The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-12

ILL.,, arrived Thursday evening to
make a visit with her sister, Mrs.
Geo. A. Silbsy.
Mrs. s. E. Young, of Plankinton,
matron of the reform school, was in
the city Friday, accompanied Milton
Yoost, one of the boys in the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Seiser, who live
just over the line in Douglas county,
drove up Thursday to visit with MI.
and Mrs. John Cook. They returned
Friday.
Mrs Peter Raben, Of Armour, has
been visiting with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Cook, for the past
month and returned home Friday
morning.
3. B. VanAlstyne went over to
Sioux Falls Tuesday to attend
the annual convention of the South
Dakota Retail Implement Dealers
Association, which will be in session
there three days of this week.
J. T. Kean and wife and several
other parties from Woonsocket pas
sed through the city Monday morning
on their way to California points to
spend the rest Of the winter. They
go by the southern route. via New
Orleans.
Make your wife a Christmas present
of a Singer Sewing machine. Sold
on small monthly payments, or notes
taken on a years time without
interest. Supplies on hand for other
machines. Sold By J. r. Franklin,
Agt., 500 Main St. Mitchell S. D.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank JeAries left
Saturday evening via the Omaha
road for Minneapolis. Mrs. Jeffries
will remain with. her parents a por-
tiOn Of the winter and after a short
vacation Mr.. Jeffries will resume bis
work on the road for the John Les
lie Paper Co.
R. W. Stewart and B. G. Thayer,
of Pierre, arrived in the city Monday
morning. The gentlemen are look
ing over the ground On capital re-
moval matters. Pierre IS doing quite
a good deal of hustling along this
line for a town that has DO fear Of
a bill going through the Legislature
resuhmitting the question.
The Methodist ladies were we'll pat
ronized at their oyster supper given
at the home of Mrs. Fl. G. Tapp
Thursday evening. The ladies did
not follow the usual alleged custom
OF. making one oyster do the work for
the whole supper but there were
plenty for each guest. They cleared
a neat sum for their treasury.
During the storm of last week
the passenger train w the Omaha
which leaves here at 1870 O'Clock for
st. Paul and Minneapolis could not
make its trip through. 1t reached
Montrose at 9 o'clock in the evening
and had to lay up there until s
O'Clock the next morning. The rail
roads were evidently not prepared
for such a sever storm for the first
of the season.
O.. B. Loomis,. representing the
Chicago Journal, was in the city and
has arranged for an extensive write
up OF Mitchell and her business in,
terests to appear in the Sunday edi.
ton a couple of weeks hence. There
will be several illustrations of prom
inent buildings in the city and the
reading matter will be prepared tt
SET forth clearly and concisely what
Mitchell contains.
Judge Smith and Court Stenogrphel
Boyles arrived Saturday evening or
the freight from Chamberlain, where
they held court during the week
(Several criminal cases were tried
during the week, The Chamberlain
journal says that during the weel
1.-THE city was free from the gambling
houses that operate so freely ou'
7 there. Every spring and fall whe1
court is in session Editor LaFollettt
says that the gamblers move acros:
the river into Lyman County ant
stay till after the jury has been dis
CHARGED and court is through.
A. E. Parsons, of Darlington, Wis.
has been in the city for several day
and left Saturday evening for othe:
points in the state. In the countie
west and north of this city Mr.
Parsons is largely interested in rea
estate matters and says he owns fort,
sections Of land. During the summe
he travels with Ringling Bros.
circus and has charge of the refresh
ment privileges, and in that way ha
travelled over a vast area of country
Mr.. Parsons said he considere'
South Dakota offered just as goo
opportunities for investment as an
country through which he has passed
He bought his farm lands abou