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


elevator, making five he owns in all.
Reed Owen, of Mitchell, is clerking
in the Merchandise Cos store for few
days.
Will Scriven and John Porter were
up from Mitchell looking for work yes
terday.
G. L. Colby sold his Jersey COW to
VIM. Westphall
Will Westphall is running the dray
for Walt Baker, while Walt attends to
his harvesting.
Yesterday was Miss Floy Whitman's
twentieth birthday and her mother
presented her with fine gold watch
and chain, of which Miss Floy is Justly
proud.
Miss Annie Haynes returned to
Mitchell Thursday.
Leroy Boggs was seen starting off
toward Mitchell last Thursday evening.
A number OF the little folks enjoyed
pleasant picnic at the creek Thurs
day afternoon.
Miss Lena Tomfohr was down from
Plankinton yesterday, visiting her sis
ter, Miss Lizzie, who is here from
Minnesota visiting relatives.
Miss Nellie Pollard is working for
Mrs. b. Welch.
Frank Holmes, who has been con-
nected with the Red Front restaurant
in Mitchell for some time, has sold his
interest and returned to Mt. Vernon.
A darky by the name of Brown lit
probably should have been Black) is
about to open up barber shop in
butcher shop No. 2.
Rev. Coon immersed MIR. and Mrs.
Scoles, of Lisbon, in the Firesteel,
north of town, Wednesday afternoon.
A number from town went out to wit
ness the ceremony.
Charlie Hodgson, of Spring Green,
Wis, is visiting his cousins, the
Arlands.
Miss Laura Holmes has returned
home from Mitchell, where she had
been attending inststute.
E. 0. McEwen was confined to his
bed yesterday, with bad attack of
cholera morbus. He now realizes that
''the melon-colic days have come"
A. E. Hitchcock and Dave Burright
were seen on our streets yesterday.
Mt. VERNON, Aug. 1.-Mr. Bailey,
who had been working for John Pease,
on the News, left last Friday for newer
pastures.
]. F. Reynolds has commenced to
head his wheat.
Carl Dittman and family were down
to Mitchell Sunday and had the Luth-
eran minister baptize the youngest of
the family.
Robt. Roantree is laid up for a few
days. he is suffering from varicose
veins.
Roy Butterfeld, who has been clerk
ing in McEwen's store, has gone home
to remain through harvest.
H. L. Bras and wife were calling on
friends and relatives here last Satur-
day.
G. G. Koehler is up from Mitchell
putting eayetraughs on c. F. Ray
mond's barn.
Mt. VERNON, August 3. - Jacob
Diehl, of Minnesota, who has been Wis
iting his daughter, Mrs. c. L. Colby,
returned home yesterday.
The eighteen months old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Hanson was
severely burned Monday evening by
crawling under the washing machine
and pulling out the plug, letting the
boiling water on itself.
Lewis Larson, living on the Thos.
Grace place, had his leg broken Mon
day night. He was going home in the
storm, when his team became fright
ened and ran away, throwing him out,
with the above mentioned result. DR..
Smiley reduced the fracture.
Miss Bessie Stair was in our town
today.
Mrs. Bobb was up from Mitchell
yesterday.
S. G. Boyce was up from Mitchell
Tuesday looking over G. L. Colby's
furniture stock with view to pur-
chasing the game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bum, of Rockford,
Ill.,, are visiting j. B. Hoppock's family.
Misses Louise and Marie Sherman
returned home from the institute yes
terday.
Will Kleven returned home yester-
day from his trip to Minneapolis.
r. E. Mytinger's father, from Iowa,
is here visiting with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Schimmer, from
Hull, Iowa, are visiting Frank Hatch's
family.
Sam King lost one af his best horses
Monday from collie. This is bad loss