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

is visiting Mrs. ]. H. Paullin and
family.
Miss Sara Noble went to Aberdeen
Saturday to make a visit with
Mrs. L. j. Shaw.
Mrs. j. F. Cooper and little son
went to Sioux City Saturday to
make a visit with friends.
Miss Olive Paddock, who has been
visiting at the home of 1. w. Sea-
man, returned hoce this morning to
Pearson, Iowa.
Mrs. o. w. Coursey arrived home
Friday afternoon from H%awarden,
Iowa, where she has been visiting
with relatives for several weeks.
Travis Bros. have leased the build
ing recently occupied by Crops
gymnasium and they have moved their
second hand store to the new location.
Funeral services will be held over
the remains of Mrs. j, W. Broadbent,
at the residence on west First street
tomorrow afternoon at3 o'clock. The
services will be conducted by Rev.
Fred T. Drewett.
Mayor Silsby was in Sioux City
Thursday and Friday in attendance
at the meeting of the Iowa State
Bankers Association. Mr.. Silsby is
the national bank examiner for South
Dakota. He delivered two addresse s
before the. bankers.
Mrs. c. W.. Downey went to Ashton
Saturday to make a visit of a
week or ten days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Pillen. She was
accompanied by Miss Edith Ander-
son, who has been attending the Uni
versity this spring.
MI. and Mrs. G. w. ellis and chill
dren arrived home Friday via the
Omaha road from Spirit Lake, Iowa.
where they have been on a vacation
trip for the past ten days. MI. Gillis
has been in poor health of late and
his outing at the lake has done him
much good.
Miss Cora Miner W snt out to Plank
linton Saturday to teach the sec
ond week in the primary work of the
teachers institute. The lady who
taught the first week left for some
reason and the conductor was fortu-
nate in securing Miss Miner to COM
plete the work.
Misses Margaret and Anna Ma
guire , who have been attending the
State Nebraska University at Lin
coin, for the past four years, are home
to spend the summer. Both young
ladies ladies graduated at the recent
commencement exercises from the
full college course.
South Dakota is certainly the fav-
ored portion Of the country this
spring and summer. While the east
ern section was badly in need Of rain
and while to the southwest and in
Iowa the people were being flooded
this state moved along in the even
tenor of its way, and vas getting
just the right amount Of water tc
make the crops develop in the finest
kind OF style. Friday evening anoth.
er fine rain came up and AZ inches
of water fell.
Otto Roth got filed up on tangie.
foot Thursday evening and caused
quite a good deal OF disturbance OF
lower Main street. Night Policeman
John Roth, no relationship existing
'ihoweyer, undertook to arrest the in
%diyidual. He showed fight and mad
la pass at the officer, who used hi
club with silencing effect. Chic
Keith took a hand in the affair ant
landed the fellow in the Jail. Frida.
J morning Roth was brought befor
Justice Mckinley and he was assesses
a fine Of $40 or eight days in Jail.
S. D. Olmstead has arrived hom
from Fredonia, Kan. where he wen
to inspect the oil possibilities on hi
farm in the Oil region. Mr.. Olmstea,
showed us some samples Of the crud
oil as it came from a we'll locate
. within four miles of his land, and b
is satisfied that by sinking a we'll o.
his place that he will secure a goo
flow. He expects to let the contrac
to parties there at once to put dow
a we'll on the share system. He sal
that the oil was reached at a dept
varying from 800 to 1900 feet and tina
it costs about $1,000 to put down
well. D. B. Miller, who accompar
led Mr.. Olmstead to Kansas, wen
, farther south into Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Wells and Eal
arrived home Saturday from Bi
DIStone Lake, where they have bee