The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-02

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willie Saturday and. Monday..aflernoor
went out to Chamberlain TO attend Il
some business before the United
States land office.
Ross Townsend came down from
Aberdeen Saturday Eorning. lie sale
that he expected to have his banl,
open and ready for buiness by the
middle of February.
FOR RENT-560 acre farm. 125
acres under cultivation, remainder
pasture and hay land, with house
aud barns; one mile north of River
side. Cash rent. Mrs. Williamson.
Mrs. frank a. Craft went to Au-
rora, Neb., Monday to attend a
reunion Of the Nugent family, which
will be held Feb. l. Aside from the
reunion there will also be IL wedding
in the family.
Some time ago Congressman Burke
took up the matter of having the
pension of Il. Spangler Increased,
and word was received Saturday that
congress had passed the bill increas-
ing it from Sl2 to s24 per month.
w. e. Fonken, of Freeport. Ill.,,
has been In the city for several days
and returned home this morning.
Mr. Fonken is a painter and deccrat-
or and has decided to locate in
Mitchell. expecting to move here
with his family carly i'm the spring.
There's a cure for old age, an eX-
cellent and thorough one. There is
nothing sensational about it. 1t is
the best the doctors can ind under
existing circumstances. HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. IS cents, Tea
or Tablets. Scallin Bros
Men are quite as eager as women
to cultivate good looks. We know Of
hundreds of men in this vicinity
that are taking HOLSTERS Rocky
Moutain lea. Smart fellows. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets Scallin Bros.
Since I. w. Seaman's return from
his southern trip nearly a week ago
he has been having a round Of fever
and ague, OF the kind that gave him
a vigorous shaking. While down in
Texas MIR. Seaman said he contracted
this little unpleasantness and that
he had to lay up at INT place for a
couple of days until he could get rid
of the shakes.
The services Sunday evening at the
Congregational church we're changed
somewhat from the regular one and.
the evning was devoted to song. The
choir, under the direction Of Prof.
Otto, san several selections and the
audience also took part in the SINGING
of familiar hymns. This is a regular
feature on the last Sunday of each
month.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Baker
arrived Saturday from Madison.
being accompanied by Geo. Fl. Baker,
son OF the deceased. Mrs. Baker
died at Madison Friday OF old age,
being SIS years old. She was a former
resident of the county, her husband
dying here in 1884 and was buried in
Graceland cemetery. The remains
we're taken from the train to the
cemetery for interlnent by the side
of her husband.
Just as the crowd was coming out
of the opera house Friday evening and
had got up to tue corner OF The Wild
mann. II crowd Of men and boys
started on.a Tun on First Avenue
east, and it was whispered that some
body had been shot. a block farther
e~ast..reyealed, the cause o! the excite
ment. Jack Savage had started in
that direction driving a horse and
buggy and when lie reached the cor
ner of Burns lumber yard his horse
Slipped and fell in the slight depres-
sion around the catch basin: No
damage was done.
The masons:.have finished laying the
stone foundation for Thos. Balls
new residence on the corner OF
Fourth Avenue west and Edmunds
street, Tom saying that he is going
to set the pace for building a house
in January. Most of the dirt in the
basement was loosened by the means
OF dynamite and was then hauled off
in big chunks. just as long as the
weather keeps up the present gait
the work will be pushed on the resi-
dence, which will be two stories high
and will be a credit to that corner.
Saturday was the birthday of Pres
ident Thomas Nicholson, OF the
University, which one, however, was
not disclosed to the writer. When
he reached his Office that morning
the president was pleasantly remem-
bered Of the fact by the sight Of a