The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-11-21

IOr oU Genus q gallOn. US pure.
Mrs. M. @. Belts and Mrs. Fl. H.
Carey, of. Mt. Vernon, spent Monday
in the city.
Miss Perle Richards went over to
Sioux Falls Friday to remain
through the winter. During her
stay she will pursue her musical
studies on the piano under w. S.
B. Mathews, the noted pianist Of
Chicago.
H. P. Beckwith came up from Elk
Point Sunday morning and spent the
day in the city with relatives and
friends. MI. Beckwith reports things
as being highly prosperous in the
southern part Of the state and that
Elk Point is one of the best cities in
that section.
Charles Tuckey brought into The
Republican Office Saturday one Of the
largest radishes we have ever seen
grown in this or any other country.
1t weighed six and one-llalf pounds,
measured twelve inches long and
was five and one-half inches in
diameter. Mr.. Tuckey sand he had
quite a few that grew to that size
A Dubuque, Iowa, paper of the 18th
contained the announcement Of the
death of Mrs. NJ. b. Cleminger,
formerly Of this city. Her death
occurred Oct. Is, at Skaguay, Al ska,
and was due to heart failure and
asthma. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleminger
moved to Skaguay some years ago
from this city. Her many friends in
the city will be very sorry indeed to
learn Of her death.
Saturday evening Hamlin's Wizard
Oil co. closed its engagement Of the
week. They played to good business
and disposed of a great quantity Of
medicine. sufficient to last some
people a couple of years, or more.
The diamond ring went to Miss
Mamie McDermaid, who had some
thing like 0 1000 votes to her credit
when the contest closed. The com.
pany went to Armour from this city.
Captain o. W. Coursey, Of this city,
was highly honored by. The Cedar
Rapids Business College, of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. After producing
sixty-five sheets of professional
penmanship, containing owe two
hundred different tests, he was
granted a diploma from that institu-
tion, and a teachers certificate for
life, authorizing him to teach the
"Palmer Method of Writing any
/ where in the United States.
Fl. L. Bras, Thos Fullerton, T. G..
Burns, O. l.. Branson, and M. G..
Belts. Of Mt. Vernon, went to Huron
this afternoon. At that place they
will meet the capital removal repre-
sentatives of Redfield and Huron, to-
gether with the members of the legis-
I lature from the three counties. 1t
is expected at this time that some
definite arrangements will be made
with two other towns concerning
capital matters. At the present
time the towns only agree on the
matter of standing for the introduc.
ton Of the measure in the legisla.
ture.
The Methodist ladies gave 9
chicken pie supper at the home Of
Mrs. r. N. Kratz Thursday evening.
The crowd was much larger thar
was anticipated and the chicken pie
disappeared before all the people hac
an opportunity to test it's good quail
ties. The Methodist ladies certainly
excel on chicken pie, and the next
time they promise to have enough
to go around. The rest of tht
patrons, however, were not allowed
to 60 hungry, and their wants wer'
supplied by a nice luncheon. DR.
Youngman said that in all the fort,
years he has been a pastor Of TIN
Methodist church he never before
saw the commissary department o
that denomination routed so well
but the Is cent chicken pie suppe
was too great an attraction to miss
There has been a runner afloat TO
some. little time that it was the in
tention Of the Omaha officials to dis
; continue the passenger train servic
which leaves here in the evening fC
the Twin Cities. In conversatio
with Agent Wilt he stated that the1
are no grounds for the rumor, whal
ever, as he recently had a person;
! conversation with General Passenge
Agent Teasdale, who informed hi
that the train would be permanent
} This service is a very convenient or
} for people going to the Twin Cite
! and is doing a good business. Thel
is a possibility that the sleeping ca:
however, will be taken off one
these days soon, unless the patronae