The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-11-28

MISS Mile Ericsson came up from
Parker and remained over Sunday.
The trotters Dot B. 2 :294, Martena
2:234, were DEVELOPED by Guy @.
|Akens.
a. D. Walpole has commenced the
erection Of a new house on Lawler
street, near Seventh. 1t is 24x32 in
size.
Mrs. G. HI. Kibbee left Saturday
for Eldora, Iowa., being called
there by the sudden illness of her
sister.
Miss Dessa Feazer arrived Monday
afternoon from Iowa, and will spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs. Nc
Curdy.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs f. NJ. Hooker,
at their residence III miles north Of
this city, Sunday, Nov. %, twins.
both girls.
Chief of Police Keith has been in
st. Paul for several days and arrived
home Saturday morning via the
Omaha road.
H.. l.. Maxwell went to Aberdeen
Monday afternoon to attend the
opening of Chas. Gottschalk's new
theatre building. which event took
place that evening.
The Congregational ladies held a
rummage sale Friday and Saturday
and they have met With pretty good
success in disposing of the garments
and articles donated. The prices
placed on the goods were cheap and
! were an inducement for purchasers.
a bakery was held Saturday afternoon
with which to close the sale.
The eating house a~ttachmentof the
Milwaukee Co. is nearing completion.
and it is thought that within two
weeks it will be ready to serve the
public. The eating house will be
under the management of MI. Allan
son, who has leased all these establish
ments along the line OF road Of the
Milwaukee. 1t is not known as yet
who will have charge of the eating
house at this place.
Misses Starr, Corwin, Laurson,
Hall, Chappell, Baker, Dilley, Smith,
Carhart and Shearer, who were in
attendance at the meeting Of the Y.
". G. A. at Huron over Sunday, ar
rived home Monday evening via the
Omaha road, and report that the
convention, which was the ninth
annual, was a very successful one.
Several Of the Mitchell ladies were
on the program for papers.
The Omaha has a big force Of men
at work constructing a new turn table
at the round house in the northeast
ern part of the city. The new one
will be much larger than the old one.
and will be utilized for turning the
passenger trains at this point instead
of doing so much switching. At
present the morning passenger is
turned at Salem on the Y and is
hauled into Mitchell reversed.
S. w. Glenn, director of the
weather station at Huron, spent
Sunday in the city, and Monday in
spected the instruments that are
used in this city Tor taking the
temperature and measuring the
rainfall. He found everything in
good condition, and the reports made
by the local observer. he said, were
highly satisfactory. Mr.. Glenn is
making a round of all the stations
in the state.
The Presbyterian ladies aid
society met with Mrs. J. E. Nc
Caslin Thursday afternoon, and al
though no special inducement was
offered for the attendance Of the
members Mrs. McCaslin had a neat
surprise in store for them. After
the work OF the afternoon was over
the ladies were served with excellent
ice cream and cake, Mrs. Carl
Tannehill and Miss Lila Ewart as
sisting.
o. w. Coursey arrived home from
Huron this morning. He has been
there since Friday in consultation
with President Heston Of the Brook
sings agricultural college, concerning
the program for the meeting Of the
South Dakota Educational Associa-
tion, which will meet in this city
Dec. 30, 30, 81. The program is now
complete and will be issued in a short
time. Mr.. Coursey said that some
good speakers had been secured for
the meeting Of the teachers.
A. B. Seaton got home Saturday
afternoon from his farm in Bon
Homme county, where he has been
looking after the disposition Of his
corn crop. He said that corr in that
county was very good indeed this