The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-09-05

W. Collins.
Mrs. O. E. Hager and children
went to Sioux Falls Saturday to
a week with friends.
IT. J. spangler left Saturday
for Durand, Mich, to accompany
Mrs. Spangler home, where she has
been visiting a portion of the
T. @. Burns left Saturday for
st. Paul to remain a few days. On
his return he will be accompanied
by Mrs. Burns and the children. The
family will occupy the residence Mr..
Burns recently bought on the corner
of Seventh and Dawson streets.
Fl, Fl. Carey and Frank Hatch
drove over from Mt. Vernon Sunday
afternoon and took the new train
over the Omaha road for Minneapolis.
The gentlemen were anxious to get
east Sunday evening and appreciated
the new train service just.:established
by the Omaha.
Frank VanWagenen and family
moved Monday in their new residence
on east Third street. Nh. Van
Wagenen has a very nice location
and he has erected an attractive
houes in which to live, and which
The Republican hopes they will all
live long to enjoy.
Fl. G. Nichols was out to his farm
Friday to look after his threshing.
They finished up in the evening and
he said that the wheat yielded IA
bushels per acre and that the oats
turned out rs bushels per acre Both
grains are turning out very satisfac-
torily this fall, in most cases.
There was a good delegation OF
hunters started out in the country
Sunday night to be on hand for the
opening of the hunting season Monday
morning. Some of them who got back
in the afternoon report the best shoot
ing for a good many years and that
the chickens were p%lenteous.
Mike Myers, living IL miles north
of town, was kicked in the face Sat-
urday afternoon by a horse and he
was terribly cut up and bruised. Er.
Crane was called to repair the dam.
ages and he said that he had to take
twelve stitches to get the nose in
place. MI. Myers was considerably
bruised about the head.
Miss Augusta Mcguire left Monday
morning for Minneapolis to enter
the University of Minnesota, in
which she expects to take a four
years course. Miss Mcguire taught
in the city schools last year and had
been reelected to the position fo1
the coming year, declining it, how
ever, in order that she might COM
plete her education.
Mrs. M. L. Bobb received the sad
information of the death of her niece.
Miss Freda Wulfing, which occurred
last week at Viroqua, Wis, where
she was visiting friends. The young
lady with a party of friends went
bathing in the Mississippi river and
she and one of the young men of
the party vas drowned. The lady's
father was a former resident of Mitch
ell in the early days.
Rev. and Mrs. R. "A. Heath de-
parted Monday morning via the Oma-
ha road for Covington, La, to which
place he has been assigned by the
bishop of the Episcopal church of
Louisiana. MI. Heath's work in the
same church in this city for the past
two years has been characterized
by an earnest endeavor to build pu
the society. His closing sermon Sun
day was a splendid effort and was
very much appreciated by those who
heard it. The Republican hopes
that he will meet with success in his
new location.
T. e. Blanchard, department. COM
mander of the South Dakota G.. A. R.,
passed through from Pierre Monday
morning on his way to Chicago. Mr..
Blanchard goes down to make ar
engagements for the headquarters train
from this state to Chicago. The
train will leave Mitchell Saturday.
Oct. a., for Washington, d. G., where
the national encampment will be held.
Mr.. Blanchard will be able to an
nounce the route from Mitchell to
Washington on his return. There is
quite a party of Mitchell people max
ing their arrangements to take in the
encampment.
1t does not require very much
urging for rain to make it's appearance
these days, as indicated by the rain
Saturday and Sunday. 1t was
showery all day Saturday and by
night n inch of water had fallen.
Sunday in the afternoon there were
several showers and Is inches of