The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-02-20

yed..Saturday afternoon from their
trip to Chicago.
T. J. Spangler left this morning
for a business trip to Waterloo,
Iowa. He will return Tuesday.
Mrs. P. F. Ward has been very sick
with the grippe for the past six
weeks and is still confined toher bed.
Miss Laura Lewis returned Sat
urday from Pukwana and Monday
she left for Blunt to accept a posi-.
tion as stenographer.s
Enos Champiln.. has returned from
his trip to North Dakota. While
away he visited points in Iowa. His
hand is improving slowly.
Chief of Police Keith arrived home
Friday evening from his trip to Chi
cage and Joliet, Ill. The chief re-
ports a very pleasant trip and feels
much better for the relaxation from
his duties.
j. IL. holmes, OF Armour, mas
taken up his residence in Mitchell,
but will be unable to move his family
here until later in the season, owing
to the scarcity of houses.
John Nolt resigned his position in
Rathbnn's grocery Saturday morning
and went to Mt. Vernon this week to
accept the position as manager Of
Robert Burns's lumber yard.
Mrs. John Grace returned from
Miller Monday morning. She had been.
out there to seee her son, Prof. Geo.
Grace, who is confined to the house
with a severe attack of rheumatism.
Albert Nolt, son of MI. and Mrs.
j. a.. Nolt, is reported to be quite
sick with a second attack Of appendi-
icItis, and it is feared that an opera
;tian will be necessary in the near
future.
y. q. Thompson arrived home last
Friday from Belyidere, III, where
he has been busy in the settling of a
an estate for several weeks. Mr..
Thompson says there is no nov in
Illinois.
The Modern Woodmen gave a dane
ing party in Odd Fellows hall Fri
day evening and about. 40 couples
were in attendance. Music was fur
nished by the Hooper mandolin club,
and dancing was kept up until a late
hour. The Modern Woodmen dances
are becoming quite popular.
Mrs. Jeanette R. Preston, who
erected an attractive house on the
south side, just south Of the Luth-
eran church, sold her place Thursday
to a Mt. Vernon citizen. She bought
two more lots adjoining the property
from the Germania Land co. and in
the spring will commence the erec-
tion of another house.
I DR.. E. +. Reamer arrived home
Saturday morning from Pierre, The.
DIR. said that Friday the physicians
bill came up in the house. and that
it passed that body with but one
dissenting vote. In conversation
with several senators he said they ex-
pressed the opinion that the bill
would pass the senate without any
trouble.
L. e. Bingham, who has been
holding down a claim at Iona, on the
Sioux reservation for some time, has
proved up and returned to Mitchell.
As soon as the weather becomes
seasonable Mr.. Bingham will start
his street sprinkler, but it would
look now like there.swould----be little
use for it.until along. about the 4th
of July.
W. A. Barber, who has been en-
pioyed with the j. 1. Case Co. for
some time, has resigned his position
and in the future will be connected
with Motley s. Nickel in the hard
ware business. He has.purchased a
third interest in the concern. All
three are rustling young business
men and they will make a pretty
strong trio.
N. A. Carnine, business manager
of the Dakota Farmer, who was in
the city to attend the organization
of the Live Stock Breeders Associa-
tion, returned home to Aberdeen
this afternoon. Mr.. Carnine was
shown through the corn palace Friday
afternoon, with other gentlemen, by
j. K. Smith, and he expressed him.
self as being greatly surprised at the
magnificence of the decorations, and
he "a particularly impressed with
the extensive and elaborate decora-
tions on the exterior of the building.
Fl. G. Austin, of Sioux Falls, as