The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-03-11

Miss Emma Harker has been on
the road for the past ten days filling
a brief concert engagement With
Summers orchestra in her capacity
as an elocutionist. She returned
home Saturday morning.
w. n. Hollands went to Redheld
Thursday evening ard will be there
for the coming month. He has talk
en- the contract to wire the feeble
minded institute for the electric
light plant that is being installed.
and he may remain to have charge
Of the lighting plant.
The new steel furniture and docu-
ment files for the register of deeds
office has arrived and will he placed
in position at once. The record
vault has reached its limit in hold
ing books with the present furnit-
ure. The new steel furniture will
increase the capacity of the vault
about 40 books.
V. Q. Mo@ery, of LeMars. Iowa,
arrived in the city Thursday evening
and VIII take up his residence in
Mitchell. Mr.. Mowery is a piano tun-
er and a musician, and saws he is per-
fectiy willing TO assist in the organ
ization OF a band for this season.. He
states he was the director of the
jsifU-ninth Iowa regimental band
for some time.
About p little boys and girls de-
scended on the home of r. l.. Ire
maine Friday evening to work a sun
prise on his llttle daughter, Frances.
The evening was passed in PLAYING
all kind OF games. and a very happy
time resulted. The refreshments
were brought along by the surprising
party, and these were served at a
seasonable hour.
Rev. George Lindsay and wife. of
Chamberlain, were in the city Friday
eDroute to Redtield with the remains
of their son, aged % years, who died
Tuesday Of consumption. The young
man was teaching school in the
country and died suddenly before
word could be sent to his parents.
Mr.. Lindsay has recently resigned
his passionate of the Congregational
church at Chamberlain.
L. n. Seaman, who has been in
the city for the past week. coming
here to attend the funeral of the
late N. L. Dawson, left Friday morn
ing for his home in Elgin, Ill. Mr..
Seaman said he had enjoyed his visit
here in meeting his many old frienus
and acquaintance who were still do
ing business when he left Mitchell
thirteen years ago He expressed
great pleasure in noticing the
growth and improvement of Mitchell
and hoped that it would always con
tinue.
a. r. Porteous and family have
moved into the city from their farm
in Rome township, where they have
resided for the past % years. Mr..
PoIteous has leased his farm and
comes to Mitchell to give his child
len the benefit of the city schools.
He has purchased the Phillips resi-
dence on the south side. II is quite
noticeable the number Of farmers
who have retired from active life
and moved into the city-evidently
farming is a mighty good paying
venture III this county.
M. III. Gosche arrived home Thurs
day evening ON the delayed Milwau-
kee from the south from Orlando.
Fla, where he has been for some
time. He said that Mrs. Goshe's
condition was about the same, bat
little Improvement being noticed.
His wife will be accompanied home
by Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Koch as soon
as the weather turns warmer. Mr..
ahu Mlo. ~. w. bulllSIIu are dISO dU
Orlando as is also Julian Tiffany.
Mr.. Gosche reports the weather down
there as being very pleasant and
could appreciate it very much when
he received The Republican daily
the temperature away below
zero.
Prof. and Mrs. Hoff entertained
the married members of the Univer.
sity faculty and a very delightful
evening resulted. The amusements
OF the evening were very enter
tanning and much enjoyed by
the guests. Papers were passed
among the guests, headed Old
Friends in New Attire, on which
sentences were written, and the
answers to them were the names to
various authors. In this DR.. Nicbol-
son was successful in answering the
queries first, and was given the head
prize. Little Nuts 10 Crack was an
other feature, which comprised thu
names OF different varieties OF nuts,
letters Of the words being disarranged
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