The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-09-09

''Si daIa MoIlltli. I1iIIt
up the system and make you feel
bright and cheerful. l.. O. Gale.
j, b. Woleemuth arrived home this
morning from his trip to Boston,
Where he attended the national en-
camplnent or the G. A. r.
The Electric Co. is wiring the Om-
alla's new depot building for electric
lights. Quite a display will be made
on the outside of the building.
d. j. Noble & Co. have a new adj
vertisement in The Republican, to-
day calling attention to their under
taking business, and also their line
of curtains, window shades. etc,
Julian O. Tiffany left Saturday
for Little Rock. An. where he
will accept a position with one of the
leading banks OF the city. He will
have charge of the commercial paper
of the bank.
G II. Rummel and daughter, Mrs.
Munger. of Evansville. Wis, are
guests at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
j. @. Walrath. Mr.. Rummel makes
AN annual trip TO this city FLOR the
hunting season.
Thursday evening \. G.. Prinule
entertained ABOUT taenty of his Old
comrades and ladies of the w. r.. G.
at his home. Ice cream and cake
were served in very generous quan-
Titles and the evening was passed in
a very sociable way.
The band gave its usual Friday
evening concert, and although the
atmosphere was a tribe chilly the
large crowd down town warmed up
TO the situation and showed a hearty
appreciation of the music rendered
during the evening.
c. W. Johnston, proprietor of The
mitchell Lotel. is arranging to heat
his hosteieIy With steam this winter
Jos. Schwartz, of Sioux Falls. was in
the city THURSDAY taking the meas
urements of the building from which
to draw the plans aud specifications
for the work. Mr.. Johnston expects
to have his own electric lighting
plant in operation this week. He
has received his dynamo and will
make the connections within a few
days.
The city schools opened Monday
with only a fair attendance in
the various rooms. Supt. Hoff said
that many of the students had the
idea that TODAY was a holiday Old ac-
count of Lanor Day, and that there
would be no school. In the high
school department the enrolment
amounted to 1875, although the SUI
perintendeEt said that it would
reach at least $50 after the close of
corn palace week, a good many re-
manning out until that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. S. Barnard arrived
home from Portland, Ore. Sunday
morning after a years absence on
the Pacific coast, The first month
they spent in California and then
went to Portland. where they have
remained We since. MIR. Barnard
bought a lot in Portland and has
had constructed a neat cottage At
ter remaining here a couple of
months they will return to Portland
TO make their home in the future.
The health OF both Mr.. Barnard saws
has been very good indeed in that
country and i'm the year he says he
has gained u pounds, and he looks
it.
II. c. Greene has Just received his
appointement from G. L. Merriman,
OF Bowdle, as a deputy state survey
or. This appointment makes all
work done by him legal, and his
surveying is backed ny a bond of $500
which he gives TO the state. The
law of 1893 makes it necessary for all
county surveyors to secure a diploma
from the state surveyor. which must
be filed With the county auditor.
and all surveys in a County must be
made by a licensed surveyor to have
any legal standing. In a circular
issued from the state surveyors
office two surveyors are appointed IN
thus county, Israel Gre enc and II. C.
Greene.
Franz Brandt can certainly carry
off the palm in raising tomatoes, as
is evidenced by the tine display he
has at the nome OF lIlos. Ban on
Fourth Avenue west. Mr.. Brandt
has a particular variety that is called
the Majestic, and it is worthy the
name it bears. From one stalk it
has spread over a large surface of the
side of the house, where he has
trained it this summer, and it has
about thirty-tive mammoth tomatoes
on it,. One of the tomatoes. which
Was measured a few days ago. shows
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