The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-05-30
A,,'NrNNY',a,nN,n'r'fs'''
LOCAL NEWS MATTERS.
& Mentions of the Happenings y =
y y of Mitchell and Vicinity q


j. w. Harden, of Jerauld county,
was in the city Saturday.
Geo. Anderson and daughter. Mrs.
Ed. Rice, returned home to Fort
Dodge, Iowa, Saturday morning.
Mrs. Will Irwin, of Plankinton,
has been in the city for day or
two making some purchases among
the dry good stores and returned
home Saturday afternoon.
Henry Geiger has moved his cigar
factory into rooms to the rear of In
dria's clothing store, in the Gale
block. This will give him better
quarters than where he was former
ly located.
III. A. Gayman, Of Winterset,
Iowa, has been in the city this
week and made the purchase Of a
quarter section of land in the yicin-
ity of Mt. Vernon. He returned
home Saturdaymorning.
| H. d. Butterfield has page adver-
tisement in The Capital today
calling attention to sale of tailor
made goods that will last two weeks,
and Mr.. Buttertield declares that the
people will seldom have such good
opportunity TO purchase goods so
cheap as now. Read his advertise
ment and see what he has to offer.
At the meeting of the high school
alumni last evening it was decided
chat the banquet and reception to
the graduating class should be held
on the evening of June 10 in the Odd
Fellows and Firemens' halE A pro-
gram will be given and some other
of the features will be gotten together
to make the evening pleasant one.
The Republican has been awarded
the contract for printing the Stud
ent Hand Book of DePauw Universi-
ty of Greenecastle, Ind. The stud
ents down there saw the book that
was printed by The Republican a
year ago and were so we'll pleased
with the work that there was nc
hesitation about sending the print
ing out to western Office to be done.
The Mitchell Club gave a dancing
party at its club rooms last evening
and there was large number Of
dancers present The evening was de:
lightfully spent in dancing through 8
very pleasantly arranged program
and none were present but who hae
a most delightful evening. Toce
the harpist, of Sioux City, played fol
the party.
Two special freight trains passed
through the city over the Milwaukee
road Friday morning fof Eyarts, wes1
of Aberdeen The train was loaded
with Texas cattle that are being tax
en- out on the range across the Mis-
sourl. They are all young stock, ant
it is calculated to feed them on the
range for year or more before fit
ting them for the eastern market.
The son of PostmasterJWallis, owe.
at Riverside, has got into trouble
which will be settled in the UNITED
States federal court. The youn!
mans name is William Lloyd Garri
4 son Wallis, and while but IA years 0
age he transgressed the laws of tn
4 government by writing an objection
B able letter to,a young lady in Chica
go. The young man was arrested ant
taken before United States Commits
sioner Conway and had a hearing OF
the charge. The boy waived exami
nation and .was bound over, to- tn
I September term of court, which con
venes in Deadwood The boys faith
er and friend went on his bond 0
$500. The Objectionable letter wa
written on March %.
8 1t is not very often that one hear
of a fire department in the countr,
but that is what has been accom-
plished by number OF farmers j
One OF the townships OF Jeraul
county. Up in that neighborhood S
many have become innocent victim
OF the prairie fire that as a means c
|self-protection the farmers have OF
ganized this department.. Each ma
must equip himself with an applianc
to fight the prairie fire and respon
to the call OF any neighbor in tn
township. An invitation ought t
be extended to this new fire depart
ment to attend the fremens' tourns
ment to be held in Mitchell mex
J. month.
= The Mason City Times Herald pul
lished what the Republican had wit
reference to the wedding Of Fred L
Tiffany and Miss Florence Gresor.
and made the following comments Q
the groom: 'The many friends j
Mason City Of Fred Tiffany eXten
to him their warmest congratul;
tions Fred was always populs
young man and there were reason