The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-15

president Of the State Board of
Pharmacy, was in the city Saturday.
Mrs. i. L. Davenport has been Wis
itin. with relatives in the city fer
several DAYS and returned home to
Alexandria Friday morning.
Will Hannett has made an early
start for the st. Louis exposition,
leaving Thursday night for st. Louis.
where he expects to remain during
the exposition season
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur j. Gehm will
give up their residence in this city.
They are at present in Milwaukee
and in writing here Mr.. Gebm Says
that their future home will be at
Fargo, N. ID.
7. H. Hendricks is here OH Il visit
with his family. Mr.. Hendricks is
employed by the American Sunday
School Union AMI works in northern
Minnesota. In the spring he expects
to move bis family to Fergus Falls,
which will be the central point of his
territory.
AT the regular meeting OF the
Modern Woodmen Friday evening the
newly elected officers we're installed.
the work being done by District State
Deputy Oswald. Of Tyndall. After
the exercises were over the members
repaired to the Olympus Cafe, where
an oyster supper was served.
Rev. F. II. Bruins, pastor Of the
German Evangelical church, has re-
turned from a trip to Grumpy county,
Iowa, and while there he solicited
some aid for the construction Of the
new church building in this city.
Mr.. Bruins says he found the people
quite liberal i'm donating or their
abundance.
NJ. ID. CLARK, Of Greenfield, Iowa,
is in the city. Mr.. Clark is a mason
and contractor and is here for the
purpose Of looking into the brick
making business. Tie has secured
some samples of the clay that abound
in this vicinity in great quantities
and sent it away for an analysis. He
believes that a good quality of brick
can be made from this product. To-
day he held a meeting with several
members of the Commercial Club to
talk over the situation with reference
to the possibility Of engaging IN the
manufacture OF brick.
Word was received in the city last
|evenine OF the death OF Miss Edna
Berg, daughter Of Secretary Of State
10. 9. Berg, which occurred in the
morning. A month or so ago Secre-
tary Berg and wife left for Arizona
with their daughter in the hope that
the climate might benefit her. The
remains will reach Redtield Tuesday
and the funeral services and inter
ment will be held Wednesday at that
place, the home Of the secretary.
The Republican extends its sincere
sympathy to Secretary Berg and wife
in the loss of their daughter. aud
the people OF the state will mourn
with them.
Chief OF Police Keith arrived home
Friday morning from Minneapolis.
where he went a few days ago in
search of the two lads, Harry Bran
son and Harry White, who left home
rather uncermoniously. Mr.. Keith
saw the conductor OF the Omaha pas
senger which took the boys to Min
neapolis, and he remembered having
seen them get off at the union depot,
but there the incident passed from
bis mind. Mr.. Keith communicated
with the chief of police OF Minneap-
oils and he notified the men on the
city force to watch for the lads. The
same was done with the chief at st.
Paul. No trace Of the boys could be
found in either city. Mr.. Keith
thinks that within a short time tho
boys will be glad to get back home.
Neither had much money and no val
uables which they could convert into
cash.
i, A large audience was at the oper;
house FRIDAY evening to see ''Tht
Midnight Express and to all out
ward appearances the play WAS en-
ioyed most heartily to the end. There
were some good people with the com
pany, and the work OF Royal Stout a.
Richard Kingston was excellent. liz
is IA finished actor and his work met
with hearty appreciation. Miss Ken
nedy was good in her part OF Bess
but was inclined to oyerdo things a,
times. Edwin Hoyt made a hit az
Bob Backus, and did a fine turn il
his two songs. The special scenery
used in the play was very fine, ant
the appearance OF the fiery untamet
locomotive at the close Of the last ac'
finished the piece in good shape. Thu
gentleman who presided at the plane
during the evening was an artist ant
the ragtime that he produced unde