The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-08-25
Stephen Dale arrived lone SatuI-
lay evening from a trip to Chicago.

Miss Anna Haynes returned Monday
morning from Chamberlain. where
She llls been visiting with Mrs. b.
q. Watson.
Mrs. j. Hatch came over from
Bridgewater to make a visit with her
daughter, Mrs. A. A. TruaX. and sol.
and j. b. Hatch, and their families.
Chas. Ferguson departed Monday
morning for Rockford and Belvideia,
Ill.,, to remain a week and look after
some real estate sales that he had. on
hand.
Rev. Mr.. Williams preached at the
Presbyterian church Sunday evening
and gave a most interesting sermon
to a large congregation. Mr.. Will
liams lives at Racine, Wis.
MIR. and Mrs. Geo. Hollands, OF
Gettysburg, visited over Sunday inthe
city and leturned..Monday afternoon.
| Mrs. Hollands will be better remem-
bercd as Miss Lydia Bates.
Mrs. Fl. Il. Kibbee and daughter.
Mary, aud Mrs. George Rowley and
son. Glenn, departed Monday morning
for Kansas City, Mo-, to make a Wis
1T Of two weeks With relatives.
Miss Mary Windle went to Armour
Saturday morning to remain a couple
of weeks. She will have charge of the
music department in the teachers
institute which opens Monday, and
she will visit The following week.
A special meeting Of the city coun-
Gil was held Saturday evening and
action was taken upon a lease to oc-
cupy a portion of the Milwaukee rail-
road property under the viaduct in
the eastern part OF the city for the
purpose OF laying a Sewer and for the
ground occupied by the septic tank
now under construction.
O. William Coursey, who travels in
this state for the WEIGH Company. of
Chicago. a hook supply house for
schools. has just issued from the
WEIGH press d Legal Guide for school
officers and teachers of South Dako-
ia. Mr.. Coursey has made liberal eX-
tracts from the laws and these he
explains fully for the Lenetit of the
officers and teachers, who will find it
a very handy reference in their work.
The Milwaukee roads new pas
senger train was started out on its tirst
trip to Sioux Falls Monday morning
over the [. & ID. division, leaving
here at 6 20 O'Clock. Conductor Malt
house, OF Mason City. Iowa, will
have charge Of the train, making the
round trip every day in the week.
John Brown, of this city. who has
been running ON the west freight to
Chamberlain, will be the engineer of
the train. Fifteen passengers boarded
the train out for its first trip.
Christ Nelson appeared before JUS
tice Mckinley this morning on the
charge of fast riding in the city, to
which he pleaded guilty and was
fined So. Nelson vas out riding Sat-
urday evening and the way he paced
on the side streets was a caution to
the people who were walking on
those th~oroughfares. The police
officers are going to put a stop to
this fast hiding and driving if the
matter OF filming has any terrors at
all.
Mayor Silsby arrived home Satur-
day evening from his trip to Iowa
points for the examination OF Il num-
Der OF national banks, having been
sent there to help out i'm the work,
which is behind owing to a vacancy
in one OF the appointments for
that state. The time spent in Iowa
will prevent Mayor Silsby from at
tending the national encampment of
the G. A. r. at Denver, dis he had
planned on doing, as his work OF ex-
amining banks in this state will con-
sumo all his time until the first of
the year.
But 6 days remaln for the chicken
law to be out, and the hunters are
displaying an unusual interest in
herding their bird dogs to have them
handy for the opening Of the season
Sept. 1st. Chickens are said 10 be
quite numerous in many localities Of
the county, and likewise the Signs
against hunting that are posted on
farm n are also numerous.
Iowa parties are in this vicinity train
ing their dogs for the fall hunting
and the time cannot pass too swiftly
for the average hunter-so anxious is
he to get into the field.
Joseph. Winter .ar1ived :home Mon
day morning from his business trip to
Chicago and New York. where he
has been for two weeks laying i'm a
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