The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-08-25

the past week.
Mrs. Albert and daughter, who
were the guests OF Mrs May Wallace
for a few days, departed this morn
ing FOR their home in California.
Fred Wells went out to Washington
Springs Friday afternoon to take
charge OF Chas. Iersuson's shoe store
wbichlle recently established there.
G. w. Coleman. d piano tuner, has
purchased the residence property of
George Strong on the corner of Fifth
A venue east and Langdon street.
taking possession yesterday.
Mrs. e. G. Sphinx has been visiting
with relatives at Reedsburg. Wis.,.
for a month and arrived home Thus
day evening. She was accompanied
by her niece. Miss Sallade, who will
visit here.
Clark Espey arrived in the city
Thursday evening and is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. III. g. Clark. MIR.
Espey has been travelling for the past
year and a half in the south and east
and taking life in the easiest possible
manner. He will be in this city and
vicinity for several weeks.
Frank Baughman received from
the representative of the government
hatchery Friday morning 1900 fish OF
the croppy and suntish variety. They
were unloaded at Riverside. MIR.
Baughman said he would put a por-
tion OF the fish IN the Jim river and
sono in o OF two other streams.
Or. Ihos. Nicholson departed Fri
day..morning for points in the Black
Hills, his primary object being to at
tend the Methodist conference which
meets for that section Of the state
at Speartish, and will be over there
for the next two weeks. He has
many matters to look after the bene-
fit Of the University. Sunday morn
ing he preached at Deadwood and
in the evening at Lead.
DR.. Graham departed Friday morn
ing for Sioux Falls and will reach his
Watertown home Monday after filling
one of his presiding elder appoint
ments Sunday. DR.. Graham spoke
very highly of Watertown as a place
il which to live, its citizenship be-
ing made up of a fine class of people
and that the finely appointed homes,
attractive houses, handsome lawns,
and many fine large trees make it in
deed a picturesque place for q west
ern city.
Frank A. Lyons arrived in the city
Friday morning from st. Paul and in
formed The Republican that he had
concluded his arrangements for estab-
|1ishig a shoe store in Mitchell. llav-
ing secured the building which is
now occupied by Jos. Winter. Mr..
Lyons expects to get opened up about
Sept. l.. He will be remembered as
the manager of the company that
handled the shoe stock OF Karl Burk-
hart after his stock was partially
destroyed by fire.
Charles Lucky, OF Huron, arrived
in the city today. Mr.. Lucky is out
advertising the state fair, which
will be held at Huron Sept. 11-l6,
but he has got to wait here a few
days until his advertising matter
arrives, he having run out just be-
fore coming to Mitchell. Mr..Lucky
says that the first state fair at Hur-
on is going to be a hummer and a
grand good time is promised the
visitors. All new buildings have
been erected Tor the exhibits and
the grounds are located conveniently
near the city.
The east passenger on the Milwau-
kee road was five hours late Friday
evening, due to an accident which
happened at Sheldon, Iowa, in the
morning. A double header freight
OH the Milwaukee approached the
crossing at Sheldon and stopping at
the sign then started to cross
the track of the Omaha road. An
Omaha passenger followed the usual
rule and stopped also. but got under
Roadway quicker and started to get
ahead of the freight at the crossing.
The result was that the two engines
Of the Milwaukee were on the cross
ing when the Omaha engine tried to
get through. Both engines were
badly crippled, but none Of the en-
ployes or the passengers were injured.
1t took all day to clear the road.
s. d. Olmstead, who now resides
on a farm close to tredonia, Kan,
in a letter to the Commercial and
Savings bank, states on the morning
OF the 18th a gas well was struck on
his farm at a depth OF 1856 feet. MI.