The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-09

c. III. Setterstrum, living Il miles
south OF town. suffered AN accident
that will lay him up for a while.
lie was hauling a load OF corn from
one point uf his farm to another and
in some way fell from the wagon,
the wheels passing over his left
ankle, crushing and breaking it.
He IA brought to town and had the
fracture reduced yesterday.
E. a. Comstock, who resides On
farm 10 miles north OF town, met
with a peculiar accident Wednesday
afternoon. He went into his hog
pen. and among the animals is one
that is vicious. The hog followed
Mr.. Comstock d little ways and then
bit him in the calf of The leg. II
blood poison does not set in the bite
will not be serious, but the bite of a
hog is sand to be serious on account
of the poison possible to follow.
ID II. Latham, county auditor. and
Messrs. Faulkner, Clark and Ford,
members of the board of county com.
missioners of Faux county, were in
the city on their way to Alex
andTia to inspect the court house
faulk county at the recent election
voted $50, 600 bonds for the construc-
ton OF a court house and the COM
m%issioners are going to look around
i'm the various counties which have
erected new buildings in late years.
Wednesday evening an election OF
officers was held by the knights of
Pytbias and the following gentlemen
Will manage the affairs Of the order
for the ensuing Year: Chancellor
commander, Ray Thompson: vice
chancellor, Eugene Il. L%uveioy: pre-
ate. Kew. Chas. III. Powell keeper
of records and seal. l.. ID. Purdy +:
master or finance, j. G.. Markham :
master of %eNchequer. w. A. Hem
berger; master at arms, y. j. Noble +:
senior representative, VIM. Scallin /:
Junior representative, YIN. n. HOl-
lands: trustee. L. w. Roggs. The
installation OF .otticers viii be held
the nrst meeting in January.
j. L. Elanneut arrived home from
Armour "wednesday night. He has
been down there for nearly a week
appearing as the attorney OF A. ID.
Mather in the contest proceeding be-
gun by *. G.. Foster in c@ontesting
his election to the house of represen-
tatives. MIR. Mather. the democrat,
was elected by one vote in Novem.
Der. The entire vote on the repre-
sentative was %recounted ana the re-
suit showed that Mr.. Mather gained
about three votes. When the lee.
lslature meets the case will be laiG
before the committee on elections
and the indications are that Mr..
Matner will be granted. his seat in
the house.
Nicholas r. Furlong. an attorney,
who has been in the city for several
days, has decided to locate here for
the practice Of his profession. He
will have an office in the Logan block
and will affiliate with Kelly's Land
Co. Mr.. Furlong began his uniyer-
sity course in the Notre Dame insti-
tuition in Indiana, and after finish
ing the English course he entered
the law department. He graduated
after a three years course With the
honors Of the class. He was admit
ted to practice before the supreme
court CT Indiana last June and then
entered the law Office Of Sheehan s.
Sheehan. n Of the most prominent
films in northern Illinois. In Oc-
tober Mr.. Furlong was admitted TO
practice before the Illinois supreme
court. He intended to locate on the
Pacific coast but was dra " to South
Dakota by the growing condition of
the country and to Mitchell by the
advertisement it received through
the capital contest.