The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-18

QDr. G. w. zimmerman left last
Monday on business trip to points in
Nebraska and will be away for couple
of weeks.
Mrs. Frances E. Foster arrived from
Sioux City Saturday to visit with
Mrs. Geo. b. Miner and daughter, Mrs.
w. A. Barber.
Cashier Branson has had his priv
ate Office in the First National bank
partitioned off with some new and at
tractive furniture.
There is no question but what good
times have returned-sn Italian and
his bear reached town Saturday, much
to the delight Of the children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Koch lett Mon
day morning for Chicago and will be
away week or ten days. While in
Chicago Mr.. Koch will purchase his
all and winter stock of dry goods.
Now is the time to buy good suit
cheap. Just between the seasons and
broken sizes 60 at sacrifice. Indra
has few left which must 60 before the
new goods arrive. Are you among the
lucky purchasers?
Col. John b. King was in the city
Saturday en- route home to Chamberlain.
He had been down to Washington and
came back by way of St. Paul to see
some parties about a real estate deal in
Hand and Hyde counties. Mr.. King
says he is selling quite large quantity
of land in the western counties for
stock ranches to eastern parties.
F. D. Gay, of Vermillion, is in the
oity. Mr.. Gay has a son on one of the
United States cruisers and the boy was
present at the reception rendered Min
ister Choate in England. The young
man is student in the naval academy
and is spending the summer on one of
Uncle Sans battle ships and gaining
some practical knowledge OF fighting
ship.
Enough base ballists we're picked up
around town Friday afternoon to
make up club and they were pitted
against hobo club. The boys played
until they were nearly tired out, and
the hoboes couldn't even make it inter.
esting for them. 1t took two men to
keep track of the Mitohell's score and
they finally gave up trying to keep
track OF the runs. The game ended up
by about % to 3.
II. S. Patton arrived from Monmouth,
ILL.,, Friday evening, and has assumed
management fthe Monmouth Merchant
Mills. A. G. Pollard, who has held
that position for number of years,
rendered his resignation last week and
the directors at Monmouth elected Mr..
Patton to take the secretaryship. Mr.
Pollard is building new mill at Bat.
tie Lake, Mimi, and will assume
charge of that in a short time. Mr.
Patton will make few improvements
on the mill property, prominent among
which will be the putting in of new
boiler, and the mill will have to be
shut down for time in consequence
J. E. McCaslin has been installed az
head miller.
The Parkston Courier says that "the
many friends of H. E. Casteel will re-
gret to learn that he has gone back tc
Rock Island, ILL.,, to live, not because
they begrudge him better job thar
he had here. No, but because hit
genial smile and pleasant way will be
greatly missed. II. E. is good bust
ness man and We venture to say tha
there has not been a man in this towr
for many day that has so many
genuine friends as he has left in thil
county and all wish him we'll where vel
he may cast his lot" For the pas
: year Mr.. Casteels family have made
their home in Mitchell, while he con
: Quoted his business at Parkston. They
expect to join him there early in Sep
tember and their many friends viii
regret their departure. Mr.. Castee
will become cashier of bank at Rocl
Island.
Some farmers over near Alexandri,
have been having some dealings with
lightning rod peddlers and as resul
they have gone up against losins
proposition. One fellow met Johl
Weioh rs related by the Journal, ant
wanted to put up come lightning rod
as an advertisement and would charg
him but $3.50. When they left the,
asked WEIGH to sign voucher for tn
expense they had been to for board
and this afterward turned out to be
contract for 5000, and to effect settle
ment WEIGH gave his note for 800
which the fellows tried to sell at tn
bank. Another farmer by the name o
Roster came near suffering simila