The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-30

o. "A. Brown went to Kimball Satur.
oay afternoon to figure on a iob of
plumbing.
Lowest prices guaranteed ON all tin.
ware or we do not ask for your trade
w j. HEALEY HARDWARE Co.
hev and Mrs. a. c. Stevens have
moved into the Methodist parsonage on
west ruth street, where they will be
pleased to see their friends.
FARMERS in town Saturday said that
seeding was the order of the dav at
present and that the agriculturist was
working from early morn until late at
night.
Scotland Citizen: Mrs: A. Nj, Bur.
rows returned home from Yapkton
Saturday where she has been spending
the winter, and went to Mitchell for q
brief visit
Ben Helwig has disposed of his milk
business which he purchased a month
ago. E j. Shelmadine is the new
owner andstarted in Sunday morning.
Mr.. Shelmadine states that he will de.
vote his personal attention to the busi.
ness and will give his patrons the best
service possible.
Judge Smith stated to The REPuB
LlCAN that The regular May term of
court for Dawson county had been ad-
journed until May 81. Judge Smith
has been called to the Black Hills to
hold term of court for Judge Gardner
Which he could not finish up in time to
begin his term here
Miss Foleys home was filled with
merry makers Friday evening. About
forty OF her scholars planned surprise
on her, the hours being from to 9.
The little ones made the most of their
time and to show how heartily Miss
Foley entered into the spirit of the
party the remark Of one of the BOYS
gives The opinion of a critic: Miss
Foley is always nice in school but she's
a dandy at a party" Needless to say
Miss Foley is one of our best primary
teachers.
At last The Milwaukee company is
running trains over each OF its four di-
visions running out of this city, the
last line to be opened up being the one
to Sioux City, the first train from that
direction for three weeks or more ar
irving Friday evening. There is no
question now but what the trains will
arrive and depart GU time hereafter
with their accustomed regularity.
Freight trains are doing the greatest
business at present and from six to
eight trains day are required to haul
the freight in the various directions.
The county commissioners were in
session Saturday, the time having ar
rived when something had to be done
toward repairing and rebuilding the
bridges throughout the county which
we're damaged or carried away by the
high water. Fred Bjordstrop made al
inspection OF the bridges and put in 8
bid to the commissioners for doing the
work. His bid was accepted for the
bridges swept away on the Firesteel anG
other creeks and he will commence
work on them at once. The bridge'
across the Jim river will not be fiXeC
right away, the commissioners believ
ing that the work can be done cheaper
According to Mr.. Bjodstrop's estimate
it will cost over 5000 to repair tn
bridge over the Jim river east of town
Deputy Sheriff Donahue of Siou2
Falls is engaged in the pleasant pas
time of chasing sixteen-year-o,d bo.
through Dawson county and probabl,,
into Douglas, Aurora or Brule coun
ties. He got into town on Thursda
from Sioux Falls with the boy and wa
en- route to Plankirton to the reform
school, having to lay over here .
hours while waiting for train, an
stopped at the Sanborn house. Frida
afternoon, an hour or more before tn
train went west, the boy and the deput
we're sitting in the hotel Office whe
the urchin asked for permission to ste
outside for few moments, which re
quest was readily granted. The 30
went out, the minutes grew longer an
up to the present time the deputy ha
, been unable to get his hands on tn
boy. The kid started off in south
westerly direction and the deput
t traced him to the farm of Gil Stever
since when all trace OF him was lost.
3 From the comments heard on tn
3 play Friday evening the Sutherlan
3 Theatre Co. made popular hit at th
8 Grand Opera house, many declarin
Y it to be the best dramatic performane
l seen here in years. The play was IN
!. Old Kentucky home" The race hort
t scene was we'll produced and the Q:
4 citement on the stage even extende
d down into the audience while the rae
9 was going on, and when the victoriol