The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-17

city Monday for visit with relatives
Mrs. Maude Silsby Nichols is prepar.
ing lor a musical recital to be given by
ner pupils Saturday evening, Sept. 25th.
Miss Florence Starr, preceptress of
Dakota University, and teacher in sew
eral departments, arrived in the citv to
assume her new duties.
canton Advocates: J.B. Wolgemuth.
representing the Commercial Mutual
fire Association, of Mitchell, was in
tne city this week. He says there has
oeen no loss sustained by his company
since its organization in March, which.
speaks we'll for the good Judgment of
It's agents.
Harker Bros front window has at
tracted considerable attention by the
display of an immense golden nugget
presumably taken from the Klondike.
1t was placed in a small show case and
around the case was big chain fastened
with an immense paddock. II was quite
an advertising scheme.
A letter received from j. S. Daniels
at Newcastle, Pa, Monday stated that
he had about recovered from his
paralytic stroke and intended to start
for Chicago the latter part of the week
to take treatment for rheumatism,
which is now giving him considerable
trouble, being hardly able to move.
A change in the Jime-card of the
Milwaukee road went into effect Sunday
and has reference only to the Sioux
City and Dakota division. The pas
senger traiu which has left Mitchell on
the south line for Sioux City at l:3O a.
m. will hereafter leave 20 minutes
earlier, or at 10 m. People travel
ing in this direction should bear this
in mind. The freight, which arrives
here from the south at 700 D. NJ, will
hereafter arrive at 7:40 p. 1n.
i j. B. Thielgard, who was killed near
here on Monday of last by being run
over by Milwaukee train, had pro-
vided we'll for his family in the way of
insurance, as will be observed by the
following item taken from the Sioux
City Journal: "James Thielgard. the
popular Minneapolis travelling man,
who was killed by falling from a train
in South Dakota the other day, carried
So, 300 of life insurance, $l1 300 of it
being accident insurance. 1t is seldom
that accident insurance companies are
called upon to pay policies of this
size"
The coming of the annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church to
our city. on October 18th, for week
OF deliberation entails tupon the local
organization large amount of respon-
sibility, especially in the way of enter
tainment. We feel happy at this time,
because of the cordiality and expressed
good will existing among the people of
all denominations in our city shall
make personal canvass for the enter
tainment of the $50 or more guests who
are soon to be amongus. Your prompt.
ness and generosity will be fully ap,
preciated. A. C. STEVENS.
Mt Vernon News: Thos. Grace was
up from Mitchell yesterday. He spent
) few days looking after his intereats
north of town. Chas. Michaels, Joe
Dougherty and Misses Arland Will
Jams and Raymond attended the
examination for teachers certificate, ir
Mitchell, Friday and Saturday. Mis-:
Ida Whyte: of Mitchell, came up las
evening to see she could get posi-
Q tion as stenographer in the Dawson
County bank. We did not learr
whether she accepted the position o.
: not. G. G. Sibley made his weekl.
trip to Mitchell, Monday. Mr.. Sible.
= hauls freight to and from Mitchell fo
y merchants, and hnds he can accom-
- modate the merchants besides making
it pay.
. Prof. Fontana had the largest audi
: ence of the week at his hypnotic enter
. tainment Friday evening and the audi
ence found the performance very enter
u tanning. Miss Fontana did most OF th
hypnotic work of the evening and sh
,, handled her subjects with the creates
u ease. To show what power Prot. For
n has over person who is a good sens
K tive he directed young gentleman t
II come up on the stage by simply poin
< ing his finger at him. The gentlema
said he tried to fight against it br
l. simply had to follow the silent con
" mand of the professor. Miss Fontan
" then took charge of the class and PEI
ss formed the usually wonderful test
ID She had them all lighting bees at or
At time and running away from irebran'
Yankton Press and Dakotan: Wasl
n burns circus is tarrying longer
20 Yankton than was intended, and it
y said that the managers will close |
~ their seasons business at this poln