The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-03
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
A. E. Hitchcock went to Yankton on
legal business this morning.

Ii. +. Beckwith was initiated into
the mysteries Of Masonry Tuesday
evening.
j. A. Scriven returned from trir
into Iowa Wednesday on the delayed
Milwaukee.
Rev. Mr.. Durant says that the Epis.
capal Sunday school will resume its
usual sessions next Sunday.
r. D. Prescott came over from How
ard Wednesday to attend to the busi-
ness while F. A. Bidwell is in Missouri.
Manager Rathbun said that the
Juvenile band has been engaged by the
Parkston people for their celebration OF
Labor Day next Monday.
Robert Taylor and family, OF Scot.
land, were in the city this afternoon on
their way to Minneapolis, Chicago and
Buffalo on vacation trip.
Mrs. Ed, Devy arrived home from
Chicago Wednesday, having been
down there for several weeks inspect.
ing the fall styles of millinery.
Miss Florence Snow, who was visit
ing with Miss Pearl Harker, returned
to her home at Sioux Falls at noon Sat-
urday and was accompanied home by
| Lucille Hust.
Carl Kjelmyer, who has been visiting
friends and relatives in this vicinity,
returned to Akron, Iowa, where he is
reading law, and expects TO flush up
in an eastern college.
A. A. Boynton and family commenced
Wednesday to move into the Gilbert
property. which Mr.. Boynton recently
purchased. w. A. Blynn and family
will occupy the Ball house just vacated
by Mr.. Boynton,
W. J. Healey and family vacated the
Gilbert house Wednesday and moved
into their new residence on east Third
street. II is not yet completed and il
will probably be ten days or two weeks
before they are settled.
c. w. Adams directs the attention
of the public to his tailoring establish.
ment through an advertisement in THE
CAPITAL. MIR. Adams has got in
his fall and winter goods and is ready
| to accommodate his customers with the
very best article in clothes.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Harker arrived
home Wednesday from Oakland,
Neb where Mrs. Harker's father died
last week. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Harker's mother, Mrs.
Mathew Blenkiron, and sister, Mrs.
Geo. Nolan, OF South Riverside, Cal.
Mrs Nolan owns piece OF good bust
ness property in this city.
A splendid sidewalk has been con-
structed on west Second street that
will be appreciated by residents along
that street. From Walrath's corner a
cement walk has been laid to the alley
and extending from there to the school
building good solid plank walk has
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city demand equally as much attention
The sewer now under construction on
borers some trouble and an extra
amount OF work. At q depth OF about
four feet the soil is very sandy, in fact
hardly anything else but sand, and as
it caves in SO easily it has become nee
essary to lay plank along each side and
wedge them in and drive them down as
the trench becomes deeper.
Word was brought over from Mt.
Vernon Wednesday thatthe farm house
OF John X. Johnson, miles north of Mt.
Vernon, was destroyed by fire Tuesday
afternoon, the fire originating in the
second story. None of the men folks
we're at home at the time and the
building and the household goods were
entirely destroyed. The house was
insured but the amount was not learned.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bidwell went to
Kirksville, Mo-, Wednesday being
summoned by telegram this morn
ing announcing the death OF Mrs. Bid
wells father, which occurred last
evening. The news came as shock tc
Mrs. Bidwell as she was not aware
that he was even sick and his death
therefore, was very sudden. He was
quite an aged gentleman, being in the
neigh bornood Of 80 years, and although
he has not been seriously i'll he was moi
in good health.
The volunte fire department OF this
city held their annual meeting Wed
nesday evening when the annual divide
of finances is made. The department
gets an appropriation of 5000 per year
from the city and of this amount only
sl4O25 was for. actual service and the
balance was divided pro rata among
the members according to the number
OF hours put in during the year. Ac.
cording to the returns there were
twelve fires during the year attended
by the department.