The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-07

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Mr.. and Mrs. L. j. WEIGH arrived
home Monday evening from their
bridal trip. They have taken rooms
in the Koch flats.
Rev, c. e. Hager returned this
morning from Alpena, where he de-
livered the address at the fourth of
July celebration. He reported a
large crowd in attendnce at the cele-
bration.
Bert M. johnson, proprietor of The
Wldmann, went to Minneapolis Mon
day evening on the Omaha to attend
the meeting of the Northwestern
Hotel Mems Association. MIR. John
son is secretary Of the association.
Hon. o. L. Branson arrived home
this morning from Tacoma park,
near Aberdeen, where he delivered
the address at the fourth Of July Gel
ebration. Owing to the rainy condi-
lions the attendance vas not very
large.
Misses Merle and Kate Tillotson
started for Ruskin Park tie srd as
they were among the Mitchell talent
to appear the 4th but on arriving at
Woonsocket they received word that
tine park was under water and not to
come so they returned on the freight.
Bailey & Christensen have closed
down their mill and the next two
weeks will be devoted to the installa-
ton of new machinery, which will
increase the capacity of the mill
from 200 to 300 barrels of -four per
day. They have a force of men from
Minneapolis at work installing the
machinery.
j. Nj. Devers has returned home
from Indiana where he graduated at
DePauw University and o the in
ter-state oratorical contest. he also
went to the national Otatorical con-
test at Washington d. q. in which
five interstate associations were rep
resented by their winning orators.
Devers took second place at WASH
ington.
Prof. L. A. Stout has returned
home from several weeks of institute
work at Howard and Canton. Prof.
Stout conducted the institute at
Canton and was assisted by A. W.
McMurray from the OFT school of
oratory and by Alice Garry Wilson.
Next Saturday Prof Stout goes to
Flandreau to assist in the institute
to be held there.
Things were PRETTY busy on Main
street fourth July night in the fire.
works that were. displayed. A big
crowd assembled on both sides of the
street and sky rockets filled the air
with their beautiful colors and the
big crackers added to the noise and
din. There was quite a battle Of
Roman candles across the street and
the fusilade was kept up for quite a
while.
o. S. Iceland left on the Omaha
passenger Tues lay evening to attend
the convention of the Northwestern
Photographers Association at Du.
luth, Mimi. which opened there to-
day, and will be in session until the
18th. The Iceland Art Co. now has
four galleries established in surround
ing towns, at Mt. Vernon, belmont,
l fErjpn np6 Nifo1,n11 and tl,ou /.
working up a line trade in each town.
Alexandria Herald: Mrs. Henry
Nolt was over from Mitchell to at
tend the old settlers picnic, she and
her husband being particularly inter-
ested in the association of the old
settlers, they being among its organ
izers. Mrs. Nolt claims the distinc-
ton of being che mother Of the
first white boy born in Hanson
county, her son, Solomon, now en-
ployed in Mitchell, first seeing the
light Of day in this county about
twenty-five years.
It's NJ use talking, Will Koch has
the largest stock OF buggies ever ex-
hibited in the city of Mitchell and
will defy any and all competition,
even catalogue competition.
Monday afternoon Mrs. Geo. q.
Miner served a five O'Clock tea in
ho Tor of her daughter. Mrs. O. P.
Shaw. OF scotland, who is visiting in
the city, sixteen guests partaking OF
the most excellent menu that was
served. The rooms-were handsomely
and appropriately decorated with flags
. in honor of the national holiday to
follow, and an attractive table CEN
terpiece was made up Of ~irecrackers.
The amusements were delightful and
created much merriment among tie
guests.
The Mitchell oall team came home
a.