The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-03
Additional Local News.

Tuesday afternoon to make a visit.
n. B. Reed wa down from Woon-
socket Tuesday and said that a heavy
rain visited nearly every portion of
Sanborn county Monday night.
Miss Mary Neary. employed as
bookkeeper in the grocery store of
James Lyons. left Tuesday for
Owatonna, Mimi, for a vacation of
two weeks.
81. D. Butterfield left Monday even
ing via the Omaha road for cedar
Rapids. Iowa. in response to a rele-
gram announcing the serious illness
of his father.
Mrs. J.. F. Conant and family are
moving into their house on the cor
ner of Main and Fourth streets to-
day. 1t is understood that Mrs.
Conant will raise the addition Oh the
west another story.
Miss Emma Dahl. stenographer in
the Home Guardian office, went to
Canton to remain through the Ep-
worth League Assembly. which opens
there Wednesday. Miss Dahl is the
secretary of the assembly.
Contractor Kings wrenched his back
this morning while lifting on some
heavy timbers on the loof OF the
%postoffice building and it will put
him u of any hard work for a week
or more. He is just ready to put on
the roof of the building.
Walter a. Seaman left Tuesday
for Chicago. and will attend a three
months term in the Soper School of
Eiocution. Mt. Seaman finished the
course in the University and will
further equip himself in the art.
He has splendid ability along that
.iue and his friends Look for / great
success in the profession
VIII Wells. the captain of the
Mitchell ball club. announces the fol-
lowing aggregation of players who
will participate in the game at Woon-
socket on the Fourth asainss the
Howard nine: Williams. pitcher:
Hooper, catcher; Welch. first base:
| Branson, second base: Michels. third
base: Wells. short: Sutton. left Held:
Noit. center: Hough, left
C. C Gay. Of Boone. Iowa. will De
one Of the new members of the Uni
Tersitg faculty. having accepted the
chair of science In Prot. GRAY Dr..
Graham feels that lie has secured III
excellent Instructor He is highly
recommended by Or Nicholson. oil
Cornell college, where Prof. 6rarI
|gcacaated about four years ago. Dr..
Graham expects to I'll the other va-I
cancies on the fscaiss within s saotsi
time.
Mrs [. E Stair received 3 letter
from Mrs Dr.. kellogg. who o re-
sides in Ridgeway. Ps.. giving incl
information that her mother. Mrs.
e B. Love. is very low and that size
is slowly passing away. Mrs LoFsl
has been sick for the past three wesS-
due to cid age. The ladies formally
resided in Mitchell. leaving hsrei
about nine years ago. TIE uaany
friends will be sorry 10 know OF the
serious illness OF Mrs. Love.
F. c. Winton. OF Webster CITY,
Iowa. a general missionary of the
American Sunday School Union. is |
in the city, a guest Of Rev. c. NJ. |
PECK. Mr.. Winton will travel through |
North Dakota during the rest of the
summer and will leave for that point |
in a day or two. He tours the countryt
on a motor bicycle and finds it a con-!
yenienr mode of travel. Mr.. Peck |
contemplates purchasing this motor
wheel to use in his work in this state, |
A sad accident happened at Emery
Tuesday in which Gus Harlis- lost |
his life. He attempted to steal a ride
on the freight going east and in some
way he lost his footing and fell be-
meath the moving train. Both of his
legs and one arm were cut Off. The |
injured man vas picked up and taken
to Bridgewater. where he fingered |
during the day and died in the even
ing. Nothing was known OF the man |
and it is presumed he was a tramp |
touring the country. !
4 report was received from Blen- |
don township that there was a
severe storm in that part of the
county Monday evening. About an
inch and z half Of water fell, and
some bail came along. though but lit |
tie damage vas done TO the crops. a
farmer by the name of Wade had his
barn struck By lightning and one
morse was consumed with the build
ing. The house Of j. P. Shaw in the
same vicinity was also struck by light