The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-22
IN TOWN N N
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN I'M
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Ket price pald. IL. ID. Butter1eld.
Miss Grace Needham, who has been
visiting with Mrs. G. Fl. Woodland,
left Friday morning for her home in
Chicago.
200 cotton wood trees IL TO Is 1T.
high, l1a to 2 in. caliper, will grow
nice shapley trees, at 25 cts. each.
This is a snap. The Newburys.
When j. c. Purdy went home at
noon Friday he found two volumes of
Harper's illustrated History of the
Civil War, which were a present to
him by Mrs. Purdy, the occasion be.
ing his 65th birthday.
Ray Graham, who has been visit.
ing his parents for the past week,
left Saturday morning for Excelsior
Springs, Mo-, to take treatment for
rheumatism, which has been bother
ing him for the past year.
/ am permanently located in
Mitchell and am prepared to do all
kinds of surgical and dental work
and treat all diseases of domestic
animals scientifically, according to
the latest improved methods. Office
at the Gladstone Barn. Geo.
Mutziger. Veterinarian.
Nh. and Mrs. b. G. Watson ar
rived in the city last Friday from
their wedding Jour, a portion of
which was spent in Oklahoma, and
are guests at the home Of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. II. Min
er. They remained over Sunday
and then continued their journey to
their home at Chamberlain.
In a handsomely printed circular
the First National bank announces
that William Koch has purchased an
interest in that institution and has
been elected on the board OF directors.
Mr.. Koch's long residence in Mitch
ell. his sound financial reputation
and his conservatism and business
ability will bring material strength..to
the bank.
Presiding Elder Hager, DR.. Thos.
Nicholson, Rev. II. S. Wilkinson and
Rev. II. E. Frohock who were at
tending the joint meeting of the
Sioux Falls and Mitchell Ministerial
district Of the Methodist church at
Parker during the week, returned
home Thursday afternoon. They re-
ported a splendid meeting at Parker
and that the attendance was large.
Mrs. William Layton, Of Sharon,
Pa. has been visiting with friends
and relatives in the vicinity Of
Mitchell for the past week and left
Friday for Parker. going from
there to her home. Mr.. Layton, his
wife says, has given up all his inter-
est in music in the past year or two
and his time is devoted to other pu1-
suits. His old friends here will
doubtless be surprised to learn that
anything could take him away from
music.
The Educator School Supply Co.
has recently been incorporated with
"a capital Of 800, 900, with Fl. L. Bras
as president and manager, r. e.
Bras, OF Clarion, Iowa, rs vice presl-
dent, and c. c. Bras as secretary and
treasurer. The latter has been an
employe OF the company for the past
ten years in a clerical capacity and
in the Incorporation becomes one Of
the members and will enjoy the
profits OF the concern. which is doing
a fine business IN disposing of school
supplies.
Rev. D. r. Tomlin came home
from Huron Saturday. he had
been up there to meet with the home
mission board and Or. Washington
Choate. of New York, who is out
here looking over the mission fields
OF this western country. Mr.. Tom
lin says thai. a meeting was held at
Redbeld this week that was made
up of representatives of the Wilton,
Iowa college and those of Redfield
college, looking to the consolidation
vi the two at Redield. The Wilton
college gets two-tnirds Of its stud
ents from North and South Dakota
and the representatives consider the
plan Of consolidation as one that will
be Of more benefit.
An inter-society debate was held
at the University chapel, Friday
evening between the kappas aud the
Dedaelians that was fraught with
much interest and excitement. The
attendance was very good and close
attention was paid to the arguments
disclosed by the speakers on each
side. The Kappas had the affirm
alive Of the question discussed and
were represented by Messrs. Brown,
Gust and Mccoy. The Dedaelians
had the negative and its speakers
were Mesrss. Satterlee, Wenz and
Davis. The question debated was:
"Resolved. that immigration into