The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-03-20

. Drs. Reamer and Bobb performed
an operation, upon Florine Barnard
this morning for abscess OF the mas
told cells, following lagrippe. She
mas been sick for over a week and it
was found necessary to operate to
prevent it extending to the brain.
Elmer Judy, who was operated upon
Two weeks, ago for the same trouble,
returned to his home at Artesians
Thursday.
Everybody wants to helpsthe liz
rafy association in its efforts to pur-
chase books for the institution when
1t is opened to the public. The OPP
%portunity will be good Friday eve
ming, when the Trades Carnival is
given atthe opera house. The house
ought TO be packed to the doors. 1t
is a worthy enterprise, and the ladies
have done a great deal of work to
make it a success.
VIM. r.. Smith, who has been con-
ducting ar auction sale in the city
for the past three or four weeks,
selling the stock he purchased Of
the Chicago Shoe House, shipped the
goods today to Scotland, where be
will again open an establishment.
Mr.. Smith bought a stock Of general
merchandise at Parkston and another
at Plankinton this week and will
ship them both to Scotland to conn.,
bine with his other stock.
Geo. 2. Logan is further increasing
his real estate holdings in Mitchell,
and Wednesday he made the purchase
OF the Farmers Sheds of w. Plotner.
The property includes. four lots on
east Second street, one block from
Main, 1t has been rumored that Mr..
Logan contemplated some extensive
building enterprises this summer on
this or the property Just west of it,
but he said he had nothing outlined
in that direction for this year.
In place Of the a. o. u. W. and
Odd Fellows lodges going in together
for the erection CT their hall for the
present the joint plan has been
abandoned An incorporated COM
pany Of individuals has taken up the
building project and will carry 1t
through to completion, and ultimate
" it will be turned over to the two
lodges. by which time matters can be
so arranged so they can handle the
building without any complications.
This March weather is always an
enigma. The rains that came a few
days ago, and which we had every
right to expect were spring rains.
evidently were not SO, Thursday morn
ing it seemed that winter had agar
set in. The thermometer went to i
degrees, il was decidedly cold, ant
then it commenced showing. Th,
weather bureau has been predictini
this snowstorm for three or fou5
days, and now that his ambition ha
been satisfied, we hope he will max
a trial for warmer weather.
Farmers in this district who hay
used the hand cream separator il
their dairy have found it a none
making proposition for them. Thos
who ship their cream to the Hanford
Hazelwood Cream Co., ofssSioux City
find that they get more for thei
cream than they can make out
their butter, and those who are sti
churning their own e say th
quality Of their butter is much in
proved. The United States Han
Cream Separator, the best machir
! on the market for clean skimmir
and durability, has done more
revolutionize the dairy business tina
any other piece Of farm machine
introduced during the last few year
1t saves time and labor and is
money maker for those who use it.
t Lewis Merriman, living 8 mil
northwest Of the city, held his pnbl
d sale yesterday and despite the bi
/ weather there was a very good a
tendance. The sale was conducted
y j. S. Serveson s. Son. Mr.. Merlin;
!, said that only about half Of Il
e property was sold, and this broug'
t. over So. 900, a much larger sum thu
.e he expected to realize, and it "
lg sold in about two hours and has
lg He speaks very highly Of the abili
Is of the Messrs. Serveson IN the bu
,e ness Of auctioneers, and lays it so
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