The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-11

Wednesday.
G. W. Munger is confined to the
house with an attack of rheumatism
and malaria.
Mrs. G. I. Holshire is enjoying visit
from her father, James Mcfarland, OF
Manchester, Iowa, who arrived Satur-
day. They had not met in good many
years.
Mrs. J. G. Gotto and little son left
Wdnesd sy evening for Heights, Wis
consin, and other points in that state
and Michigan. She expects to be
away about two months.
j. E. Babcock received check from
the headquarters of the Imperial Mys-
tic Legion Wednesday for the full
amount of the insurance carried by
the late Walter B. Broadbe The
check for ST ,O33.33 was turned over to
Mrs. Broad bent Thursday.
Nicholson Bros, living in Blendon
township, bought q mammoth Buffalo
Pitts engine and separator from D. W.
Collins this week and will take it out
to their farm Friday or Saturday. 1t
was one Of the largest machines
brought into this part OF the country.
This is q great potato year in South
Dakota and there evidently will be no
limit to them. A Parker gentleman,
Oscar Elce. dug hill of potatoes in his
patch and got lO8 potatoes, ranging in
size from marble up to a goose egg,
and has the tubers on exhibition. The
vine was green and the potatoes grow
ing when dug.
Mrs. G. G. Moulin died at Hot
Springs Monday morning, having gone
out to the Hills health resort in the
hope to receive some benefit. Mrs.
Moulin was former resident of Mitch
eli, her husband at that time conduct
ing laundry on Lawler street. Sew
eral years ago they removed to Yankton
and engaged in the same business.
The city council over at Madison is
following in the footsteps OF the Mitch
ell council by condemning the plank
walks and are ordering them to be con-
structed of cement. Mitchell has
about five blocks of cement walks in
the business district, and these walks
are appreciated to that extent that
residences are being supplied with
them in number OF Cases. While
they are little more expensive at the
start they will last lifetime.
| j. A. Brown arrived homo from
Chamberlain Thursday morning having
been out there to consult with Coffin &
Bartlett concerning the purchase of an
"Odorless" ascetylene gas machine
The firm had investigated number Of
these machines and found that the
"Odorless" was far superior to any
thing else on the market. They placed
an order with Mr. Brown for q mach
inc. This firms machines are gaining
a good deal of notoriety in the east
where they have been favorably com
mented upon and the company is re
ceiving inquiries right along for infor
nation regarding their machine, which
undoubtedly will lead to some exten
sive business for it.
Misses May and Julia Rogers arrived
home from their European trip Thurs
day and they each declared th' /,
were glad to get back to their nativ,
heath once more. They made the re
turn trip across the water on the "Can
ada" and landed at Boston, coming
direct to Minneapolis over the So'
road and thence to Mitchell. The,
were gone nearly two months and il
the time not taken in travelling visited
the countries of England, Belgium
Germany, Switzerland and France, ant
touching the coast of Ireland, a
Queenstown, on the return trip. Th'
young ladies thoroughly enjoyed them
selves and the memories of the tri]
will last them lifetime.
| There are some heroic girls in Soutl
Dakota and one of them showed he
true worth the other day down il
Yankton county. A young fellow nam
ed Law was slightly demented and hi
sister saw him 20 to a small grove. nea
the farm, with rope in his hand ant
suspicioning his possible intentions sh'
followed him. When she reached th'
spot she found him dangling from th'
end of = rope. hanging from the limb o
tree. The girl climbed out on th'
limb and managed to reach into tn
boys pocket, got his knife and cut hin
loose. She secured help at once ant
the boys life was saved. 1t was he
roic act the girl performed, when som
would have exercised their lungs t.
the fullest extent under the circum
stances.
Mrs. Stephen Clark, the woman VIII