The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-07-28
MT. VERNON.

MT. VERNON.
MT. VERNON, July 27.-Mr. Kitchen
returned last week from a two weeks
visit in the north part of the state.
o. E. MoEwen and daughter Gertie
were having dental work done in
Mitchell last Friday.
The creamery company haye just put
in skim milk weigher at the factory
here and farmers cannot take home
more skinned milk than they are en-
titled to.
Ferd Boggs is slashing beef for
Harry Holmes nowadays.
l.. j. Enebo expects to have the
rooms upstairs in his new building
ready for DR.. Smiley to move into in
about week.
Mrs. Georgia Haynes, of Iowa, is
visiting her brother, 81. Fl. Carey, of
this place.
Prof. Boys new house is gradually
nearing completion.
Carl Dittman is now comfortably
located in his new house.
Theo. Oswald and family, with the
exceptions of Lewle and Ameil, expect
to 60 to California in the near future.
The two boys mentioned will run the
blacksmith shop.
Miss Lizzie Pomfohr, OF Minnesota,
arrived here last Friday evening and
is visiting relatives south of town.
1t is rather late to chronicle the ad-
vent of another boy at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. F. Reynolds. but we will
mention the fact that their family was
increased that much on the 10th inst.
Will Kleven, one of the clerks in the
Merchandise Cos. store left the first OF
the week for Minneapolis, to be gone
about ten days.
Editor Pease was down to Mitchell
Monday.
Miss Blanche Lown was down to
Mitchell the first of the week.
Rev. Coon closed the camp meetings,
which he had been holding in Bar.
nard's grove, south of town., last Sun
day evening. Several members were
taken into the church Sunday morning
Mrs. e. J. Haynes and son, Harald
wore down to Mitchell Tuesday.
Tho house and barn on the Hunter
place, north of town, occupied by John
Egeland and family, were totally dis
troyed by fre, which was started by
some OF the children playing with
matches around the barn. About ter
acres of wheat were also burned up.
Jas. Reynolds is remodeling one ol
the warehouses into an elevator.
Mrs. Jas. Earl and Will Bromwel
came up from Mitchell Wednesday
evening.
| Henry Mabbott hss quit working fol
c. L. Colby in order to help his boyi
during harvest.
| Frank Booth, who has been working
for Harry Holmes, has gone to worl
for J. Welch.
Grant Trotter has returned from
Chamberlain, where he has been work
ing on the telephone line.
Mrs. R. E. Mytinger has returned
from her Iowa visit. Josie Momsen
who was with her, had q good deal O
trouble getting her trunk home but i
finally arrived here all right.
John scriven was up from Mitchell
Monday rustling life insurance.
Ben Schlick now has his house al
remodeled and painted, greatly i'm
proving the looks thereof.
Mrs. G. l.. Colby was confined to hel
bed last week but is now improving.
Art Smith had lively. runaway las
Sunday afternoon while returning hom'
from camp meeing.
T. B. Haynes reports that he ha
sold over carload of buggies, thi
season. He says that he has receive,
all cash for then, too.
Walter Mast was up to Plankintol
the first of the week, looking after tn
skimming station there.
Men are hero this week surveying
the ground preparatory for running
side track to the mill. The Millin
Co.'S. business has increased so in th
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