The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-06-26

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east Seventh street, Mitchell, s. D.
John Green, living down III Lisbon
township, laid a box of elegant straw
berries on the editors table this week
and we car attest the elegance Of
flavor of Mr.. GREEN'S production.
The Fourth Of July comes on Sat
urday and in order that the clerks of
the city can have a day off practi-
cally all Of the business houses will
Iclose up during the day. People in
the country who have trading to do
on Saturday will not be disappointed
by coming to town on Friday.
Mrs. I. Windle and daughter. Miss
Mary, entertained a few lady friends
at their home Wednesday afternoon in
honor OF Mrs Jos. Lovinger. OF Sioux
City. who is making a visit among
old friends here. Dainty refresh
ments were served and tie afternoon
was passed pleasantly in social con-
%versation. On Tuesday afternoon
! Mrs. S. HI. Scallin also entertained
in an informal way for Mrs. Lovinger.
There will be a large class of new
members adopted into the local lodge
of M. B. A. Wednesday night, July
LIST, at 1. o. O. f. hall in Mitchell.
The state manager and several Of
the supreme officers will be present
to assist and all members. both old
and new, will please be present.. Re-
f1eshments will be served and a Jolly
time for you all.
J.. f. Cooper, Pres.
M. d. Purdy, Sec.
The new G.. A. r. Hall will be
dedicated on Tuesday afternoon, June
80. The exercises will be held in tile
corn palace at 8 o'clock. The follow
ing program will be rendered: Music,
Imperial Mandolin club; vocal solo,
Virgil Boyles address, Geo. A. Sils-
by; music, mandolin club; address,
FL. G. Preston vocal solo. Mrs. Ell. e.
Hitchcock; music, mandolin club. A
25 cent supper will he served at the
G. A. R. hall in the library building
at 5so'clock, the proceeds OF which
will be used to furnish the hall.
The city council held a special
meeting Wednesday evening and had
a discussion Of the new plans with
Architect Dow of Sioux Falls. Mr..
Dow was instructed to present plans
for the city hall building to be con-
structed Of granite. The bids will
now be opened July 6. and contract
ors car bid on material of either
stone or, cement. A slight improve
ment was ordered at the cemetery in
squaring the east end of the ground
with the lots IN that part. The
work will be done within a week.
j. E. Mccarthy. the accommodate
ing operator at the Milwaukee depot,
left this morning Tor a trip
back to his former home at En-
%metsburg, Iowa Mr.. and Mrs. j.
n. Nolt came home from the G. A.
r. encampment at Big Stone Thurs
day. The work Of the encamp-
ment was finished up Wednesday af-
ternoon. The rest Of the Mitchell
contingent will be coming home for
the next two OF three days. Canton
was selected as the place to hold the
next encampment. Tom Reed, who
was a strong. competitor against 7.
E. Blanchard for commander last
year, was elected to the position at
Big Stone.
The Milwaukee road is handling an
immense quantity Of stock these
days. There is a large shipment of
stock being made from Texas and
Mexico to points in North Dakota and
Canada and it is routed over the Mil
waukee road. There is rarely a day
but what two trains pass through and
as high as seven trains a DAY have
been sent through here. Saturday
five of these cattle trains were handled
by the road. 1t is reported that
there are about 100 trains to be
shipped and it will take until the
latter part of July before they will
be transported. Engineers and crews
between Mitchell and Aberdeen and
Sioux City are.getting in lots Of over
time, many of them getting only
three or four hours sleep out of
twenty-four. This is a period with
the railroad crews like it is with the
farmer-to make hay while the sun
shines.
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