The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-25

Sioux Falls.
Mrs. Dunn, of Toronto, Canada, 8
sister of Father Shea, arrived in the
city to pay him visit.
E. b. Fargo came down from Aber.
deem Saturday morning to run one Of
tho excursion trains to Sioux City.
T. F. Ball, representing Wright, Bar.
ret and Stillweil, paper dealers of ST.
Paul, was in the city to remain over
Sunday.
| Miss Lena Hollersn arrived Thurs.
day evening from Chicago to make g
two weeks visit with her brother
George Holleran.
Ralph r. Bowdle, secretary of the
Iowa & Dakota Land Co., moved the
offices of the company into the rear
room of the Commercial Savings bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ferguson and
Miss Eva Miller left Saturday morning
for Chicago to remain ten days or two
weeks. Mr.. Ferguson will purchase his
fall and winter goods while in the east
The Brownridge g. Collins dramatic
company is advertised to give pro-
duction Of that popular drama, East
Lynn" at the Grand opera house Sat.
urday evening, Aug. 26. The company
makes speciality of the play in one
night stands.
Samuel Vickers, who lives in the
vicinity of Hope Chapel, southeast OF
Mitchell, concluded the purchase
Thursday of Thos. Balls residence
on the corner of Second and San born
streets. Mr.. Vickers is attracted to
Mitchell by the excellent advantages
offered in an educational way.
Mt. Vernon News: J. B. Bately re-
turned to Mitchell last week. he
expects to soon 60 on the road as
travelling man for large eastern dairy
firm. Mr. Bately is both capable and
deserving of promotion. He is, like
his father, very industrious and a
young man OF considerable ability.
Through his agent, A. B. Hager,
Geo. II. Perry, of Aberdeen, sold his
residence on south San born street,
Thursday, to A. 81. Smith. Mr.. Perry
will build new residence at Aberdeen.
Mr.. Smith lives on a farm in Lisbon
township but desires to move to the
city to give his children the benefit OF
the city schools.
The Misses Corwin and the Misses
Noble and Ed S. Whitaker, compris-
ing the University Ladies Quartet,
arrived in the city Saturday morning
to remain over Sunday. They sang to a
good house at Woonsocket Friday
evening and have engagements at Tyn-
dali, Scotland and Parkston and will
make return trip to the north part of
the state for several engagements.
The Juvenile band'e street concert
Friday was the means OF attract
ing great crowd of people down town,
which thronged the streets in the
vicinity Of the band, and it is to be
hoded that the concerts will be contin-
ued until cold weather sets in. The
boys played some hne selections and
rendered them we'll, too, among them
being the "South Dakota First Regi-
ment March," by Frank Halstead,
bandmaster of the regimental band.
The music was sent to Director Rath-
bun with the compliments of Major R.
G. Warne.
Mrs. G. U. Miller, living just east OF
town, received telegram Friday morn
ing announcing the sudden death OF
her father, VIM. Hodgkins, which
occurred at Crescent City, Cal, We'd
nesday, at the age of so years. Until
four years ago Mr.. Hodgkins, with his
wife, made his home with Mrs. Miller
but was anxious to return to the Pacific
coast, and he did 30 leaving Mrs.
Hodgkins here. He was in good health
the last heard from him and was settl-
ing his affairs preparatory to returning
here this fall. The remains were in
tered at Crescent City.
Canton News: Marshal Tucker and
DR.. Lena Eneboe rescued young Nor
wegian girl from the clutches OF villain
last Thursday evening. The young
lady was just from Norway and coming
to live with brother who resides in
the south part of this county. The
rascal was ticketed for Mitchell but got
off the train here and on the way
from Inwood DR.. Eneboe overheard
him talking to the girl and suspected
something was wrong as did Conductor
Foote. The brother had arranged
with young man here to meet his
sister and send her out by the mail
carrier. The young man did as re-
quested but the Mitchell man prompt
ly told him to ''go along about his bust
pasa aa thia waa not tha uir1 ba was