The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-16
IN TOWN AND
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPE II,
THE COURSE OF A WEEK..

Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs, w. w.
Lowell, Monday. Nov. II. d daugh-
ter.
III. e. NordaKer, a former business
man of Mitchell. was in the city
Tuesday evening.
Now is the time to order your
handmade harness at VIM. Koch's.
E. j. Greaves & Son, the decora-
tors, have just returned from Car
thage, where they finished the con.
tract for decorating a new residence
In that town.
A. e. Thorp, of Lisbon township,
has moved his family into the Jake
Smith house on Fourth Avenue east,
which he recently purchased. MIR.
Thorp is the mali carrier on rural
route No. 3.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Smith, OF
Emery. MIR. and Mrs. John Sloan
and Mr.. and Mrs. f. q. Pecknam,
OF Alexandria. MIR. and Mrs. w. W.
Davis. Of Mt. Vernon, and Mrs. a.
II. Grimm. of Parkston, were among
the outside people in attendance at
the opening of the Gale theatre
Tuesday evening.
Buggies and Surveys from now on at
reduced puces at Wm. Koch's.
a report vas in circulation last
evening and today concerning the
alleged death of III. G. Iapp, Of
Portland. Ore. PARTIES in the city
who are iu a position to know as TO
the facts in the case, state that
there is no truth in the report. How
the report originated here is not
known.
Mr.. and Mrs j. G.. Bassett, of
A aberdeen, MIR. and Mrs. w. L.
Baker, of Sioux Falls, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Greig, Of Esther
Vile, Iowa, and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Newell, of Mt. Vernon, were guests
OF the Silsby family W. night,
forming a theatre party for the
opening OF the Gale theatre.
Il. G. Nichols arrived home Tues
day evening from a trip across the
Sioux reservation, driving through
from Murdo to Rapid City. Mr..
Nichols says that the Milwaukee
company has fully 5000 men at work
on the grade and laying rails be.
tween the two points. Track is laic
- miles out of Rapid City. He re.
turned home by 1ail, coming in ovel
the Northwestern to Sioux City.
Rev. c. L. Fillebrown, who was ir
attendance at the meeting of the
Methodist ministers, returned home
to Armour Thursday. Mr.. File.
brown has quite a good deal of work
cut out for himself during the next
two years, as he was elected county
superintendent of schools of Douglas
county at the recent election. The
Republican is indebted to Mr.. File.
brown for the excellent report, w!licl
is published elsewhere, of the
Ministerial Association.
II. II. Collard came home frou
Sioux Falls Thursday, having
been oye there to attend a meeting
of the county game wardens Of the
state Mr.. Collard reported an en-.
thusiastic meeting and he thinks
that much good will he accomplished
from the more thorough understand
ing of what is desired for the pro.
lection of the game. He said that
in all probability another meeting
would be held before the session oil
the legislature to frame up d new
law. The meeting will be hello
{ either at Mitchell or Huron.
Q. B. Hepler, and MIR. and Mrs.
f. L. lIutchings, of Sioux City, at
tended tue Gale opening Tuesday
evening Mess1s. Hepler and Hutch
ings are members of the Curtis Sash
and Door Co.. of Sioux City, which,
furnished the mill work for the Gale
theatre. The company when it re-
ceived the order stopped all other
work in The factory and put the
force Of men to work on the Gale
order to get it completed in time for
the opening. 1t was an act that very
few factories would do. Mr.. Hutch
ings praised the theatre very highly
and considered it one of the most
modern playhouses in the northwest.
Mrs. A. q. Hitchcock entertained
about fifty of her friends at home
Wednesday afternoon from three
to five O'Clock, which resulted in
one Of the most pleasant social
affairs this season. The decorations
In the rooms were Of yellow chrysan-
themums, which we're used in pro-
fusion aud With fine taste. The host
ess was assisted In recei wing and
serving her guests by Mrs. VIM. M.
Smith. Mrs. r. j. Lamb, Mrs. s.
g. Boyce, Mrs. j. G.. Mccartney,
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