The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-07-28

Miss Pearl Simmons visited Miss
Cora Miner over Sunday and returned
home Monday morning.
Colvin has sold nearly two cars of
buggies, surreys and spring wagons;
will have another car soon,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. 81. Bridgeman, who
were visiting their daughter, Mrs,
Bert Lockwood, returned home to
Chamberlain Saturday.
Chamberlain will have local tele-
phone exchange, the city council hav.
ing granted j. w. Sanford a permit to
maintain line for ten years.
Mrs. A. B. Hsger and daughter,
Miss Maud, arrived homo Monday
from Big Stone City, having been in
attendance at the Chautauqua.
Will Davie, the postmaster and also
a real estate hustler of Pukwana, has
arranged to start republican newepa-
per at that place in opposition to
Wentzy's democratic Press.
R. T. Robinson came in from Egan,
Saturday evening, where he recently
purchased drug store. Mrs. Robin
son is there at present and will remain
until Mr.. Robinson returns next week.
j. E. Stambaugh, of Jones county,
Iowa, has purchased the Phillips farm
OF 320 acres, southw west of town, and
will move here in the fall. Mr.. Stam-
baugh made the deal through the
Germania Land Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Ercanbrack, who
have been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
S. G. Boyce, left Monday for their home
at Anamosa, Iowa, stopping for few
days at the Colfax Springs health
resort.
Rev. Mr.. and Mrs. Chappell, of Wes-
sington Springs, were in the city
and went on to Montrose for d visit.
Mrs. Chappell and Miss Emma Harker
we're students at the same time in the
Cumnock t' no il OF oratory.
Sheriff Kennedy, of Stanley county,
was in he city on his way home from
the reform school at Plankinton, where
he left boy who was on the road to be-
come bad man. The boy stole q gun
and horse from his employer and
skipped.
Sioux Falls is going to start out a
professional ball team to advertise the
carnival, but if the carnival is to be no
better than the Sioux Falls recent ag-
gregation then it will be slim affair,
for the ball team has been pie for near
ly every team it has met.
Up in the north part of the state the
weather is much warmer than here.
At Aberdeen Friday the government
thermometer registered 106 while the
government machine reached only 954
at Mitchell. On Thursday the ther-
mometer reached the highest point
this summer when it was 96. 3d.,
Over 100 tramps boarded the north
Milwaukee freight Saturday for
we'll, they didn't know where they were
going, but they wanted to harvest and
still they we're running away from it.
Some of the travelling fraternity who
really wanted to harvest remained here
to wait until the crop was ready.
Mrs. Betsey Gilbert died in Plano
township Sunday afternoon, aged about
77years. She has been siok for week
with kidney trouble. She was the
mother of Mrs. John Wallace. Fun
eral services we're held at Bethel
church Monday and the remains
were laid to rest in Graceland ceme-
terry.
Is land rising in value? According
to the statement of u Parker citizen,
who WAS here few days ago, there is
g perceptible increase. He said that q
16O.acre farm in Turner county, which
two years ago was sold to James Sher-
ard for $500, was disposed of by them
last week for 81, 1000. That is sufficient
evidence that prices are indeed some
better.
The reports OF the big crops in South
Dakota has attracted the attention OF
eastern hoboes and they are making
tEeir way to this state in vast droves.
An Omaha special says that the tramps
south and east are making their way
up here and that if they all arrive
there will be the greatest crowd OF the
genus itinerapt within our bounariet
ever seen in the northwest. The route
of the tramps from Omaha is via Sioux
City and then they branch off on the
two lines of the Milwaukee, eventually
reaching Mitchell to remain over night
and perhaps q day. Whenever the
freight goes north there are from 1O(
to $50 men ready for passage. Chic
Reierson says 80 far he has had nc
trouble with the hoboes and in no in