The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-29
IN TOWN AND OUNTk
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Frank II. Winsor arrived home Sat-
urday evening from a trip back to his
| old home ut Elkllorn, Wis.
e. d. Maxon has been in the city
for several days ana returned home
to Sioux City Saturday morning.
Rev. Chas III. Powell held Episco-
pal services at Chamberlain Sunday
and came home Monday morning.
w. q. Kelso has been visiting his
sister. Mrs. r. W. d. Orswcll. and
returned hoIue Saturday to Sloan,
Iowa.
Nj. and Mrs. George Carlson. of
Mt. Vernon, spent sunday in the
city and went back on the freight
Monday morning.
John Haney, deputy postmaster,
has been out at Pierre for the past
week visiting his parents, and re-
turned home Monday morning.
Richard Lang came in from his
Hanson county farm, Plano township,
and left for a trip Of two or three
weeks for Nora Junction, Iowa.
Geo. r. Douthit returned home VIA
the Omaha road Friday evening from
Sioux Falls, where he was attending
the matter OF meeting the Retail
Merchants Association.
A. h. Seaton left Saturday for
Chicago. where he will JON Mrs.
SeatGn, and together they will make
a "trip south. going to points in North
Carolina and Virginia They expect
to he away until about April ls,.
Saturday Afternoon at 5 O'clock &C.
CURED the marriage of Mr.. Geo. W.
Brown and Miss Annie S. Beiber,
which was performed by Rev. II. S.
Wilkinson at the Methodist parson-
aye. Both young people reside in
Mitchell.
L. D. Milne attended the editorial
meeting at Sioux Falls and stopped
at Hartford on his way home Friday
evening. The Home Guardian lodge
held initiatory ceremonies and served
u banquet TO the lodge members, and
1t was made a little more important
occasion on account Of the presence
Of the supreme secretary.
a quiet wedding occurred Monday
afternoon at l O'Clock in Cox's
art studio, when w. G. Drake, Of
Plankinton, and Miss Ethel Pickcns,
of Milwaukee, were united in mar
riage, the ceremony being performed
by Rev. II. S. Wilkinson. The groom
practices dentistry at PlanSinton and
the BRIDE has resided there most OF
the winter. They left Monday
evening for Milwaukee via the Oma-
ha road for a short visit.
Friday evening the newly organized
club gave its first dancing party in
the Mitchell Club rooms and though
the attendance was not large on
the opening night. owing to the alb.
sence of a number from the city, it
is anticipated that there will be a
great deal OF pleasure for the men,
bers during the rest Of the winter.
The dates for the rest of the parties
will be announced later. The music
for the party was furnished by Hoyt's
Orchestra. of Sioux Falls, and it could
not be improved upon.
j.. L. Morrow arrived home Friday
evening from his trip to Havana.
Cuba, and other points in the Island,
and while there met the members OF
the Mitchell party which went down
there a short time ago. Mr.. Morrow
speaks In glowing terms OF that coun-
try aud Of the possibilities Of its fu-
tufe development, and believes that
there is a great opportunity for maxi
ing money. He said that Americans
down there had made a great improve
me t in the health conditions since
their invasion and that Havana was
one Of the cleanest cities he had ever
been In.
The weather of Saturday night was
the coolest we have had so far this
winter. aud the thermometer went
lower than any time during last win
ter. The government instrument
showed Sunday morning that the
mercury had gone to % degrees below
zero. The warmest it got during the
entire day was rs degrees below zero.
This morning the thermometer reg-
istered "a degrees below. The cold
! weather that has been prevalent
down in New York state for so long
has undoubtedly been transferred to
the vest, but 1t is hoped that 1T will
not last so long.
An interesting letter was received
Monday from M. O. Porter, who
is at DesMoines. Iowa. Mr.. Porter
said the weather had been such that
he could not get out and was forced
to sit in the Office OF the hotel and
listen to the rant OF the politicians
over the nomination of mayor. He
said that The primaries had Just been