The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-12-26
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uue NEWS pdueuU VI Liz Sdplldl lulS
week. We regret to disappoint our
readers in this respect.
An election of officers Of the Royal
Arch Chapter, was held Tuesday
evening with the following result:
High Priest, G. W. Adams; King, Fl.
e. Hitchcock; Scribe, G. W. John
ston; Treasurer, H. r. Kibbee;
Secretary, DR.. s. J,e Moore. The
officials will be installed at the jan
uary meeting which occurs on the
fourth Tuesday of the month.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. E. Garrett, of
Grand Forks, N. D., arrived in the
city Tuesday morning to be the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. 0. w. Coursey DUR
ing The session of the South Dakota
Educational Association, which be-
gins in the this city on Monday Of
next week. On leaving Mitchell
last summer Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett
took up their residence at Grand
Forks, and Mr.. Garrett is devoting
his attention to the interests Of the
American Book co. in that state, at
present.
A big dancing party was held at
the home Of H. G.. Greene Monday
evening About thirty people went
down to the Greene home on the Jim
river in two large bobsleds and
attended the dance. The crowd was
jolly M and the dance was carried
on in the wee sma' hours of the
morning. Music was furnished by
the Smith brothers, and they were
relieved several times during the
evening by S.. T. ,Whtye and James
Clark who ground out the music
while the fddlers danced.
Shortly after the first of the year
The Capital will publish an
article concerning the number of
improvements and new houses that
have been accomplished in Mitchell
tie past year. In order that the
list may be as complete as possible
the editor will be very glad to receive
any suggestions from those who have
built houses or made improvements
in their residences. There has been
a great deal of new work done this
year and disqualification of such a list
will have a good deal to do with
showing the enterprise of the citizens
of the city.
The west freight on the Milwaukee
road had a difficult time getting in
from Chamberlain. 1t was due to
arrive Monday evening but it did not
get through the snowdrifts on the
roadbed until 8 O'Clock Tuesday nom
ing. The heavy wind Monday night
drifted the snow to quite an extent
out west and it was impossible fo1
the freight to make it's way through,
and so the crew laid up until this
morning, when a pillow was sent out
to clear the track. The passenger
engine on the west train was covered
with snow when it arrived. The
, freight which went west at moor
took along a snow pillow with which
clean the snow from close to the
rails.
There is still a little hard Goa
coming into Mitchell. Tuesday th'
Fullerton Lumber Co. and Trua2
& Belts each got a car Of anthracite
2 coal, but it did not go very far, as i
e was all contracted for several months
ago. The situation is not the mos
pleasant for the rest Of the winter
:. as the indications are that but yer,
!, little anthracite will be shipped GU
= out west. Quite a few people ar
: burning coke in the absence of har'
y coal, and generally they find that i
: works very a%cceptably. Easter
papers claim that there is an
: quantity of hard coal standing in tn
cars on the railroad tracks in Ne1
Jersey but that it is being held b
the coal carrying railroad companie
for an advance in the price, whic;
they know will come when there is
greater scarcity of coal.
A quiet wedding occurred at TIL
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ortman,
- miles northwest, Tuesday moor
); when their daughter, Miss Selma
;, and Henry Jensen were united j
marriage. The ceremony was pc!
u formed by Rev. Fred T.. Drewett, {
the Baptist church, in the presenc
. of the relatives of the contractin
-. parties. A fine wedding dinner wa
partaken of by the guests and
pleasant afternoon was spent. TT
lie bride and groom were the recipien1
to Of many handsome presents. M.
IS Jensen lives on a farm lei Roc
le Valley. Iowa. The bride has taugf
Is school in this county for sever
1e years, and is a young lady who has
&c large number Of friends in tt