The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-08-31

clerks IN i5fckc S clothing store is
in Chicago spending his summer
vacation.
Mrs. c. W ellis and laughter.
who have been visiting at Kalama-
700, Mich. and Lyons, Ohio. returned
home Thursday evening.
L. NJ. SchulstAd. travelling sales
man Ton the Kentucky Hardware
Co, and a former schooImate OF Miss
Pearl Herring. spent Sunday IN
Mitchell, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry lIolsIIjre.
Harry lInyke expects to have his
dance orchestra ready for business
by the middle of September. Ne
received a telegram from two OF his
uien, comet aud clarinet playeis,
that they would report in Mitchell
Sept. IA.
@. c. King, of Scotland. arrived
in the city Monday. Mr.. King is
the president of the Mitchell Gas
Co. and he is looking over the inn
provements that are at present being
made at the electric light plant by
which the lighting facilities are TO
be greatly enlarged and improved
upon.
Hon. 5. "A. Ramsey came down
from Woonsocket Tuesday morning to
attend to some business before Judge
Smith. MIR. Ramsey is the candi-
date for lieutenant governor on the
democratic ticket. Mr.. Ramsey saws
it is an honor to be on the ticket
even il it does mean sure defeat in
South Dakota.
The city has nearly installed some
new water mains on Second Avenue
west, the work being done by Eric
Jensen. About 1900 feet are being
put in and the mains reach out to the
west side PARK which will give ad-
ditional water facilities for the park.
of which it has been in great need.
Several hyrdants for fire protection
will be installed on the street, which
has been without a hydrant all
these years.
We have been having a little touch
OF cool weather for the past few days
that creates just a slight supsicion
OF frost, the government thermome-
ter going a little lower than is really
necessary at that time OF
the year. Sunday morning the
mercury went to Al degrees and Mon
day morning it touched at Allow
enough to show what might result
with the weather turning cooler.
Tuesday morning the thermometer
at 55.
Charles Winters. night yard forer
OF the Milwaukee company, fell
from the top of a freight car Monday
night on account Of the rung at the
top OF the Car being gone or was
broken, whereby he lost his hold.
In striking he fell with his back
an iron rail, bruising hIm
quite severely, but no bones were
broken. DIR. Freyberg was called to
the assistance Of Mr.. Winters and
he reports the injured man as get
ting along very nicely under the
circumstances.
At DOR Saturday the fire alarm
sounded for d fire over on Second
A venue east IN the house owned by
A. j. Curtis and occupied by III. p.
Budlow and family. Mrs. Budrow
was getting dinner d lighted the
gasoline stove, a small affair. Th4
exploded aud scattered the gas
oline over the room. and when it
blazed up the flames practically filled
the ON The flames were extin-
guished by the lire department. with
out turning on the water from the
hyrdant but used water i'm buckets.
The fire was confined to the Kitchen
and not very much damage was done
to it, nor to the furniture. About
S75 will cover the loss on both.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. II. Baxter and
daughter. Mrs. Edward Bennett,
are guests at The Widmann. Mr..
Baxter is out here en- his annual
trip TO inspect bis farm land, and
while here he disposed of $50 acres
through the agency of the Germania
Land Co. to an Illinois party. at the
very satisfactory price of $50 per
acre. From the land this year Mr..
Baxter raised ), 900 bushels of flax,
which he has contracted for sale at
81 cents per tUshel. He says he is
pretty we'll satisfied with the invest
ment lie has made in South Dakota
land and will continue in it. Mr..
Baxter went up to Hand county Mon
dya afternoon to buy another batch
of land.