The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-06-09
in TOWN AND
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF WEEK.

Choice early Ohio potatoes 20 cents.
German millct seed SO cents. w. g.
Russ, center Lisbon Township.
D1. W. r.. Ball received notice FRI
dly of his appointment as assist
ant surgeon Of the Chicago. Milwau-
kee & St. Paul Railway Co, and re-
ceived the customary tr tnsportation.
Fifteen cars of grading outfits
passed through the city Friday
for Chamberlain and the wolk on the
extension Of the Milwaukee road will
be hurried forward at create speed
than before.
Parties in Saturday from the vi
entity of Artesian state that a very
severe hailstorm visited that section
Thursday night and practically
ruined the crops in that section OF
Sanborn county.
The children hello forth in a very
attractive program at The Methodist
church Sunday evenin., it being
the day assigned for the juvenile de-
partment. The little folks acquitted
themselves in a fine manner.
Barnes & Prendergast were award
ed the contract for heating and
plumbing and sewer connections for
the new building to be erected by the
government for the Chamberlain
1ncian school. The contract was for
$3.50.
The members of the high school
glee clubs had a picnic party at the
home Of Miss Windle Saturday even
ing, which vas participated in ty the
seventy young ladies and gentlemen.
Refreshments were served on the
lawn and all reported a splendid time.
Miss Marie Frizzell and Miss Edith
Noble, who have been teaching in
the city schools during the past year,
left this morning for their homes at
Vermillion and CenterviJle. Miss
Noble was in the high school DEPART
ment and Miss Frizzell was in a
primary room.
c. w. Adams left Saturday for
Armour to remain over Sunday. His
son, Fred, is in very poor health
with every evidence of his going
into consumption. having had three
hemorrhages recently. His many
friends in Mitchell will regret to
learn of his poor condition.
wv. J. Rossman, of Kimball, Thurs
day concluded the purchase Of the
meat market of G. w. Walrath and
is now in possession. Mr.. Rossman
also purchased the residence property
of Robert Crosbie on the corner OF
Fourth Avenue east and Langdon
streets and has moved in with his
family.
Prof. NJ. NJ. Ramer left Friday
evening for Mound City to have
charge of the teachers institute for
Campbell county, which will last two
weeks. At the conclusion of the in
stitute Prof. Ramer will go to Big
Stone City to conduct the summer
school in connection with the Chau-
tauqua assembly.
Mrs. August Schwab's horse ran
away at the noon hour while stand
ing at j. r. Turner s. Sons cream
cry. The noon whistle blew and the
horse took fright and Stated to run,
but broke loose from the buggy. Mrs.
Schwab was in the office and left her
two daughters in the buggy. They
were thrown out but not injured to
any extent, so we are informed. The
buggy was damaged but little.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Harker ar
rived home Thursday evening from
Oakland, Neb., where they attended
the wedding of their son, Joseph
liarker, to Miss Cornelia Newman,
which occurred Wednesday at high
noon. The wedding was performed
by Rev. George Williams, a former
resident of this city. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harker went to Minneapolis on their
wedding trip.
Capt. A. II. Hardy, the represen.
tative of the Peters Cartridge Co.,
gave an exhibition Saturday evening
OF his skill as a fancy shot, using a
% calib1e rife. The captain cllims
to be the champion rifle shot Of the
world and be certainly does the kind
OF shooting that would entitle him
to the distinction. There vas a very
good crowd out to see the captain do
his WORT and he was applauaed fire.
quentlJ. Among the many fancy
shots he made one Of the most diff
cult was the shooting in GU line an
Indians head, the bullet holes in the
cardboard marking plainly the fea
lures OF the Indian. He ejerted a
cartridge from his gun and shot it
before reaching the ground. He
threw a tw inch wooden ball in the