The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-14

During Sunday night the thermom-
eter went to AZ degrees. but no frost
was reported.
Mrs. Fl. N. Smith, Of Portland,
Ore. is Visiting her sister, Mrs. e.
lib. VanAl stine.
Rudolph Henzlik. of Avon, spent
!Sunday in the city with friends and
went to Woonsolket Monday.
Mrs. a. A. Truax returned home
from Bridgewater Monday and was
accompanied by her father, James
Hatch.
Miss Marian Turney left Saturday
evening via the Omaha road for
Black River Falls, Wis, to rake a
visit with friends.
Mrs. r. j. Winsor returned home
to Sioux Falls Sunday evening via
the Omaha road and was accompanied
by Master rank Winsor.
Drs. Crane & Ball removed a tumor
from the arm of Mrs. S. Fl Turner.
OF Olivet, Saturday afternoon. The
Operation was performed at the home
of Mrs. Hinckley.
The Milwaukee road ran two special
Excursion trains to Chamberlain Sun
day. comprised Of ten cars each.
Agent Patton sold ia tickets at this
place for Chamberlain.
Rev. D. r. Tomlin resumed his
preaching service in the C%ongrega-
tionl church Sunday morning after
an absence Of two Sundays. and his
discourse was an interesting one.
Mrs. Edward Beebe and little
daughter, Vera, and Mrs. Frank Ives,
of Canon City, Colo, who have been
visiting friends in the city, left
MONDAY for Mrs. Beebe's home at
Sanborn. Iowa.
! L. 0. Gale arrived home Monday
noon from Chicago. While in Kansas
City Mr.. Gale heard the Banda Rosa,
which he engaged to play during the
corn palace, and he is we'll satisfied
with the splendid work ofsthe organ.
ization.
Union services were held at the
corn palace Sunday evening and there
was a large attendance. The address
Of the evening was delivered by Rev.
Fred t. Drewett, whose discourse
presented some excellent thoughts
and suggestions.
B. E. Barnard was UP from hi
farm in Tobin township Monday and
said that he finished threshing his
oats Saturday and that they averaged
II bushels per acre. While but little
, wheat has been threshed in thai
|, township what has been done shows
that the crop will average between q
and 30 bushels per acre.
j. E. Cotton, editor of the Coltor
} Courier, was in the city. Mr.. sColtor
is buying some cattle to ship to his
farm in Minnehaha county. Whil'
engaged in farming Mr.. Cotton finds
time to edit a very spr;ghtly week.,
. paper that was started last year
and through which he has been ad
vocating the building Of an electric
railroad from Sioux Falls through
1 Cotton to Madison. He thought tina
it would be constructed last year
but after the Sioux Falls council
turned down the Chase franchise h
, said the thing was up.
There is quite a little building be
! ing done in the northwestern part Q
, the city. L. B. Willard is erecting
new house on Edmunds street nea
Seventh, which he had rented befor
! he fairly got started, not to mention
the people who were after the plac
when he had commenced. 0. II
, Rude, a tailor in the employ Of c
W. Adams, has just commenced tn
erection Ola tiye-room cottage on San
born street near Seventh. and Mario
Borne is erecting a new house abou
four blocks west Of Mr.. Rudie's place
There are some nice building sites GU
that way and the people are takin
advantage of what is offered in tina
. direction.
> Pearl Jaynes went out to Messing
.ton Springs Monday, being Gale
4 there by a fatal accident which ha1
4 pened to Addie. the daughter of@M1
. and Mis-. Ed. Jaynes, Sunday after
noon. The family lives about thre
miles northwest Of Wessingto
HSprings, and they were visiting wit
fla neighboring family. One of tn
boys found an old gun which We
supposed past all harm, and pointe
/, it at the girl. The gun was di!
. charged in the hands, of the boy an
4 the contents Of the cartridge entere
4 the right side Of the girl, killing hi