The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-08-13
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Scallin returned
to Scotland Monday morning.

70 Scotland Monday morning.
Mrs. G. H. Gordinier is visiting with
old friends up in Blendon township.
| Mrs. Abbie Miner Hardness arrived
from Minneapolis to visit with relatives
and friends.
! Chas Weller, who has been attending
an art institute at Chicago, arrived
| home Monday afternoon.
Editor Brown and family of White
Lake passed through the city on their
way east for a short vacation.
Capt w. V. Lucas has gone into the
hotel business at Chamberlain, having
purchased the popular Wright house.
Mrs. r. P. Edison, who has been visit
ing With j. A. Fosdick and family, re-
turned to her home at Sanborn, Iowa,
| Monday.
F. E. Brown had the misfortune to
run a nail in his foot the other day and
1t has given him considerable annoy
ance and discomfort since.
W. e. Brown and sister, Miss Birdie,
returned to their home at Sioux Falls
| Tuesday morning. They were visiting
| with Miss Addie Turneaure.
Mrs. DR.. White and Mrs. Noble of
Plankinton drove to Mitchell Sunday
and were the guests of friends until
Tuesday when they returned home.
Mrs. Jos. Harker went to Oakland
Neb., Monday morning summoned there
by the serious illness of her father, who
| is suffering from stroke of apoplexy.
Charlie Mcmillan, Milwaukee
| brakeman, had his arm pinched at
Alexandria Tuesday evening while
making q coupling of two freight cars.
E. B. VanAlstine has some rare
bargains in buggies, phaetons, road
wagons and road carts. Call and see
his goods and get prices before buying.
L. Beckwith commenced this morn
ing to have the small addition in the
rear of his building torn down and
when this is done he will start to put
on the larger addition.
Miss Mary Turner, who has been
visiting with her brother, W. e. Tur-
ner, returned to her home at Rockford
Tuesday, going by the way of Madison
for a short visit with her father.
Fred Kratz has been training sutfic-
iently on his bicycle this summer to take
pretty long jaunts and left the middle
OF the week to wheel through to Sioux
City and arrived there Thursday.
When the south freight arrived
Tuesday evening there was quite a
crowd present to see if the $50 tramps
would arrive on that train, and for the
first time this summer not tramp
stepped from the train. The conductor
said that they were fired off before
they left Yankton, which place got the
most of them. 1t is understood that ar
attempt will be made by the railroadf
to break up the gangs and force then
to travel in smaller numbers.
Mr.. and Mrs. o L. Branson LEFT
Tuesday morning for Osmond, Neb.
their former home. Mrs. Branson viii
remain five weeks and Mr.. Bransor
will return the latter part of the week
Mrs. Branson will also visit at Kansal
City.
! Charlie Marston, who conducted /,
cigar store in Mitchell in the pioneer
days, was in the city Tuesday afternoon
he lives at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, ant
travels for q wholesale mackintosl
house and has large territory t,
cover.
Vermillion Republican: r. B. Powell
besides being the best express agen
on the line is also something of u
artist. That drawing in Spensley'
window, advertising Nichols repai
shop, would do credit,to q professions
poster artist.
N. B. Reed was down from woon
socket Monday. He has just returne
from trip to the coast and Was presen
at San Francisco when the first boa
came in from Klondike and he said tha
the scenes for days afterward was OF th
liveliest kind. 4r
Sioux City Journal: Sportsme
claim the chicken season opens in Sout
} Dakota on August is, despite tn
opinion of the attorney general Of tha
state that it does not open until Ser
, tember 1. Anyhow number of me
will go from this city this week, an
, expect some rare good sport huntin
, the bird.
. H. Mccormick has been experiment
> ing with millet this summer and Tuel
! day brought down sample of it an
placed it on exhibition at the Mitche
National bank, where it has attracte
, much attention. 1t was planted at th
= proper time and has attained a growt
! of five feet, with heads six inches Ions
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