The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-01
IN TOWN N
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Mrs. Anna S.allin went to Alex
andria Saturday to visit with rela-
tives.
John Burns, Of st. Paul, is here
on a visit to his son, Robert Burns
and wife.
Judge Dick Halley, of the supreme
court. arrived in the city Saturday
morning from Pierre.
Clifton Turneaure arrived home
from Yankton Saturday night where
he attended the week of carnival.
Miss Helen Stanley, who is employ
ed in the Mt. Vernon bank, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Nellie Ward.
Miss Florence Winsor went to
Sioux City Thursday to visit several
weeks at the home OF Geo. III. Ratll-
man.
Prof. Geo. III. Grace of Miller, was
in the city or his way to Des
MONIES, Iowa, to attend a summer
school.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Tiffany, VINO has been
visiting at Los Angeles. CAL, for
over two months. arrived home
Sunday morning.
Mrs. Geo III. Miner and Miss Fam
ME Foster, who have been at the St.
Louis exposition for several weeks,
arrived home this afternoon.
Nj. c. Porter, of this city. and l..
n. Dickson, of Winterset, Iowa, left
Friday morning for points i'm Cuba.
Mr.. Porter will be gone about two
i weeks.
(. l.. Hofstetter, who lives just south
of town, departed Saturday for
Sabula, Iowa, i'm response to a tele-
gram announcing the death of his
mother.
Mrs. r. T. Robinson, Of Egan, was
visiting with old friends in the city
while en- route to Canton tc attend
the state meeting of the w. r. C.
this week.
ID. c. Burnside and Lee Baldock
arrived home Saturday from a trip Of
several weeks, most of which time
they spent CRUSH ny on the Minnesota
river. starting from Big Stone and
Ortonville ana disembarking at New
Ulm, Mimi.
Deputy Sheriff Clark returned from
Chamberlain Friday evening, to
which point he went in pursuit Of
the horse thieves who got away We'd
n esday night with a team of horses
belonging to Mr.. Gordon and a buggy
belonging to b. a. Omealy. Mr..
Clark said the men we've tracked to a
point north Of Plankinton but after
that nothing could be ascertained
OF their whereabouts.
The Very Reverend Dean Shea
left Monday for Toronto, Canada.
to be gone for some time, and will
take a we'll deserved rest from his
duties as priest CT the Holy Family
Church. With his large congrega-
ton Dean Shea is a very busy nan.
During his absence his pulpit will
be occupied by Father Stencil, of
Yankton.
Cards were received here yester-
day announcing the marriage of Miss
Gertrude Blanchard 10 Mr.. George
David Sturtevant, which occurred
at Emmetsburg, Iowa, Wednesday,
June %, at the home OF Warren r
Millham. The bride is a daughter
of MIR. and Mrs. 7. E. Blanchard.
and she was a former resident OF
Mitchell. The brides many friends
will join in extending sincere con-
gratulatlons.
Another rain visited this section
again at an early hour this morning
and added to the fine rainfall of FRI
day morning. The precipitation
amounted to 81 inches. The month
CT June has been pretty well favored
in the matter Of rainfall. and there
is enough moisture i'm the gronud
to carry the crops through the worst
part of July. should there he any en-
cessively hot weather. Up to the
present time the precipitation for
June is 4.6S inches.
a travelling man lost a pocket
book while seated on the grand stand
at the races Thurs day afternoon and
he did not discover his loss until a
boy had found the book and got away
with it. The book contained be-
tween $50 and $40 and two checks.
Chief Keith got track Of the boy
who found the book and the kid
admitted distributing the money
among eve Of his friends. Togeth-
er they hunted up the boys and made
them ~disgorge until $37 Of the money
was returned to the owner.
The first advertising car OF Ring
ling Bros show arrived in the city
Friday to do the preliminary
advertising for the great circus.