The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-10-12
nm TOWN ~ COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT hApPEN N,
THE COURS OF a WEEK.

Tor Fort Dodge. Iowa, to make
a visit of several weeks with her
mother.
II. G. Potts, OF the Mitchell Mar
hle & Granite Works. left at noon
for an overland trip to Armour
to attend to some business matters.
S. A. Braa. of Artesian, secretary
of the South Dakota Swine Breeders
Association, has arranged for a sale
OF registered hogs which will take
place in this city at the live stock
pavillionl on Wednesday, Oct. IL.
e. B. Van Alstine has just receiv-
&c a car OF one, two and four hole
Sandwich shelters. Any n buying
one from this stock can save freight
and have his shelter when he wants
it.
Stoves? Yes. We have some good
ones. We buy, repair sell and ex-
; change all kinds of second hand
goods. New and Secondhand En-
change. f. w. Travis, First Ave-
nue. east.
Matinee Races at Mitchell Driving
Park Saturday, Oct. ID. F%ree-for-all
pace: Conan, 2:l64. Major Dent,
2:l424, Miss Hopping, 2:l44. Black
Walnut, 2:lo4. Also three other
good harness races. Everybody
come: admission 25 cents. Ladies
free.
Mrs Jessie 6. Harris, of Aber-
deem. grand worthy matron of the
Eastern Star, arrived in the city
Thursday and that evening she
met With Star Light Chapter to
make an inspection Of their work.
While in the city Mrs. Harris is a
guest OF Mrs. II. NJ. Clark.
The Omaha road has suspended
the work of ballasting Its roadted
since the cool weather set in. The
company has worked a large force of
men between Mitchell and Salem
during the summer and some fifteen
or twenty miles of track has been
made good. Only a few miles are
left TO complete the work next sum-
mer.
G. r.. Larry, who has charge of
the carpenter work on the Gale
theatre building, has not been able
to attend to the details for the past
four or five days. He Wrestled three
or four days with the malaria Lefore
giving up and going home, but he
finally had to give up and now he
has one or two other ailments to
conuend with. Tuesday evening his
demolition was quite serious.
If the weather keeps fair until
Saturday afternoon there is going
to be some fine racing at the Driving
Park grounds. The horse enthusiasts
have fixed up a GOOD program Of
races for the closing matinee races of
the season and in the f%ree-for-all race
will be seen Black Walnut, Major
Dent, Miss Klopping and Gomaz. All
of these horses are below the 16 mark
md some exciting going will result,
There will be several other harness
races besides The big event on the
card.
Sid w. Smith received a letter
Wednesday from Mrs. Charles Chand-
Ter. of San Diego, CAL, announcing
the death OF Hiram G. Chandler.
which occurred one day last week.
One of the brothers, David, is now
enroute east to Pottsdam, N. Y,
the former home Of the oil
the Chambers, with the body fol
inferno MT. A good many years age
the d ceased was a member of the
tirm of Chandler Bros. and were
engaged in the hardware business
in the building now occupied by
Webster, Cook & Co.
A choral union was organized at
the University Wednesday with al
, enthusiastic membership. The meet.
ing was called tor the Recital b u
i'm Memorial hall, but it proved alto.
{ getl1er too SMALL for the number OF
singers who assembled and it was
necessary TO adjourn to the chapel in
College hall. Mr.. Hobson organized
, a large class and the work of training
will be taken up Immediately. A
few singers from the city took ad
vantage OF the opportunity to joir
the union. Mr.. Hobson in tends tt
give a public performance as soon a!
: the union gets into good workin.
order and later in the year it is like
ly that an oratorio or sonnet hins
lighter Will be presented.
/, The condition Of Policeman New
J man today is reported ny the physi
J clans to be a little better. He slep
2 some last night and his temperatur
during the night and this morning
was less, icing about 100, although
/. it went up, to a higher point durin,
tha afternoon. The nhvSicianc enoal