The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-18
Mrs. Craig Wilson, OF Sanborn, Iowa,
ia visiting with friends in the city.

Mrs. Ed. Leehan arrived home Sat
urday evening from her visit with rel
atives at Storm Lake, Iowa.
! G. G.. Bras left Monday on trip,
lasting several weeks, to teachers in
stitutes in the surrounding counties.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. N. Reierson and
children left Monday morning for La
Crosse, Wis, to visit month among
relatives.
"Two heads are better than one"
If the one you have is dull and heavy
you need Hoods SarsapArilla. 1t will
give you prompt relief
Mrs. A. E. Nichols and little daugh-
ter went east Monday to Michigan
on visit to her mothers home and
will be gone about a month.
Archibald Adams, the acting mana
ger of the Sioux City Linseed Oil Co.,
was in the city for day or two look
ing up the prospects Of the flax crop.
VIM. Herbert, living in Perry town
ship, has decided to move to Mitchell
and take up his residence. He has pur-
chased the former Thunnison place on
east Second street and will occupy it in
October.
T. J. Spangler left Saturday for
Logansport, Ind, on some important
legal business. He has been retained
as attorney in will case that promises
some long litigation, it having been
controversy for number of years.
Chas. Burnside is Offering his Gus
toners and the public in general q
great inducement to use Up-to-Date
flour, by making reduction on each
sack when accompanied by q coupon.
Read his advertisement on the fourth
page for details.
Washington dispatches state that
the thirty-fourth regiment, for which
Lieutenant Rice was enlisting in this
city, is about full, only lacking l55
men of the required number. Several
regiments are short OF men and the
surplus of one regiment will go to fill
others that are short.
H. L. Bras has just equipped his
Educator" Office with new cylinder
press of the "Bsbcock" make. Mr..
Bras has built up solid business with
his educational magazine and school
supply business. The new press will
enable Mr.. Bras to very much improve
the appearance OF the magazine.
E. T. Cotton arrived Indirectly from
Huron, Monday morning, having been
over there to attend the Epworth
League assembly meeting. He preach
ed in the Methodist church at Ashton
Sunday. Mr.. Cotton left Tuesday
for his home in Bijou Hills to remain
two weeks and will then 20 direct to
Chicago to assume his duties as the Y.
M. G. A. travelling secretary for
Illinois.
A. G. Pringle is not impressed with
the idea OF giving lift to the fallen.
An old soldier named c. G. Chaplin,
claiming to live at Hutchinson, Kan,
struck town Friday night and at the
same time met MIR. Pringle who listen
ed that sympathetically to his story Of
how he WAS out of work but had q job
coming Monday that he handed out q
dollar to buy some overalls and jump.
er. Landlord Plotner was impressed the
same way and the follow then had two
suits of working clothes and place to
board. The fact that Chaplin was an
old soldier and told straight story
was what induced the two men to yield
cash. Instead of taking his job Chaplin
skipped out Saturday night and hasn't
been seen since. The next man who
comes along won't fare 80 well.
Webster Reporter and Farmer
Ethan 7. Cotton one Of the faculty OF
Mitchell University, arrived in this
city Thursday night and spent the re.
mainder of the week visiting the insti.
tute. He appears much interested in
the work and especially Arithmetic,
Geography, Physiology and Quiggolo.
gy particularly in the latter study, he
seems amply engrossed; of course nat.
ural history comes in for share of At
tention and he seemed wonderfully in.
terested in studying the effect of dew
and moonlight on vegetation during .
dry period. We did not learn the con
illusions arrived at but Judge they were
satisfactory. Mr.. Cotton is good con
versationlist, u gentleman with whom
it is pleasure to become acquainted
The only adverse criticism we heard
was that he will insist on refining {
horse with both hands whom driving
But this question is open to argument
Rev. B. W. Burleigh, of Hawarden
Iowa, arrived in the city Saturday
evening and on the following evening
accepted an invitation to occupy the