The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-13

Miss Winifred Quinby, Of Charles
City, Ia, has been. visiting at the
home of Mrs. "A. A. Coffin and re-
turned to Eer home this afternoon.
The populists of Dawson county
will hold their delegate convention
in this city Saturday afternoon. The
democrats will also holda convention,
and both will select delegates to
their state conventions at Huron,
which will occur on June %.
Chas. Ferguson WILSON commence
the erection Of a new residence on
his lot nsRu&astreet, excavation for
the basement having already been.
started. MI. Ferguson says his resi-
dence will cost him about SO, 900
when it is completed and ready for
occupancy.
The sharp strokes of lightning
Tuesday did some damage in the resi-
dence part of the city. "A bolt struck
the chimney of the home Of Miss
Mary Curran and followed down the
pipe, partially destroying the stove.
D. A. Mizener, Jos. Swift and sew
eral other gentlemen in the north
west part Of the city were at work
out doors when one of the flashes
came and it is reported. that they
we're effected for a few moments by
the terrific shock. The storm lasted
but a few moments, but it looked
portentious for the brief period.
Rev. a. G. Shepherd, of Canton,
who hassbeen here to attend the COM
mencement exercises Of the Universi-
ty, returned home Wednesday MI.
Shepherd is connected in an official
capacity with the Epworth League
Assembly which will be held at Can
ton June 26 ten;;uly s, and stated they
had provided an interesting program
for the time which the Assembly is
in session. Among the leading fea-
lures for the engagement is the as
surred attendance of Lieutenant
Hobson of Merrimac fame.
Miss Edna Beal returned to her
home at Minneapolis Tuesday via
the Omaha road. She has been maxi
ing her home with her uncle, John
Reid, since early in the spring and
came here for the purpose Of re-
ceiving some benefit for her i'll
health. Her condition was very bad
with consumption and there was
little chance for her recoverys We'd
nesday Mr.. Read received two tel
egrams from the young lady's par
ents at Minneapolis, n announcing
the arrival Of the girl and the sec
ond following Immediately after an.
nouncing the sudden death Of Miss
Beal. Evidently the trip was more
than she was able to stand. M.
Read left this afternoon for Mime
apolis to attend the funeral.
The cement walks are being ex-
tended around the city. A new walk
was finished today on the north
side of Fred Widmann's building on.
east Second street and work was
commenced on a new walk in front
of the residence Of S. f. Goody-
koontz. Mr.. Scheurenbrand said
that he had work contracted ahead
to keep him busy for the next four
months. By the end Of the season for
building cement walks the amount
will be vastly increased over last year
as the workmen will have more time
this season to devote to this than
last year.
Prof. j. T.. Lardner, who has been
connected with the faculty of Dako-
ia University for the past year, de-
parted Tuesday for eastern points
to spend the summer. He will return
to the University next fall. Prof.
Lardner has been exceptionally sue
cessful in his oratorical work and had
charge of Hardy, the representative
of the University in the inter-collegi-
ate and Interstate contests. The
success of Hardy shows something Of
the ability of Prof. Lardner to teach
oratory.
Prof. D. Bertram Crop will locate
in the city for the summer and states
that he has secured an office in the
Gale building, where he will carry on
a real estate and insurance business.
Mr.. Cropp says he has secured the
services Of a quartet Of University
students who will go back to points
in Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin and
bring out ~landseekers. Prof CropI
says he has not decided as to wheth-
er he will teach or not next year,
and at present has two propositions,
n with.a popular Iowa college ano
another with DePauw University.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Morris re.
turned home to Redfeld Wednes.
day. Mr.. Morris is a member OF the
board Of directors Of Dakota Uniyer'
Sity and stated that aft the cOnclu-