The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-05-23

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City last Monday to make q a visit
with relatives and friends.
R. B. Smith, editor of the Beres-
ford News, was in the city Monday,
while enroute home from Lcthcer.
Mrs. S. G. Boyce and mother, Mrs.
Sneeden, left last Monday via the
Milwaukee, road for New Hampton,
Iowa. to make visit of several
weeks.
\ fine rain visited this section
Sunday afternoon and again today
adding to the wealth of moisture
that has come to this section this
spring. The total precipitation for
Sunday was IS inches.
Chas. Ferguson has increased the
clerk facilities Of his cash bargain
store by the employment of two addi-
tional clerks, S. r. Moe. of Fort
Dodge, Iowa, who will have charge
of the shoe department., and Chas.
Butterfield, of Sheldon, Iowa. The
gentlemen commenced work yester-
day.
Miss GCldie Beebe entertained Il
number of her lady and gentlemen
friends at her bone Thursday even
ing in honor of her sister, Mrs. Rob-
ert Percy Smith, Of Mason City,
Iowa. The amusements were cards
and dancing and the combination
made very pleasant evening for
those who were present. Refresh
ments were served during the even
ing.
Captain @. II. Englesby, of Water
town, who recently inspected Co. d,
has decided to make his home at Alb
erdeen, having purchased half in
terest in Doane Robinson's Monthly
South Dakotan. The captain is a
practical printer and a newspaper
man and his hundreds of friends in
and out OF the military circles of the
state will wish him abundant success
in the venture, along with their
good wishes for Doane Robinson.
Jay Dundass will commence work
the lst of June for Beat EN- All
Soap Co., having resigned his posi-
tion with Tolerton Stetson Co. His
territory will be out OF Omaha and
he expects to make his headquarters
at Grand Island, Neb. There are
several jobbing houses in his terri
tory, which he will pay particular
attention to. His new position is
much better than the one he gives
up, in that the salary is more COM
mensurate for his services.
George Krug died at his home two
miles northwest of Ethan Saturday
evening after an illness lasting sever
al months, and was due to catarrh OF
the stomach. The deceased has been
a resident of the county for the-spast
eighteen years. and was we'll known
to great many people. Funeral
services were held last Monday at
the residence, and a number of
friends Of the deceased Of this city
went down to be present. Mrs.
Adolph Scheurenbrand is a daugh-
ter of the deceased and with her
husband also attended the services.
going down yesterday.
Quite d party Of Mitchell people
departed over the Milwaukee and
Omaha roads Saturday for Lead
City to attend the annual grand
lodge meeting of the Odd Fellows.
Rebekahs and Encampment. The
party was made up Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ambrose Curtis, Mr.. and Mrs. f. A.
Bidwell. Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Thomas, Mrs. Clara Lukins, and
Steven Sphinx. Mr.. Thomas is the
representative to the Odd Fellows.
Mrs. Thomas, to the Rebekahs and
Mr.. Sphinx to the encampment. The
party was joined here by Mrs. H. H.
Gary, Mrs M. c. Belts and Mrs.
Robert Roantree. Of Mt. Vernon,
VINO COOk advantage OF the low rate
to visit the Hills country.
Tuesday morning Mrs. S. S.
8ately and daughter, Miss Lillian,
left over the Milwaukee road
for New York and from that point
will sail for London, England, and
will spend the summer with Mrs.
Bately's two sons, Stephen and John
Bately, expecting to return to
Mitchell about the middle of Sept
eEber. Saturday evening several of
the young friends of Miss Bately
surprise party in honor
Of her departure. They met at an
appointed place and proceeded to her
home. On Miss Rately's retnrn home
from down town she found the house
fill of her friends. The evening was
very pleasantly spent in various ways
and the young lady was given all
kinds OF advice with reference to her
trip abroad. Miss Bately was pre-
Sented with a token to show tho &C