The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-12-21
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MATTERS Of INTEREST THAT. HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK

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a day or two.
DIR. Ray Smith has been quite
sick at home for several days but
will be in bis Office in a day or two.
MI. and Mrs. W. Fl. Cook left We'd
nesday for Elgin, ILL.,. where they
will spend the holidays with rela-
tives.
Mrs. F. M. Hammer went to
Ethan Tuesday and will remain
through the holiday week helping
MIR. Hammer III the drug store.
Mrs. Amy S. Darling and Mrs.
Charles Darling left this morning for
Monticello, Iowa, to visit with rela-
tives through the holidays.
Mrs. B. j. McCracken departed
Thursday morning for Pontiac, Mich,
where she will visit for a while, and
before she returns she will visit at
points in Maine and Kentucky.
Wanted, one half section of good
farm land in Dawson Co. Will buy
direct of owner. Give description,
With lowest cash price. Address
Agnew, care Mitchell Printing Co.,
Mitchell South Dakota.
The company presenting 1.-The Holy
City, arrived from the south this
afternoon and tonight will present
that great biblical drama at The
Gale. An excellent performance is
assured.
Albert Hill Of Alexandria. is one
of the interested corn raisers in
attendance at the corn show. Mr..
Hill is engaged in the stock breed
ing business and of course he is deep
ly interested in the better corn Gull
ture.
The following officers we're Monday
evening by the Yoemen for the COM
ing year: Foreman, Frank Lyons;
master of ceremonies, Lewis Hunt;
correspondent, A. A. Smith; master
OF accounts, j. f. Newbanks: chap
lain, Mrs. L. A. Stout; o%verseer, Ira
Wright.
With the arrival of the brass fit
tings for the new pump at the water
works, work was resumed on getting
the pump in readiness for use. The
roof is also being put over..-the pit
wherein the pump is located. 1t is
thought that within a couple Of
weeks, The pump will be ready for
testing.
A petition is being circulated
among the business men requesting
that the Milwaukee and Omaha
roads be required to make connec-
ton in this city. The mercantile in
terests have felt the need of this
connection for a good many years,
and although the subject hes been
agitated before in years gone by.
nothing has been gained by il.
Born, to Mr.. and Mis-. Andrew
Ellwine, Tuesday morning, Dec. Is,
a SON. Mr.. Ellwine was sleeping
peacefully in the Cataract hotel, at
Sioux Falls, Tuesday morning when
was aroused with a telephone mes
sage announcing the arrival Of the
son at his home. He just had time
to scramble into his clothes and
catch the morning Omaha to greet
the second heir in his household.
Agent Wells, Of the American Ex-
press Co., received a live turtle this
morning, having been shipped
from Danville, Ill. The futile was
labeled with tags of every description
and the Inscriptions we're many of
them witty. One was, 81 don't
know where l am going, but 1 am
on my way" Another was "Don't
open until Christmas Just where
the turtle was started from is not
any more than where his
journey will end. Mr.. Wells fed him
up on some raw beef steak, tagged
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matter and will send bi,u over
to Sioux Falls this evening.
Uncle Sam is getting poor or he is
going to try and raise the postoffice
deficit. Postmaster Bras has Just re.
notice from the postoface de-
partlnent in Washington that the
rent for postofBce boxes will be
raised Oh Jan ], when the rent will
be as follows: Small boxes 60 cents
per quarter; medium boxes rs cents
and the large boxes 81 per quarter.
Thls order applies to all presidential
postof1ces. This rent hereafter will
to be paio in advance-prior to
the beginning OF the quarter or the
boxes will be declared vacant.
Wednesday afternoon the doors Of
Dakota Wesleyan University closed
for the holiday vacation and they
will not be opened again until Jan.
2. the enrolment day of the winter
term, studies to be resumed on Jan.
4. The fall term has heen an avoor