The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-08-15

Collins.
r. S. Johnston came home Monday
morning from a trip to Redfield,
having gone up Saturday night.
D. G. Burnside and son, Wallace,
arrived home Monday afternoon from
their trip to Manchester, Iowa.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred Drewett depart
ed Monday for Colorado Springs,
Colo, where they expect to remain
a month.
Art Wright left Monday morning for
Freeman, where he has a position
with the Norfolk Furnace Co., put
ting in new furnaces.
The best painted wagon in the
market is the Old Hickory and axles
are OF best qaality black hickory.
D. W. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. /. Fish, Of Sedan,
Kan. arrived in the city Saturday
evening to visit with their brothers,
the Messrs. Fish. of the Steam Laun-
dry.
Rev. Dir. w. j.. Kerby, Of Washing
ton. DC, brother of the late Mrs. M.
ID. Russell, arrived in the city Mon
day afternoon and is the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. James Lyons.
&c. .. Bras has commenced the
erection Of a new residence on east
Fifth street on the addition OF Hager
and Winsor. 1t will be a two story
house. The carpenter work will be
done by r. V. Sphinx.
George B. Kelsey has returned
from his trip to Chicago, having
gone there carly last week with two
car loads of cattle which be shipped
from Mt. Vernon. MI. Kelsey said
he did not strike a very good market
for his cattle.
Excavation for the library building
was commenced Monday morning the
work being done by E. It. Grinnell.
1t will be two feet deep. The Repub-
lican expects to have an illustration
of the library building for publication
within a few days to show the people
in a general way how the library will
look when completed.
Rev. c. E. DeGroff, Of Letcher,
took possession of the Letcher Chron-
icle last week and will conduct it in
the future as a republican paper, it
having been democratic under the
previous management. Mr.. DeGroff
is the pastor of the Congregational
church at Letcher and is a man who
will give the Letcher people a very
excellent paper as soon as he gets his
hand in.
II. e. Greene says that he was Il
years old Monday and has been in the
state just 30 years, coming here among
the first settlers. While MI. Greene
doesn't brag much about his age he
considers that a man who has resided
in this western country as long as be
has is entitled to some distinction.
And there is no question as to that.
The Republican hopes Fl. G. Greene
will live long enough to spend an
other 80 years in the state.
Parties coming down fromA berdeen
Monday morning stated that at that
place there was a very heavy frost
on the groud at an early hour. which
had the effect of putting a stop to all
growth Of green things in that part
of the state. 1t was stated that
south of Ashton the frost was not Sc
noticeable. In this vicinity the
frost was very light indeed and the
reports from many parts Of the county
were to the effect that no damage
was done to corn. The government
thermometer showed that the mer-
curry reached 81 degrees.
Ray Hannett took possession of the
NewIdea bakery Monday morning the
IDEAL having closed Saturday. Mr..
Hannett has been connected with
Burnside's grocery for some time,
but can see a good thing in the bak.
cry business. He will conduct a good
establishment and promises his pat.
rons the best possible service and ex-
EXCEPTIONALLY palataEle goods. Mrs.
Mcdonald and daughter, Miss Grace,
who nave been conducting the bust.
ness for the past year Or two, will re-
turn to Sioux Falls to make theil
home, going the latter part of the
week.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. D. Sanford died Sunday night
at II :25 O'Clock, aged 10 months.
The little infant made a long strug.
gle for it's life but the messenger o.
death entered the home and took
from it the flower Of the family.
Funeral aseryiees were theld at the
residence ION sNIain st. Monday after.
noonsat Iotclaek, and were conducted
byRey. RIA. Heath Of the Epicso.