The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-28
MINOR MENTION.
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the Capital Readers.

pr,le agency Monday to tinisi
bis srtesian we'll contract.
Mrs. O. H. Wernicke and two chill
,,.on arrived Friday morning to visit
N;tb b.r parents. Judge and Mrs. w
Abbey.
Attorney Lindsay was here from AR
,,our Friday and stated that heavy
rain fell on Douglas county Wednesday
amounting to 2 so inches.
Miss Ruth George, who spent the
winter with Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Rath.
hun. returned to her home at San
niaoo Cal Miss George made num-
hor of warm friends here who will re-
gret her departure.
Miss Eva Savage of this city was last
week elected to position as teacher in
the intermediate department of the
Woonsocket schools. She taugh, at
retcher last year and gave good satis-
faction to all concerned.
Artesian Advocates: The body of
Guv Wells, who was drowned in the
lanes river near Gus Oleson's on May
9Th, was found by Mrs. Walker Hunter
at Hunters point about three miles be-
low where he lost his life, on Tuesday
May 18th.
For the Tennessee centennial expo
sitiou at Nashville, May /, to October
|. 1897, the G. M. & ST. P. Ry. will sell
round trip tickets at 80 per cent. of the
double one way first class rate. Final
return limit Nov. I. Other city papers
please copy.
A good audience Assem- bled at ST..
Marys church Sunday morning to well
come back Rev. j. II. Babcock, the
former rector, and who presided Sun
day in the absence of Rev. Frank Du-
rant. MIR. Babcock filled the place the
same as of yore and his service was an
interesting one.
H. w. Moeller of Everly, Iowa, who
owns some real estate in Douglas coun-
ty, has been in the city day or two
and went home Friday morning. Mr..
Moeller is an old friend and acquaint-
ance OF Frank Weller, who showed him
the various points. of interest in the
city.
James Sanford has moved his beer
storage house from the east end to the
west end Of the Milwaukee tracks. 1t
was done under the supervision of o.
H. Perry and was particularly good
Job as the building had to be towed
along between and over the railroad
tracks.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. B. Clemenger have
returned from the Lower Brule agency,
where Mr.. Clemenger has contract
for putting down an artesian we'll. He
had about completed the we'll when the
cable broke and he will have to wait
until the repairs are made in Chicago.
He returned this week, but Mrs.
Cemenger will remain here through
the summer.
A weed destroyer was at the Mil
wsukee depot Friday and went north.
1t is used by the company in destroying
the weeds along the track, and is oper-
ated in such manner as to sprinkle
oil over the weeds which are then
burned. The car is pulled by an en-
CINE and travels about two miles an
hour when in operation.
Yankton Press and pakotan: Mary
Christianson who has been domestic
in the family OF Hugh S. Gamble for
several years and who became infat-
uated with Salvation Army life soon
after the invasion OF Yankton by the
army. has announced she will soon
leave Yankton aud become regular
salvationist. She goes first to Iowa
for visit with her parents and then to
an army training school for short
time and then to Mitchell to begin ar
my service.
The fire department running team,
which goes to Madison. is getting
down to real hard work. They go out
to the fair ground nearly every eve
ming and do some running. The boys
propose to be in the best possible shape
when they go to the tournament, q
month from now and will take no
chances on the championship banner
getting away from them.
Mrs. Della M Stair returned home
Friday morning from Fargo, N. D., and
was accompanied by Miss Sydney
White of Plankinton. and Mesdames
Dodge and Kirby of Parker, all OF
whom were representatives to the De-
gree OF Honor grand lodge which met
thls year in North Dakota. Mrs. Stair
Is one OF the officers of the grand lodge,
oelng elected grand receiver. She
taxes great interest in the affairs
this lodge and is among the best work.
erS of the state.