The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-21

Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Morse came
down from Woonsocket Saturday
and will be the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. 'rhos. Morgans over Sunday
while they attend the closing meet
ing Of the Holiness Association.
MIR. and Mrs Lee Wolgemuth and
their little daughter came down from
st. Paul Saturday. Lee Will re-
turn Sunday night and Mrs. Wolge-
mulh will remain some time longer.
MIS-. Lloyd McKeel has been visit
ing at the home If a. B. McKeel and
went to Virgil Friday afternoon, to
which place they have just moved.
MIR. McKeel is the cashier of the new
state bank just established at Virgil.
L. G. Buns and j. III. Creighton
went to Aberdeen Friday evening
and will he IN that vicinity for sew
eral days collecting their wool pur-
chases for shipment. In various sec
lions Of the state they have bought
large quantities of this product.
j. l.. Hannett said that of the Sal
sent out to the Eft. Pierre sufferers
from this city, only $l36 passed
through his hands as the acting may
or of the city, the balance of the
subscription being a private dona-
tion to a friend out there who had
suffered from the flood.
e. l.. Abel, of Eridgewater. who
was the president of the First Ma
tional bank of Bndgewater, has Just
disposed of his interests 10 his part
ners and will move to Huron in a
short time. ~Blidgewater loses an
excellent man in Mr.. Abel and Huron
can count herself fortunate in his To-
eating there. He will not engage in
any business for about Il year.
A report from the state land de-
partment, which has just ceen pub
lished, shows that there are /, 500, DOC
acres Of state lands under lease.
1, l2S, 720 acres Of which is used for
the benefit Of the school fund, the
balance being turned over to the sup
port Of the state educational institu-
lions. The list shows that Dawson
county has l 1850 acres under lease.
Meade county has the largest acreage
under lease, it amounting to SO, 667
acres.
John Baldwin and James Murphy
got on a foot Friday afternoon, and
late they sat down at the corner of
the First National bank. One be-
came so weary that he fell over on
the sidewalk and Chief Keith picked
up the two unfortunates and placed
them in Jail. Saturday morning they
we're assessed a fine OF IS each for
drunkenness. The weather being
hot just at present. the fellows de-
cided TO lay out their four days
term in Jail, where it is cool and
comfortable and the citv can feed
them.
Jack Mcdonald and a man named
Redmond we're ON trial before
Justice Tobey at Ethan Friday on
the charge Of assault and battery,
which was made on Samuel Cults
Thursday night when the excursion
tain reached Ethan. The scrap was
starte1 here in the afternoon and was
continued at Ethan. Cults is an in
offensive sort Of a young nan and
would give no cause for a scrap.
Redmond was tined $50, after being
tried before the justice, who found
him guilty.
The base ball team got home from
%Bridgewater at midnight Friday.
They PLAYED a close game Of ball with
the R%ridgewater team in the after
noon before a very large and enthus-
lastic crowd Of people. Bridgewater
won the game by a score Of 4 to J..
Wrndelkin was in the box for Mitch
ell and il he could have had good sup
port the chances are the boys might
have won the game. Each team
scored in the first inning and nothing
was doing until the sixth when the
Mitchell team began to fatten up The
error column, as the result of which
three scores were nude. Spell
at short let two grounders through
him aud Nolt had one that did the
business. The boys we're unable to
bat the B~ridgewater pitcher with
any decree of safety, nor was the
~Bridgewatar ltam any more fortunate
with Wendelkin, but the errors
counted for runs. Three new players
we're taken along to Gil out the team.
Chief Keith and Policeman Briggs
have started in the right way to
handle the summer tourists. Friday
a dozen or fifteen were hanging
around town all day and in the even
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