The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-07-16

Ing OF holding shooting tournament
IN this city during the fall.
Mrs. Ed. Welcn came down from
Letcher Monday morning to spend the
day with relatives in the city.
Fred Widmann is having cement
sidewalk laid in front of his saloon on
the corner OF Main and Second Streets
Conductor George Bryan brought
Mrs. Bryan in on his passenger run
Saturday evening and remained over
Sunday in the city.
W. Brown, states attorney for Hutch
inson county and resiaiug at Olivet,
and w. j. Hooper, an attorney of
Parkston, were in the city Monday
D. w. Collins took a party of men
out to the Crazy farm two miles north
OF town Monday and gave them
an exhibition OF the cutting and bind
ing qualities Of the Jones Lever binder
The Madison Chautauqua closed with
musical cantata given under the di-
rection OF Prot Lee kratz of Omaha,
Mrs. r. N. Kratz assisted as accompan-
ist on the organ and Fred sang one of
the parts in the cantata.
Parkston, Alexandria and Tyndall
papers speak very highly of the tennis
tournament held in Mitchell last week,
and that their representatives we're
very much pleased with the way they
were treated by the local club.
Miss Helena Gleason OF Anaconda,
Mont, is visiting her parents in this
city. Miss Gleason said that her two
sisters, Lizzie and Margaret, and two
brothers, Will and Frank, at Anaconda
are all we'll and doing nicely, each of
them having good positions.
A game of base ball was played up in
Plano township Saturday afternoon
between the Plano aud Victor clubs.
The score was 9 to + in favor of the
Victor club. Quite number of the
Mitchell base ball enthusiasts drove up
there aud saw the game, which. they
said, was we'll played from beginning
to end. 1t wouldn't be rad idea to
get one of those clubs to come to
Mitchell and have Il game with the
home club.
Hiram Rodee, jr., young gentle
man living in Sanborn county, has
been rendered the position of instructor
in elocution at Dakota University and
has accepted the same, and at the same
time will pursue course of study in
the University. Miss Rarker, of this
city, has hello the position for the past
year and her work has been eminently
successful. She was rendered the de-
partment again for the coming year,
but declined, believing she could ac-
complish more by giving elocution
entertainments.
Miss Glare WeGehase and Misses
May and Julia Rogers went to Chicago
Monday morning to attend the summer
session of the Cook County Normal,
which is considered one of the best in
the west. Miss Wedehase and Miss
Julia Rogers are teachers in the pri-
mary departments of the city school
and they will avail themselves OF the
new methods OF teaching primary de-
partment work. The Misses Rogers
will prolong their stay to visit with
relatives in Illinois towns,
i South Dakota will be we'll repre-
sented in the coursing meet OF the
American Coursing Club, which oc-
ours at Davenport, Iowa, October IL
and the following days. Entries in the
Waterloo cup series have been made
by Nichols & Ladd and Fred Wede
hase of Mitchell, DR.. Coyne and r. j,
Wood of Aberdeen. The meet will be
held on enclosed grounds and will be
all the more interesting as the people
can sit in the grand stand and obtain :
full view OF the exciting sport.
A very pleasant card party was giver
t at the home of Mrs. Emil Becker Sat
, urday afternoon from 4 to 8 o'clock
given to their lady friends by Mrs. ]
K. Smith and Mrs. Becker. There
we're six tables in use ali the time ant
progressive euchre was played. Some
! very dainty refreshments were served
at the close Of the game, apd Mrs
Sidney Smith was awarded the priz'
. for winning the most games and Mrs
Abraham Boynton for the most lon'
! hands. AT the conclusion of the re
8 freshments some very appreciativ'
vocal selections were given by Mis-
Goodykoontz, Miss Gertrude Becker
/, and Mrs. D. r. Anderson of Ashton
: The affair was thoroughly enjoyable
l one and the two ladies left nothing un
. done to contribute to the pleasure O
u their guests.
The Plankinton Herald made an un
called for and ungenerous attack o.
! the Stemler brothers of Aurora count
and T. X. Smith OF this city becaus