The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-04

W. S. Branch came home Thursday !
from Aberdeen. where he was
called by the serious illness OF his |
mother, who is hoycriEg between life
and death.
1 DR. Stevenson, tie we'll known eye.
ear, nose and throat specialist, of
Sioux Falls, will be in Mitchell on
Thursday and Friday Dec. 10 and II
at The Mitchell. DR.. Stevenson also
fits glasses
Alex. Dumas has resumed carriage
painting for the winter months and
is now ready to take orders. Mr.
VanAlstine expects to build an ad-
dition to the Dumas shop in order
that the painter will have more room
to store carriages. Leave your orders
with Mr.. Dumas and be sure OF get
ting good wo1k.
The remains of Reuben Earl passed
through the city Tuesday for
Mt. Vernon, where they will be laid
to rest. Mr.. Earl died on Wednes-
day Of last week at Strathcona, in
the Alberta country Canada. to
which place lie removed about a year
ago. Death was due to cancer, and
he was sick for some time. He was
81 years old. Nh. Earl was an old
resident Of this county, coming here
IN all early day.
II. G. Nichols takes a large display
advertisement in The Capital to-
day to announce IA great sale Of jew
elry for which he is arranging. He
has purchased a sample line and it
will be opened to the public Satur-
day morning, Dec. 5, at 9 o'clock.
and the sale will last two weeks.
Many Of the articles are illustrate
with prices attached in the advrr-
tisement.
U. V. Wells returned home We'd
nesday afternoon from a trip to points
lin Illinois looking after land seekers.
!, Mr.. Wells says that many OF the
farmers are still husking corr ard are
unable to leave their work for the
present. When the corn IS husked
Mr.. Wells said that he had a CON-
pany Of twenty-five farmers who
were coming out to Dawson county
to Investigate matters for an invest
ment.
:. j. r. McVean. representing the
Inland Type Foundry, of Chicago,
f was in the city today, and paid this
+ office a pleasant social and business
visit. The writer first met Jim Nc
Vean over twenty years ago in Ash
ton, S. d.. where he vas sticking
= type on a new paper that had just
: been started there, and this is the
first time we had met him in all those
years. Although Mr.. McVean's hair
and full beard is, more or less
gray he still carries a light heart.
TIE A. .. O.. W. held it's annual
= election of officers Tuesday evening
. with the following result: Master
l Workman, j. J. Gleason; foreman, s.
) NJ. Burton; overseer, j. W. Clark
. recorder, S. W. Rowley; t%inancier, J.
= II. Ferris; receiver. H. G. Tapp;
9 guide, Patrick Brennan; inside
i watch, J. Bujer: outside watch, R.
{ J. Faron; delegate to grand lodge,
{ George Like; alternate, o. T. Litch-
,, field; medical examiners, B. A. Bobb
and,F. W. Frebyerg; trustees, A. J.
. Curtis, George Like, A. J. Kings.
d.. S. J. Moore. chairman Of the
: board OF county commissioners, Tues.
- day received a check from the treas
urer Of the State Fair board for $50,
which represents Dawson county's
second premium on the county exhib.
= it made last fall at the state fair al
- Yankton. Not counting the cash If
= the matter the county received a lib.
= eral amount of advertising by reason
io of the exhibit being seen at the fall
and further for the picture that was
printed in several northwestern daily
papers at the time.