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. q. q. Halphide vent to Sioux
City Tuesday morning to attend the
fair this week.
Levi Tlll0tson came home Tuesday
morning from his trip to the Min
neosta state fair.
S. g. boyce went over O Huron to
attend the state convention OF the
Funeral Directors Association.
Miss Dot Laughlin arrived home
Tuesday morning from her visit to
Spokane Falls, Wash, where she
vent early ir the summer.
W. e. Lott arri ved home Monday
evening on the 10 O'Clock Milwaukee
passenger from his trip to the ma
tiOnal G.. A. r. encampment at Den
yer.
Rev. j. FL. Mclean, of Chicago,
arrived Monday to make a short
visit with his cousin, Mrs. Geo. w.
Law. Mr. Mclean is connected
with the Y. NJ. C. A. work in Chi
cago.
Uncle BILLY Fraser was in Tuesday
from his Aurora county farm. He re-
turned last week from a trip OF over
4,OOOssmiles to his old home IN the vi
oinity of Quebec. Canada, this being
his first trip back for a number of
years.
Mrs. Ed. Leehan and Mrs. George
Evans departed Monday for Shaler,
Iowa, being called there by the seri-
Gus Illness Of their father, who was
stricken with paralysis a short time
ago, and another stroke followed a
few days ago.
/; There will be a matinee at the Driving
Park, Friday. Sept. y. Gate admission IS
cents. Children unda ~ and rigs, free.
Kour good races. II will be worth the price
d admission to see the owners drive.
A.. A Boynton, Pres.
NJ. H. Gosche, Sec.
Il. L. Grinnell came home this
morning from Minneapolis, having
been up there to attend the state
fair. He said he saw Dan Patch
pace a mile Saturday in ] 81 q. and
that 1t made him rather tired to
stand up behind q dray team.
Miss Marlory Ruth went over to
Sioux Falls Tuesday to visit a day
or two while en- route to Oberlin,
Ohio, where she will resume her mu-
steal studies in the college at that
place. Carl Ruth expects to leave in
q few days to attend.the college also.
Congressman Martin and wife
passed through the city Monday af-
ternoon on their way to Huron to at
tend the state far. They expect to
be in Mitchell during the week Of the
corn palace, and while here will be
the guests OF Or. j. II. Dobson and
family.
The Catholic p%arochial school,
which has been in session a week,
is..now in fine running order, the en-
rollment being at the present time
IS. This number will be increased
bY the time the corn palace closes.
The school is in charge OF Sisters
Frances. Attracta, Columbia and AL
phunSuS.
An immense cistern is being built
at the rear of the Commercial and
Savings tank building by r. S. Get
man. It's 2Ox25 feet aud 6 feet
deep, and will hold 1900 barrels Of
water. The old hank building, now
standing in the street, Will be moved
to the ear OF the new structure and
placed I've the cistern.
Miss Kate Tillotson arrived home
Thursday afternoon from Des Moines,
Iowa, where, and at other points,
she mas been visiting most Of the
summer. She stated her sister. Miss
Merle. would remain at Des Moines
for the coming year and study voice
culture.
About Oct. lst, our tulip bulbs will
be here from Holland. Tulips must
be planted this fall for next years
bloom. They are the first flower in
the spring. They will give you 0
satisfaction for the money and time
spent than anything else. Assorted
cOlors, BIC per dozen. Phone us your
Or1ar ond wn will delivor thom IN ar.
rlval. The Newburys.
John Porter, who has been working
in John Reeds grocery store, re-
signed his position, and Friday morn
ing Departed for Iowa to join a tlleat-
rical company at Storm Lake. He
expects to make Mitchell with th e
company during the winter. John
is quite an actor in many respects
and il given half a chance will make
good.