The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-27

Born, to MI. and Mrs. Geo. G.
Meredith, Of Sioux Falls, Saturday,
ia boy.
Miss Maud VanTassel, of Alexan-
dria, visited Miss Marian Turnev ov-
er Sunday.
S%trayed- Black mare Weight 900
pounds, blind in one eye. and black
mare colt years old. Leave inform
alton at this office.
Ii. 6. Nichols has equipped his
store and Mis-. Nichols rooms above
and also the council rooms with hot
water heat, the plant being finished
Monday.
Banker Zeeman and wife an Lum-
herman GIeig and wife came. in from
Emery Sunday in the formers auto
and spent the day with Mayor Sis
by's family.
DR.. and Mrs. E. e. King have re-
turned from their trip to McConnels-
vile, Ohio, where they were called
by the serious illness Of DR.. Kings
father. He was somewhat better
when they left.
W. d. Lott opened his blacksmith
shop Monday and is again ready
to do business with the people Of this
lefty ana Vicinity. His shop has been
closed for some time while he has
been ont Of the citV
Judge Smith and Court Stenograph-
er Boyles went out to Chamberlain
Monday to hold a term Of circuit
court for Brule county. There
is quite a good deal of business for
this term and it will last over Sun
day.
Mayor Silsby and Attorney Preston
left Monday for Highmore to
attend court. They have a case
against some cattle thieves out there
who stole some animals from the
Mitchell Cattle Co. they will be
tried at this term.
Fish & Carton. who sold out their
laundry business, have not decided
what they are going to do. Mr..
Carton says he will take a trip to
some place, not having decided on
his destination, while Mr.. Fish SAYS
he will wait a month before he
makes d move.
The December number of the Wide
World, the American edition, con-
tains the article on the Mitchell corn
palace with illustrations. The maya
zine is on sale at all neWstanus in the
city and it would make a good ad-
vertisement for Mitchell and the state
to send back east.
L. p. Rartell, who has been con-
nected with n or two printing
offices in this city, has branched out
in business for himself and last week
purchased the Centreville Chronicle.
He is associated with several business
men in the enterprise.
A special stock train over the Mil
waukee road left this city Saturday
afternoon carrying six cars Of sheep
for VIM. NJ. Smith and one car Of
horses for Austin Berry. bound for
the Chicago market. Both shippers
and h. ID. Butterfeld accompanied
the train, which left about 5 O'Clock.
The Plankinton Mail says that Mrs.
IhOs. Bray returned last Wednesday
from her trip to Iowa. Her return
SO soon after the conclusion of the
Stevens trial. in which the defend
ant was acquitted, gives considerable
foundation to the story that she left
the state to avoid appearing as a wit
ness against Stevens at this trial.
q. d. Scott, the representative of
the Standard Oil Co., left Monday
noon for Minneapolis, which will be
his field of labor in the future. Mr..
Scott has been with the Standard.
travelling out Of Mitchell for the past
seven years, and his work has been SO
satisfactory that he is thus given a
promotion. He will devote his time
exclusively to the city trade. His
family will not leave Mitchell until
next spring. Mr.. Scott will be sue
ceeded by +. J. Myth, of Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa, who arrived Saturday.
DR.. r. C. Warne and Andrew Eddy
made a quick trip in the formers
automobile Sunday. They went
down to Goshen to fumigate a house
for scarlet fever, and on their return
they decided to try fer a record.
Coming by the way Of Ethan the dis
lance was "a miles, which they Gov
cred in one hour. The roads were
very. good and the wind Was in the
south, which was favorable to fast
time, The machine is new and thay