The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
in TOWN " COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

slngton Springs, where he has a shoe
store.
MIR, and Mrs. Earl Brown, of Sioux
Fails. are visiting with relatives in
the city.
Leo Hofstetter went out to Wes-
sington Springs Wednesday to look
after his real estate business.
FOR SALE-One first class heating
stove for the home or office. burns
hard or soft coal. COS Third Avenue
east.
Bert Miner vent up to Woonsocket
tuesday afternoon and will take a
position in the lumber yard OF j. e.
Anderson & Co.
We still have a few buggies which
we will sell at reduced prices if taken
soon, to make room for spring stock
Vim. Koch.
DR.. and Mrs. Ray Smith and Dick
got home Tuesday evening from
Yankton and Vermillion, where they
spent their Christmas with relatives.
Mrs. o. p. Shaw went home 10
scotland Wednesday. having heen
up to spend Christmas with her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Geo. II. Miner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. G. barker have
rented the Goodykoontz cottage on
the east side of town and will move
IN shortly after the first of the new
year.
Robert Burns spent. the day at
Ethan Tuesday invoicing the stock
OF his lumber yard. Mr.. Burns has
just completed the construction of a
large lumber shed there.
George H%ofstetter, who is attend
ing the S. d. A. G. at Brookings.
spent the Christmas holidays with
his parents in this city and returned
to Bookings Tuesday.
j. L. Hannett arrived home from
Sioux Falls Tuesday evening, having
been over there to appear as attorney
for Mrs. C1izer, of Salem, who had
brought suit for a divorce from her
husband on the ground of deser:ion.
The decree was granted the lady.
Ross and Roy Townsend we're in
the city for a day or two and left
Wednesday afternoon, the former to
Redtield, where he is cashier of the
Redfield National bank, and the lat
ter to Minot, N. d., where he is to
engage in the real estate business
with his brother-in-law.
j. Fl. Scriven has Just received a
card from Rev. John n. Bab,ock,
Announcing Ills safe arrival at FIRES
no. CAL, and that he enjoyed his TRIP
very much. He is located at 1lI3 j
street. Mr.. Babcock has given up
his residence temporarily at Sioux
Fails.
Paul Scott, the proprietor of the
Plankinton cafe, who was bound over
to the term of circuit court Tuesday
afternoon on the charge of giving
away intoxicating liquors to minors,
secured the necessary bonds Of $500
in the evening about 10 O'Clock and
was given his liberty.
Miss Jessie Walrath entertained a
small party of her lady and gentle
men friends at her home Tuesday
evening at a six O'Clock dinner. The
entire party then went down to the
roller skating rink and enjoyed the
sport until 9 O'clock, all of which
resulted in a very happy evening to
the participants.
Fred Wedehase is now doing bust.
ness in the south half of the new
brick building recently erected by
Mrs. c. a. Dawson. The building
was started late in the fall and was
wholly finished before good winter
weather has got a start. The north
half OF the building will be used as
a wholesale cigar store.
National Bank Examiner Silsby
has received notice from the depart
ment at Washington to leave for
points in Minnesota to examine about
twenty-five national banks to help
bring up the work. Mr.. Silsby has
been called upon to assist the exam
liners for Iowa several times, and it
Keeps him pretty busy in keeping up
with his own work in South Dakota.
Conductor Holcomb, who runs a
freight between Aberdeen and Mil
bank on the Milwaukee road, dropped
dead in the. depot at Aberdeen this
morning at 5 O'Clock. He was maxi
ing up his bills ready to take out his
train when suddenly he fell to the
floor and vas dead before anybody
could get to him. His home was at
Milbank.
Friday evening occurs the second