The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-10-09
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Mitchell.
Mrs. J. d. Jackson went to Sioux
City Saturday to make her home
there in the future. Mr.. Jackson
went to Sioux City several weeks ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. F. Boylan, of Ar
mour, left Mitchell Saturday for
a trip to Seattle, Wash. They will
i spend the winter there and at points
on the Pacific coast.
Elijah Tillotson arrived home from
Winterset, Iowa, Friday, having
been down there for the past week to
attend a reunion OF his old regiment
which took part in the civil war. 1t
was the 18th Iowa. Mr.. Tillotson
reports having had a fine time with
his old comrades, but that each re-
curing year there are a less number !
to attend the reunion.
Plankinton turned out some good
crowds to the corn palace. The
Standard says that ove 500 excursion
tickets were sold at the Milwaukee
station 70: Mitchell during the ten
days, and hat a great many drove
over. The largest ticket sales of any
day vas on Friday Of last week,
when it was Aurora county day, and
146 persons bought tickets.
The Electric Co. is entitled to a
word of praise for the excellent SER
vice it rendered during the corn
palace. Nearly a thousand extra
lights were used during the week and
the incandescents in the corn palace
building were kept up in fine shape.
The street lights were on nearly all
the night long, and power was fur
nished to light the corn palace in the
afternoon. Mr.. Hollands had the
plant in good shape for the extra
work and things run smoothly and
without apparent hitch.
The stone masons resumed work on
the Widmann hote, building Monday
morning. For the past week or two
Fred Bjodstrop and his carpenters
have been putting up the iron work,
and getting things in readiness for
more stone work to be done. Mr..
Widmann said that within a few days
, he would put on d large force Of stone
masons in order to get this part Of
the work done before cold weather
sets in. He confidently expects to
: have the building under roof before
: winter
, a special meeting Of the board Of
education was held Friday evening,
:, inasmuch as the regular meeting of
the board was postponed from Friday
of last week on account Of the corn
: of a routine nature. A change was
a made in the song hooks Of the schools,
y the expense, however, will be borne
{ by the board Of education. R. S.
I Gleason. of the American Book Co.
" was present at the board meeting and
made a contract for the delivery Of a
certain number of books at a figure
lower than the retail price.
Funeral services were held late
u Saturday afternoon over the remains
Z Of Rasmus Halverson at tie Free
u Methodist church, and which were
\ conducted by Rev. G. M. Goldie.
They were attended by friends of the
ia family and the remains were laid tt
lie rest in Graceland cemetery. The fol
,e lowing acted as body bearers: o
7. Hendrickson, P. Christensen, Johr
v Johnson, A. Lindahl, Charles Swan
rs son, and John Currier. The deceased
I'd died Friday evening at his home or
j.. the south side. aged 10 years. H
Or was the father Of Chris. Halvelson
n who is employed in the Milwaukee
roundhouse.
IS Although there were many thous
ands Of people in attendance at tn
Or corn palace yet there was not yer
l.. much trouble experienced in taking
care of the visitors in feeding an
sleeping them, due to the eXcellen
management Of Geo. r. Douthit, VIII
TX had charge Of that feature OF IN
I'd work. Mr.. Douthit listed the cit
IN thoroughly and he found the peopl
On quite willing to open their houses t
e. accommodate the visitors and he a.
ne ways had room for one more. Th
p caring for the crowds was one of tn
ry most important features, for visitor!
no matter how good a show we hat
az wanted a place to sleep and eat.
of A. N. Hoffman and DR.. Ray Smit
st passed through the city on their We
d. home from Aberdeen. where they a
nd tended the state tennis tournament
y, The two gentlemen played in the fiji
re- ais in the doubles but were defeate
ed for the championship by Keperly, (
ict A hordoon and Whaolor Of Rroolz;no