The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-01
in TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Frank Steck arrived Friday even
ing from Chicago to make his annual
visit with friends and relatives in
the city.
Mrs. D1. e. e. Fisher, of Rodney.
Iowa arrived i'm the city Thursday
night for a visit with her parents.
MIR. and Mrs A. j. Bates.
j. p. Myers, cashier OF the Western
National bank, was called to Perry,
Mo-. Thursday via the Omaha road.
by the serious illness of his mother.
Mrs. e. W. Greene departed Thurs
day evening for Schenectady, N. Y,
being called there by the serious ILL
ness of her mother who is not expect
ed to live.
Mrs. a. A. Fonda, of Rockford,
ILL.,, arrived to make a visit with her
mother, Mrs. John Abraham, and
will remain uutil after corn palace.
1T has been a number of years since
Mrs. Fonda has visited in Mitchell.
Mrs w. Q. Metcalf and little
daughter arrived in the city Monday
afternoon from Storm Lake, Iowa.
MIR. and Mrs. Metcalf will reside i'm
the new house erected by G. b. Ver-
milyea a block north of the Method
ist church.
The Sioux City journal states that
Raymond Daniels, who gives his
home as Mitchell, enlisted in the
regular army The other day and was
forwarded to barracks at Columbus.
Ohio. to be eventually sent to one OF
the regiments.
Mrs. Nina Gilbert, editor Of the
Salem Pionce1-Register, was a pleas
ant caller at The Republican office
Friday molnlrg, while ;n the city on
her way to Scotland. Mrs. Gilbert
is getting out a very interesting
paper for the people Of Salem.
A cyclone passed over a narrow
strip of country up IN Plano town
ship, Hanson county, W edresda,
last that left quite a bit Of destruc-
ton i'm its track. The barn Of VIM
Montieth vas partially destroyed by
the wind and a large number OF
grain stacks we're blown down.
The north part OF the state is get
l %s,T uNol vnlIc ~, 1Vs.alt nnrf1n.
man from AshtonFriday morning stat
ed that a farmer near that town haG
go acres of wheat Oh e ground that
averaged so bushels per acre, anc
that the greater share of the wheat
on OLD ground was turning out at q
bushels and better. 1t graded No.
hard.
Edward CLANCY. Of Sioux City, ar
rived in the city Friday, and viii
take up his residence in Mitchell,
Mr.. CLANCY is d travelling represent
ative for the wholesale fruit firm O.
Haley & Chase. OF Sioux City, ane
finds Mitchell the best point from
which to cover his territory. HI
expects the arrival OF Mrs. Chane.
within a few days.
s. G. Phelps, OF Alexandria. wa
in the city Friday evening, havin.
been over to Riverside during thu
day. MI. Phelps is n OF the oldes
settlers in this part Of the country
having located down in the south
eastern part OF Hanson county aloni
in 1873, and he has been over the sit
OF Mitchell when this section wa
covered with tall grass.
James Kimble returned from hi
farm up in Fairyiew township, San
born county, Thursday evening an
reported that grain was yielding goo
in that section. Messrs. Washburr
Carpenter, Olson and Swift have a
ready threshed their grain wbic
yielded as follows: Wheat Is to /
bushelds: oats 30 to 40 bushels; bal
ley % TO % bushels. The corn is eA
%ceptionally fine and a big crop is es
pecter. MIR. Kimble said that til
: threshers Would III on hi
crop today.
The ~two-year-old son of MI. an
3 Mrs. VIM. kruSe, who live in Prospt
, township, met with a very painfl
accident this morning, which INA
3 cause the death of the little fellow
He was playing out in the barn an
B eot hold Of a bottle Of calbolic acit
I In taking it down from its positiu
he spilled the contents on his fac,
Some Of the acid entered one ey,
destroying the sight and burning
severely. and his face vas ais
burned. The acid ran down his ches
making very painful wonds. DR.. Bob
was called out to relieve the littI
fellows suffering and lie was afrai
the accident would prove fatal.
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