The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-09-01

Buffalo Springs, Iowa, on business
"trip.
Mrs. Frank Weller left Tuesday
for visit with friends at Spencer,
iowa.
Mrs. Thos. Liddell departed Monday
,for Milwaukee to make visit among
relatives.
] Mrs, H. F. Fullerton, of St. Louis,
who has been visiting with Mrs. Thos.
slEu lerton, returned to Sioux City
Tuesday
4 Mrs. Reuben Dwight returned from
Cham berlain Monday and was accom-
panied home by Miss Grace King, who
will visit here This week.
Miss Eula Wallace, of Washington
Springs, visited with friends and rela-
tives in the city over Sunday and re-
turned home Monday afternoon.
l. W. Seaman left Monday morning
for Dubuque, Iowa, to take in the big
races with the hope of seeing "Auntie
Shucks" do fast mile.
Mrs. Edgar A. Dix and son, Lionel,
left Tuesday morning for her old home
in Durand, ILL.,, and will visit in Chi
cago before she returns.
Chief Reierson is doing some grad
ing on several streets on the east side
OF town, but some of the residents wish
1T could have been postponed until
after good heavy rain.
The University Ladies Quartet and
Ed. S. Whitaker passed through the
city Saturday to Redfeld and gave
concert there that evening. They are
being greeted with good houses.
Rev. John Lewtas, now stationed at
Dell Rapids, and who occupied the
Methodist pulpit at Alexandria a year
ago and was student at Dakota
University, has decided to remove to
the Pacific coast. He has been assured
charge in the Oregon conference and
will leave for Salem, that state, about
Sept. 20.
r. S. Patton returned home from
Sioux Falls Tuesday evening. While
there he purchased two boilers for the
mills and will at once commence the
erection of new brick engine house
adjacent to and just west of the mill.
With two boilers Mr.. Patton figures
that it will be unnecessary to close
down the mill when repairs are to be
made.
Judge Abbey performed marriage
ceremony in short order just before
noon Monday. The parties were Carl P.
Hanson and Miss Christina E. Neleon,
both of Turner county. They drove in
from the east aud we're accom- panied by
the young mans father, who was on his
way to the reservation, where he
thought he would locate. They we're
in hurry to have the ceremony over
with in order that they might start on
their journey right after dinner. The
young couple thought they would
either locate on the reservation or in
this county.
Rev. DR.. Geo. Williams departed
Monday morning for Blair, Neb., to
perform the marriage ceremony of his
son, Rev. Geo. F. Williams, late OF
Princeton, N, j., to Miss Elizabeth B.
Palmer. The wedding ceremony will
take place in the Presbyterian church
at Blair Wednesday. They will ar
rive in Mitchell the latter part of the
week to visit with Mr.. Williams
parents and sister, Mrs. Thos. Wallace.
Mr.. Williams, jr., will occupy the
Presbyterian pulpit next Sunday morn
ing and evsning.
I have here on hand in running
order, three complete steam threshing
outfits, second hand machines: one
steel hay press and 10-horse power goes
with same. This press will press 30
tons Of hay day; one two-hole, self
feed corn shelter with wagon elevator,
complete with fourhorse power. will
sell any or all of the above very cheap
on terms to suit the buyer or will trade
any or all of them for horses or land.
Call on or address,
MARK GRAVES, Adrian, MINI.
Major Chas. A. Howard, of the
South Dakota regiment, has some
friends in Mitchell who will be pleased
to learn that his brilliant services in
the Philippines have been rewarded.
Monday Major Howard was ap-
pointed to captaincy, by President
Mckinley, in the forty-irst infantry,
one of the new regiments now being
recruited for the Philippine war.
Major Howard was prominent young
man in Aberdeen business and social
circles and two years ago represented
Brown county in the state senate.
Other South Dakota boys who were
appointed to places in the regular army
were Paul D. McClelland, captain Co.
I, to first lieutenant in forty. second in
fantry and G. L. Butler, sergent Co. B,
tosecond lieutenant in forty.third in.
fantry.
The Labadie Faust Co. made its init
ial appearance in Faust" at the Grand
opera house Tuesday evening and there
was good audience in attendance
that showed deep appreciation of the
manner in which the drama WAS put on.
Mr.. Labadie as "Mephisto" developed
some exceptionally clean acting and
carried out the designs of his devilshp
with cunning, and his work during the
entire evening showed careful study
of the part. Mrs. Labadie smade q
sweet appearing Marguerite but at
times the audience was unable to
understand what she was saying. Mr..
Lindholm, while he gave good pre-
sentation of Faust, does not do the