The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20

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! Hon. II. +. Hunter, Of Chicaoo
spent Thursday in the city while en-.
route to the northern part Of the
state.
Thomas Reamer, Of Storm Lake.
Iowa, is here visiting his son, Dr.
keamer, and family, for a couple Of
weeks.
Angeles Comedians passed thronoh
the city Thursday on their way
to Bridgewater, where they remain
the rest of the week. The companv
IS doing a nice business in this mart
of the state.
Mrs. Elton Mckinley left this morn
ing for Rapid City. Her mother is
not In very goud health, and Mrs.
Mckinley expects to remain there
until she is some better. Her St,
Will cover a period OF two months at
least an1 perhaps longer.
III spring does not open soon we are
very much afraid we will not have the
Opportunity to use the nice and select
assortment of seeds that we have
lust received from the government
distribution whereby we hoped to
get through the summer without pay-
ing the usual exorbitant prices for
products from the garden.
Gust Berquist, who has operated w.
i. Lofts blacksmith shop under a
lease for some time, has given it up
and has purchased a half intrest in
the shop Of X. A. johnson and will
commence business there today.
Mr.. johnson expects to leave with
his family for Sweden the first week
in April and the blacksmith shop
will be in competent hands during
his absence.
Despite the unpleasant weather
Tuesday evening the dance given by.
the Young Peoples Social Club at
the Mitchell Club rooms was well at.
tended. The music was furnished by
: the Union orchestra, a new organiZa-
tion just formed, and which vas its
!, initial appearance. From the manner
in which the dancers a%pplanded the
various numDers it is evident that
the orchestra gave good satisfaction.
Up to noon Tuesday there was a
Small amountof rainfall. In the eve
ming the rain started in again, and
kept up internationally during the
. night, with alternating light and
!. heavy showers. The precipitation
), Wednesday amounted to IA inches
J for the tWenty-four hours. This rain
vii! remove what frost there is in the
ground, and put it in good shape fol
spring seeding. The conditions seen
to be,quite favorable for spring work,
! There was quite a large number o.
!, farmers at the court house all da!
! to attend the leasing of the schoo
? lands in the county. The morning
was devoted to filing the bids, an,
this afternoon was occupied by Coun
! ty Auditor Stearns and Deput!
Anderson in closing up the details
There were 1880 acres Of schoc
q lands subject..to lease in the county
'e The minimum price for leasing th
st1ands is is cents per acre and ther
It is no limit for the maximum, 70
&c it is all according to how bad a
J. Individual wants the land.
Ahappy wedding event occurred a
Ethan Wednesday evening when v
ut E. Rowley, of Perry township, an
a Miss Jessie Tyler, Of Prosper towr
e. ship, were united in marriage at I'll
an home Of her father. The ceremon
was performed by Rev. Fred Drewet
ut of this city. in the ~presence5of I'll
be relatives and friends of the contrac
p ing parties. Both young people a
Ie. well known among the teachlr
q, fr%atrenity OF the county, both havirr
cd been employed in the county schoc
+ in the past. They will resideao on Il
70 farm Of A. B. Rowley in Sanbo'
no county. which the groom has leas'
,ar for three years.
ng A Chamberlain correspondent {
The leges he has discovered how ia
ers ISully escaped from the jail in ii
cit city. He says that sully was proyi
lk.s ed with a steel saw by a Lynn
ars county man some time about Thanl
- giving and that Jack sully sawed !
'4ic way out Of Jail. This is the third
fourth statement made as to %
Jack got away. The fact that t
aas M saving was done from the outs
1s makes it impossible for Jack to IA
OhS ~ +l,o o1tciHa and sawed