The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-04-16

For Sale, q buggy and single harness.
Price $25. MRS. GEO. A. CLARK.
Sheriff Cook, G. G. Halphide and
Thos Wallace returned to Sioux Falls
Monday noon to attend Uuited States
court
FL. B. Goddin, of Sioux Falls, repre-
senting the Dun Mercantile Agency,
was in the city, interviewing the bust
ness men on the matter of ratings.
An entertainment OF singing and in
strumental music will be given at the
University chapel Monday evening,
April 19, closing with the cantata,
''The Seven Sisters"
Geo. E. Logan and D. A. Mizener
drove in from Grow Lake, up in Jer-
auld county. From their extended
drive they said that nearly the whole
country was under water, every lake
bed, run, draw was full to the brim.
W. H. Helwig came home from Sioux
Falls Saturday evening. He said that
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sion in Sioux Falls made it pretty
lively town as SO many witnesses, attor-
neys and litlgants were called there.
The Milwaukee Co has built large
scow with which they can transfer
about all of their express mail and bag
gage at one load. The Omaha road
still has uninterrupted traffic with
their connections at Salem and Sioux
Falls.
Monday was an exceedingly wet
day, with rain beginning early this
morning and continued up until the
middle of the afternoon when it COM
menced to snow, changing into rain
again and then followed by pretty
brisk snow storm.
The Magniscope and Vaudeville Co.
came in from their trip out west Monday
morning and Mr.. Newell stated that
the company met with fair success out
there. The company will probably re-
main here until they can proceed on
: their way north.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Finnigan, who
spent the first few days of their honey
moon in this city, returned to their
: home at Yankton Monday evening,
where undoubtedly they will be tend
cred another reception by the Yankton
fire department.
Manager Gale says that the Suther.
land Dramatic Co. will open in Mitchell
next Monday evening at the Grand for
weeks engagement. The company
has been at Madison for the past two
r weeks and is at Woonsocket the last
: three nights of this week.
Old Captain VanEtten who used tc
travel over South Dakota, and ha:
been in Mitchell, leoturing on temper
: ance is doing the same work in the
d New England states and is reported a
quite successful in his efforts. HI
d used to live at Highmore.
. W. E. Turner came home from Siou,
Falls Monday evening. While there h
: met S. G. Tuthill, secretary of tn
State Lumber Dealers Association
: who intimated to MIR. Turner that tn
annual meeting OF the association
= might possibly be secured for Mitchell
|. this year. The matter was referred t
d the Commercial Club.
N D. McDermaid has closed up his SO
L loon in the basement of the Gran
d opera house, pending the action of tn
" city council as to what will be tn
amount charged for license. Mr.. Nj
~ Dermaid said he considered it the be-
10 ter plan to keep his saloon closed unit
N some provision had been made by th
as council 80 that he could conduct hi
,e business within the letter OF the law.
I'd A. B. Hager received large nun
1e ber OF pamphlets from ex-Congressma
Is Gamble, issued by the department (
m agriculture, concerning "Facts Abo,
Milk" which have been left at Chan
peny's creamery for distribution anon
~ the farmers who are interested in tt
~ ~ creamery business. The bulletin dea
~ ~ with some very important topics CO..
=. corning the care OF milk and it is we
10 worth studying.
og About dozen OF the young lady ar
ed gentlemen friends of Miss Floren.
ty Fosdick arranged for surprise par
nd on the young lady Saturday evenin
ry Miss Fosdick hadn't the slightest in,
ty nation of the coming of her frien'
de and the surprise was all the moro cor
plete. The perpetrators of the su
,,o prise supplied themselves with plen
of refreshments and the evening W
. devoted to cards and other amusement
ly Rev. w. II. Jordan of Sioux Fal
ng addresses circular to the Epwor
to Leagues OF the state In reference to Il
ne International conference at Toronto al
en- urging that etforts be made to have
he large representation from South Dako
a attend He savs that the trip can