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

A. f. Grimm, of Parkston, was
in the city over night and returned
home Friday morning.
Attorney Brown came in from
Chamberlain Friday to attend to some
legal matters before Judge Smith.
If you want some good seed corn,
raised in 1901, which is sure to grow,
you will find it for sale at Joseph
Koch's store.
Will take 20 head of cattle to pas
ture.. Good water and shade. In
quire of ]. B. Taylor, Loonis, or 404
west Fourth street, Mitchell
Miss Chittick, who has been follow
ing the dressmaking business in this
city since last winter, returned Fri
day morning TO her home in Chicago.
D. W. Collins arrived home Thurs
day from B~ridgewater. He left G. L.
Johns in charge of the general store
which they assumed control of a few
days ago.
j. G. Lindsay, who has been con-
Quoting a land contest before the
United States land office since Tues
day, returned home to Geddes Fri
day morning.
Mrs. M. H. Gosche departed Thurs
day for Colfax Springs, Iowa, to
remain three weeks. Mrs. Gosche
has been in poor health for some
time and she hopes to be benefited
at that health resort.
Russ Mallory and Pat Grace, two
lads from Canton, arrived in the city
Thursday. The first will take a posi-
tion in Rathburn's bakery, and the
latter goes to work in the Olympus
cafe.
Corles Newbury got a lot for So
cents. Mel Porter disposed Of a lot
on the ticket plan and Corles was
the lucky man. The lot is located
in Wilkinson's addition IN the east
part of town, and today Corles set
out some trees around it.
Carl Knappe came up from his
Baker township farm Friday morning
and when he returned on the after
noon train he was accompanied by a
little girl from. the Sioux Falls
home whom he will take into his
family to raise and educate.
Plankinton Mail: DR.. anG Mrs.
Shouse went to Mitcehll Tuesday,
where a consultation was held ir
order to ascertain the ailment with
which Mrs. Shouse has been suffer
ing for the past four months. Sht
is in a very serious condition, but
the many friends of the family trust
that she will recover
j, City Engineer Nelson is making
a hunt for water gates in connection
with the mains in the city. It hac
been supposed that there were none
but he has made a number of in,
designations along that line and ha:
already unearthed fourteen. The
gates are utilized for the purpose O
shutting off the water in one part O
the city without effecting the rest
VIM. j. HeaIey, editor of the
;. Miller Gazette, was in the city Fri
day. We hardly recognized Mr.
Healey since he has shorn himself o
his long, flowing black hair, which
made him a conspicuous figure at thu
meeting Of the Press Association ii
Sioux City last winter, and which
enabled him to get his picture print
ed in the Journal when other goot
men were turned down.
George H. Rev came up from
Armour Friday afternoon and gave Vi
the information that a farmer Twin,
near that place lost thirty head o
cattle, several horses and some hog
Yesterday by hydrophobia. Their
were three dogs in the vicinity o
the farm that were mad and the
, attacked and bit the animals. Th
dogs were Immediately killed and
raid vas made on a large number O
other worthless dogs.
Mt. Vernon News: J. E. Brom
well has disposed of his farm sout
! west Of town to a party at Tyndal!
, Mr.. Cromwell realized over 5000
for his farm and traded for a stoc
i, Of hardware. which he takes posse:
! sion of July first, but retains th
use Of his farm until November.
is Mr.. Bromwell's intention to hav
4 his son, Will, now teaching in A
pena, run the store until he NOV,
down to Tyndall next November.
Judge Smith was holding court
lchambers the last of the week. Thur
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