The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-22
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN nv
THE CURSE OF A WEEK.

MRS. w. w. Robertson, or Mime.
apolis, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Geo. E. Logan.
Miss Jane Boyles, OF Y%ankton, is
visiting with her brother. Virgil
Boyles, end family.
Mrs. r. Biddick, of Sioux Falls.
is visiting with her uncle, W. FL.
III. Turneaure. and family.
H. d. Rogers received 2 telephone
message announcing the birth OF a
girl baby to Mr.. and Mrs. r. f. Ter
penning. OF Chamberlain, which oc-
CURED Sunday morning.
Mayor Silsby arrived home Satur-
day evening from his trip to Chicago
and started Monday morning for the
Black Hills country to make an ex-
animation OF the national banks in
that part Of the state.
Mrs. E. j. Haynes departed for
Black Earth, Wis, called there by
the death Of her father. Thos. Tay
Tor. The deceased has been an inva-
lid for a number of years, and for
several years las been confined to his
bed. He was SO years of age.
Pastor Surbeck had two large audi
ences at his church Sunday, and in
the evening the music was one of
the special features. a sacred duet
was given by Miss Laura Saul and
Miss Clara Coffin and a baritone solo
was rendered by Mr.. L. ID. Milne.
Robert LaFollette. son Of Editor
LaFollette, Of the Gazette, does not
make much impr ovement in his con-
dition and there does not seem to be
much hope OF his recovery. The
complication OF diseases make his
case all the more difficult to handle.
Hon. J.. NJ. Greene, OF Chan. ber-
lain, passed through the city Mon
day on his way to st. Augustine,
Fla, where he will attend a meeting
OF the national guards Of the coun-
try. Mr.. Greene said he expected
to go on to Cuba, but will give up
the trip for the present.
Col. Arthur E. Linn, editor Of the
Canton Leader, was in the city over
night and returned home this morn
ing. In company with j. E. Wells
he paid a visit to The Republican
office and it was our pleasure to meet
the aifable editor Of the Big Sioux.
1t was his first visit to Mitchell in
some time and he was pleased at the
evident growth and development that
is going on.
o. l.. Branson arrived home Mon
day from Pennington, Mimi,
with his son, Harry. who left home
a few weeks ago. The boy was work.
ing in a restaurant, having struck a
job the second day after reaching
Minneapolis. j. V. White secured
his son also and they will reach home
tomorrow morning via the Omaha
road. After the boys reached Farm
ington one had thirteen cents and
the other was strapped.
Instead of entertaining three con-
ventions during the first week in
February Mitchell will have four.
Arrangements have just been COM
pleted for the convention of the
Sheep Breeders & Wool Growers as
ISOLATION. which will be held on
Thursday, Feb. 4th, the session to
be called to order at l O'Clock. The
president OF the association is Frank
Sherwin. With four conventions on
hand at ~ time Mitchell will doubt
less have her hands full but the peo-
pie will make every effort to take
care OF the crowds that will be here.
The program will be published in a
few days.
The installation Of the new officers
OF the Odd Fellows lodge was held
Thursday evening. The following
we're installed: Noble Grand. Elton
Mckinley: vice erano. W. NJ White:
secretary, l.. II. Wilson: treasurer,
$. B. SPHINX conductor, Jos Swift:
warden. W. f. Stnnamon: inside
guardian. Gus. Bergquist: r. S. N.
g., A. j. Curtis; L. s. N. g., X.
Johnson; R. S. V. G., L. f. Setter
strom; L. S. v. g., Mr.. DeLong; r.
S. s., H. R. Jewell; L. s. 8 R. r.
Hackett. Messrs. Thomas, Curtis,
Doty and Mason acted as the INSTALL
ing officers. After the work Of the
evening was inished..an hour or more
was spent socially. The cigars were
passed and some music was enjoyed.
An instruction car OF the Interna-
tional Correspondence Schools, of
Scranton, Pa, is in the city to in
struct the employees of the Milwaukee
road in the use Of air brakes, steam
and electricity. These cars travel
over all the great railroad systems
and examine and instruct the m
ployes along the line of advanced
ideas in the business. The car is in