The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
AND COUNTRY.,a
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT hAPPEN4IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

aOI MllCOn, WIS.,, on a visit TIC
relatives.
Miss Eliza Vemilyea went to Mason
City Thursday and expects to be
away for a month.
Mrs. Elmer Jones and daughter,
Miss Emma, Of Victor, Colo, are
visiting at the home of FL. L. Bras.
Mrs. Andrew Larson, of Marshall,
Mimi, arrived in the city Tuesday
to visit ut the home OF John
Hagge. Mrs. Larson lived in Mitch
ell % years ago., and found many
changes in that time. About the
only place she recognized was the
store of a. II. McGovern & Son.
Sister Joachim, of the Catholic
Seminary of Dixon, Ill.,, who is a
:sisterof Mrs. G. G. Bras, arrived Mon
day afternoon for a visit through the
summer. Sister Murice, who was
formerly Bessie Reagan, and who is
we'll known liz the city, came at the
same TIME to visit her brother, Ben
Reagan. Sister Murice is also in the
Catholic school at Dixon.
The following officers were install
led in the Mitchell Encampment, /.
o.. o. t., Monday evening. Chief
Patriarch, G. A. Anderson, high
priest, X. A. Johnson: senior ward
en-, Gus Berquist; Junior warden,
Samuel Rowley; scribe, Chas. Mason
treasurer, S. 3. Sphinx; first watch,
". c. Thomas; second watch, A. j.
Curtis; third watch, Geo. Carton (;
guard, w. N. Hollands.
Prof. Rudolph f. Otto has just is
sued his annual announcement of
the Schubert Studio of Music, which
makes a fine showing in the way of
students who are taking instruction
either in vocal or instrumental.
Since locating here several years ago
Prof. Otto has succeeded in building
up fine reputation for his school and
his services are drawn upon, for in
struction in a number of surrounding
towns.
Thomas Morgans received a letter
Sunday from his slster-in-law, Carrie,
Cooke, which clears up all the mys-
terry concerning her elopement. She
wrote Mr.. Morgans that she was mar
ried to Ellis e. Smith at Milwaukee,
Wis, on the evening Of June 20, and
that they went to Chicago, where
they will remain until the latter
part of August, when they expect to
go to Cripple Greek, Colo, where they
will take up their residence.
At the close Of the teachers insti-
tute for Hyde county at Highmore
last Friday evening Maj. o. W. Cour-
;sey, of this city, delivered his lecture
on "The Philippines and the Pill
,pinos," before a very large audience,
speaking for nearly two hours. Mr..
Coursey's lecture OF the new posses
sions has found a high place among
the citizens OF the state and he is
being constantly called upon i'm his
travels to deliver the lecture.
Frank Gay and Louis Herzop were
arrested Tuesday moining by Night
Police Briggs On the charge of fur
inishing George 81. Summers with IN
Ttoxicating liquor Monday evening.
Summers furnished the men the
money and they bought the liquor.
Police Briggs watched the whole
transaction and then placed the men
under arrest. Before Justice Nc
Kinley this morning they waived
examination and were bound over to
circuit court in the sun Of $500.
Mr.. Herzog gave his bond but Gay
was unable to do so.
Reports from the river Tuesday
morning were to the effect that the
water is r%eceding at a fast rate and it
is pre- 1icted that within twenty-four
hours the river will be at its normal
height. Just how much damage has
been done by the high water on the
bottom lands along the river can
hardly be estimated but it will reach
"a good many thousands of dollars.
Northeast of the mill for quite a
distance that was a large amount of
land in crop that was covered by the
rivers expansion and but very little,
III any, Of the crop will amount to
anything.
Mccormick hay rakes at Will
Koch's.
Work is progressing nicely on the
finishing of the basement Of the city
hall building under the direction OF
Fred Bjodst1op, who has the con
tract for the work. Geo. Austin Is
doing the plumbing and has COM
,menced his part OF the work. Steve
,Sp,nk has nearly finished the lath-
ing and plastering will be commenced
at once. There will be five good