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

Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Brennan.
Friday, Dec. rs, a daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs W. III. Wilkinson
arrived home Monday evening from
Lennox.
MIR. and Mrs. ID. w. Burrieht left
Friday morning for Hot Springs, to
remain for several weeks.
John Bartlett, the Milwaukee en-
gineer, who runs between Mitchell
and Sioux City on the dav passenger.
is away on a vacation that Will last
about a munth.
j. E. Kelley and p. e. Smith, OF
Huron, were guests oyer night at the
home of p. III. Kelley. Mr.. Smith
left Friday morning via the Omaha
road for Madison. Wis, and MIR. KEEL
ly returned home.
Madam Clark has returned to the
city and has reopened her hair dress
ing parlors in rooms across from the
post office building. Mrs. Clark
gave fine satisfaction when she was
here before and worked up a large
and permanent business.
e.. q. King, of Scotland, was in
the city over Sunday. Mr.. King is
the promoter of the a%cetylene gas
plant in Mitchell and he expressed
himself as being we'll pleased With
the way in which the institution has
been received.
L. NJ. Simons. an attorney OF
this city, has announced his landi-
dacy for the position of secretary of
the state senate. MIR. Simons has
had considerable experience i'm state
legislative bodies and two years ago
was senate journal clerk. The Re
publican trusts that he will be sue
cessful in his candidacy.
1T was announced a few days ago
in the Minneapolis papers that Ralph
w. Wheelock. has been appointed as
private secretary to Mayor Jones, Of
Minneapolis, who was elected last
month. Ralph's many old time
friends i'm Mitchell will be pleased 10
learn of his recognition at the hands
of the new mayor. 1T is not under
stood that he will give up his edit
orial work on the Tribune, and il he
does his private orner ON tine back
page will I've very much missed.
AT the meeting of Resurgpm lodge,
a. +. X A. NJ. the retiring WOr-
shipful Master, II. L. Hitchcock. in
stalled the following officers: Wor-
sllipful Master, j. w. Powers: senior
warden, a. h. McKeel: Junior war
den, DR.. r. G. Warme; treasurer. IL.
r.. kibbee: secretary, DIR. S. j..
Moore: senior deacon. c. C. Halph-
|ide: junior deacon, S. L. Greene:
senior steward, g. +. Colvin; junior
steward, q. ii. Rub; tyler. j. W..
Cooper. Aside FROM the installation
lllClG was NOlN III WIG llIlIu uGGIGc.
Chamberlain Democrat: The
Mitchell bowling team came out for a
game with the locals Tuesday even
ing, and we al sag that the visitors
are not only gentlemen, but bowlers
as well. They had the honor of scor-
ing the first victory for a visiting
team en- the local alley since it has
been in operation. their marking he
ing lbs i'm five games. The visitors
not only won the series, but their
pin artist. Mckinley, knocked down
the best indi vidual score with a run
OF 206, and the best average was
$50.
a young lady had a pretty bad
scare Sunday evening as she was
walking along Fourth Avenue west
i'm front of Rev. Youngman's resid-
ence. An animal of some kind, which
she thought was a badger or raccoon,
Jumped at her from behind a tree and
grabbed her shoe. biting through to
her foot. The young lady was very
mach frightened by the attack and
but for the timely arrival of a young
man, who drove the animal away. a
severe injury might have resulted.
lit is thought the animal belongs to
some people on the south side and
had broken away from its cage. Lat
er in the evening it made Il second
attack on another young lady. 1T
ought to lie disposed of so as not to
do any further damage,
\ copy OF Kroegcr Echo, pub
lislled at Epiphany, contains an in
teresting sketch of the life VI
Father kroeger's and the great work
he accomplished at the little town
before he died. Numerous questions
have been asked as to the disposal Of
Father kroeger's business. whether
it would be continued or not. The
following from the Echo will explain
what will be done with the institu-
tions: "a special request was made
by Rev. DIR. kroeger before his death
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