The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02


lott saturday NOV -. a son.
NNl Hluker vent ao~n to Geddes
Iuesdty morning. Where the marker
Bros. have a store In operation.
State Treasurer c. Il. Collins, of
Grotoa. vas in the city Oh Tues
day. The treasurer is iust getting
back TO his duties after a seige of
sickness.
l.. ID. Milne returned Saturday
from Wolsey. where he organized
a lodge of Home Guardians, with a
charter membership OF 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. a. Bidwell left
Saturday for a trip to Philadel-
pima and Washington, expecting to
be gone about three weeks.
Mrs, Il. p. Edison, of Minneapolis.
has neen visiting with hel sister.
Mrs. VIM. NJ. smith. tor several days
and left for bone Saturday via
Mason City, Iowa,
Rev. L. j. Gi6lett informed The
Republican saturday that The co..
lection taken up at the Thanksgiving
services for the Children's Home at
Sioux Fail amounted to sl7. o3.
d.. W. Collins, the successor OF
Chas. Ferguson. has a new ADVERTISE
ment i'm The Republican Saturday call
ing attention to his Immediate plans,
to which we invite your attention.
Mrs. w. p. johnson. of Bancroft,
IOWA, and Miss Lucy Conant, of Los
Angeles. Cal, who were called here
to attend the funeral over the re-
mains of Mrs O. r. Hutchinson,
returned Saturday morning TO their
homes.
Superintendent John Finn, OF the
Chamberlain Indian School, was in
the city Tuesday with five Indian
children. whom he had secured at
the sisseton Agency. and was taking
them out to Chamberlain to place
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them in the school.
The University Athletic Board re-
ceived Friday a telegram of congrat-
ulation from Profs. Pell and Smith
OF the State University. Nermillion,
ON Mitchell's winning the game OF
football from Bookings Thanksgiv-
ing day. The board appreciates the
kind feeling which prompted the tel
egram to be sent.
The change in the weather today
indicates that the Indian summer
season has reached tbe..erd. and that
winter is with us. People who keep
tab on winter weather assert that
the way the season starts in is a cri-
terion for the kin6 that will be
prevalent. and therefore an open
winter is predicted.
I'd Larrabee, whose house of III
fame was closed a couple of weeks
ago, Saturday moved out all of the
furniture and fixtures and stored the
goods down town. 1t is evident that
Mr.. Larrabee is going to take the
advice of the city council seriously
when he was told that he would
have to remain closed.
Mayor Silsby Will have his duties
increased temporarily as nationa.
bank examiner. He received notice
from tine treasury department to &C
at &c to North Dakota and assist
the national bank examiner of tina,
state TO bring The examination of the
banks up to date. Twenty banks
were assigned to Mr.. Silsby to eX.
anime which will have to be done in
a limited time in order for him tic
attend TO his work i'm this state, and
he Will have an immense amount OF
work to perform between now and
March /.
Miss Phelps "a sister of Mrs. Geo.
Watson, delivered a mission address
at the Methodist church Sunday
evening which was listened to by d
large audience Miss Phelps ave a
most interesting recital Of the mode
Of life OF the japanese and of their
characteristic S. Her talk indicated
that during the many years she has
been a missionary in that country she
has protited a great deal by observa-
tion.
The Commercial Mutual Fire AS
soeiatlOn has rented a room i'm the
city hall building which it will &C.
cupy from the first of the month.
The company has leased the room in
the southeast corner on the second
floor, which will give it excellent
quarters. There is a probability
that the rooms on the third floor will
be leased to an institution in the
city, which will then be the means
OF bringing in a good rental to the
city.
The information comes down from
railroad circles in Aberdeen that the
Milwaukee is contemplating the es-