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

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morning for Ida Grove, Iowa, to look
after his business interests.
Mrs. r. J. Taylor and Mrs. J. r.
Morrow went to Sioux City Monday
morning to remain a few days.
Charles Grouse went out to
Chamberlain Saturday to take a
position in the Journal printing
Office.
The stores around the city have
commenced to take on their holiday
attire by the merchants displaying
goods that are seasonable just at this
time of the year. There are some
very handsome holiday goods out
this year, and the merchants are
making preparations for good trade
The next attraction Of the lecture
and concert course will occur on Fri
day evening Of this week when the
Katherine Ridgeway Concert Co. will
appear at the opera house. The
company is made up of well known
artists in the musical world, and it
doubtless will be a genuine treat.
Miss Ridgeway is a dramatic reader.
Mayor Silsby and H. G. Preston
came home Saturday from High
more, where they have been attend
ing circuit for the past week. The
men who were arrested for stealing
cattle from the ranch of the Mitchell
Cattle Co. were to have been tried
at this term but the attorneys asked
for a continuance until the next
term of court IN May, and the court
granted the request.
Woonsocket people are congratulate
ing themselves that work on their
lake is finished. For the past three
or four years that lake has been in
course of construction, but many
things have INTERVIEWED to cause
delay. Water from the artesian we'll
will be turned into the huge reservoir
and we suppose that next summer
sailboats and cool lake breezes will
be the popular thing in Woonsocket.
The Rev. P. V. Coyne, who had
charge Of the Mitchell parish during
the Very Reverend Dean Shea's visit
to Canada this summer, is now
located at ElktOn, as an assistant to
the Very Reverend Dean Sheehan.
Father Sheehan was stationed at
Mitchell about twelve years ago and
it was through his influence and
efforts that the Holy Family School
was built and induced the Sisters of
Mercy to take charge Of the same.
The Madison Outlook tells of a slick
swindling game that was worked on
a merchant in, that town a week or
two ago: "A man dressed' in the guise
of a farmer entered a store and had
a grain check for $3.50 which he
wanted cashed. 1t has been the
custom of the merchant to accommo-
date the farmers and he complied
with the request. When the
merchant went to settle up with the
grain dealer he was somewhat
chagrined to find the check for 1926
was a forgery. The "farmer" hao
managed to secure a couple of grain
checks from the elevator book anc
the rest vas easy. That is raising
wheat and money in a pretty easy
!, manner.
Gottlieb Scheurenband and wife
and two little sons left Monday fol
a trip to Germany, going to Denken
dorf, Wuerttemberg, the old home O.
Mrs. Scheurenbrand and her parents
with whom they will spend tn
greater part of the time. They sal
, from New York on the steame
. Moltke Thursday, and will start OF
their return journey Feb. 5. Thei
r friends in the city will be glad t.
l know of their journey and trust tina
? they will come home safe and sound
F.. 1t has been eighteen years since Mr.
! Scheurenbrand left the old countr,
and they both have a longing to re
turn once more. Mr.. Scheurenbran,
. has put in a very busy building seasol
t in laying cement walks and puttln|
l up stone buildings, and he will re
. turn in the spring ready to commenc
work in an enthusiastic manner.
The Noble Theatre Co. had a yer
good audience out Saturday evening
to see the presentation OF "Michae
Strogoff," a Russian drama that i
$ exceedingly strong from beginning t
end. Mr.. Noble played the characte
S of Michael Strogoff in a very realisti
manner and his work was excellen
| all through, and he was ably support
ed by Miss tombstone, Miss HezleE
r and Mr.. Whiting. Frank Meyers an
; George Warren as the American an
English war correspondents, create
S a great deal Of amusement. Som
fine scenery was used in the produt
tion of the play and it is one of th