The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-02
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W ATLuOuT Ouud MIS-. HOOu Will
remain a few days longer.
H. B. Adams, Of Sioux Falls, spent
Sunday in the city, and returned
Monday. Mrs. Adams has been
Visiting here several weeks and will
remain a few days longer.
The Wingfeld-C Connolly Business
College is closed for the holiday
vacation. When it re-opens Jan. 5 it
will be under the management Of B.
a. O'Mealey, who purchased the
institution. 1t will be known as the
Western Business College.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. B. Anderson and
Mrs. Thos. We1en returned Monday
from Letcher, where they had
been to attend a Christmas party
given by Mr.. Lundgren, living near
that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Duncan went to
Letcher Monday afternoon and will
remain with Mrs. Duncan's brother
the rest Of the winter. Will is to as
sist him in feeding a big bunch of
cattle for spring delivery.
Hans P. Peterson has disposed Of
his farm southeast Of town and the
latter part of the week will leave for
McQuinn, Ills, to make his future
home. Mrs. Peterson and children
left for that point Monday.
DeForrest O. Gregory and Miss
Marguerite Burke we're united in
marriage Monday at 9 O'Clock at
the Holy Family Church, the cere-
mony being performed by the Very
Reverend Dean Shea. Their friends
in the city will extend their hearty
congratulations.
John W. Kress is home for the
holidays. At the beginning of the
new year Mr.. Kress will change
houses, and in the future Will repre-
sent Wallace, Smith g. Co. in this
territory. The change will enable
Mr.. Kress to reach home practically
every Saturday night, while under
the other house his territory was
such that he was able to get home
but very few times in the year.
One has to be very careful walking
over the icy walks these days, and
accidents happen frequently. M. G.
Porter is now confined to his home
on west Second street as the result
OF a fall on Friday night. He was
on his way home, and when he
reacbeu within ten feet Of his door
he slipped and fell and broke his leg
at the ankle joint. Fortunately il
was one of the smaller bones. DR.,
Crane was called to reduce the frac.
ture.
At the Methodist Sunday schoo
Sunday the annual election o
officers was held with the following
result: Superintendent, w. A. Bar
Der; secretary and treasurer, Mis-!
Minnie Grace; assistant, Guy Var
Alstine; superintendent primary de
partment, Miss Goldie Corwin; as
s%istant, Miss Grace Connor; librarian
Miss Irma Walker; organist, Mis-!
Hazel Lathrop. The twenty teach
ers of the school were reelected 70
the ensuing year. The Sunda,
school is in a very t1ou-ishing condl
tion, as indicated by the average at
tendance, which has been 100 durin.
the year.
A change occurred Monday in tn
agency of the United States EXPIRES
Co. and Auditor Fitzgerald came her
to make the transfer. G. G. Halphide
who has been the agent for a humble
of years, was elected register of deed
at the November election, and will
assume his duties the first of tn
year. Mr.. Fitzgerald appointed Law
renee Grace to the vacancy and here
after he will look after the interest
Of the company. MI. Grace has bee
driving the wagon for the past yea
and this promotion is a merited one
for he is very careful in his work an
a young man whom the compan
can trust implicitly with it's business
With the beginning Of the first o
the new year there will be som
changes in the western officials o
the Milwaukee road. W. S. Bratt
the division freight and passenge
agent, who is well known in thi
city, will be promoted to the position
of commercial agent Of the road a
Detroit, Mich, having charge o
the Michigan business. o. f
Walter, whom Mr.. Bratt succeeds
will become freight and passenge
agent with headquarters at A berdeen
and will have charge of the Jane
River division business and also tina
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