The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-09

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shopping tour.
Mrs. j. S.. Wilson left Friday norm
ing for Genella, Neb., being called
there by the serious illness of an
uncle.
Miss Maud VanTassel, of Alex
andria, spent New Years with Miss
Maize Turney and returned home
Friday morning.
Fl. 0. Kelso, Of Winterset, Iowa,
has been in the city for several days
on real estate business and returned
home Friday morning.
Mrs. Frances Foster and daughter,
Miss Foster, who have beenvisiting
with relatives during the holidays,
returned home to Sioux City Friday
morning.
The New York, Chicago and Des-
Moines specialists Diagnostician will
be at the Raymond Hotel, Mitchell.
Monday, Jan. 26, n day only. Con-
%sultation free.
Chas. Mason came home from
Plankinton Friday morning. He had
been out there to attend the fire.
mems masquerade ball given on
New Years eve.
Most all of the business men Of the
city recognized the first day OF the
year by closing up their stores dur
ing the afternoon, and a partial holt
day was given the clerks.
Max Loevinger takes a larger ad-
yertising space in The Republican to
make a display of some low prices
on his goods, which he is disposing
OF at reduced prices. He has dis
posed of his bakery and grocery
stock to John Reed, who takes pos
session a month hence. MI. Loev-
niger and wife expect to leave for
Washington state to make their
future home.
Bert Lockwood, who used to u on
the I. s. D. division of the Milwau-
kee road, is now a freight conductor
on the James river line. For several
years he gave up railroading and went
into the cattle business, but he did
not stay away long enough to en-
danger his chances Of getting back
into the service of the company. He
still has a good many cattle and for
the present he will again work for
the Milwaukee company.
The city schools resumed Monday
morning after a vacation lasting two
weeks, and every minute of the time
has been well employed by the
school children. With plenty Of
snow on the ground the sleighing
is excellent and anything that could
be wrought into a sled was produced
during the vacation. The boys have
had great sport in catching on to bob
sleds, and this active sport, as it
was watched by older heads, brought
back the days of their youth wildly.
The ladies of the Methodist church
were kept pretty busy on New Years
day in serving their numerous Gus
toners for the dinner they prepared.
1t was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. w. Seaman and a goodly
number of people took advantage
to eat their first dinner of the new
year with the ladies. The menu
that was provided was very enjoy
able indeed, and there was not the,
least fault to find with the quality
OR the quantity.
For an hour Thursday afternoon
there was some lively racing on Main
street. Some of the gentlemen that
W horses that step out a little
happened to meet at the upper end of
Main street, and they spurted down
the thoroughfare at a gait that made
people hustle over the crossingslor
wait and see the procession go by. 1t
was doubtless amusing to the crowd
along the street that watched the
many races but it was a little danger
GUS for people who were driving
along the street for enjoyment. The
road was smooth and the cutters
glided along in fine shape. The
shafts Of n OF the cuttes came loose
and but for the sudden stopping Of
the horse an accident might have
happened TO the driver.
Thursday afternoon a match game
OF ten pins was rolled at the bowling
alley between teams made up of
married and single men, there being
five on each side. Three games
were rolled and the single men won
with a total score Of 1900, as
against 2,205 for the married men.
The average for the former was 1853
and for the latter $50. In a week