The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-04
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

DIR. C.. S. Burr. of Chicago, az OLE
time friend of the late N. l.. Davi.
son, arrived Saturday afternoon.
G. Footitt lett Friday evening viz
the Omaha road for Darlington
Wis having been called there by
the death of his father.
Mrs. Il. r. Sherman. of fremont
Utah, has been visiting with hel
sister, Mrs. Benjamin Holt, fol
the past week and left Saturday
for Alexandria and thence to her
home in Utah.
L. N. Seaman arrived Sunday from
Elgin, ILL.,, to attend the funeral
services over the remains of N. L.
Dawson. Mr.. Seaman was an old
business associate of the deceased
and was one Of the organizers OF the
Mitchell National bank. MIR. Sea-
man will remain a few DAYS before
returning home.
John d. Peckham, editor of the
Parkston Advance, was in the city
Friday on his way from a trip to AL
exandIia. Editor Peckham is al
ready showing a good improvement
in the Advance since he has taken
hold of it and 1T will grow much bet
ter as soon as he gets better acquain-
ted in Parkston.
There is money in raising cattle
when they can be disposed of at the
profit that came to a sale made by
G. L. Miltimore. Friday Mr..
Miltimore disposed of SIX head of his
Short Horn two-year-old steers at the
average price Of S75 per head, they
being purchased by r. Dilworth OF
Hanson county.
Sidney Garrett, who has been
working in G. G.. Rathbun's bakery
for some time, will 90 into business
for himself next week. He has pur-
chased a bakery and restaurant at
Alexandria and will take possession
March L. Mr.. Garrett is a good bak-
er and ought to give satisfaction to
b people OF alexandria.
DR.. Thomas Nicholson returned
Thursday evening from DesMoines.
Iowa, where he has been in attend
ance on a missionary convention OF
the Met!ypdist churches comprising
South Dakota, Iowa and eastern Ne
braska. DR.. Thos. Nicholson de-
livered several addresses before the
delegates Of the convention.
Friday Miss Cora Miner concluded
her work as u teacher IN the city
schools, and as a farewell to the boys
and girls that have been under hel
charge she took them out for a sleigh
ride in the afternoon. The sleigh
ride was very enjoyable but 1t was
saddened by the thought that it
would be the last association between
teacher and scholar.
Rev. Norman Mcleod .and wife
have been visiting with friends in
the city since Wednesday and left
Saturday for Geddes, where they
will be located in the future, Mr..
Mcleod taking charge Of the Metho-
dist church. The pastor and his
wife just arrived from Berney, Eng.
land, where they were married q
short time before leaving.
Thursday evening the Methodist
ladies provided a delightful enter.
tainment at the hone of DR.. B. A.
Bobb, and the attendance was en-
tirely satisfactory. A program OF
musical and literary numbers was
given and many Of the local favor.
ties responded to something in
their line. Light refreshments were
served during the evening.
Salem Register: When the new
Widmann hotel is completed Mitch
ell will be second to no city in the
state for hotel accommodations and
equalled hy few. This elegant hos
telry, now in the course Of construc-
tion. will cost, with the ground it
stands on, approximately 800, 900.
1t is only one block from the Mil
waukee depot, two blocks from the
capitol building and six blocks from
the Northwestern station. The AL
exander Mitchell is another good no.
sci, in addition to which there are
q half dozen smaller hotels and
boarding houses.
The board Of education at its
meeting Friday afternoon took up
the matter of equipping the west
side school building with fire es-
capes. 1t is something that has
long been needed and they are really
essential for the safety of the child
rem in the building. Iron ladders
will be provided to descend from the
windows on the third floor with
proper landings on each floor. Supt.
Hoff states that in the rooms where
the fire drill has not been practiced,
that of MARCHING the children ont nj