The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-01-20

senator Cook, OF llan6lnton, vas
Ia the city Friday ON hi, Nay home
IRON %iietre.
For sale. Pare bred Langshlne
cockl1els. {. 5 Chapman, = mile
,ycst OF the University, Mitchell.
j. T.. Bromwcll and son, VIII. of
Mt. Vernon, wele in the city Friday
attending to some business matters.
Mrs. Frank Campbell has been Wis
ting With relatives i'm the city and
returned home to Sanborn, Iowa,
Friday morning.
We received Il calendar from Edgar
G. lluyck Friday morning which midi
Gates he is in the grain, fuel and feed
business at Casselton, n. u. Edgar
was a former Mitchell boy.
Leroy Noble, of New Boston, lii,
arrived in the city Saturday for
a brlef visit with his brother, H..
Mobile. He is on his way home from
a visit to SkAguay, Alaska.
Mr.. and Mrs. George a. Johnston
returned home Thursday evening
from Sioux I,alls, wnere they had
heen TO place their daughter, Miss
Lucille, i'm All Saints school.
The hoy and girl friends OF Miss
lnez Creighton arranged a surprise
party on her Friday evening which
participated i'm by fifteen.
Games were played and refreshments
we're served, all of which contribute
to a happy evening.
The Fire Insurance companies rep
resented by j. e. Wells i'm his Mitch
Agency paid losses caused by the
Sioux City fire amounting to more
than 5000. 600. The adjustment made
by these companies were very salts
factory.
The fi1emen gave another Of their
OF dancing parties in the city
hall Friday evening, which was fairly
we'll attended. The music was fur
nished by the Northwestern Harp
orchestra. a pleasant evening is
reported.
Vermillion Republican: Messrs.
Bras and 1inan we're downed in their
at capital removal, but out of
the wreck one gained a BRIDE and
the other got a boy, and Pierre is a
puny potato compared with either
prize-in their estimation.
Captain and Mrs. Pilkey are the
new officers in charge Of the Saliva
ton Army barracks and have held
meetings since Wednesday evening.
Both are energetic workers in the
Army and hope to accomplish much
during their stay in Mitchell.
The COMMITTEE having charge of
the improvements i'm the O.. A. r.
hall desire to publicly express their
appreciation of the excellent work of
their comrade, e. j.. Greaves. and
his son, Charles, as the work speaks
highly for their ability, and that
they did much more than their con.
tract called for.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Presbyterian church gave a basket
social at the home OF the Misses
Preston Friday evening, the refresh
ments being provided by the young
ladies i'm baskets which were sold tc
the young gentlemen at a stipulated
price Games formed a part of the
evenings amusement and an inform.
al program of recitations and some
music was given.
Friday morning the government
thermometer registered 81 degrees be
low zero, the coolest we have had sc
fan this winter. This is no burden
on South Dakota when it is taken into
consideration for the paSt two
months or more the eastern country
has been wrestling with weather like
this. We are having fairly good win.
ter resort weather i'm comparison t(
that OF the east.
Senator II. e. Wesley, of Wessing-
ton Springs. Vas in the city during
Friday enroute home from Pierre.
Mr.. Wesley does not endorse rushing
ahead with a big appropriation for Z
capitol. He said he believed in thu
proposition for the appointment o,
a capitol commission, consisting O.
the governor and a couple of mem
beers Of the legislature, to secure
plans and specifications for present
ing to the legislature two years henc,
for its adoption. this commission tt
have an appropriation Of SIS, 900 t.
cover all the necessary expenses ii
the two years.
The Ladies Aid OF the Congrega
tional church met with Mrs. w. A
Clark, on Sanborn street, Thursda,
afternoon in their annual meeting a
which the election Of officers oc
Cured, with the following result
President, Mis-. Fl. M. Clark; vice
presidents, Mrs. W. R. Smith an,
Mrs. d. B. Miller; secretary, Mrs