The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-16
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAI tAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

WIS. w. ~. hOppc Is siCk Will ID
grippe and tonsilitls.
"A Il. Hitchcock returned Wcdncs-
day fiom Woonsocket, where he
has been to attend to a case in cir
cult court.
a great marriage lesson-Ghosts-
Dec.-2l.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vincent Sneller, of
Spring Green, Wis, have been visit
ing their uncle and aunt, MI. and
Mrs. j. III. Nolt, and returned home
Tuesday morning.
James Rrazzel and Amos johnson,
who have been in the employ of Will
Rush for some time, have leased the
barber shop of James baugh, and
took possession Tuesday.
MIR. and Mis-. +. A. Bidwell arrived
nome Tuesday evening on the 10
O'Clock Milwaukee passenger from
their trip to Philadelphia and Wash
inpton. They had Il very pleasant
trip while away.
Until the board of elections made
the oljcial count at Pierre last week
it was not known what the vote on
the candidates for the judge Of the
fourth judicial circuit was. The
vote in counties comprising the cir
cult is as follows: Frank b. Smith
6,l67: II. j. Mohr 3 ,129.
b. M. Johnston, secretary of the
Northwestern Hotel Mems Associa-
ton, is sending out a large quantity
OF advertising matter to hotel men
IL the north vest who are not men,
hers OF the association, urging them
to join and attend the great annual
meeting which will be held at Sioux
City, Jan. S, 1905.
Frank M. Hatch. formerly a resi-
dent Of Mt. Vernon. was in the city.
Mr.. Hatch now lives in Sioux City
and is engaged in the live stock bust
ness. Mr.. Hatch stated that since
the big Armour plant has started up
That it has been a great impetus to
the stock business in Sioux City and
the country tributary.
Management Sanford Dodge
GnostS-Dec. p.
y party of Mitchell people left
Monday evening via the Omaha road
Tor Portland. Ore. 1T includes MIR. and
Mrs. j. p. lIalfhill, daughter. Lille
and son, Will. and MIR. and Mrs. e.
N. Norton and mother, Mrs. Alice
Norton, and their two children.
They will make. their future home at
Portland.
Judge Smith and Court Stenog-
rapher Boyles are at Woonsocket this
week for the session of circuit court,
which opened there yesterday. One
OF the interesting features of the
court session will be the trial Of the
parties who were bound over for sell
ling Intoxicating liquors through the
medium of a club room.
G. d. Nermilyea, Elton Mckinley,
Cuthbert Smith, Jos. Vermilyea and
VIM. Saul, comprising the Mitchell
bowling team, returned from their
trip out to Chamberlain Wednesday.
The result of the contest is as
follows Mitchell defeated Plankin-
ton by 2lS pins; Mitchell defeated
White Lake at Plankinton 254 pins;
White Lake defeated Mitchell on
their home alley 255 pins. Mitchell
defeated Chamberlain l15 pins.
The three teams will come to Mitch
ell neXt week to play the second of a
three series contest, for which prizes
a%ggregating 300 have been put up.
w. A. Branch yesterday completed
the purchase of the Mitchell Clarion
of Geo. w. Williams and has taken
possession. He will give his sole at
tention to the editing and business
management of the paper, while in
the job rooms Elmer George will
have charge. The Republican ex-
tends a hearty greeting to Mr..
Branch and trusts that he will do
WCil III IIc DuSlilcSS. MI. NlllldMS,
the retiring editor, Will remain in
Mitchell for the present but is I'M
decided as to what he will do in the
future. The paper this week will be
issued under the direction of the
new editor.
Fred Widmann arrived home Tues
day evening on the 10 O'Clock Mil
waukee passenger from Chicago,
where he has been attending to some
business matters for the past three
weeks. 1t was rumored during the
day that Mr.. Widmann had beer
married while away and his friends
to the number Of 60 or 20 determined
to give him a royal reception when
he came in with his bride. He was
called down town after he had gone
to his residence where his friends
had aSSmhled and thew uava him n