The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-04

at Sioux City and Hawarden, Iowa.
D. N. Hill, who has been visiting his
brother, A. N. Hill, returned home to
Lake Mills, Iowa, Mouday morning.
Thos. Kinney and his steel gang went
to Freeman Monday morning to equip
the Milwaukee's Running Water branch
with steel rails.
Miss Ida Richardson, who has been
visiting with S. P. Jewett and family
in Plano township, returned home to
Sioux City Monday.
Miss Clara Nobis went up to- Forest
burg Monday morning., She has been
rendered school at that place and may
decide to accept it.
Arthur Hubbard, OF Des Moines,
Iowa, was in the city. Mr.. Hubbard is
acquainted with number of Mitchell
citizens who we're former residents of
Spencer, Iowa.
Prof. T. A. Duncan, who has been
stopping at Aberdeen for a week, has
left that place for trip to the Pacific
coast, intending to visit Seattle and
other points in Washington.
Aberdeen News: "Mrs. Thos. Liddell
and Mrs. Thetcher of Mitchell were in
| Aberdeen last evening between the
trains on their way to Minneapolis"
The ladies arrived home Monday.
Miss Marion Krom arrived home
Saturday evening from Detroit and
Chicago, attending summer school at
the latter place. She was accompanied
by Miss Pierce, who went to her home
at Hitchcock Monday afternoon.
r. L. Tremaine showed us copy OF
a Milwaukee paper which reviewed the
growing industry of the Milwaukee
Harvester Co., for which he is the
representative in this part of the state.
The company will erect several man.
moth buildings made necessary by the
increased demand for their machines.
Mrs. j. P. Carlson, living in Tobin
township, suffered bad accident Sun.
day morning. She was sitting in a
buggy at home and before the horses
were fully hitched up they ran away,
Mrs. Carlson was thrown from the bug
gy and broke her arm. Her shoulder,
wrist and ankle were also dislocated.
DR.. Frey berg was called to the relief
of the lady, who is about IS years old,
F. 81. Hunting, secretary of the
Hunting Elevator Co., of McGregor,
Iowa, was in the city over Sunday. He
said he hadn't been in Mitchell since
1882 and was greatly impressed with
the solidity by which the city had been
built up, He spent day or so in look
ing over the crops of Dawson county
and was pleased at the good outlook.
The Hunting Co. owns and operates an
extensive line of elevators in this state.
Fl. G.. Nichols went over to Sioux
Falls Monday and with Roy Avery
will select ten hounds from their ken
mel TO send to Texas in October to par
ticipate in the Waterloo coursing meet.
Mr.. Nichols expects to make the trip.
They have just sold from their kennels
Llyzs, handsome brood dog, to q
will ship tomorrow.
A drive through the country north
of the city revealed very satisfactory
condition of the wheat crop. Farmers
generally are exceedingly we'll pleased
with the anticipated guild. The warm
weather o. the past week hurried the
ripening of wheat and damaged it tc
come extent, but it is merely nominal
Corn is said to be doing very we'll but
it is in need of rain. Before the close
of the week the major portion of the
wheat will be harvested. -
Quite party of Mitchell people
started Monday for trip to Ho
Springs and the Hills, taking advan
tage of the low rates made for tn,
state educational meeting. In ths
party we're Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Bras
Mr.. and Mrs. o. e. Browne, Misse
Cora Miner, Lily Bate1y and Del
Wedehase. Miss Cora Miner, on he
return, will stop at Sioux City to at
tend the summer school. The part
will remain at Sioux City over nigh
and leave tomorrow morning on th
special train, arriving at Hot Spring
in the evening.
> Work is progressing slowly on tn
t observatory tower on the south side c
: town which is to cover the new tele
Q scope which has been purchased by tn
t high school and the University
q There will not be much use for it unit
the fail school season opens. Th
: foundation has been laid and the fran
work is under way for the tower, who
a is IA feet square and of octagonal shap.
| will ha oonafrpafo6 hat 10 4.