The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-10-31
Mrs. J. W. Peckham went over to
~pridpewater Wednesday morning.

Mrs. J. w. Peckham went over to
Bridgewater Wednesday morning.
Miss Josephine Willkomm went to
Bridgewater Thursday to attend
a dancing party there that evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Seaman were in
the city Thursday enroute to Everett,
Wash, where Mrs. Seaman s parents
live.
Miss Myrtle Toland has been visit
ing with relatives in the city for
several days and Wednesday re-
turned to Bonesteel, where she is en-
gagged in the millinery business.
The Milwaukee road is transporting
it's snow fences to the extension out
to Evarts, west of Aberdeen. Twen-
ty-six carloads were secured from the
division down near Running Water
for the north line.
E. f. Kuhns and Miss Olive Hodge,
of Alexandria, drove to the city We'd
nesday and in the afternoon at 2:3O
were united in marriage, the cere-
mony being performed by Rev. Geo.
Williams at the home of ThoS. N.
Wallace.
J.. A. Fosdick left Wednesday
for Sioux Falls and Mason City,
Iowa. Mr.. Fosdick will spend the
winter in Minneapolis with his
daughter, Mrs. R. P. Edson, going
there after visiting at the two first
mentioned points.
Alderman Curtis has been intend
ing to 60 over to the Sioux reserva-
ton to look after his interests on the
cattle ranch, but the weather turned
bad Sunday and he has decided to
remain in Mitchell until after cleo
ton. and then drive through.
The Williamson Bros, went over to
Spencer to remain indefinitely.
They have been dressing stone for
Fred Widmann's new building and
went to Spencer to rough out a large
quantity Of stone. This will be
shipped to Mitchell and will be
dressed at the building site.
Misses Florence and Nellie Wilson
have returned from Hawarden,
Iowa, near which place they are
teaching school. They have a vaca-
ton of one month at the present time
and then teach the rest Of the
school year through without any
further disturbance in that line.
NJ. NJ. DOYLE has been up in North
Dakota making some. investments in
real estate. He purchased 10000
acres in Logan county. which COM
prises one whole township, for which
he paid an average of little less than
S. per acre. Mr.. Doyle states that
there is not the least improvement
on the land but that it is being
eagerly sought after on account Of its
cheapness. His tract is located in
the extreme southern part of the
state, just across the line from South
Dakota. -
Gideon's Ministries gave a fine per-
Torrance at the Grand opera house
Tuesday evening to an audience that
practically filled both floors. The
show was about the best that has
struck Mitchell in a good many
years, and the people showed a hearty
appreciation. The acts were good,
the singing was fine, and everything
connected with the show was clean
and refined. Such minstrel COM
panies are we'll worth the patronage
of the people. The audience came
near being cut out of half of the per-
Torrance. Mr.. Gideon at the con-
clusion of the first half announced to
the audience that the manager Of the
opera house had flooded a number OF
extra complimentaries. The con;
tract called for the issuance of % anC
double that number had been taker
in at the door. Mr.. Gideon demand
ed pay from the manager for those
exceeding the contract and unless 1t
vas satisfied that the rest Of the per
Torrance would not be given, ant
that the people could secure thei:
money at the door. He said he de
clined to be held up in any sucl
manner. He also stated that he hat
OF received one dollar that had com
in at the door. He gave the manage
ten minutes in which make the set
Element and the people were forced t.
sit there and wait until a settlemen
had been effected. MI. Gideon sail
that when he had returned to tn
box office the manager had departe'
and that there was nothing left TO
him to do but to proceed with tn
show, which he Gid to the entir
satisfaction of the audiene. He ais
said that in the settlement after tn