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


Mrs. f. Wedehase departed last
Tuesday for Paulding, Ohio, where
she will spend the summer with rel
atives.
Judge d. Haney, the presiding
member OF the state supreme court,
departed Tuesday over the Omaha
road for Pierre.
E. L. Noyes, president Of the
South Dakota intercollegiate A TIL
letic Association, left Tuesday
for Huron to attend to his duties
with reference to opening the associ-
alton meeting, which will begin
Thursday morning
John Colvin has new advertise
ment in this issue in which he calls
attention to the fact that he is dis
posing OF a certain class of farm i'm
plements at reduced prices. Give
Mr.. Colvin a call and we are quite
sure you will find something to your
advantage
A meeting of the alumni of the
high school was held at the parlors
OF the First National bank last even
ing to arrange for the banquet and
reception which will be rendered the
graduating class Of 1902. The. re-
ception and banquet will be held
on Monday evening, June 10.
Two fine silk skirts were stolen
from the department store Of Henry
Koch one day last week, and Monday
night Frank Martin was arrested on
suspicion as the party who did the
job. The skirts were offered for sale
at several places, and to these par
ties Martin was taken for identifica-
tion, but the ladies were unable to
identify him as the man who offered
the skirts for sale.
The Batavia Theatre Co. gave it's
first performance in its tent on the
corner Of Lawler and Third streets
this afternoon to a house of not very
large proportions. A comedy drama
is given and it is interspersed with
some very good specialties in singing
and dancing and acrobatic work.
The company gives very good per-
fcrmance and this evening no doubt
the tent will be filled with people.
Previous to the performance the
State Band will give a concert in
front of the tent.
Letcher people will have a great
days sport in that town on Monday
Of next week, and the citizens of
that town ask the people in the sur
rounding country to take a day off
/ and come to Letcher and see the
| sports The program provides for
horse races, running races, and all
kinds of sports. The good people of
that town are generous with their
sport and want everybody to come
, and enjoy it. Mitchell ought to send
< up good delegation on that day for
J the Letcher people are always quite
: generous in their attendance at sim
: liar events in this city.
Harry Skinner was up before JUS
tice Mckinley Tues day on the
charge Of stealing suit of clothes.
, He has been boarding at Mrs. Ham
mer's for some little time and few
days ago went into one of the rooms
, and carried off a suit of clothes. He
put them on and wore them around
town. The theft was not discovered
, until the owner, who works in the
county, came in after them Sunday.
, Skinner was arrested last night.
Justice Mckinley gave him a sem
tence OF Is days in the county jail,
! and suspended the sentence on the
promise of good behavior The JUS
tice also ordered Skinner to pay Daw-
son $S.25 for the practical ruination
of the clothes. The object in giving
; him his liberty was for the opportun-
ity to earn enough money to pay for
the garments that he appropriated.
! Funeral services were held over the
remains of the late Thos. Weflen
Tuesday at 2 O'Clock at the
Presbyterian church. The A. o. U.
fW. and the Mitchell Fire Department.
accompanied the remains to the
, church and also to Graceland ceme-
, terry, the deceased being member of
both. The church was filled with
friends who had come to pay their
last tribute Of respect to the de-
ceased The services were conducted
by Rev. A. D. d. Fraser whose re-
marks were such as to bring comfort
to the hearts of those who were be-
reft by the death of the husband and
: father. Appropriate music was rem
dered by Mrs. Garrett, Miss Tillot-
! son and Messrs. Daniels and Downey.
Some very handsome floral offerings
were sent by friends and the orders
to which the deceased belonged A
(, long procession Of friends in carri-
Y ages followed the remains to Grace