The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-02-26

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neuralgia pains in the head, which
it is thought finally brought on
this attack.
w. r. Smith has for sale 20 hea d
of Bulls, Herefords, Black Poll Angus
and Durhams. Pedigree with each
animal.
Woman's Professorship Association
will meet Saturday Feb. 81 at G.. A.
r. rooms in Library building at 3
O'Clock. Special business to be trans
acted, all ladies are invited to come.
Earnest Goldhammer has moved
his meat market into larger quarters
in the building nearly opposite his
former location. He Will be pleased
to see his old customers and many
new ones there.
Sid W. Smith went 20 Des Moines
Iowa, Wednesday to confer with the
officials of the Equitable Life Insur-
ance Co. Mr.. Smith has accepted
the agency for this company in the
Mitchell territory.
A special prayer meeting was held
by the society of the Woman's So
ciety of Home Mission Board We'd
nesday evening at the Presbyterian
church. 1t was held in accordance
with the wish Of the national presi-
dent that prayer might be offered
respecting the evils of the country.
Mrs. j. S. Surbeck had charge of the
meeting and brief addresses were
made by Mrs. Cope, Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Johnston. The attendance is
reported as being very good for the
weather OF the evening, and that the
prayers and speeches were OF a help
ful character.
L. r. White, the auctioneer. re-
turned home Wednesday from Arte-
sian, where he attended the big auc-
ton sale Of S. a. Rraa, and in con-
junction with j. A. Benson, Of Prim-
CHAR, Iowa, conducted the sale. Mr..
Braa disposed of his surplus stock of
Poland China hogs and they were a
fine lot turned out. Mr.. White said
that every hog was sold to parties in
the state and that the majority re-
manned right in Sanborn county.
There we've SO animals sold that ay-
eraged S42 per head, the highest
bringing SIP and the lowest $50.
The prices obtained were unusually
good and Mr.. Braa was we'll pleased
with the work of his auctioneers.
On Thursday evening March 8, the
regular meeting of the Mitchell Dis
trict Medical Society will be held in
this city, at the Mitchell club rooms.
DR.. W. j. Maytum, of Alexandria,
the. president, will deliver his adj
dress; Or. G. a. Clause, of Bridge
water, will read a paper on "Electro-
therapeutics; DR.. f. w. Dowd, of
Emery, will give an address on
"Reminiscences OF a Physician'':
DR.. Fred Treon, Of Chamberlain. will
give a paper on Fractures at or
near Joints;" DR.. Van Buren, Knott,
of Sioux City, will present a paper
on "Open Treatment Of Simple Frac-
lures" At the conclusion OF the
program the local physicians will
serve a luncheon at the Waverly no.
tel to the visitors.
w. T. LaFollettte editor of the
Gazette, returned from Chamberlain
Thursday and announced that his
son Robert, died at 6 O'Clock, after
an illness lasting a year or more.
The young man has hung between
life and death for the past two
months with Bright's disease and
dropsy of the heart. During the
sickness Of his son Brer. LaFollette
has been working at a disadvantage
in attending to his newspaper work
here and making daily trips to Cham
berlain. The funeral services will be
held at Chamberlain Saturday after
noon at ] O'Clock, and the interment
will be made at that place., The
Republican extends its s%incerest
sympathy to Brer. LaFollette and
family in the loss of the son and
brother.