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

II = U'hiS.. VI DCIUCClI, ChtJS GOWN
this morning to attend the stock
show, to secure a good rcpnrI of the
sales aud other interesting features
for the coming issue OF that farm
journal.
j. III Grafton. of Ellenwood. Wis.,.
arrived in the city Saturday evening
and is a guest of his sister, Mrs. w.
III. Cook. MIR. Grafton is an auc-
tloneer and will assist in selling the
stock at tue breeders meeting this
week. He thinks some OF locating
here in the spring.
II N. Treat, Of P%lankinton. was
i'm the city Friday. Mr.. Treat is
states attorney for Aurora county,
and he has just made application
Tor a grand jury i'm his county to take
action on a criminal case, additional
evidence OF which has just come to
light.
The revival meetings at the Metho-
dist church came to a close Sunday
evening after two weeks duration.
The results accruing from the meet
lngs were very satisfactory, and about
IS people were induced to lead a
different life. Sunday morning Is
were taken into the church on proba.
, ton by Pastor Wilkinson. In the
evening Dl. Nicholson was greeted
by a very large audience. many being
turned away from The church on ac-
count of the lack of room. He
preached a powerful sermon that was
listened to with rapt attention by
the vast congregation. After the
regular services were over with an
after meeting was held and practi.
cally the entire audience remained.
The masquerade dancing party
given by the Mitchell Club to its
members Monday evening was one of
the most pleasant affairs Of the sea-
son. The attendance was very large,
the floor being filled with maskers
and an equal number of spectators.
The costumes worn by the ladies and
gentlemen were in many respects,
the best ever seen in Mitchell, ana it
was indeed a beautiful scene as the
gaily colored figures fitted through
the dances of the evening. The dis
guises in the main were good, al.
though it was difficult for some OF
the mdskers to discard their personal
actions while on the floor, and as a
result they could not hide their iden-
tity. The music was furnished by
Hoyt's orchestra, of Sioux Fails. and
1T was excellent, adding the finishing
touch to a most successful and enjoy-
able party.
There is a vast difference in the
weather of today and that of a wear
ago. At that time we we're ex.
perlencing some zero weather which
was very uncomfortable. On Jan.
"a, 1905, the thermometer went below
zero every night for a period of two
weeks, aud ranging from 3 degrees
below to 80 fellow. AS a comparison
a year ago Sunday the thermometer
registered 10 below and Sunday it
registered 25 above during the night.
and Monday morning it registered "a
above. Monday the thermometer
registered at 60 degrees, and it was
believed to have been the warmest
day in January for a great man
years, but on Investigating the re.
cords we discovered that on Jan. q.
1900, and for three days after the
thermometer registered at 81, go, 81,
81.
The corn shelters are getting a
share of the victims in accidents at
the present time. Arthur Lundgren.
who lives just v the line in Sam
born county, north OF Blendon town.
ship, got his hand IN the shelter
Thursday and mangled it so that
yesterday DR.. Smiley had to ampu.
tate 1t. q second accident happened
down in Baker township Thursday
in connection with the operation q:
Ia corn shelter. Carl Scheitz was
standing by the machine when the
ilywheel bursted and a piece OF the
iron fragments struck him on the knee
and making IL very bad injury Of it.
Dt. Smiley. OF Mt. Vernon. was
called to dress the injured man's
knee, but after an examination he
decided that nothing could be Done
with it and that it would have to be
amputated. This morning Drs. W.
e. Ball and w. E. Crane drove
down to the home Of Mr.. Scheitz to
assist in the amputation.
The Columbia Opera Co. closed a
four nights engagement at the opera
house Friday evening by the presen-
tation Of The Mascstte, one Of the
old time comic operas. Much nj tho