The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-24

NH' o. ". II. Lean Went 10 haWarQon
Iowa, Monday to visit several weeks
with friends.
Jos. Swift and family are moving into
their newly acquired residence on north
Edmunde street.
A. K. Campbell has been out tc
Chamberlain for the past three weeks
and returned to the city Tuesday.
| S. Fl. Scallin has purchased the Han
son residence ou west Fourth street,
and will make some improvements on
the place.
Prof. Quigley has bought the chalk
stone house on north Main street and
Is putting it in good repair for the use
OF Mr.. Morgan.
Miss Casper arrived from ST. Paul
Monday anu resumed her position
as trimmer in Mrs. A. A. Cotfir's mil
linery establishment.
Word was received from John Spry
at Florence, Canada. that his iLlle
daughter, who is sick with typhoid
fever, is getting better.
James II. Sheriff. arrived home Tues
day afternoon from Utica, N. Y, where
he accompanied the remains of the
late Mrs. Sheriff., a month ago.
Mrs. Thos. Austin, aged II, and liv-
ing in Badger township, died Mon
day. The remains were laid to rest in
the Letcher cemetery Monday.
Mrs. Jos, Cottrell, OF Sanborn, Iowa,
arrived here Monday to visit with
old friends and at present is stopping
with Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Amsden.
j. G.. Helwig and wife left Monday
for Clarence, N. Y to remain an indie
finite period. Mrs. Helwig is in very
poor health and they will stay until
her health grows better.
B. H. Bennett arrived home Monday
evening from his trip to New York,
having spent nearly month in that
state and New Jersey. He reports
having had splendid visit.
Considerable stock was shipped
through this city via the Milwaukee
road Sunday and today. Four trains
arrived from the north Sunday and one
from the west Saturday night.
Mrs. M. l.. Bobb and children have
moved in from Beulah township and oc-
cupy one of the Meredith houses on
west Fourth street. The children will
attend school here during the school
year.
DR.. j. G. Osborn, dentist, arrived
from St, Louis Monday evening to take q
position in the Drs. Dix dental parlors.
The gentleman comes to hecity highly
recommended as capable and thorough
workman
W, E. Turner received a telegram
from his father, ]. E. Turner, at Madi-
son, that his butter and egg house was
destroyed by fire Monday night. There
were no particulars as to how extern
sive the fire was.
Judge Wilford Smith, who was q
former resident of Plankinton, and en-
joys large acquaintance among Mitch
ell people, has moved from Waterloo,
Iowa, to Port Arthur, Texas, where he
will practice law, having gone into
partnership with a gentleman named
Harwood.
G. A Wilson, editor OF the Sussex
Independent, published at Deckertown,
N. j., was in the city Tuesday and
went out west to Chamberlain and the
reservation in company with L. W.
Seaman. Mr.. Wilson was anxious to
look over the vast cattle ranches out
west, having heard so much of the
extensive business
Evangelist Keebles and wife gave q
very pleasing entertainment at the
Baptist church Monday evening, show
ing views from the popular temperance
book "Ten Nights in Barroom."
The instrument used by Mr.. Keables is
a superior machine and produces the
pictures clearly. Mr.. Keables' des-
cription and Mrs. Keables' singing are
very attractive and are highly com
mended. They will continue to hold
meetings the rest of the week.
A small strike occurred among the
laborers on the sewer improvements
the other day but which did not assume
very large proportions and lasted only
half day. In changing the depth of
the sewer trench, by making it net
quite 30 deep, Foreman Brown made
the sections some longer and the men
had it figured that they could not
make the same wages and 80 they went
on strike to have the sections made
shorter. Mr.. Brown argued the case
with them and got the men to return
to work and they found that after work.
ing half day they could make the
same wages. The men returned to
work and the strike was over with.
Howard Spirit: The Lee Sisters,
Misses Monnie and Myrtle, of Mitchell