.
Six towns of Sanborn county, Butler,
Elliott, Letcher, Logan, Woonsocket
and Warren petitioned for civil goyern-l
ment. The board granted their re-
quests and directed that elections bel
held Monday, March Is, to choosel
officers.
Woonsocket Times: Section foremaa
Callahan has traded his residence prop
erty in town to the Misses Shannon,
for farm near Letcher, and will short
ly remove to the same. The young
ladies and brother Ira are now occupy-
ing their new home.
Bismarck will celebrate st. Patrick's
Day. Among the prominent sons of
Old Erin in that city are Alex. McKen-
zie, Mayor Bragg, Secretary McCor-
mack, US. Attorney Garland, Post
master Slattery and half dozen alder
men and other city officials.
Bismarck Tribune: One of the most
interesting documents recently filed in
the Office of Secretary McC Cormack is a.
lease of the James River Valley rail-
road to the Northern Pacific. This.
road is from Jamestown to LaMoure.
and the lease is for ninety-nine years.
The grand jury of Beadle county has:
found indictments against John Blair.
and Charles Hitchcock, county CON-.
missioners during the time the court;
house was being built, for the misap..
preparation of county funds, also an.
other againtt Frank f.. Stevens, ex-
county treasurer, for the same charge.
Charles Mix Record: Charles Mix. the
man after whom this county is named.
was one of the Governments scouts
during the war. For years past he mas
been blind and begging in Nebrask1:
but short time ago ne received back
pension Of $4.6O3.