The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-05-06
IN TOWN AND
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN INV
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Born, TO Mr.. and MIS-. Herman
Getty. at their home north of the
Omaha track, Friday evening, Apri
80. a daughter.
Alex Dumas went over to Sioux
Falls Sunday evening and will be
there about two weeks doing some
painting for the International uar.
vester Co.
L. G. Thomas has been sick at
home for the past five weeks will:
a severe attack of the grippe and
was able to get down town Satu rday
for the first time.
II. L. Bras has disposed Of his new
residence property on east Seventh
street to John Ward, who resides i'm
Beulah township. Mr.. Ward will not
take possession until next fall.
Mrs. A. R. Groenke and children
left for Minneapolis Saturday even
ing via the Omaha road to Join MI.
Groenke, who is now employed as
bOokkeeper with Il Wholesale firm.
Justice Mckinley united Ernest
Schmidt, of Tr.pp, and Miss Dorthy
SCHNEIDER. of belmont. i'm marriage
Monday at 1880 O'Clock. The
couple left ON the Milwaukee road
for Trip.
4. III. Eager held an auction sale
this afternoon to dispose of his fix
tunes i'm the Olmypus cafe, and VIII
retire from business. The entire
building will be occupied by another
firm after some improvements have
been made upon it.
The people north of the Omaha
track are doing some building this
spring. Curtis A. Greene has Just
completed a very commodious house,
two stories high and nine rooms,
and O. A. Bates has a very attract
i've house under way. 1t will be two
stories high.
e. G. Newbury has commenced the
erection of a So, 900 residence Just
north of the Greenhouses, which will
have eight rooms and be two stories
high. The carpenter work will be
done by a. j. Kings. Mr.. and Mrs.
Newbury will occupy the old
house when their parents move into
the new one.
Carl Hekel, who was fined $500 in
court for setting fire to his
stlbble field, paid the amount over
to County Treasurer Haynes Friday
evening. Mr.. Hekel now has a civil
damage suit on his hands, which has
been started by j. E. Stambaugh, one
Of the men who lost very heavily in
the prairie fire. The amount of
asked is SO, 500 and the case
is in the hands OF A. E. Hitchcock.
Reuben Smith and family, and his
son, j. C. Smith, and family, Of
Sioux Falls, have Just moved to
Mitchell to make their home. The
elder Smith is an old resident of this
section, having located on a home
stead in the vicinity Of Midtown
thirty years ago, and Travelled
through this country many times
when there was nothing of Mitchell
in sight. He used to make "a stop
ping place at II. G. Greene's home
ON the river, where II. C. cond ucted
the government post office.
5. Mccormick, the superintendent
Of the building of the feeble minded
institute at Redtield, was in the city
Saturday and laid out the ground for
the new residence of w. e. Upton,
The secretary of the board of char
ties and corrections. He purchased
5wo lots on the corner Of Fifth and
Duff streets, and will erect a resi-
lence costing between SIS, 600 and
SO. 200. Mr.. Mccormick has the con.
for the erection of the struc-
sure and expects to begin work with
u a week or ten days.
The delegation of knights of Py-
HAS who attended the district
meeting at Hudson Thursday even
ny arrived home on the delayed Mil
yankee passenger Friday afternoon.
They report that the Hudson
Knights entertained the visitors in
inc shape, and that seven candidates
we're initiated at the evening ses-
ion. A banquet was served at the
lose of the work and among those
Who responded to toasts were Hon.
V. r. Upton and G. {. Bras, of this
ity.
The De Medici collection of books,
omprising seventy volumes, was
urned over to Librarian Bracy Fri
afternoon, and he is busy cata-
them. The collection is a
PARTICULARLY handsome LOT in the Wav