The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-16
in TOWN AND
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN;
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Mrs, II. Iiickthier, of Sheldon,
Iowa, is visiting Mls. j. u. Wells.
Il w. Small, of Webster, the pure
food commissioner OF South Dakota,
was in the city.
Mrs. r.. Spaneler, OF Artesian,
who has been visiting with her son,
L. j. Spangler, and family, returned
l:ome Monday afternoon.
Mr.. n Mrs. T.. e. Cooper. who
bought the Mckinley residence ON
Sixth Avenue west, have taken pos
session OF their new home.
w. III. Saul and daughter, Miss
Mamie, have resumed housekeeping
in a residence on north Sanborn
street.
Delvan Z. Becker returned home
Monday afternoon from Il weeks trip
TO Chicago, and making d short visit
with his sister, Miss Margie, at Mill
waukee.
Miss Blumberg, representing the
manufacturer OF Kin-Hee coffee. is
at Hoon's or Gerry this week giving
a demonstration OF the good qualities
OF that brand of coffee. The people
are very cordially !nvited to pa1take
of the coffee.
Rev. and MIS-. c. e Hager went
to Yankton THURSDAY morning to
attend the funeral services over the
remains OF j. ii. Coacher. who is Il
hrotheri-n-law Of Mrs. Ilager. Mr..
Coachel passed away Tuesday evening
andthe funeral will be held Fri
day OF Saturday.
FOR SALH HARDY home grown
strawberry plants. Wartield, Sena-
tor Dunlap, Sample and other lead
ing varieties adapted to this climate,
so to 10 cents per 100, $3.50 TO $3.50
pei 1000 Write for catalop. Order
early, late orders may find some kinds
exhausted. Joseph Henderson,
Paullina. Iowa. Route ].
Mr.. and Mrs. a. B. Seaton. who
went south early i'm the winter, ar
rived home Monday evening and they
are now regrelting their early return.
they found the weather so dis
eeable. Most of the time they
spent at San Antonio. Texas, which
proved to he a very delightful win
ter resort. Mr.. Seaton got quite
ileshy while down there and picked
ten pounds in his weight.
The keeney Stocl Co. had d diff
cult tim in making Il good implies
sion on the audience at the opera
house Monday evening. Things did
not eem to 20 right ON the stage.
and the manager did not ling up the
curtain until 9o'clock. by that time
the audience was not in u particularly
good hunOl to receive the play. The
company possesses some elements OF
strength, and the play they put on
"a gOod one, but it needed a lot
OF stau TO make it 90 we'll. There
are some very good people in the
company, and we believe they are
capable of putting on a better per
than they did last nigh.
Chief Keith has been trying to i'm
press the hack drivers and the dlay-
men that when they are not engaged
in transporting passengers or deliver-
ing goods that it is their place 10
keep their teams OFF of Main street,
that is not to permit them to stand
tllele for any length of time, which
is not in acc0lddncc with the city
ordinance. The chief has been tell
Ing several OF the hackmen to follow
these instructions but without result,
and Monday evening he notified
Ernest Watson, a driver for Jos.
Schlimgen, to appear at police court
Tuesday morning, and answer to the
charge of violating the ordinance
MIR. Schlimgen appeared with Watt
son and paid a fine Of SIS. The ordi'
nance requires hackmen to occupy /
portion of south side of Second Ave
nue. east and the draymen to stan,
on the east side of Lawler street. be
tween Second and Third Avenues
The chief proposes to see That TIN
ordinance is enforced hereafter, ant
if it is not a good law it "a be re
pealed.
G. w. Johnston, who has MANAGED
The Mitchell hotel for the past 81,
or eight years, Tuesday retired from
the business and turned it owe t.
S. b. Thompson, who purchased
all the fixtures and took d lease or
the hotel for a period Of three
years, MIR. Johnston retaining hi
ownership of the property. MIR
Thompson has been in tie hote