The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Mrs. BENZ. Holt and brother, I. II.
Cox, OF Chamberlain, went to Rock
port Saturday morning. to see their
mother, who sustained a broken hip
a week ago.
Mrs. b. Davis and son, hrtie, who
have been in St. Louis for some time,
returned to the city Friday evening
to remain a few weeks with relatives
and friends.
Mrs. James Rogan and. little
daughter came down from Condo Sat-
urdaY morning. to visit her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. James Kimble, until
after corn palace.
Mrs. o. E. Vandebogart went to
Sioux City and will make her home
there in the future. Her daughter,
Miss Blanche, will teach in the city
schools for the next year.
Mrs. Dick Haney and daughter,
Miss Harriet, who have been spend
ing the summer at Lake Superior,
Wis, arrived in the city Friday ev-
ening and went out to Pierre Satur-
day afternoon. They were the guests
of John Haney while in tb. city.
A. M. Lower, who resides mean
Pontiac, H., has been visiting with
w. III. Canban. a few miles west of
town, returned home Saturday morn
ing. Mr.. Lower said a visit to South
Dakota had given him an entirely
different impression of the country
thar he had previously had.
Gottlieb Scheurenbrand is making
good progress on the Catholic church
building, and the walls of the foun-
datlon are being put up now after a
weeks work consumed in laying the
concrete footings. With the base
ment.. walls finished this fall nothing
more will be done OH the structure
until next spring.
1t is expected that work will begin
ol the new hospital building within
a short time. An immense amount
OF stone has been hauled to the site
of the building on Fifth Avenue east
and the ground has been staked out.
The basement will be finished this
year and the entire building is to be
completed by July i, 1906.
Mrs. VIM. Duncan entertained a
few friends at her home on Fourth
Avenue west Friday afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Q. McEwen, of Mt.
Vernon, who is visiting in the city
The guests were composed mostly Of
{ladies who formerly resided in Mt.
Vernon. At $50 O'Clock a most
Sumptous supper IA served by Mrs.
Duncan and the hours were highly
enjoyed.
The passenger train north Satur.
day afternoon, with George Perry or
the engine, killed two boIses two
miles north of Redtield. Two men
we're driving across the track wher
the engine struck the horses. killine
them instantly but the men were not
injured in the least. A little over q
year ago neal Spottswood Mr.. Perry
had a similar accident, only the re-
verse happened That time a man
was driving a team across the track
aud he was INSTANTLY killed while both
horses escaped injury.
George Ferguson came up from
Platte Saturday evening to take the
engineers run on the Sioux Fails
morning passenger train, which
leaves here at $3.50. John Brown
takes the run for three weeks an6
then lays of a week, on account OF his
getting in TOO many miles. Mr.. Fer.
guson puts in the same time on the
run between Platte and Marion
Function. He will make his head.
quarters in this city as soon as he
find a place to board, and his wife
will come here in a short time.
DR.. G. L. Gibbs and O. p. Soren.
son, OF Marshall, Wis, and II. Davis
OF Sun Prairie. Wis, were in the city
Saturday and departed for Huron to
attend the state fair next week. AT.
ter looking over the corn corn palace
they declared If they could possibly
spare the time they were coming
back to see the affair when 1T was
finished, and when they went home
they would tell their friends to
time their western trip for the week
of Sept. $3.50. when she palace will
be open. Mr.. Davis owns a large
! ranch in Clark county.
Ed. +. Winsor came over from
Sioux Falls Saturday evening and was
the guest OF his brother, F. u. Win.
SCI, and family over Sunday. Mon
day morning he started on his 1eturr