The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-05-18

a good supply of harness. still on
hand. WIN. Koch.
Mrs. q. w. Downey returned home
Wednesday from Ashton, where
she has been visiting for the past
week.
Miss Florence Dickson went to
Alexandria Wednesday to take a
Temporary position with E e. Wag-
ner as a stenographer.
Messrs Nichols and Barry will put
on their comic opera, "CheyeEne,"
at once, and the net receipts will be
given to the pipe organ fund of the
Iioly Family church.
Our stock OF buggies is somewhat
diminished but we still have "A large
stock on hand which we will sell at
reduced prices. VIM. Koch.
Mrs. Emil Becker, who has been
visiting with her daughter, Mrs.
Edwin Metz. and the baby for sew
eral months in New York, arrived
home Monday afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs. A. Craig Bowdish
went up to Redtieid to attend the
meeting of the Congregational
church of the state, which will be in
session for three days.
The University team returned
from the Chamberlain excursion
Tuesday evening and they were the
yictors in the baseball game with
the Crow Creek Indians, winning by
a score of 3 to 2. Shoberg pitched
the game and he never let an Indian
to first base until after the fourth
inning. Each team made its runs
in n inning. Monday the Univer-
sity club was defeated at Plankinton
by a score of 4 to ,, the game being
played after a heavy rain and water
covered second base
Everett White spent "Wednesday i'm
Sioux Falls and returned home in the
evening. at the noon hour before
the Business Mems Club. which meets
in the drill room at the Cataract,
Mr.. White was invited to appear and
make a short address on the coun
try west o; the Missouri river, ana
he accepted the Invitation. Many of
the Sioux Falls business men are
interested in the development of that
country and were anxious to Learn
something from u who had made
a personal investigation of it.
j. III. Cable. living six miles south
of town, when lie got up Wednesday
discovered that one of his horses
had been stolen during the night. A
few weeks ago he picked up a tramp
and set him TO work, and the fellow
stole n of the horses and started
south during the night. Mr.. Cable
phoned Sheriff Cook of the robbery
early this morning and the sheriff
opened up connection with the rural
telephone lines and got track Of the
robber going sonth. both being seen
in the vicinity of Parkston.
Tuesday morning James McDougal,
an itinerant traveller, made his APP.
pearance in the court OF Judge
Thompson carrying with him a very
discoIored and bad looking eye. The
charge against him was drunkenness.
tile black optic being an adjunct to
the spree of the night before. "James,
are you guilty OF the charger"
said Judge Thompson. and a smile
curved around his lips as he fixed
his gaze on that bad looking eye.
James Admitted that he was for the
sake of argument. sit will be So
for you, James, and in the absence
of the money to pay your fine. it
will be four days ia Jail" The
black eye rather disturbed the con-
science of the ruler OF the justice
court and he notified Chief Keith to
have County Physician Bower make
a visit to the Jail and dress the
wounded optic.
The teachers OF the Lincoln school
in the east side Of the city are pre-
pairing for the annual exhibition Of
the work of their pupils. The dis
play will be made in all the rooms
Saturday afternoon. The parents
of pupils and all others are invited
TO call at the school building from
, 10 + O'Clock, and the pupils will be
allowed 10 inspect the exhibition
from S to 6 O'Clock. The exhibition
will include the work of the
scholars of the year, just what has
been accomplished in the regular
class work from day to day. Last
year the teachers gave a similar ex-
hibition and it proved A very sue
cessful undertaking, and the patrons
OF the schools were given an oppor-
tunity to see what had been accom-
nliShed I,iuht rpfroehmpnfS will bo