The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-05-08

:. IL IdfSOllS. VI LUIS Cal.
is visiting With U. =. Miller, on his
farm a few miles east Of town. The
gentlemen are cousins, and have not
met for a good many years. Mr..
Parsons is the representative of a
firm in Los Angeles that is the
owner of 21O0 acres Of land that is
devoted exclusively to the production
Of asparagus.
Several complaints have been heard
Of couple of fellows who are making
1T a business of peeping into houses
late in the evening. They are pre-
snmably strangers and a few even
ings ago they caused quite a good
deal Of excitement in one neighbour
hood Of the city. Such fellows are
entitled to about any kind of a
reception that the head OF the house
desires to give them.
John Bately, who got home from
London. England. Saturday, expects
to remain in Mitchell this NJ
He has worked pretty hard in the
past three years in completing his
course in pharmacy and he said it
was the hardest three years he has
EVER put in or ever wants to again.
In talking with John it is easy to
discover that he has uncOnsciouSly
acquired the English way Of talking,
but he says that it will wear off in a
short time on this side Of the water.
The t~wo-year-old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Michael Bresnahan died
Sunday and the remains were laid to
rest Monday morning in the Catholic
cemetery, after brief funeral services
were held at the home. The little
girl first had an attack Of scarlet
fever early in the spring, ana after
that she had pneumonia. She re-
covered from the latter, but her
health had been impaired to that ex-
tent that she could not withstand
the attack of measles that came on a
short time ago.
James T. Michels and cousin, Mrs.
Anna V. Wallis, and Mrs. J. E. Nc
Cormick, mother of the latter, and
Harry Wallis, all left Friday
for Zion City, Ill.,, and will make
their future home in the city created
by John Alexander Dowie. This is
the first family that has left Mitch
ell to join Dowie's Christian Catholic
church, and they seem thoroughly
satisfied to cast their all with this
society. Mrs. Wallis said that later
she would send The Republican some
thing of a description of Zion City
and what her impressions were of
the new home. Rev. MI. Steuernagel,
who resigned his pastorate of the
Baptist church in this. city several
years ago to join and work with
Dowie's society, is now located at
Milwaukee.
The Lady Maccabees had a very
large crowd out to their entertain
ment in Workman hall Thursday eve
ming, and the evening was made d
very pleasant one by those who had
charge of the program for the occa-
sion. A recitation was given by Miss
Hattie Older and a song by Miss
Elmswood, both of which were
heartily received. Miss Bessie Mag
uire recited the "Gypsy Flower Girl
in a splendid manner and she was
loudly applauded for her excellent
effort. During the evening Maier's
orchestra rendered several selections
that added much to the pleasure OF
the occasion. A series of games were
played that were also enjoyable. G.
g. Halphide secured the quilt. Mrs
Nevada Hereford, the state com
mander of the Lady Maccabees, wa:
present and delivered an interesting
address, and told Of the high stand
ing that has been acquired by the
order, Mrs. Hereford is a hare
worker for the order and has succeed
ed in building up the institution tt
a large extent in the state.