The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-22

Sioux Falls day at the corn palace,
and they.will come to Mitchell on u
special train over the Omaha road.
Sioux Falls people assure the manage
ment. that they will send over a big
delegation.
The state convention of the Anti
Saloon League will be held in this
city on Tuesday, Sept. 26 Delegates
are selected from all the religious or
CARNATIONS in the state. each being
entitled to four. The retirement OF
W. w. Havens from the superintend-
ency OF the league will require the
election Of his successor.
". q. Stegner, state manager OF
the NJ. B. A.. arrived in the city
from Sioux Falls Friday evening and
will be here the greater share of the
next two or three weeks for the pur-
pose of increasing the membership OF
the NJ. B. A. The local lodge now
las 100 members and an effort will be
made to increase it to $50
er F
Attorney Hasner, OF Independence,
Iowa, and Attorney VanAuken, OF:
Des Moines, were in the city to take
the deposition OF H. G. Preston in a
ease that is to be tried in Iowa short
ly. The testimony was taken before
q. +. Hitchcock as a notary public.
The %attroneys returned home this
morning.
Col. Harry II. Hunter spent the
day in the city, coming in from
chamberlain Monday. He went
north on the afternoon train to Mel
%lette, where he expects to dispose OF
his 800-acre irrigated farm to a
gentleman who was to meet. him there
that evening. He gets $35 an acre
for the entire tract, il the deal goes
through.
The rainfall for Monday amounted
to one-half inch. The rain started
in at II o'clock and fell continuously
until a little after g.. At Sioux City
Monday nearly four inches OF water
fell flooding the entire business dis
trict and causing damage that will.
amount to 9 $4,000. 1t vas tile heavi-
est rainstorm that ever visited that
section in September.
The regular term OF circuit court
for Aurora county, which was to have
been held next week, has been adj
jonrned to another time on account
LOT the corn palace. The greater per-
centage of Aurora county people want
to come over to Mitchell next week
and they did not want the term of
court to interfere with their pleas
ure, consequently Judge Smith Will
hold the term later.
Q. III. Anderson came down from
Pierre for a day or two and returned
home on the afternoon train. He
came down to see about the space
that will be occupied by Hughes
county in the corr palace. and his
men will be here the latter part Of
the week to place itNin position. Mr..
and Mrs. Anderson will be here dur
ing the entire week and he engaged
his apartments at The Wldmann.
Drank L. Bates and A. B Mckeel
made their first trip on their rural
mail route Friday and covered their
route in good shape. Both carriers
had to bring back mail to the post
Iof1ce OH account Of some OF the pat
rons not having their mail boxes
placed in position, which is abso-
lutely necessary to get any benefit
from the service. On Carrier Nc
Keel's route ABOUT half O. tile pat
rons have supplied themselves with
boxes.
Captain d b. Slower and wife ar
rived in the city Friday evening from
i Kansas City. and hereafter will be
in charge OF the Salvation Army.
Captain Slower Joined the army
about seven months ago and has been
on the staff OF the officers at Kansas
City since that time. Previous to
his joining the army he was with a
leading oil company, He seems to
be an energetic nan ana enters
icheerfully and heartily upon his
work.
MI. and Mrs. John Getty arrived
home yesterday from their trip to
Denver, and which was extended out
to Portland, Seattle and Spokane
Falls On their return they were ina
collision at Stampede Tunnel, near
Spokane. Two engines came together
in a head on collision. and il the cars
had left the track they would have
been precipitated down a canyon
y 600 feet. They brought home some
souvenirs Of the wreck in the way OF
pieces OF wood of the cars that we're
l nrncj,od