The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24

Alexandria Monday evening ana re-
turned home Tuesday morning.
wellington II. Meigs, the attorney,
went over to Alexandria today to at
tend to some business matters and
remained over Sunday there with
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Richardson's, the
parents of Mrs. G. W. Walrath, ar
rived Sunday morning from New
castle, Cal, where they spent the
winter, and to make a short visit
enroute home to Milton, Wis. Mr..
Richardson was called home Tuesday
morning by a telegram concerning
some business matters.
o. F. Lodge and son. Walter, who
have been visiting with Clayton P.
Young, at his home in Badger town.
ship, returned Tuesday 10 their
home in Chicago. They are seeking
a new location for a nome and are
quite favorably impressed with
Mitchell and Dawson county. Mr..
Lodge is an uncle of Mr.. Young.
Miss Cora Miner has been at Sioux
City for several days attending the
session of the Northwestern Iowa
Teachers Association. and came
home Tuesday afternoon. Miss Miner
reported that the association discus
sion Of live school topics was very
helpful in the way Ut bringing out
new ide Is and methods in all grades
of school work.
Tuesday was excursion day over the
Milwaukee and Omaha roads, and on
the afternoon trains of the former
there were quite a number of land
seekers arrived on their way to the
north and west parts Of the state.
While the south train was in waiting
for the east quite a number Of them
who were going through walked up
to the corr palace and viewed the
exterior. A fair proportion of the
excursionists stopped in Mitchell to
look over the country surrounding.
Prof. E. J. Quigley and C. G. Bras
went to Yankton this morning to
attend the meeting of the teachers
in the southeastern part of the
state in the educational convention
which onven there today and to-
morrow. Prof. Quigley will read a
paper before the teachers. Miss Cor
win, who is also on the program, was
unable to attend the meeting, put
her paper wasstaken by Prot. Quigley
and it will be read before the asso-
citation.
Chas. Gottschalk, of Aberdeen, has
made a change in the management Of
the Grand opera house of this city
and in the future H. G.. Nichols will
have control of the local playhouse.
Mr.. Nichols is quite interested in
dramatic and musical lines, and he
will endeavor to satisfy the people
and patrons Of the house with the
best attractions that are obtainable.
Mr.. Maxwell expects to start o. the
road in the fall with a company Of
his own, and is getting the proper
ties and scenery together for the
production.
DR.. and Mrs. Hugh Schussler. wht
have been visiting in the city fol
several days, as the guests Of Dr.. S.
J.. Moore and Mr.. and Mrs. j. D
Anderson, returned Friday tt
their Chicago home. Mrs. Schussle
and her husband appeared in th'
concert Thursday evening. She wa
a former resident OF this city a nun
Der of years ago, and since leaving
Mitchell she has attained a veiy higl
place in the musical world as a plan
iste, and her oldtime friends extend
ed their hearty congratulations t
her for the deserved recognition sh
has received from the musical critic
of the country.
c. B. Skinner, of Milwaukee, is j
the city on a visit to D. L. Tenney
MI. Skinner and Mr.. Tenney wei
bunkmates in the army and tt
former was so DESTROYS Of seeing tt
old comrade with whom he spent tn
greater part of the time for seve
months in the civil war that he too
off a few days from business and can
out west to fulfill his desire. TT
men were members Of the 39th Wi
consin, Army Of Tennessee. The la
time they met was in Chicago
1869, and although MI. Skinner h'
been to a great many of the soldier
reunions during all these years |
never happened to meet his old cor
rade, who has been unable to after
any Of the recent reunions. The t7
old soldiers are enjoying the time