The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
IN TOWN N COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Mrs. W. Fl. Wilkinson, has been
visiting her son and daughter at Len
nox for the past week and came home
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. w. e. Crane has been visiting
with relati yes at points in Wisconsin
and Minnesota for some time and re-
TUNED home Friday morning.
j. T. Morrow attended the meet.
ing Of the Retail Implement Dealers
at Sioux Falls Wednesday and Thurs
day and came home this morning.
The Shriners' meeting at Sioux
Falls was II Of the greatest events
in the history Of the Shrine, ami
about Is new candidates crossed the
+! hot sands of the desert. Among them
was Rev. Chas. II. Powell. of this
city, and Willard J. Huyck. OF Yer.
| million, and formerly of Mitchell.
c. W. Gillis went down to Chicago
last Tuesday and returned Friday
on the delayed Milwaukee train.
While there he purchased 1.50O pairs
OF shoes, which he VIII tell US about
some time next week. He says lie
never had such il lucky purchase in
bis life.
Geo. r. Douthit, secretary of the
Mitchell Club, received a very kind
acknowledgement from ]. j. Quinn,
Of Minneapolis, for the use of the
lOOHs and the cOurteSies extended by
the club during the meeting Of the
grain dealers association, which was
held here Wednesday evening.
} S. Earl Brown, formerly an cmploye
in The Republican job looms, has re-
Gently accepted the position of fore
man Of the mechanical department
Of the 500 Critic, published at..Sioux
Falls. Mr.. Brown is a very capable
printer and the mechanical end Of
the paper will be well sustained I'M
der his management.
Fred M. Bailey. who has been
travelling on the road for the firm of
Bailey & Christensen, arrived home
Thursday evening to remain. He
has sold a large quantity Of flour
while on the road and the shipments
have been duplicated, showing that
Mitchell -four gives fine satisfaction.
Mrs. Bailey, who has been in Mime
apolis during Mr.. Bailey;s absence,
| expects to return next week.
The tiTemen gave a masquerade
dancing party in their hall Friday
evening, which was only fairly well
attended by reason Of the unpleasant
weather. Many of the maskers had
very attractive costumes and the
evening was highly enjoyable. Ratl-
buns orchestra furnished the music
for the occasion and many compli.
ments were expressed by the dancers
on the music by the orchestra.
Late Saturday afternoon J. 9. An
derson SHIPPED ten carloads of cattle
to the Chicago market, They will &c
over the Milwaukee road by special
train. Mr.. Anderson and men drove
the cattle in that afternoon from the
ranch south Of the city, and found
some difficulty in getting the animal.
through the heavy snow. Two doub,t
deck car of sheep we're also shiE-
ped on the same train by Smith &
Dawson.
This is really the first touch of win.
ter weather that we have had, so faI
as cold weather is concerned. Blu
once has the thermometer gone below
zero, but last Saturday morning
there was a change for ideal wintry
conditions, when the government
thermometer registered IA degrees be-
low zero. While it showed practically
all day Friday it was not cold.
During the day about eight inches O.
snow fell and the great army Of snow
shOvellers got out Saturday to
live up to the requirements of the
city ordinance. although the Is hour!
4 MOI elapsed.
W. l.. LaFollette came in from
Chamberlain Friday and tool
possession OF the Gazette Office, hav
ing completed the purchase of TIN
same from W. j. Frad. Mr.. LaFol
lette was accompanied by W. E. Kyle
who will be the foreman of the Office
The Republican desires to extend
fraternal greeting to Mr.. LaFollett
and we trust that the Gazette ma,
be a fruitful purchase for him. 1t j
understood that the paper will b
democratic in politics. Mr.. Frad eX
poets to go to FaulktOn and be asso
ciated in business matters with hi
father-in-law, Major j. A. Picker.
Despite the very stormy condition
Friday evening there was a good at
tenda.lc ice at the Bachelor Club part