The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-07-24

Sold by..Wm. Koch.
In the absence Of Rev. Chas Fl.
Powell Sunday the services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Forbes at st.
Marv's church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Ives, Of New
Boston, ILL.,, who have been visiting
at the home Of III. Z. Bras, left Mon.
day morning for their home.
Miss Fannie Foster began her work
in the summer school at the Univer-
sity Monday. She has charge uf
the primary and industrial DEPART
ment.
Ray Graham arrived Saturday ev-
ening to make a visit with his par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. W. L. Graham.
He is now located at Lincoln, Neb.,
as the manager for the branch office
OF the Oliver Typewriter Co.
v. {. and T r. Collard, Of Man
chester, Ia. were in the city Monday.
They have been looking over the
country around Mitchell! with a view
to purchasing a farm. Both are young
farmers back in Iowa and this country
looks mighty good to them.
Misses Bertha and Cassie Slade
left on the delayed Milwaukee
passenger Friday evening for Fargo,
N. D., and points in Minnesota.
They will also visit Fembina, N. D.,
and Winnipeg, Manitoba. They ex-
pect to be gone about a month.
Mrs. e. A. Brown. of Luverne,
Mimi, has been visiting with her
sister, Mrs. r. F. Graham and re-
turned home Monday morning. Mrs.
Brown is a member of the building
committee Of the Carnegie library at
Luverne and she came oyer to secure
information concerning Mitchell's
building.
Mrs. e. J.. Ostrander. a sister Of
Mrs. j. F. Bradley, has been visiting
with her. She went to DeSmet last
week and returned with her daughter
in-law, Mrs. G. L. Ostrander, making
the trip overland. Monday both
ladies drove back to DeSmet and Mrs.
Ostrander will leave there for her
home at Bancroft, Iowa.
Captain and Mrs. Reep, the new
officers Of the Salvation Army, went
over to Sioux Falls Monday to
attend the closing %dedicatory exer
cises of the new Salvation Army
Temple, when the officers of the dis.
trict will also meet there. The new
building was dedicated yesterday and
the address was made by ex-senator
P%ettigrew. The new building cost
$1,000 and over half Of the amount
was subscribed before the building
was completed. It was expected to
raise the rest of the money at the
dedication exercises.
The city council met in special ses-
sion Saturday and among other things
it was decided to keep a closer watch
on the taps Of the water mains.
There were a number Of cases where
the mains had been tapped that the
fee Of So to the city had not been
paid, through a misunderstanding.
The plumters of the city will be re.
qulred to give a detailed account Of
their work in the future in order that
the city will know where all taps are.
City hall matters were taken up and
discussed concerning the changes in
the building. 1t is now the concen-
sus of opinion that work will COM
mence on the building within a week
or ten days, when the excavation will
be made for the basement.
Emil Laurson arrived in the city
Saturday from Howard, where he Wis
tied friends, and will remain here
about a month with his mother, who
resides on the south side. Mr.. Laur-
son graduated early last month from
West Point military academy. after a
four years. course. When Mr.. Laurson
left Mitchell four years g to enter
the West Point school his friends
predicted that he would finish among
the leaders in bis classes and he has
not disappointed them. He was CIV
len the privilege of entering the ord
nance. infantry or the cavalry service
of the United States and he chose the
latter. He was assigned to service
with the Eleventh cavalry now doing
duty in the Philippines. After a
brief visit with relatives Lieutenant
Laurson will leave for bis post of
duty.
Parties out in the country Sunday
came back in the evening more en-
t%husiastic than ever over the crop
outlook. The wheat is in the finest
possible condition and with no storms