The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-08-11

evening from trip to Sioux Falls.
E. E. Wagner was over from Alexan-
dria Wednesday on legal business mat.
ters.
Mrs. John Tannehill departed Mon
day for months visit back to her old
home at Hiram, Ohio.
Mrs. j. F. Cooper, and son, is visit
ing with Mrs. Otis Duncan at Sanborn,
Iowa, accompanying her home on the
Sunday morning excursion.
Alex Dumas has commenced paint
ing the interior of the Champeny
south side room, which will be occupied
by Vermilyea. The color will be white
and will add much to the attractive
ness OF the room.
Judge Abbey is making some good
improvements on his residence prop
erty on east Seventh street. He has
built porch on the east and south
sides of the house and increased the
size of the house by one room.
Miss Florence Gregory received
telegram Wednesday from the Boston
Lyric Opera Co. of St. Paul, asking her
to join them at once. Miss Gregory
had made arrangements to study at
home for q year and was forced to de-
cline the good engagement.
id. Allen, of Sioux Falls, was in the
city Tuesday and satisfactorily adjust.
ed the damage to John Jackson's barn
in Plano township, caused by the wind
storm week ago. The insurance was
carried in the German, of Freeport,
represented by Joseph Swift.
Register Foster made the round trip
to Alexandria Wednesday. Mr.. Foster
and family now take their evening siesta
in an elegant new surrey, which he has
kept at Alexandria since he bought it
several years ago. and just brought it
TO Mitchell few days ago. 1t is quite
an addition 10 the many handsome
turnouls here.
A new postal rule that recently went
Into effect is that persons who from
carelessness or any other cause take
mail from the office that belongs to an
other, and who fail to return the same,
are liable to fine of five hundred dol
lars or one years Imprisonment. This
applies to newspapers thus taken from
a postoffice as we'll as to other mail
matter,
j. W. Pratt, who lives in the extreme
western part of the city, has a garden
in which he takes great deal of pride
but it has become the prey of the
email boys who wander out there from
town. Mr.. Pratt caught one of them
while they were in the act of purloin.
ing some of his fruit last Sunday and
he declared it will go hard with the
next fellows who show up there with
burglarious intent.
Manager Gale received a proposition
from Bandmaster Halstead asking for
date for the First Regiment band
when it returns from the Philippines.
Mr.. Gale said he replied to the com.
munication at San Francisco saying he
would give them date. Mitchell peo.
pie will give the regimental band 9
rousing big house when it comes, and
;, the boys are certainly entitled to the
best kind of a reception.
The plane for the new state hospital
for the insane at Redfeld have beer
completed. The design is modern ir
style and arrangement of rooms. The
building will be fire proof. The out
side is to be Of Sioux Falls jasper back
ed with burned brick. The intention Of
those who pushed the appropriation TO,
the building through the last legisla
ture. according to the Redfeld Press
ia that it is to furnish place more es
pecially for children who are mentally
deficient
The little city of.Bridgewater is pro
gressive. It's city council awarded &
contract for putting in stone guitars.
This is just what Mitchell needs along
Main street. There are 80 many placer
along that thoroughfare where watel
stands close to the sidewalk that it ii
hazardous for lady to pass by where
a team is hitched in a puddle of water
We noticed lady the other day stand
ing in close proximity to one of tn,
holes and as result her handsom,
white duck suit was made ready for tn,
laundry by the stamping OF horse.
1. w. Seaman received a clipping
. from q DesMoines, Iowa, paper giving
an account of . horse race in which
I "Auntie Shucks" made some fast time
, pacing dead heat in 2:084, was nos,
behind in another heat of the sam,
time and went half mile in 1902 fiat
The mare is a half sister of Mr.. Sea
f mans "Breezewood" and he could hav,
horrht har eono %ino for o1OO ~.