The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-19
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June 10, a daughter.
Mayor Silsby went to Canistota
Saturday and delivered an address
at an old settlers reunion at that
place.
d. W. Burright left Saturday
for a trip to various points in North
Carolina. He expects to be away
about three weeks.
Miss Maude Hager went to Yer
million Saturday morning to remain
Through the commencement exercises
of the state university.
Contractor A. j. Kings arrived
home Saturday from a business trip
to Omaha. He had been down there
to look UP some building material for
some of the enterprises he already
has on band.
Prof. F. Fl. Hoff, the new superin-
tendent Of the city schools went out
to Plankinton Saturday to re-
main two weeks as one of the in
structors of the teachers institute
which opens there Monday.
l. w. Seaman came in from Cham
berlain on the Milwaukee freight Fri
day evening. He had been out there
to attend a sale of range horses that
were offered at public auction. About
$50 head were sold, of which "a we're
his property.
BY leasing the second floor of his
new building to Hugh Jaeger and
others for a bowling alley Fred Wild
mann will now make the building 12O
feet long. Mr.. Widmann says he has
secured nine stone masons who will
be here Monday afternoon to COM
mence work on this structure.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Schirmer died Saturday. 1t
was sick but a short time and death
was due partly to d%ysentery. The lit
tie babe was born but three weeks
ago and its death comes with crush
ng force to the parents. The funeral
services were held at the Catholic
church Sunday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
R. B. Smith, who recently sold the
Beresfold News, will engage in the
newspaper business again, and next
week will project a paper at Lane,
one of the new stations on the Woon-
socket extension Of the Milwaukee
road. The town has been started and
while there is not very much there
now Mr.. Smith wants to be in on the
ground floor. If the town of Lane
takes after the man for whom it is
named it will be a hustler, for
Senator Thomas Lane is a man OF
that caliber, and the strain is we'll
developed.
Sioux Falls is preparing for a big
time during the week of June 20 tt
July 4. 1t is the time of the summer
festival, and for the six days there
will be something doing every minute
in the Queen City. 1t is unfortunate
that the dates Of Sioux Falls anc
Sioux City should conflict in attrac.
tions Of the same character, although
the South Dakota city selected its
dates first. Monday, June 20, is Sioux
Falls Day, with parade and frework!
in the evening. Tuesday is Modern
Brotherhood Of America Day an6
national picnic at Island Park. We'd
nesday is Redmen Day, with specia
program and parade. Thursday i:
Elks Day, with double program, ;
grand parade, and South Dakota Cap
ital Day. Friday is Shriners' Da,
and farmers picnic day. Monste.
gathering at Island Park and addres!
by Hon. James M. Wilson, %secretar.
Of Department Of Agriculture. Sat,
urday, July 4, the national holiday
will be celebrated in grand style ant
there will be a grand display Of fire
works in the evening. Special Low
rates on all railroads.
Mitchell sent a pretty good. .deIega
ton out to Chamberlain Saturday TO
the last day of the races The NEE
was held on the Island across the riv
er and the track was too sandy TO-
very fast going on the last day
There were some changes in the win
ners out there from those who racet
here the week before. Castor in th'
2:30 pace here beat out the bunch O
sidewheelers, but at Chamberlain Cal
G, now owned by @. w. Johnston, O
this city, outfooted the whole Grove
and took the race in three straight
heats. 1t vas something of a sur
prise for the other fellows, and Mr.
Johnston feels pretty good on getting
returns from the horse he has ownet
less than q week G-acshonnar uh,