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

Miss Kate Myers went to Sioux
City and Minneapolis t. spend her
vacation and expects to be gone sew
eral weeks.
The Rev. George Stockwell, Epis-
copal pastor at Parker, with Mrs.
Stockwell and daughter is enjoying a
few days vacation at The Widmann.
Sylvester Walrath and daughter,
Miss Walrath, who have been visit
ing relatives In the city for some
time, departed Wednesday morning for
their home at Edgerton, Wis.
Miss ElizaLeth Burkhardt went to
Pierre Monday afternoon where she
will attend institute for a week after
which she will 90 to Blunt where she
will teach the coming year.
WANTED-Girl to work for her
board and attend school or business
college. Mrs. A. c. Berry.
Michael A. Harvey and Miss Min
ire Kline, Of Wagner, were united IN
marriage by Justice Mckinley at his
home Tuesday evening at I 80 O'Clock.
The couple departed for Wagner We'd
nesday morning.
a meeting OF the building COM
mittee and trustees Of the Presbvter-
ian church held a meeting Tuesday
evening and awarded the contract for
enlarging an r%emodeling the church
to n. j. Kings. and men we're put
to work "Wednesday morning i'm max
ing the excavation. The improve
ments will cost s.. 500.
Calmer wagons and trucks HOW on
exhibition at VIM. Koch,s.
Yankton papers that ON
Sunday all the saloons in that CITY
were closed. That is something re-
markable. 1t seems rather strange
that they have not been closed on
Sunday long before this. We car
imagine that there is some reason for
the saloons keeping open in the Black
Hills country, but What excuse an
officer OF the law in a community
like Yankton has for permitting the
state law to be violated so t%1aprantly
is more than we can understand. 1t
is about time that Yankton people
are waking up to the property Of
the situation.
: VIM. Ha1ker and son. Rev. Ra;
Harker, arrived IN the city and are
guests at the home OF Jos. Harker.
j. Wilkinson. OF Alta, Iowa, ar
rived in the city Tuesday evening to
visit with his brother, w. II. Wilkin-
sou.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Bidwell re.
turned a day or two ago from a trip
out west, going through Yellowstone
Park and visiting other places OF in.
terest in that part Of the United
States.
Mrs. ID. j. Noble and the baby left
Tuesday evening for Breckenridge,
Mimi, to Join her husband. who has
a position as undertaken with a firm
in that city. Their many friends in
Mitchell will wish them we'll in their
new home.
A change has taken place in the
night police force of the city. Thoi.
Briggs, who has been on the force for
several years, handed his resignation
to Mayor Silsby and he appointed
William Pattlson, subject to the APP
proval OF the council members. Mi.
Briggs has taken a position as a night
s%witchman in the yards of the Mil
wakuee road. Goe. c. Slater. who
has also been doing night duty, was
relieved from the service, and his
successor is William Lane.
FOR SALE-A first class water
power full roller Is barrel flour mill
i'm northwestern Illinois, on Chicago
& North Western railway. with side
track to the mill. Fine stone build
ing and dam, also good 9 room house
and about 35 acres of land on a No. /
property will he sold cheap. Would
accept good western land in part pay
ment. For complete description.
terms, etc., address Box %, Millbrig.
p. o.. 10 Daviss Co., III.
City Auditor Markham ami one or
two helpers were out on a tour Of in
vestigation Tuesday night to ascer.
tain what persons were permitting
the city water to III after the hour
for closing the hydrant, 9 O'Clock.
The auditor was successful in finding
sixteen hydrants open and the water
running along after III O'clock. Some
of the hose had the nozzies off and
the water was running in a full
stream. The auditor, when he dis
covered any hydrant open, turned OF
the water at the curb, thus depriv-
ing the owner Of the place the use Of
the water until he appeared before
the committee and settled. Places
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