The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-04-14

Giuuli1S s"HIIOuliNllI tle CIT maj
and library buildings aud wren til,
grass comes up fresh and green the
site VIII be a very handsome one,
People going TO eitaer building
should bear the INJUNCTION i'm MIND
. OF keeping on the sidewalk and thus
give the grass a chance to grow.
, AT the SUNDAY evening services at
the Methodist church Pastor Wilkin-
SON preached OF local matters to some
extent with reference TO the coming
city election, particularly the licens-
ing OF saloons, i'm which he expressed
the opinion that the city could not
AFFORD to sell the right to injure the
young men growing to manhood
S. p. Jewett, of Geddes, arrived i'm
the city Monday afternoon for a few
days visit with friends aud to appear
as a witness on a land case before
the United States land office. He
was accompanied by his daughter,
Miss Ethel, who is teaching i'm the
schools of Geddes at the present time
and has been engaged for another
year.
Wanted. Cattle to pasture for the
summer. Inquire at old Allen place
on liresteel Creek.
Mrs. Maude L.. Patterson, presi-
dent of Rebekah State Assembly.
met with the local assembly Saturday
and size had a good opportunity TO
witness the work of the initiatory
degree, as several new members we're
, taken in. lhe occasion OF the plcsi-
dents visit was a very pleasant N
and she found the assembly i'm a pos
porous condition.
Geo. a. Fry. of Chamberlain, was
in the city Monday, on his way
home from Pierre, where he had
been to act as one of the members on
the examining board which marked
the papers i'm the recent teachers
examination. Mr.. Fry was formerly
principal OF the Mitchell high school.
but has retired from the work and
is engaged in the real estate bust
ness.
Miss Gertrude Robbins, who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. W, ABB
hey.left Friday morning for her home
at Emmetsburg, Iowa. Miss Robbins
has just come into possession or con-
siderable property from her father
and mothers estate, both OF whom
died about 10 years ago. The estate
has just been settled and Miss Rob-
bins gets S35. 900 and her three other
sisters get $50, 600 each.
A land contest was started at the
United States land office Tues
day before Register Foster, which in
wolves a valuable quarter section of
land 10 miles south of Geddes. The
claimant is S. L Jenkins and the
contestant is Julius. I. Heren. the
attorney for the latter being John T..
Upton and j. w. Lindsay for the
former. Each side has six witnesses
and it is going to be a bard fought
case today and tomorrow.
The members of the German Evan
gellcal church express great satisfac-
tion with their new pastor, Rev. j.
Saas, who occupied the pulpit for
the first time Sunday. He will take
hold OF the work IN this city with
the idea Of building it up and max
ing it stronger: and he will be in a
better position to do so than his
predecessor, who was required to d.
vide his time between Mitchell and
Armour. and also making his home
at the latter place, while Mr.. saas
will reside in Mitchell.
At the annual meeting of the Pres
byterian church Saturday evening
IhOs. Wallace, j. A. jelly and r.. a.
Rosecranz were elected trustees. and
w. A. Getty to supply the vacany of
the elder. Reports were received
from the treasurer Of the church So
ciety, the Ladies Aid and the Chris
~ AiINSiNOl. an vi WHICH, NGIG
very satisfactory. Under the minis
trations Of Rev. j.. S. Surbeck the
church is prospecting very nicely, with
good congregations each Sunday.
Samuel Gain, of Salem, West Viz
is in the city looking over
real estate matters. He owns a
farm near Mitchell and is trying to
buy some horses to be used on the
place. Mr.. Gam is one Of a party of
relatives who bought the Beckwith
property OF the corner Of Fourth Ay-i
east and Lawler street last fall
and on which they expected to erect
opera house Of splendid proper.
lions il the capital bad been trans
ferred from Pierre to Mitchell. How
ever, we will not despair OF getting
the opera house on those grounds.
The business is here for a good build {
ing and some parties will become in
terestcd in the proposition. Mr..