The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-07-21

Miss Daisy Kline. who has been en-
ployed in Mrs. Bliss millinery store all
summer, is visiting with relatives and
friends at Parkston.
VIM. Ferguson arrived from Blue
Earth, Mimi, Friday evening and re-
turned Monday morning. Mr.. Fergu-
son spent some time in Texas, which
country he liked very WE'LL
Myron A. Reeves and family have
moved into their new home on north
klmball street. Mr.. Reeves recently
bought the place and next spring he
will make some improvements on the
lots.
E. F. Crandall, of Parkston, who ia
we'll known in Masonic circles in this
city, has been promoted in the service
OF the Milwaukee company, having
been given the agency for the company
at Elk Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Dodd were over
from Farwell Friday and Mr.. Dodd
bought some needed harvesting mach
inery from E. B. VanAlstine for his big
crop and also presented Mrs. Dodd
with new Imperial bicycle.
Mrs. j. D. Wood and family have
departed for their new home at Worth
ington, Mimi, where Mr.. Wood has
been for some time connected with q
grain elevator. They have resided iu
Mitchell for number of years and
while their friends regret their de-
parture they will wish them success in
their new home.
Rev. j. H. Babcock ia away on his
summer vacation and is taking a trip
among the lakes, having been up as far
as Mackinac Island, Mich. he made
the return trip to Chicago ON the
Manitou and he favored us with copy
of "The Manitou Light" a newspaper
published on board the steamer and
Mr.. Babcock's name appeared in the
list OF passengers.
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Fuller arrived from Pierre Friday
evening to visit among their friends in
the city. The former is a guest at the
home of A. A. Boynton and the latter
at the home of I. G. Burns. Miss
Fuller remained until Monday and
then went to Chicago for q week and
thence to the seashore, near Boston,
for two months.
From the Parkston Advance we as.
certain that M. E. Spooner, with L. A.
Hosmer, left that place last week for
a tour of the northwestern country, in.
tending to visit the Black Hills country
and from there go up the Yellowstone
river, visit the National Park and
other points of interest. They will
probably be gone some six or eighl
months before returning.
Capt. William Astor Chanler, con.
gressman from New York, is the pres.
ident of The New York Star, which il
giving away a forty dollar bicycle
daily, as offered by their advertise
ment in another column. Hon. Amos
]. Cummings, NJ. c., Col. Asa Bird
Gardner, district attorney Of New
York, Ex-Governor Hogg, of Texas
and Col. Fred Feigl, OF New York, are
among the we'll known names in their
board Of directors.
Mrs. Mary D. Taylor, who has beer
studying languages in Chicago Uniyer
sity, has arrived home, stopping a
Parkston to visit with her son, r. D
Taylor. Mrs. Taylor will likely re
main here until fall when she will as
sumo her position on the faculty
of the State University at Yer
million, to which she was elected b,
the board OF regents early in the sum
mer. Mr.. Taylor, who is employed il
ageneral store at Armour, accompanied
Mrs. Taylor home and will remain
short time.
Brer. Whitcher got home Frida,
evening from his brief outing with TIL
press association at Clear Lake, Iowa
and reports an enjoyable trip.
thrilling incident occurred Thursda,
. morning to portion of the press party
A number OF ladies and gentlemen ha'
gone out in sail boat and when fou
miles from shore the mast went over
board and the boat was in great DANCE
of being overturned. There was no
even hatchet on board with which t.
cut away the mast, mad 80 the boon
was pulled aboard and the sails lifte
clear of the water. thus averting al
danger. The party was picked up by
steamer which put out from the shore
Mrs. John Laidlaw went to Alexan
dria Saturday to make her home i
the future, the last of the househol
goods being shipped few days age