The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-11-20

arrived Friday morning to visit will
Mrs. e. j. Haynes.
Wan. Koch is giving a discount on
the Stick Seat wagon. He has more
than he wants to carly owe
Mr.. and Mrs. N. W. Eggleston, OF
Chamberlain, were visiting at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Logan.
DR.. and Mrs. e. e. King left
Thursday for McConnelsvillc, Ohio,
called there by the serious illness of
DR.. Kings father, who suffered a
stroke of paralysis.
Mrs. L. Beckwith went to Yank-
ton Friday to meet the other
member of the ladies auxiliary board
of charities and corrections to make
an inspection of the insane asylum.
The ladies were at Sioux Falls the
first of the Weekand went over the
female department of the pcniten-
tiary.
Postmaster Bras has quite a good
deal of sickness in bis family at the
present time. Little Florence is Just
recovering from AZ attack of typhoid
fever. Miss Louiee is now sick with
the same disease aud Mrs. Bras is al
so Ill with gastric fever. Two
trained nurses from Sioux City are
in charge Of the patients.
y. b. Hager received word Friday
morning Of the death Of A. H..
Hall, which occurred at 1O:l5
O'Clock, resulting from pneumonia.
His son, y. b. Hall, arrived in the
cIly~last night from his home in
Oklahoma and was forced to remain
here all Thursday, reaching White
Lake on The Milwaukee freight an
hour after his father had passed
away.
VIM. Koch has taken the agency
for the Calmar, Ia, wagon, and
has a carload on band. This wagon
mas been manufactured for 81 years
by Il family. This is western made
and the freight rates are cheaper,
1t is the best wagon for the western
farmers.
Mrs. Wm. Fernan, of Cavour, S.
D.. and Mrs. p e. Smith and fam
lily, of Yale, who has been visiting
with p. H. Kelley aud family for
the past week returned home Thurs
day evening over the Milwaukee
road. Mrs. Smith expresses herself
as being very much pleased with
our city, and expects to return with
her husband in the near future to
invest in some city property.
The Bachelor Club gave another of
their popular dancing parties at the
Mitchell Club rooms Thursday even
ing, and while the attendance was
not as large as the management hoped
for the evening was one of the most
pleasant Of the dancing season.. A
program that was highly satisfactory
to all was danced and the enjoyments
were entered into with much hearth
ness. Excellent music was furnished
by the Imperial orchestra.
The city council hereafter will lie
in the rear DON On the second floor
OF Mayor Silsby's building, occupied
by H. G. Nichols, the transfer of
the office fixtures being made Friday.
Geo. .E. Logan. whose rooms the
council. occupied for several--years,
notified the body that he wanted
more rent for the rooms, and the
matter was discussed at the last
meeting and it was supposed that
no change would be made. How
ever, the members changed their
minds and decided to get rooms
elsewhere. Chief Keith's office will
also be changed to the new location.
j.. M. Jenkins, who lost SO many
horses in the fire at Aberdeen Sun
day night, was treated quite hand
somely by the citizens of that city
Wednesday. A purse of 81. APO, was
subscribed among the people and it
was presented to Mr.. Jenki S to
give him another start in life. Mr..
jenkins is known in this city among
the horsemen, as having been the
owner Of Joe Bush, the PAGER, that
was burned in the fire. The horse
paced in Mitchell last summer dur
ing the races, and while he was a
bad acting animal on the track he
had a lot Of speed when he got quiet
ed down.
But for the insistence of P. Il.
McGoryern Will c. Dockstader, who
committed suicide at Sioux Falls
the first OF the week, his family
would be without SIS, 200 of life insur-
ance. Mr.. McGovern wrote the de-
ceased in the New York Life several
years ago. Last year Dockstader