The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-10-29
MINOR MENTION.
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t;,e Capital Readers.

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,.rd where the firm OF Spooner & Nor
a.cker has hourishing store.
Rev. John Lewtas who was appointed
l.. the Methodist conference to the
>1sxapdria pastorate was in the city
Friday
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Bostwick came
aver from Sioux Falls Friday after moor
"a were guests of MIR. and Mrs. j. E.
Wells
Mrs. j. C. Willis, who has been vis'
;,ino with her sister, Mrs ]. K. Smith
for several weeks past, returned to her
,ome a, Marshalltown, Iowa, this
morning.
Lost, on east FIRST street leathern
nocketbook containing sum OF mon.
av in bills and silver. Reward given
tor ts recovery. Leave at Mitchell
National bank. ART. WALSTRUM.
Owing to the prevailing bad weather
,he A. O. U. o. committee desires THE
REPUBLICAN to state that the auniver-
sarv celebration for this evening will
no nostponeu unoil Wednesday evening
Nov. 3.
Miss Currens, the musical instructor
of the University, has in preparation a
musical recital to be given at the col
eee chapel on Monday evening, Nov.
%. Anything of this pature under
taken by Miss Currens is always sure
ia result in success artistically
The bad weather now in force has
rather spurred people to fill up their
coal bins for the winter. While the
thermometer hasn't got down to the
freezing point yet the need of a fire is
felt to a greater extent, particularly
when one is showed from the lap of
summer of one day right into the en-
brace of winter snow the next.
W. H. Helwig delivered an address
on Elementary Law before the Equal
Suffrage club, which met at the Con-
grega,iona! parsonage Thursday eve
ming. MIR, Helwig presented matters
of law which were of an interesting
nature and explained the points involv-
ed clearly to the company of ladies and
gentlemen. Tue club is arranging for
other meetings in the future at which
entertaining subjects will be discussed.
A I. Hubbard has purchased Meyers
livery barn on the corner of Lawler
snd Third'streets and Saturday morning
commenced to divide it into sections to
move it to his farm 10 miles northeast
O Mitchell. Mr.. Hubbard recently
Lost his barn by fire and purchased
this to supply the place of the
other one, He has very large guam
tity Of stock and the size of his new
barn will be more adequate to accomo-
date his stock. A large number of his
neighbors drove down with teams to
move the barn TO his farm.
Georges operate Minstrsls gave
a fair performance at the Grand opera
house Friday evening, and very fair
sized audience were present and the
people were pleased to some extent with
parts of the show. Mr.. Georges com
pany appeared in Mitchell about year
ago and at that time they gave the best
OF satisfaction. People who saw both
companies declare that the present one
does not come up to the standard
There was some very clever work done
by some of the people in the company
and much of it was only ordinary.
James Brown, of Chamberlain, was
in the city Friday morning on his way
to Yankton. About week ago MIR.
brown accompanied his wife to the in
sane asylum and he thought at that
time she would recover her reason, but
it seems that she is doomed to die.
Mr.. Brown received telegram from
the uperintendent of the asylum yes
terday that his wife could not survive
long. that she was suffering from 9
slight attack of typhoid fever and with
her mental troubles she would not re-
cover.
A. j. Chambers barely saved hif
mouse from being consumed by fire
Wednesday evening. He was sitting
oy the stove and was about lulled tt
sleep by the effect OF the heat when {
thunderous rap at his front door awak
ened him and a neighbor breathlesslJ
notified him that his house vas on fire
Mr.. Cham bers opened the rear dool
and was confronted by flame of fire
a bucket of water standing near by
was dashed on the flame and impedet
lis progress until more could be secur
el' aud the fire was eventually put ou
with not very much damage to th'
mouse, which was fully covered b.
insurance,
Parkston Courier: The most con
spangled thing we ever saw, Henr,
ochurz brought home from Mitchell
lew days since The aaed from which th