The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-08
Mrs. w. n. Webster and daughter,
Miss Ella, left for Madison, Wis. to
make a visit with relatives.

MIS-. ". ~. OllVcI tuu MT. Eu.
Smith, of Mason City, Iowa, spent
the fourth with relatives in the city.
Alexandria celebrated Monday
with two ball games, which were
witnessed by large crowds of people.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mathew slade and
daughter, Pearl, left Monday for
Brandon, Wis, for a visit of several
weeks.
E. c. Waterbury, Of Kimball, who
will be associated with George Hust
in the shoe business August list, is
in the city.
Major and Mrs. j. a. Pickler, of
F%aulkton, have been in the city for
several days and returned home on
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Cornelia Neumann, who has
been The guest of the Misses uarker
for the past Month, returned home
Tuesday morning 10 Oakland, Neb.
A night blooming cerus in the
Office Of F. a. liidwell Saturday
evening made a beautiful spectacle
to a large number OF people who
gathered there to witness the devel-
opment Of the plant.
Mrs. A. Craig Bowdish arrived Fri
day evening via the Omaha road
from Sihley, Iowa, to join her hus-
band, who is the new pastor Of the
Congregational church. They will
he settled in the parsonage in the
course Of a week.
Monday afternoon a quartet Of
young gentlemen entertained a large
number of gentlemen with some first
class music and one of item de-
livered a Fourth Of July speech that
aroused the enthusiast Of the lis
teners to a high degree. The names
OF the young gentlemen could not
be asce1tained. They we're strangers
in the city.
Miss LuIella Savage and Stewart
Sharp were united in marriage at
Sioux Falls, Monday afternoon at
3 O'Clock. The ceremony was per-
formed by Justice of the Peace
Waits. in the parlors Of the Cataract
and not at a Fourth of July
celebration, as enormously stated by
the Argus-Leader a few days ago,
in announcing the event. Tie cou-
pie arrived home this morning.
Milwaukee passenger trains are
bringing in quite a large number of
people from the various parts of tie
state bound for Chamberlain to reg
lister for the chance of drawing a
homestead on the Rosebud reserva-
ton. The great bulk OF the crowd,
however, is going to Boncsleel and
Nankton, as that is some nearer
the land than Chamberlaiu, al
though it is just as we'll to 60 u to
the Missouri river town. The regis
tralion commence Tuesday and will
last several days. At Bonesteel it
is estimated that 3 $4,000 people are
on the ground anxious 70 stand ju
lime for a day or TWO 10 get their
on the book and then into
the lottery wheel.
The hobo hotel whlcE has besn
constructed by the tramps gho in
fest that part of the city in The vi
Of the s%tockyards was con
sumed in flames Sunday night, and
five OF six Of the boarders barely got
ont in time to save themselves and
their wardrobe. This hotel was
built a few months ago. by the
uralnps who came along. with rail
road ties belonging TO the Milwau-
lSee road in loghouse fashion and it
made d pretty respectable covering.
1T is presumed that the hay, which
was used for bedding, took fire FROM
a lighted pipe or the STUB of a cigar.
About 100 railroad ties went upln
the con%fagration, and DOUBTLESS
this viii be the end of the hotel
season at that tramp resort.
Charles Murphy was placed under
arrest Monday afternoon ON the
charge OF stealing a horse and buggy
from Charles Wright, who lives 10
Lisbon township. Mr.. Wright had
tied bis horse near Gosche's hard
ware store and in the interval of ten
minutes Murphy got the horse and
buggy and started to make bis es-
cape. John Tuckey saw him start
away and informed Policeman
Briggs. They got another team and
started for Murphy. In the north
east part Of the city Murphy was
driving the horse hard and abusing
him when Henry Motley inteferred
and finally got Murphy turned
around to go back down town. They
were met at the courthouse by Officer
Briggs and Mr.. Wright, and Murphy
was placed under arrest. He showed
some resistance but vas finally land
ed in the jail. This morning Muir
ply vas taken before Justice McKin-
ley and on the advice OF his attorney,
j. G. Markham, he waived examina-