The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-04-01
IN TOWN AND N
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT hAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK

goods. Highest market price in
trade at Ruttertield's.
G%ustave Schubert left Tuesday
for Brighton, H., to attend 10
some business matters.
w. c. Baker pasture in section
thirteen, Baker township, for rent.
III. r. kibbee.
Found.-A gentleman's gold watch.
Owner can have same by calling at
o. Rifenbark at All Van Epps street
and proving property.
c. Z. Nermilyea went to Chicago
10 inspect the dry goods market, and
will lay in his spring stock OF goods.
lie viii be away about ten days.
Word was received from Glen Hop
kins, at Aberdeen, Tuesday morning
that he is not out of danger in his
illness, and that it will be several
days yet before the physicians feel
like giving any hope as to his re-
covery.
President Nicholson spent Sunday
at Dell Rapids and Sioux Falls,
speaking at both places during the
day and evening. The unive1 sity
president returned home on the
evening Omaha passenger and this
evening will be one of the speake rs
in the civic improvement meeting
at the opera house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Slade have ar.
ranged to move to Alexandria as
their future home. Mr.. Slade has
disposed of his bicycle business to
L. E. Stair, and has purchased a
china store at Alexandria. To this
he will add his stock Of jewelry and
establish a business Of that kind
They moved to Alexandria Wednes-
day.
DIR. 7. B. SIN iley wired from Chi
cago to relatives in the city that the
operation was performed or Mrs. E.
o. McEwen Monday morning at 10
O'Clock and that she safely passed
through the ordeal. and ir the even
ing was resting nicely. Her friends
in Mitchell and Mt. Vernon will be
pleased to know of the success i'm
her case so far.
Pierre Dakotan: "a few days ago
we stated that Miss Ellie A. Voorus
was contemplating becoming a can
did ITO fnr fl,a OtRo0 Nf nO,,,t, ~,
p%erintendent of schools. Miss Noolus
now announces..that she decided to
enter the canvas actively and that
She will seek the nomination subject
to the will of the republican prim-
aries" Miss Voorus is well known
in this city. having taught i'm the
schools a few years ago.
Benj. Weeks returned Wednesday
morning to his home at Sackett Har-
Dor. N. Y. having been here for the
past two weeks on account of the ILL
ness of his son. who was mysterious
ly injured. Mr.. Weeks says that the
boy is now in his usual condition
and that there is nc trace of the ac-
cident left. He says he had a good
time visiting among his old neigh
bors and friends during his stay.
Mr.. Weeks says he is taking life easy
down in New Work state and is en-
joying himself thoroughly among the
scenes of his old home.
a gold and silver medal contest
was given at the Presbyterian churcl,
Of the W. C. I. q. which was largely
attended. The exercises were opened
with singing by the audience,
Miss Hazel Latbrop presiding at the
organ. Four classes competed for
the medals, two OF the L. T. LIS.
for the silver medal, one L. y. L.
for the gold, and one w. G. t. U.
for the silver. The winners of the
fist two were Minnie Reierson and
Elizabeth Stearns: while Austin Ber-
ny won the gold medal. Della She
bean won the silver ". c. L. o..
medal. Six little girls added to the
pleasure of the evening by singing
"Bunch of Golden Keys" a grand
gold medal contest has been arranged
for Friday evening at the Congrega-
tional church. which will be particle
pated in by three contestants from
Washington Springs.
Mrs. Bethlah Frances Frohock
the mother of Rev. FL. E. Frohock,
state superintendent OF the Anti-Sal-
Don League, died at the home of her
son On west Fourth street, Tuesday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. She was 50
years old and had suffered partial
paralysis, from the effects of which
she had never recovered. The de-
ceased lady accompanied the family
from New York state when they
moved here several months ago. a
gradual weakening of the body and
mind was the cause of her death.
Funeral services over the remains