The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-23
I'M TOWN N COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK..

Miss Roxy Butttcrleld came home
Thursday flom the girls seminary
at %tarihault, Mimi, for the holidays.
w. L. Turner left Wednesday for
his annual holiday trip back to Rock
ford, llll., his old home, and Chi
cago.
Mrs. Il. M. Hammer is at Ethan
this week assisting Mr.. Hammer i'm
his Christmas trade in the drug
store.
Harry Mcdonald ARR yea home from
Chicago, where he is attending a dem
tai school, to remain through the
holidays.
nj. M. Doyle has been at Huron for
a few days attending to some busi-
ness matters and returned home this
morning.
Hugh Barrie, a brakeman on the
Omaha road, left Wednesday evening
for points in New Mexico, to spend
the winter.
Miss Marie Johnston came home
Thursday morning from Sioux Falls,
where she has been attending All
Saints school.
The South Side dairy delivers milk
daily and guarantees first class SER
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Miss Nellie Murray, of st. Paul,
has been the guest OF Mrs. III. A.
Boylan for a week and vent to Ar
mour Wednesday morning.
Miss Kate Myers, who is i'm charge
of the cigar stand at The Widmann,
vent to st. Paul, her former home,
to spend Christmas.
Two express cars are carried on
the |. e. ID. division of the Milwau-
kee road at the present time to ac-
commodate the rush of Christmas
goods.
Drs. M. NJ. Wilson and G. d.
Loetller, two OF Yankton's prominent
physicians, were in the city over
night and returned home Wednesday
morning.
Miss Belle Pierce, a sister OF Mrs.
r. K. Saul, has been visiting with
her for the past three months and
left Wednesday morning for Harbor
Beach, Mich.
The city schools will close today
evening for the holiday vacation.
This vacation will last but a week
this year, as it is the intention to
make up the week lost during the
palace.
Division Freight and Passenger
Agent Warner and Travelling Freight
and Passenger Agent Selby, of Mason
City, were in town over night and
went east "wednesday morning.
They are connected with the Milwau-
kee road.
Dan Rayley, Of Plano township.
Wednesday effected the purchase Of
the Mckinley building on Main
street, across from the corn palace,
and which was erected this fall and
winter. This sale was made by Mrs.
Hooper.
DR.. B. A. Bobb performed an op-
Grafton for appendicitis on Ray
Brooks, son of Mrs. Martha Brooks,
Thursday in which he was assis-
ed by Drs. f. W. Frebyerg and T.
S. K%ammerling. The young man,
who is about l6 years Of age, passed
through the operation successfully.
The government thermometer re-
gistered at 81 degrees Wednesday
and it was 81 degrees above during
the night That is remarkably good
weather for December. The Their
mometer has not gone below zero
during the month, the coolest hav-
ing been three degrees above.
Frank Gibbs, the Milwaukee pas
engineer, who runs to Sioux
City, is laid up at home by an acct.
dent which happened to him in
Sioux City, a few days ago. He
Slipped and fell on the pavement in
juring his side.
The work Of adjusting the loss in
Jos. Koch's recent fire is being car
ried on. Ed. Knowles, Of Sioux
Falls, adjusted the loss on the build
ing Tuesday for the Liverpool, Lon
don & Globe, placing the damage at
1925. The loss on the stock of goods
is being adjusted by R. G. McKean.
Of Minneapolis. for the Niagara and
Milwaukee, Mechanics, and j. O.
Walrath, Of this city, for the mutual
companies Of Aberdeen and Mitchell.
Christmas buyers are thronging the
stores during the day and evening
making their purchases for the last
.eventful day of the year. Nearly all
the stores in the city have put on
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