The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-21
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Can make a few small real estate
loans ELLIS
rol Asa Grant, president of the state
e,omen's association, was in the city.
T. B, vAnAlstine has some great bar
asips in both single and double har-
ness
Editor Ryan of the Mt. Vernon News,
.-os in town Friday. Mr.. Ryan is max
ING good readable paper
NJ. Durrell, who bears the distinc-
ton of being 1.-The best marshal Mitch
III ever had" was here calling on old
friends.
Mrs. D. V. Moore spent Sunday in
,berdeen with her hus band, who has
+be express run between Sioux City
and that point.
Misses Lois Kingsbury and Mary
Anderson, former students at the Uni
versity, were here to attend oratorical
and athletic contests.
T., E. Stair has arranged his bicycle
room so that he can display his wheels
to better advantage, having built a
nlatform enclosed by a railing.
Rev. j. f. Bradley returned from
Wolsey Monday morning, having held
rol;pious services there Sunday and
nerformed marriage ceremony.
Geo. M. Rowley has accepted posi-
,ion with Spocner g. Nordaker in their
grocery department, taking the place
made vacant by the resignation of
Dennis Potter.
Mrs. J. Haynes returned to her
home at Mt. Vernon Friday afternoon,
having visited with her daughters,
Mrs. A. E. Dean and Mrs. e. S. John
ston. most of the week.
The Junior Christian Endeavor gave
a concert at the Congregational church
Friday evening which was we'll attended
and the little people acquitted them
selves creditably. Ice cream and cake
ware served for refreshments.
Oscar Kanoutf, who has been in the
Black Hills and western Nebraska
most of the winter and spring, returned
last Thursday. He experienced bad
spell of sickness recently and has near
lv recovered from the effects Of it.
Chief Reierson has been doing some
grading On Edmunds street, near Thirc
hn 10 has
done in removing the mudhole the
residents in that quarter presented hin
an elegant hat as an appreciation OF hi
work.
Col John H. King came in from
Cham berlain Saturday and as th'
reporter congratulated him on his ac
cession to the proprietorship OF th'
Chamberlain Register, he informed u
that be yesterday sold the paper t.
Powers s. Lawless, the former gentle
man having been the editor of tn
Pukwana Press.
Farmers in town Saturday said tha
the wheat was coming up nicely, bu
the crop was handicapped somewhat b
the thistles, which had not been head
ed off by frost OF sufficient abundano
to kill them off. The farmers hav
commenced to plant corn in variou
parts of the county, but it has not be
come general as yet
Mr.. and Mrs. M. Bilderback of HamT
ton, Iowa, returned home Saturday
having visited for several day
with Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. Nichols, {
whom they are relatives. Mr.. Bilde'
back is the editor of the Hampto
Globe. He took a drive out in th
country while here and expressed hin
self as being we'll pleased with it, a
though he thought something shoul
be done to do away with the Russia
thistle.
Engineer Thos. Thompson had
experience while coming up on tn
south Milwaukee freight Thursda
night which was OF thrilling chara
ter, the memory OF which will pro
ably forever remain with him. Whe
about two miles this side of Tripp I
noticed child and two dogs on tt
track. The train was running at goo
speed. but it was impossible to stop Il
engine. The little girl, she was on
about three years old, had wAndert
from her home. half mile away, WI
the two dogs and was playing on II
track. She evidently became tired 81
fell asleep as she made no move whit
the engineer blew the sound OF war
ing. The pilot struck the little boz
and threw it from the track, suppose
ly dead, but the skull was fractur
and the body was bruised conslderabl
As yet the little child still lives
there is no hope for her recovery. i
engineer was terribly broken up ov
the sad accident and was still visit
affected when he reached this city.