The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
I'm TOWN AMI COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN,
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.
N,

l.. O. Moore. OF Pierre. a special
agent of the United States general
land Office. was in tie city Monday
ON his way to Chamberlain.
MIS-. Nj. a. Duncan las gone to
pesMoines, Iowa, to spend the win
tel with relatives.
Prof. John l.. seaton, OF the Uni
Nefsity faculty, filled the pulpit i'm.
the First Methodist church at .SiouN
Falls Sunday.
|. w. Seaman went down to Run
ming Water Monday to look AT
ter things on his ranch, since the
cold snap came on.
Presiding Elder IIager. of the Hur-
ON district. was in attendance at "A
distriCt-meeting OF the ministers at
Huron last week, this being the first
meeting on that district since he as
sumed charge of it as presiding elder.
The Mitchell Iron Works, operated
by George Summers and son. Frank,
nave decided to engage IN the plumb
ing business, which they
In the advertising columns of The
Republican. Both are very capable
WOrkmen.
DR.. and Mrs. w. r. Ball left Mon
day for Chicago. where they ex-
pect to remain until after the holi-
days. On their return they will
make their residence in the fiat build.
ing that Thos Ball has just about
completed on the corner Of Fourth
Avenue west and Duff street.
The Alexandria Herald OF last
week contained an interesting sketch
OF the life OF Samuel Bloom, who
died Dec. 3. Mr.. Bloom was the
first man to settle in Hanson county,
going there in the early part Of the
seventies. MI. Bloom vas well
known over this section Of the state.
a. M. Anderson, pastor Of the
Free Methodist church, announces
that the district quarterly meetings
OF that church will be held i'm the
Free Methodist church Thursday
evening, Dec. Is, and continue until
Sunday, Dec. Is. The district elder,
Rev. j. j.. Whiteside, will have
charge OF the meetings.
ID. G. Campbell, a former yard
master OF the Milwaukee road in this
city. has received notification of his
being given a position in the yards
of the North Western road in Sioux
City, and will leave for that place in
a day or two. He expects to be APP
pointed yardmaster as soon as he
gets acquainted with the work there.
Presiding Elder Dobsor was out to
Mt. Vernon Saturday and Sunday to
hold quarterly service of the Method
ist church. MIR. Dobson was sick at
his Huron for a week or more, but is
now able to attend to his work on
the circuit. He expects to move his
family here this week and will occupy
the Thos. Ball residence out at the
end of Fourth Avenue vest.
Sunday was the coolest day we
have had this winter so far. The
thermometer i'm tie morning at s
o'clock registered at % degrees and
during the day dropped to IS degrees.
lnis morning ait I O'Clock it regis
tered at 10 degrees above zero, which
was the coolest point during the
night, and which is also the lowest
the mercury has gone TINS winter.
\ light snow, herhaps a half inch.
came during SATURDAY. night.
The merchants of the city are
dressing their stores in holiday at
tire for the Christmas trade which
has already started in with good i'm
dieations of being large this year.
Il looking through the stores a pref
ty sight is displayed With the matly
and beautiful goods shown to tempt
the purse strings. Look through
the advertisements in The Republic
AN ana you will find many things de-
tailed which Will De a help to you in
the selection of a gift for some friend
OF relative for Christmas.
There was a good audience in at
tendance at the city hall auditorium
Thursday evening 60 hear the dram
attic reading of Hamlet by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lindley, who appeared under
the auspices of the glee clul of the
high school. Three or four scenes
were given from the best parts of
the drama and the reading of the
lines was given a very careful inter-
pertation by Mr.. and Mrs. Lindley.
In the character of Hamlet Mr.. Lind
ley was strong and Mrs. Lindley
showed versatility in the three or
four different characters she assumed.
The ghost scene was one of the most
impressive and without stage Access
series it was given very we'll. At
the close OF the entertainment MI.
Lindley gave a brief but interesting
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