The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-15

D. A. Braught has been down in
Iowa for several days and arrived
home Friday afternoon.
H. E. Hitchcock and A. A. Boyn-
ton left Saturday for Wagner to at
tend to some business matters.
@. j. Bliss came home Friday after
noon from Center Point, Iowa, where
he has been %transacting some bust
ness.
Coughs and colds, down to the very
borderland of consumption, yield to
the soothing, healing Influences of
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup.
Fl. G. Preston left Saturday for
Milbank, where he goes to attend
the term Of circuit court for Grant
county. He has several important
cases before the court.
Earl Woodcock, who learned the art
of shaving and hair cutting in the
shops here, has nranched out into
business for himself. He bought d
shop at Letcher and took possession
this week.
Geo. H. Henry, formerly editor of
the Parker Leader, was in the city
Saturday. He sold the Leader a few
months ago to Burt King, who was
employed on The Republican some
years ago.
A quiet wedding was performed
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the
Wavcrly hotel, the contracting
} parties bieng Miss Maggie Spears and
Mr.. G. E. Griffin. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. A. A. Gamer.
Supreme Field Marshal j. C. Milne,
, who has been working here in the
interests of the Home Guardians,
reports that excellent progress is
j being made in securing new mem
bers for the order. He went to
Huron this afternoon to remain over
Sunday.
y The local mebmers Of the Home
Guardians arc showing a hearty
interest in the efforts being made to
: increase the membership in Mitch
ell. They are staunch supporters of
the fraternal insurance roder and be-
lieye that it is doing business on the
correct basis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Haba are the
. proud parents of twin girls, born
saturday May 9. President Roosevelt
ought to be notified of this event to
demonstrate to him that race suicide
: has no hold in Mitchell. The mother
e and the little ones are reported as
t getting along very nicely.
The strong wind from the south
had its inning Friday and blew
. dust all day long. In the evening
\ about 10 O'Clock a slight shower
! started and during the night the
moisture came down at intervals.
: The whole precipitation amounted
9 to but .1Oinches, but it was enough
Q to put an n to the dust.
The Presbyterian church-peopIe
i will soon have a pastor for their
house Of worship. Recently they ex-
tended a call to Rev. S. J.. Surbeck
: after he preached for them one Sun
day and he took the matter under
. advisement. Thursday Mr.. Surbeck
. notified the officers Of the church
: that he had decided to accept the
= passionate Of the church and would
come to Mitchell just as soon as be
could arrange matters to give up his
! church work at Jasper, MINI. Mr.,
Surbeck is a young man and full Of
energy for church work.
= There was a triangular field NEE
> out at the Athletic Park Friday
3 afternoon, and there were some very
: fexciting and we'll contested events
: The field meet was arranged between
. the senior preps, middle props ant
: freshmen. There was a large humble
y of events and there was a stron,
= spirit Of enthusiasm %pervading TIN
q students as the favorite athlete o
y each organization made his appear
ance o. the track. The win
J. operated against any records being
h lowered for the home contests. Th
|. senior p1eps won the contest with l
points over their competitors.
"A Recently J. H. Holmes, who wa
, the manager Of the Romans-H olme
''e Co., moved from this city to Selb
and established a branch Office of th
=, company, and according to the Sebl
Record he has made a pretty big rel
estate transaction. The Record ha
the following: The largest sale {
in land ever made in Walworth count
s. by n nan at one time was close
II. this moox mhon q u R.ohoolx1