The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-02-09

Enos Chamrlin went down to
Ethan Wednesday to transact some
business matters.
r. Paulis, OF Blue Earth, Mimi,
is IN the city looking over the situa-
ton with a view of.engaging i'm the
dry goods business.
+. j. Spangler arrived home last
evening from Plankinton, where he
has been attending circuit court.
lie stated that there was a grand
jury at work out there on some
criminal cases.
The Strollers' whist club was en-
detained Wednesday afternoon by
Mrs. j. G. Mccartney and a very
pleasant afternoon VI whist resulted.
The head prize was cut for by Mis-.
James Lyons and Mrs. Virginia
Doyle, the former winning. Light
refreshments were served.
There is an immense amount of
stone being shipped in from the
Spencer quarries for the commence
ment of the stone work on the new
Catholic church when spring opens.
The stone is piled up to quite a
height and it is distributed around
the wallis that are already up.
The first snow storm of any proper
tions since Thanksgiving, visited
this section at an early hour We'd
nesday and about two inches of the
beautiful fell. So far the winter
has been ideal, but the Indications
point to something unpleasant if the
pace is to be kept up with which
February is starting out.
j. f.. Newbanks, state organizer for
the Brotherhood of American Yoe-
man, has decided to make Mitchell
his headquarters and he has moved
here with his family and they are
now living at 204 Third Ave. Before
coming here Mr.. Newbanks had been
working in Oklahoma, where he was
very successful. The local lodge at
Enid presented him with a gold
medal for organizing a lodge OF 200.
The meeting of the W. G. T. U.
in the Rest Room Wednesday after
noon was very largely attended and
one of the interesting features was a
discussion Of the pure food bill. The
ladies decided to write letters to the
states members in congress asking
their support for the passage OF the
measure. Mrs. Ecker Burton added
to the pleasure Of the afternoon by
giving a vocal solo, "Mother's
Prayer"
Fred Collier and Adams butcher
arrived in the city Wednesday from
Brooklngs to attend the athletic
conference Of the colleges which are
represented in the Inter-Collegiate
Athletic Association, which is in ses-
sion here. The young gentlemen
represent the agricultural college.
Representatives from otLer colleges
are here and certain matters will be
decided upon concerning the athletic
contest which is to be held at Huron
in May.
The crowd which saw the Brooklyn
Kids performance at fancy pool play
ing last evening at Gormley Bros.
billiard parlors, were not particularly
impressed with bis ability. The
plays he made as Of the ordinary
character and were not marked with
the briliancy that would be expected
from an expert. The kid took up his
collection before he began his play
ing, or it might not have reached
the proportions it did.
There are a great many auction
sales being arranged for in the next
three or four weeks in this county.
While a few farmers intend to 20
elsewhere for a new location, the
most OF them are selling of their
surplus stock. Leslie Beall, who lives
south Of town, will have a sale of
his farm property and he intends to
leave for the state of Washington
this spring. He has rented his land,
which comprises nearly a section in
Lisbon township.
"a Cross of Gold'' was the tile OF
the drama presented by the Chase
Lister Co. at the opera house Tues
day evening, which contained some
especially strong scenes. The story
is a pretty n and shows to what
extent human sacrifice can be made
in a play at least, but whether any
thing like it could happen in real
life is a question. The nature of the
5 play is somewhat different from the
! usual society drama, but it was nice
ly interpreted by the company, and
they held the interest of the audience
2 throughout the evening. Among the
specialties Clint Robbins brought
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