The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-02

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W.. e. Johns, of Luyerne, Mimi,
was visiting with his brother, G. l..
Johns, and family.
Miss Goldie Beebe left Friday
to visit with relatives at Mason
City, Iowa, and Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. .. H. Yorty returned
Monday morning to Running Water,
where he is working for the Milwau-
kee company.
Albert Williamson, editor of the
Oacoma Gazette-L Leader, and super
jntendent of schools Of Lyman county,
arrived in the city Monday to attend
the educational meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Thomson and
little son arrived Thursday from
Miller to remain a few days with G..
G. Dean and family. Mrs. Thomson
and Mrs. Dean are sisters.
Miss Della Spooner, a saleslady in
Rutterfeld's dry goods store, left
Friday for George, Iowa, Barnston
and Lincoln, Neb., to make a visit
of several months with relatives. She
expects to return in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carey Nevins arrived
last Thursday from Laurel, Neb. and
are visiting with friends in the city.
Mr.. Nevins was at n time engaged
in the newspaper business at Plank
linton, and is now conducting the
Laurel Advocate. He is well pleased
with his field and finds it a salts
factory place in which to do business.
Mr.. Fred Grace and Miss Maude
Lyle were united in marrige at Ada,
in Jerauld county, Christmas night,
at the home of the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grace will arrive in
the city about two or three weeks
and make their home here. The
groom is erecting a new house on the
south side which he will occupy
when he and his bride arrives.
Miss Jennie Williams, who has
been employed as stenograpner for
the past four months in the law
Office Of Hon. A. E. Hitchcock, re-
signed her position, and left Thurs.
day for Worthington, Mimi, where
she has accepted a position with
States Attorney Wilson. Miss Will
liams is a graduate from the Wing.
field-Connelly Business College.
!, The Bachelor Club gave a dancing
party at the Mitchell Club rooms or
Christmas night, and although the
night was exceedingly cold there
was a very good attendance, abou1
thirty couples being present to dance
to the excellent music furnished BY
Nichols's mandolin club. A mos
! delightful evening was spent ant
! Christmas Day was ended in a man
ner that satisfied the dancers.
. G. E. Fox received a Telegram
from Trinidad. Colo, Thursday al.
: ternoon which was not a very wei
: come message on Christmas day. I
announced the death of his eldest son
William E. Fox, which occurred Wee
: nesday evening as the result of a col
r lision between two freight trians
He was a brakeman on an extr;
: freight and was instantly killed il
: the wreck. The friends of Mr.. Fo:
: will extend their sympathy in th
loss Of his son. He was 90 years o
age and leaves a wife to mourn hi
untimely death.
e "A Messenger Boy'' was the at
J, traction at the opera house Christ
r mas afternoon and night. At tn
S afternoon performance a small
crowd was present, and one act wa
e only given on account OF The col
: house. In the evening a very fai
house greeted the company. The per
S Torrance was very satisfactory indee
and the s%pecialties that we're give
L between the acts were receive
J, heartily. Clyde Myers, a Mitchell
boy, travels with the company an,
y plays clarinet in the band an
orchestra, both of which are yer
. good indeed. Clyde had a pleasan
day among bis friends in the city
f George Summers and wife ha
their annual Christmas outing witt
r the children. Every Christmas MI
S Summers gets together all the child
n rem that are reliable to be short o.
t the pleasures Of the day, and on thi
occasion he had 81 under his root
They were entertained with must
by Mrs. G. G. Halphide for a shol
+ time, and then Elijah Tillotson he'll
!, the attention for some time in tellin
them anecdotes of Abraham Lincoln
t war stories, and then gave them tn
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