The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-29

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weighs about LOO. Leave infofma-
tion with j. III. Creighton.
Mrs. Henry Schultz and Mrs ID
L. Tenney returned Friday from
their trip to Artesian, where they
visited the formers parents. They
also enjoyed a days visit at Ruskin
park.
w. III. Conyes arrived home from
Chicago Saturday evening. He was
called there by the death of an old
friend from Beatrice, Neb.. who
died in a hospital as the result of a
surgical operation.
III. c. Clearwater vent to Freeman
to commence work on an extensive
contract in the construction OF u
large reservoir for the city water
works plant. 1t VIII take him some
time to finish the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Ostrander, Of
Miller, who have been here for sew
eral weeks while their little son was
taking medical treatment, retained
home on Monday. They were
guests of Mrs. j. f. Bradley.
Miss Dot Laughlin went to Red
field this afternoon to look over the
field with reference to organizing
class in instrumental music. Miss
Laughlin is a graduate of the con-
servatory OF music of Dakota Uni
versity, and is a capable musician
and instructor.
a.. N. Hoffman, of Parkston, and
Ray l.. Branson, arrived i'm the city
this morning from Sioux Falls, where
they bad been to attend the state
tennis tournament. Hoffman said
he lost the state championship to
Wheeler, of Brookings, Friday after
noon, although he had it Won several
times within one point. Wheeler
has been training for this event since
last year, when he was defeated at
aberdeen by Hoffman for the state
championship, and he was i'm better
condition than the retiring cham
pion.
The tennis tournament closed at
Sioux Falls Friday evening with the
championship match between Prof.
John Wheeler, of Brookings and A.
N. Hoffman, of Parkston. The Siolx
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the best match in tennis ever played
in the northwest. Wheeler took two
sets and Hoffman won two. In the
fifth and deciding set Hoffman had
it fairly In hand and a couple of
more games would have given him
the championship again. Wheeler.
however, won three games and made
it A, and then each won a game,
making it SO. Wheeler took the next
two games and the championship.
Geo. r. Douthit returned no me
Saturday morning from Sioux Falls.
where he witnessed one or two days
of the tennis tournament. Mr. Dou-
thit spoke very highly of the mag
~nilfcent manner lie which Messrs.
Keith Dow. Phillips and Hitchcock
managed the tournament, furnishing
entertainment in Il way that has not
been eXcelled i'm the state. The Sioux
faIis boys rather sacrificed some of
their playing i'm order to make it
pleasant for the guests. Messrs.
ltowley and Brown were the umpires
during the tournament and Mr.. Dou-
thit said they were to be especially
commended for the fairness and inn
partiality exhibited during the con-
tests.
The hearing CT James More. who
was arrested i'm this city on circus
dav for passing counterfeit money.
was held before United States Com
missioner Tidrick at Chamberlain
Friday afternoon. The witnesses
from this city were r. L. Tremaine.
Lee BaldOck. Kobus and Havlatko
and Miss Millie Hough. More was
poulu oNtl W lllc lcQeTdl court on
two counts, his bond being fixed at
$1,000 each. He waived examination
on the charge of passing the money at
Hoon's restaurant. There is hardly
any probability of More securing
bonds and he will have to Law in iail
until federal court sets. When Ring
llng's cilcns was at aberdeen a guam
lUty of the sHue counterfeit none
was passeu ana J@o arrests we're
made.
Mitchell is getting its share of
travelling harvest hands at the pres
ent time. Up to now there has been
very few of them in the city, but
Saturday and Sunday morning they
piled into town quite fast. Chief
Keith estimates that there are 200.
mere now, which plumber will be
SWelled considerably as the DAYS 90.