The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-08-04

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tory Monday to the Tobin, building
across from the new site of the corn
palace.
Miss Emma Haynes arrived home
Monday sfleli,oon from Sioux Falls,
where 81 storped enrouta from
Minneapo.i IS.
A. b. Ro arrived Saturday at.
ternoon to a Il Ind the faneral OF his
nephew. w. = Row,ey. Mr. Rowley
now lives at Wabash, lid.
Miss Lizzie Park went out to Ca
coma Satur lay to spend about three
weeks on her claim which is located
only 9 miles from Oacoma.
Chas. Ferguson has packed up the
remainder Of his stock and this week
will ship it to Washington Springs,
where he viii open a store.
f. ID. Morcom came over firm Sioux
Falls this morning. He is engaged in
the insurance business and is looking
after matters in this part of the
state.
Mrs. Geo. Z. Foster, who has been
visiting at Boise, Idaho, and other
points in that state for the past two
months, returned home Monday az
ternoon.
Mrs. w. NJ. Herbert and Miss
Maude Hager, who have been visit
ing in St. Paul and Minneapolis for
the past two weeks arrived home
Monday via the Milwaukee road.
Misses May Krom and Jennie Pierce
arrived in the city Monday morning
from Red6led and are guests at the
home of o. F.. Cassem. The young
ladies taught in the schools of Red
field last year, but will teach in
Duluth next year,
Miss Lillian Johnston entertained
at a lawn party Saturday evening at
her home on Third Avenue west in
honor Of Miss Marjorie Kinsel, Of
Sioux Falls. Refreshments were
served during the evening and al
number Of games were introduced
that added to the pleasures of the
evening.
A special meeting of the board OF
education was held Saturday even
in!. After going owe the matter in
detail and a%scertaining the cost it
was decided to equip the east side
school building with a .lavatory.
This improvement will cost about.
S4OO and will be installed by the op-
ening of school. The contract was
awarded to Barnes & Prendergast.
Mckinley & Eddy sold two Ford
automobiles last week, one of IL
horse power to w. III. a rmstrong, Of
Howard, and one 10 Of horse power
to DR.. Mesner, Of B1idgewater. The
machines will arrive at their places
the latter part Of the week. The
firm is meeting with considerable
success in placing the Ford machines
in this part of the state.
Jos. Winter departed Sunday even
ing via the Omaha road for Chicago,
Philadelphia and New York to make
his purchases Of fall and winter goods.
Mr.. Winter will buy a much larger
stock of goods this fall on account Of
his enlargement of the business by
going into the double store room of
the Widmann building. He expects
to get established there by the first
.of September.
Friday morning the Milwaukee road
started a special excursion train from
this city to Lake Okoboji, Iowa, the
tain leaving at 4:l5 o'clock. Not
understanding the early hour fifty
tickets We're sold for the train. which
was twenty more than was antici
pated by Agent George. This shows
that the week day excursion is fally
as popular as the Sunday excursion.
MI. and Mrs. w. A. Shurtletf drove
to Loomis Monday to open the
State Bank for business. MI. Shurt-
Left will be the cashier OF the institu-
ton and the people Of that town and
vicinity will lind him a very capable
and accommodating gentleman. VIM.
NJ, Smith. OF this city, is the presi-
dent OF the bank land it's opening
will prove very beneficial TO the peo-
lie up there. for they have had to
do their banking business either at
Mitchell or Letcher. Mr.. and Mrs.
Shurtleff have comfortable living
rooms in the bank.
Sunday afternoon q heavy wind and
rain storm visited this section, it be-
ing particularly severe in a northeast
erly direction. In the vicinity of the
Gaetz farm wheat and oats were
lodged to some extent and corn was