The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-03
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WIN. ANDERSON, Mitchell S. d.

A' ANDERSON, Mitchell S. D.
we pay your carfare.
COLLEGE OF COMMERCE.
/ Webster City, Iowa.
mrs. d. 9. Chaffee OF Madison ar
rived Saturday to visit with her moth
er, Mrs. Lester.
a. 3. Hall came down from White
Lake to assist A. B. Hager in his offico
for several weeks.
.. w. Ottman came up from Ethan
saturday aud stated that the corn wa 9
uoiog great business during this hot
weather,
Ap old Dakota boy, Harry Ash. for.
merry OF Yankton, is reported in the
minneapolis Journal as having struck
II In the Klondike and has returned
with 100000 as a remuneration for
several years labor in the Alaskan
country.
word was received FRIDAY bv
VIII Harker from his mother at Oak
land, Neb, that her father died at that
place the night before. aged 80 wears,
Ills health had been poor for some
time and hope was given up some time
ago OF his recovery.
b. 0. Hover brought in a sample of
some very fine plums grown on the
the Miner residence on the east size.
he will have quite q quantity of The
elegant fruit. A large number of resi-
dents in the city have cultivated the
plum to such an extent that large
quantity is grown here.
The date of Doane Robiuson's apnear-
ance, in this city, in his own produc-
tlons has been changed to Thursday
evening, Sept. 2. Mr.. Robinson's liter
ary efforts have appeared in leading
magazines OF the east and have receiv-
ed the highest endorsements from the
press
z. n. Vermilyea, or Gilbert, Wednes-
day bought the residence property be-
longing to j. E. McCaslin, located ,on
Third street. 1t is very fine piece OF
property and Mr.. Vermilyea got a
bargain and comfortable home at the
same time. Possession will be given
about Nov. lst and Mr.. Vermilyea will
move his family here.
The business district of Mitchell is
pretty well decorated with highly
colored paper at present. Every bill
board is plastered over, where business
men are generous their windows con-
tain colored poster, and between the
state fair. the Fontanas and Wash burns
shows there is mighty little vacant
space going to waste.
Woonsocket Times: Mrs. Martin
Jaquemaie and Mrs. John Gleesop, of
| Mitchell, recently honored our city
with visit. The ladies are old friends
of Rev. Father Claude M. Elmer and
paid him visit for several days. II
was their first visit to our city and
they were favorably impressed with it
and it's many comfortable looking
homes and with the fine church proper.
ty They made many new and pleas.
ant acquaintances in the city.
President Graham, of the Univer.
sity, reports the indications most ia.
vorable for the opening of the new
year. 1t very apparent that new
building must be provided. The best
argument for new building is the
growing demand by increased atten.
dance. This is permanent enterprise
for the city and we'll merits the hearty
cooperation of all citizens. Pass the
word along.-A pew building for our
University. The times are propitious.
The attendance is growing.
| An erroneous report was in circu.
culation Saturday that Col. j. NJ.
Adams had suffered paralytic stroke
during the night and was in a very
critical condition. A visit to his
apartments did not reveal any such
alarming situation. The colonel had
been suffering from asthmatic troubles
and for relief took dose of medicine
which contained good quantity Of
morphine which had the effect of max
ing him sleep all day yesterday. He
said he awoke about o'clock in the
evening and aside from the asthma he
was feeling perfectly we'll.
During the last days of the teacher:
institute the subject of selecting state
flower was up for discussion and a vote
was taken as to the popularity of 9
flower. A large majority was cast in
favor of the wild rose, although the
golden rod, cactus, violet, daisy,
tiger lily and gumbo lily were
I not without their advocates and in de-
fense of their favorite some speeches
were made when the vote was taken
The Dawson county institute goes or
record as endorsing the wild rose as an
mblem for South Dakota.
J. S. Daniels was stricken with par