The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-06

Of F. grand lOdge.
4 meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the Business Mems League
was held last evening for the pur-
nose of perfecting the organization.
The members of Ransom Post ex-
tend their thanks to Rev. DR..
youngman. Hon. H. c. Preston, the
State Guard-Band, Miss Nobis and
her class of children, to the quartet
and TO all who participated with
them in Memorial and Decoration
day services.
The bill boards in the city are Gov
cred with highly colored pictures an
nouncing the coming of the Pan
American shows. which will exhibit
here on Monday, June l6. The small
boz is now actively engaged in saving
up his pennies to take in the great
tented exhibition when it comes to
town.
Karl Burkart has opened his shoe
store for business, and has got a por-
ton of his stock in. He has been in
st, Paul for the past week buying
some more new goods. Mr.. Burkart
bought the building formerly used by
the bowling alley, The Republican
trusts Mr.. Burkart will do we'll in
the business.
Dr.. E. E. King performed an
operation upon G. Freeman Sunday
for a severe case of strangulated
hernia, in which he was assisted
by DrS. r. G. Warne and c. A..
Bowers. Mr.. Freeman fell down
cellar a few days before and struck
on a board, causing the hernia. He
lives neal Ethan.
H. G. Preston was elected presi-
dent, H. D. Butterfield vice presi-
dent, y. e. Dean, secretary, L. w.
Seaman, treasurer. Dr.. r. f. Dun
dass is the other member Of the COM
mittee. The league will hold a spec
ial meeting Friday evening for the
purpose Of discussing some matters
that are of much interest to Mitch
ell.
{. W. Boggs conducted another
civil service examination Tuesday in
which three ladies were represented,
the examination being held at the
high school building. Mrs. Able NJ.
Cousins, of Chamberlain, and Miss
Beatrice Kelley, of this city. took
the examination for matron in the
Indian service and Eliza NJ. Somers,
Of Lower Brule agency, took the ev-
animation for SeamstreSS in the SER
vice.
Monday evening the fire depart
ment boys had another contest in
throwing water. Hose com panies
Nos. l and 2 were out for the
championship. Each company ran
100 yards with their carts, %unreeled
the hose and attached it to the n.y.
drant, and the one that threw water
IN the air first won the victory.
Hose No. 2 won the contest and this
t"N" I'm C"o UCdlll VII OIS oui
footing, each having won a race.
The streets got an usnually gOOo
Wctting down as a result of the wet
test.
The local committee got out some
large advertising matter Tuesday fol
the coming of the Indian base ball
club to Mitchell on Monday and Tues
day OF next week. Two games viii
he played at athletic park and in the
evening of each day the Indian bane
OF thirty pieces will give an enter,
tlnment at the corn palace which
nave some features Of amusement
that has not been seen in Mitchell
before. The Indians in base bal
and concert ought to prove Of sutfi'
clent attraction as to bring. out
three-fourths of the population or
each day.
Funeral services were held oyeJ
the remains of the late Nels Ander
son at the Lutheran church, nint
miles south Of this city Thursday, ant
several friends of the deceased went
dow to attend. The funeral service
were conducted by Rev. Carl Peel,
who delivered i sermon in the Scan
Nnavian language, and Rev. Emf
anderson who spoke in English. Th'
following were the ~pallbearers: A
". Anderson, A. P. Anderson, Chas
Sodergren, August Carlson, }. P. Carl
on: G. Carlson. The deceased passed
away Tuesday as a result OF the can
Ger of the stomach, having beer
SICK about a year. MI. Anderson
was 81 years old and located in Pros
per township about twenty years ago
lie has been quite successful in hi
farming operati ons and leaves nj
family in very comfortable circums
stances. A wife and eight childrel
70 mourn his loss. Mr.. Anderson wa