The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-05-05
IN TOWN AMI COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAI HAPPEN IN,
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

scnllin's rsapanlm thegfeatblooe
medicine cures rheumatism auc
spring diseases.
Acre tracts, tots aud blocks for sale
III capital addition. O. l.. Cassen.
Western National bank.
The salem Register says THAT win
l~laYens is the new foreman OF That
establishment.
Mrs. NJ. +. Patton lett last frtlly
for st. paal, going via Mason
City. Iowa. and will be absent about
ten days.
Mayor silsby arrived homc last
Friday from the northeastern part
of the state. where he had been on
business connected his position as
public examiner.
The class in civil government at
tended the session Of circuit court
Saturday afternoon under the oirec-
tion OF Professor Ramer to take a les
son in coult proceedings.
II. f. Newton gave a stefeopticun
entertainment at the Congre gational
church Friday evening to a fair au-
diemcc. He displayed 1870 views of
the book of Ben Hun. and he gave
an entertaining review OF the book.
Mesaames :Silsby, Nichols, and
Hitchcock, gave a second cotfa az
The home of the former Friday after
noon. which was in the main a dupli-
cate of the pleasant affair Wednes-
day afternoon. Some beautiful sweet
peas and violets were sent by Mrs.
/. {. Burns. The following ladies
assisted during the afternoon: Mrs.
a. Il. Hitchcock. Mrs. III. r.. kibbe E.
Mrs. Gertrude Becker-Metz and Mrs.
Jay a. Dunias.
Dr. NJ. l.. Spencer and wife left
this morning for Waterloo. Iowa,
where they will again take up their
residence. DIR. Spencer has been in
charge of DR.. j. G. McCaltney,s den
tai office for the past year or mole
but will give up the business on ac-
count OF the injury to his eyes. They
are very pleasant people and made
many friends in Mitchell who will
always wish them we'll. DR.. Nc
Cartney will again take active man
agement of his office.
An empty carbide can standing out
side at the plant of the Mitchell Gas
Co. exploded Friday afternoon a little
after | O'Clock and caused a good deal
OF excitement among the people who
reside in the vicinity of the plant.
1t was at first thought that an eX-
plosion had occurred inside the house.
During the rain some water evident
ly leaked into the can and enough
carbide was left remaining to cause
the explosion. The head liveted in
the can was blown $50 feet in the air
and the explosion made a shock sutli-
cient t. be felt several blocks away.
E. A.. Sage, of Parker, arrived in
the city a few days ago with a
string O. race horses which he will
train on the track of the Driving
Park Association. He has his good
campaigner, Miss Hopping and two
colts, two and three years old, which
he CONSIDERS are coming ones. Thurs
day he had MISS Hopping on the
track for the first time since last DC
tober and she acted pretty Wild.
which Mr.. Sage says is a trait OF tie
mare in the early spring. Miss
Hopping did seine fine work last
year and was in some pretty swift
company, Il number of times i'm
second place where the time was
made in 2:l04. and she was not fore
ed to lower her record Of 2:l4l4
Her first race this year will doubt
less be on the local track when the
opening meeting Of the central cir
cult is started.
A wedding occurred at Scotland
Thursday afternoon. ono of the prin-
cipal parties of which is a resident
of this city. Mr.. c. +. 1ownsan
and Miss Zetta, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. G. Haynes. we're mar
ried at 5 O'Clock. The ceremony was
performed at that hour by Rev. Mr..
Sharp in the presence OF the rela-
|tives and a few intimate frienGs
The tride has resided in Scotland
nearly all her life and has grown
to womanhood appreciated and adj
miyed by a large circle of friends for
her many wnmanly glaces, her cut
ture and talent in the line of music
and art. Mr.. Townsan has resided
in Mitchell comparatively a short
time, but sufficiently long as to inn
press the people with his worth as a
gentleman. He is employed as "A
jewelcr IN NicholS's store and has
won the esteem OF people. The
couple arrived from Scotland on the
evening Milwaukee passenger, and
when their trunks were sent to The
WidmHnn they were f0upd to b,ya