The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-21
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAI HAPPEN n,
I'LL COURSE OF A Efk

5. =. Jcwett and daughter. Miss
Etl,el. who have been visiting with
1lieuds i'm the city. left Saturday
for their home i'm Gcddes.
Miss Mary McGosefn came down
from MilbanI Friday and Saturday
morning 1T for Palo Alto, Cal. to
rcmaia an indefinite period with her
parents.
O. II. Yorty arrived from Sioux
Falls Friday evening. where lie has
been for the past six weeks. His
stay vas prolonged Oh account of his
being sick with the grippe.
Mrs. o. w. Coursey left satnr-
day tor IIawarden. Iowa, to rem in
a week OF so. While there she will
attend the wedding of a cousin of
Mr.. Coursey. who expects to Join her
there next week.
Mrs. George Carlson went out TO
Mt. Vernon Friday afternoon TO
make a visit with friends for a week.
and from there she goes direct 10
Albert Lea, Mimi wbete Mi. Gail
son has a position.
c. ". ellis rarm ed Fit3aB e5ol-
my from Erliu. ~lero e been
for several als assisting i'll The
transfer OF . c& OF goods from
the ovyner,it9 of James HanskHtt to
Newell BlIcunan. the editor of the
Entefpflse.
MIR. and Mrs Frank Hutchinson
returned home from Nermillion Fri
day evening, whore they had been TO
attend the funeral services over the
remains OF Mrs. Della .Webler, a sis
ter of Mrs. Hutchinson, The de-
ceased laly died of consumption. She
was known III Mitchell.
Prof. W. a. Shurtletf. who is we'll
known in Mitchell as having been at
the head CT the commercial depart
mcnt of the University for so many
years. has resigned his position with
the commercial college at Yankton to
take effect May. /. He will move to
Chicago with his family and take a
position with the Hoffman CONNER
cial college.
The high school ball club drove up
to Lo0mis Friday for a game with
the team of that place. Although it
was a cold day for baseball the lads
were IN the game for winning and
finally conquered their opponents by
a score Of 10 to I. The high school
boys are putting up a fine game for
this early i'm the season and expect
to have some hard games before the
close of school,
There was a medal contest at the
court house Friday evening given
under the auspices of the w. G. r.
U. in which three medals were
given. The first, a silver for the L.
t. L., was won by Willie Kelley, the
second a w. c. t. U, silver medal,
was won by Miriam Clark and the
third, an l.. L. l. gold medal was
won by Helen Reeves. There were
several speakers in each contest and
the program given was very interest
ing,
Friday evening Major Charles
Bryne. OF the UniteG States infantry.
inspected Co ID of the state militia
at the armory. The only absentees
were II officer and y private and
at the inspection Major Bryne
complimented the boys on their
efficiency in the manual Of arms and
the large attendance. Captain Will
Jams has a good lot OF boys and be
Will soon commence drilling them
outside for the annual encampment
at WatertoWm.
Or. S. j. Moore. chairman of the
board OF county commissioners, Grove
up north and west of MI. Vernon
Monday to inspect Two bridges
Which have lust been completed on a
section line bet wcen AURORA and
Dawson counties, meeting two COM
l~uissioners from aurora county and
Commissioner l8uttertield. of Mt
Vernon. One is a steel bridge and
The other a wooden affair. The in
spection is made TO determine the
acceptance of the structures.
Sunday night the Congregational
church was crowded to hear Miss
Helen Hurlburt, of Oahe. tell of the
characteristics OF the Indians, thei,
childhood. family customs and their
religious rites. Miss Ilurlburt was
dress d in her costume of a well-to-dC
Sioux bride. With her She had buck.
skin dolls dressed i'm the STYLES tina,
formerly the Santees and different
Sioux tribes used. As an Illustration
OF the pale faces songs the speaker
sang a couple of hymns as they have
been translated into the Dakot;
language. Miss lIuorlburt plainl,
showed the necessity of the mission.
aries and their work among thest