The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-01-23

postmaster Bras received lnfOrma-
tion Monday from the p%ostof1ice de-
partment at Washington that the
new stamp canceller would Re
shipped here in a short time. The
machine was promised the local office
several months ago, but they are re-
CURED to be built to order and it
has taken some time for the factory
to fill the order. An expert will be
sent along to set up the machine
and put it in working order.
George B. Orswell has got his wind
mill in operation again. Last sum-
mer when the wind and cloudbursts
did such damage in June MI. Ors-
wells windmill went along with the
rest, after it had performed it's duties
for the past twenty years. Mr.. Ors-
well employs it as the power with
which to run his mill for grinding
feed, corn meal and graham flour,
and is now doing business at the
old stand.
Col. Hamilton is reported as being
sick at the Columbia House, where
be has made his home for several
years. The colonel has been slowly
failing in health, owing to his ad-
yancing years, but until within a
short time he has been able to call
on his friends around the city with
regularity. The people will be very
sorry to learn that he is now con-
fined to his bed.
Prof. F. T. Graham received al
telegram Friday noon stating that
Mrs. Graham's condition was very
serious. Prof and Mrs. Graham went
to Minneapolis last Saturday, where
the latter entered the Asbury hos
pital for treatment. He returned
home Monday and had been receiving
daily assurances Of her improved con-
dition until the telegram of today,
which gave the matter a more seri-
GUS aspect. He left for Minneapolis
that evening, over the Omaha.
President Graham. Of the Univer-
sity, received a letter from Prof.
Graham, who is in Minneapolis
attending his wife. The professor
wrote under date of Monday and
stated that Mrs. Graham showed a
little improvement, although she
was still quite weak and not entirely
out of danger. The physician in
charge of the case speaks very hope
fully of the outcome and thinks that
with proper care and nursing, which
she is receiving at the hospital, Mrs.
Graham will recover.
3fTom Lennon and his dramatic
company is to make a return date to
Mitchell all Of next week, a fact
which old friends here will be glad
to know. Mr.. Lennon is now sup
ported by Miss Blanche Plunkett,
an actress Of acknowledged ability.
She has appeared in Mitchell before
and established a splendid reputa-
tion. We received a letter from Mr..
Lennon last week in which he said
that although he had passed through
several severe trials in the past few
months he had come out triumphant
and would come to Mitchell with a
bigger, better and grander show
than ever.
Quite a party of Milwaukee rail
road officials were in the city Fri
day and during the afternoon they
we're entertained at the Mitchell
Club rooms by several Of the business
men. The party was composed of E.
D. Sewall, assistant general superin-
tendent, of Minneapolis, W.. W. Col
Inns, superintendent of the 1. & D.
division, of Mason City, F. D. Tucker,
superintendent of the James River
division, J. A. Macdonald, division
freight and passenger agent, of Mas
on City, and J. W. Shelby, of Mason
City. The officials had been out to
Chamberlain on an inspection Of the
road. They expressed great gratifi-
cation at the success of Mitchell in
her candidacy for capital removal.
Mrs. Geo. E. Foster entertained
over forty Of her lady friends at
her pleasant home, corner of Fourth
and Lawler streets Friday after
100 at a five O'Clock tea. She was
assisted by Mrs. VIM. M. Smith, Mrs.
Sid w. Smith, Mrs. Geo. M. Rowley,
Mrs. S. G. Boyce. Tables were set
in the various rooms and they were
decorated with cut flowers. An ele-
giant mem was served. After the re-
freShmentS were concluded the