The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-01-13
IN TOWN N
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN I'M
THE COURSE OF A WEEk

u ~. olIdliSkS, VI Euk Wdlla. Was
in the city Monday on his way to
Minneapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. e z. Barnes have
rented the cottage at sos Third Ay-
enne west and will mme house
keeping.
Ihos. w. Lane, OF Jerauld county,
came down from Pierre Friday morn
ing, having been out there for the
opening OF the legislature. Mr.. Lane
was a member OF the senate two years
ago.
Mr.. William s.. Crane, of Califor-
mia. Md, suffered from rheumatism
and lunibago. He was finally advised
to try Chalnberlain's Pain Balsam
which he did and it effected a con-
plete cure. This Imminent is for sale
by all druggists.
Evidently a cold snap has struck
this country after such a long period
of most excellent weather. Sunday
morning the government thermom-
eter registered at 6 degrees below
zero, and Monday morning it regis
tered 8 degrees below.
Clerk of Courts Cattrell said that
1904 was a pretty good year for mar
riage licenses, and that i'm the twelve
months he disposed of Ill licenses.
which led to making 222 hearts hap
ry 'Nbic ~ % . I,,,. Ia .,..,.l
In the preceding year.
c. r.. Tinan, editor of the Kimball
Graphic, passed through the city
Monday on his way to gainesville.
Ohio. being called there by the death
of his mother, who passed away Sum
day afternoon. She was S6 years Of
age, and sher death was due to old
age.
National Sank Examiner Silsby
left Monday afternoon for points in
North Dakota, where he will exam
inc fifteen more national banks at
the direction of the treasury depart
ment of Washington. Mr.. Silsby re-
ceived the list of the banks he is to
examine Sunday.
Miss June Conner has been visiting
with relatives in the city during the
past two weeks. and returned to
Sioux City Friday morning to resume
her duties as a teacher in the public
schools. Miss Conner was a former
teacher in the Mitchell schools, un-
til her ability attracted the atten-
tion of the board of education of
Sioux City and she was induced to
accept 4 position there, and she has
been highly successful in her work.
Ex-Chief Davenport, OF Sioux City,
was in town Monday on his way to his
ranch near Ipswich. M!. Davenport
said he noticed by the papers that
Roberts, the fellow who robbed the
drug store of j. II. Ferris during
corn palace week, has just been ar
rested for the same kind of a job at
Chattanooga, Tenn. He said that
Rboe1ts was about one Of the smooth
cts individuals in his class of busin-
ess.
For the past four or five weeks
the services or the Episcopal church
have been held in the X. OF p. hall,
while the building was being moved
to its new location. Ser vices we're
held in the church Sunday and
IL la ryn npurorottOno q, ,tt,,l
ance both morning and evening.
Rev. Mr.. Powell delivered two high
ly interesting IN morning and
evening. The choir as a special feat
ure in the musical Numbers rendered
Gloria in EScelsis, from Mozart's
Twelfth Mass. Rev. e. w. Green,
Mr.. Powell's assistant. will have
charge of the service Sunday, while
Mr.. Powell accompanies the bishop to
Chamberlain. Bishop Hare Will
come to Mitchell Monday, Jan. l6.
and this occasion will be Mr.. Pow
ellis last appearance as pastor of the
church.
b. Nj. Johnston, proprietor of The
Widmann, and l.. G. Fassett. arrived
home Thursday evening from Sioux
City, where they had been in attend
ance at the annual meeting in the
Northwestern Hotel Mems Associa-
tion, Of which Mr.. Johnston is the
secretary-treasuier. he reported
that there were about so hotel men
at the meeting and that Sioux City's
landlords made life one pleasant dream
for their guests. According to
the report in the Sioux City Journal
yesterday the guests we're royalty en-
tertained at The Garretson on We'd
nesday evening. In the election Of
officers Mr.. Johnston was reelected
secretary-treasurer Of the associa-
tion, which is indeed quite an honor
to be selected from the large and rep
reSentative class of landlords who
were at the meeting. The next
meeting will be held at Minneapolis
i'm .IulV. fhp chance from tbn uiptor