The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-08-14
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IL. III. johnson, Of Parker, register
OF deeds of Turner county, spent
Sunday in the city with f. B. Elce
and family.
Mrs. Day and SOD, who have been
visiting at the home Of Prof. e j.
Quigley, left Tuesday for their
home at Henry, ILL.,, a suburb of
Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Sampson and
the children went to LeMars. Iowa,
Tuesday to visit Mr.. SIMPSONS
mother before they return to Texas.
They will return to Mitchell before
going south.
The Rev. H. G. Hall from st.
Paul's Seminary will lecture on the
morning of Auugst Is. in the Holy
Family church on the subject Of
"Higher Education" All. are corr
daily invited to attend.
Mrs. III. G. Clark and the children,
accompanied by Arthur Hager, reach
ed the city from Minneapolis. Mrs.
Clark has been in Minneapolis
since Mr.. Clark's return to Mitchell
more than a month ago, and the.
family will again become residents
Of this city. They will be unable to
move into their own residence for a
month or more and for the present
are stopping at the home of A. b.
Hager. They will be heartily well
coined back to Mitchell.
Mrs. Frank Redford received two
kilograms Tuesday from her father,
f. Marks, Of Bruce, announcing two
deaths in the family. The first APP
prised her Of the death of her broth
er, Glen Marks, which occurred in
the Philippine Islands. The young
man went to the Philippines about a
year ago and was a member OF Troop
h. Iowa cavalry. He was IL years
of age. Glen was known in this city
by the younger people, and was only
a lad when he moved with his par.
ents to Cherokee, Iowa, some, six OF
eight years ago. There was no deJails
as to the cause Of his death. The
second telegram, which came but {
few moments after, announced the
death of Mrs. Redfo1d's grandmoth
er, who died at Alba, Iowa, at tn,
age of 90 years., That troubles neve
come singly is we'll established ir
this case.
Emil Becker received the sad in
formation of the death Of his aunt
Mrs. Becker, and her daughter, Mrs
} Norden, which occurred Sunday il
Chicago, Mr.. Becker receiving tn
? message that evening. Mrs. Becker
on Saturday morning, was arranging
! a bed at the home of Mrs. Norden
when she stepped on a match, an
the flame Immediately reached tn
( fringe of the light dress she wore
and in a second her clothes were o
i fire. Mrs. Norden heard the scream
d of her mother and rushed upstairs t
her assistance. She grasped he
mother in her arms in attempting
subdue the flames and her clothin
. then took fire. No immediate assist
ance was at hand, but in afew mil
utes neighbors heard the cries Of til
= women and hurried to the scene
;. The clothes were burned from tt
bodies Of the two women and the
:, flesh was :.also badly y urned. Mr.
Norden died Saturday noon. livir
= but three hours after the acciden
and Mrs Becker died Sunday.
Monday afternoon Frank VanWai
enen brought suit against Jam
Rogan fortthe recovery Of a portion
This law books, which Mr.. Rogan hs
is in his possession and that were take
at on a chattel mortgage foreclosure
re the Mitchell National bank. M
VanWagenen claimed that when Il
,g books were taken last year that the
L. were books in the list which we
X not covered by the mortgage al
if these were the ones he wanted
to secure. In taking the books N
e. Rogan acted in his capacity as depu
- sheriff and was appointed a receiv
- by the court for the purpose. a
torney Preston appeared for the ba'
and Mr.. VanWagenen looked ait
"a his end of the case. After Frank b
submitted bis testimony to the ju
~ which heard the case Mr.. Prest
argued for the striking out OF the
idence of the case Oh the ground TT
nothing had been produced by y
YanWagenen to support his conte
ton, and he cited to the court sey
lt al cases OF similar import. Just
nd McKinlev ACCORDINGLY struck out |