The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-07-12

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new advertisement elsewhere.
Il. w. Hobson and Percy Fullen-
wider have taken rooms over the
Mitchell National bank and will
open "a studio the first OF the week
for 1.-The accommodation OF their
downtown pupils In voice and vioiin.
Miss Alma Bates, who has been
visiting her uncle, j. N. Cook, and
family. returned home to Browning,
LII. She was accompanied by her
aunt, Mrs. O. w. Spiller, and two
children, who will spend the rest Of
the summer at that place.
Messrs. Hobson and F%ullenwiaer
have arranged to give an invitation
recital at the city hall on the even
ing OF Friday, July 10, in wi ich they
will be assisted by Miss Lee and
Maude Silsty-Nichols. The invita-
tions will he sent out in a few days.
a splendid rain fell in this section
at an early hour Wednesday morning,
beginning about 30 O'Clock. The
precipitation amounted TO 40 inches.
Reports from the north part OF the
county were TO the effect that the
rainfall was very light up there,
barely enough falling to lay the dust,
while south of town it was much
heavier. The moisture will be of
great benefit to the crops.
The following books have been re-
Gently donated to the Carnegie Lii
brary and arc ready to go into
circulation: W. G. 7. U. Library
of Natural History, by Lydekher
Mr.. Kenton, Artie, by AIDE; Mrs. j.
Winter, Hearts and Masks. by Nc
Grath; w. G. Z. o., Clink of the
Ice. by John Smith, U. S. A.; In
Wink-away Land, and Hoosier
Lyrics, by Eugene Held.
Tbe Immense log which the log
rollers will use ia their contest and
exhibition at the Log Rollers AS
ISOLATION next week, has arrived in
the city coming in owe the Omaha
road. 1t is is feet long and proper
tionately large around. Two ex.
perienced lumberjacks from one OF
the lumber camps will be here to.g1ve
an exhibition and contest Wednesday
afternoon at 5 O'Clock. There is
considerable deXterity displayed by
the two men when they are on the
10y, it being the endeavor of both tc
get che other off the log by whirling
it around. The log will be placed in
the lake east of the Milwaukee
roundhouse and everybody will be
given an opportunity to see the con.
test, the like of which has never
before been pulled off ia this state.
Will II. George came home Tues.
day afternoon after a three days
outing at Spirit Lake, Iowa, and be
is banking very much on his abilit,
as a fisherman. Nh. George say.
that while ishing in the lake, along
with Q. a. Anderson. he made the
killing of the day. After Mr.. Ander.
son had succeeded in capturing but
two or three little fish, Mr.. George
cast his line into the water and
almost Immediately he found a strong
pull on his hook and when he got the
fish to the top Of the water he was
nearly Frustrated at the size of the
monster. 1t was a pickerel and the
scales showed that it weighed 81
pounds. To make the boys at home
believe his story he sen the pickerel
home. Even then some of the foys
at the Milwaukee depot scout the
idea of Mr.. George landing the fish
and insist that he bought of it some
more experienced fisherman
ID. 6. Cox, the oil man, succeeded
ia raising a little gasoline Tuesday
evening and relieved several families
who were badly in need OF the fluid
with which to get the evening meal.
He sent over to Sioux Falls and
secured two barrels OF gasoline from
an independent company and this be
soon had distributed among his
customers. The independent com.
parry showed a spirit Of willingness
to help out in the shortage and it is
said that the gasoline is far superior
to that sold by tile Standard Oil Co.
1t would e imperative that the
Standard Oil Co. should place a large
storage tank in Mitchell to keep a
supply of gasoline on hand, for a
town the size of Mitchell uses an
immense quantity of the fuel, and
for it to depend on a car being
shipped in every week looks like an
absurd way OF trying to handle the
business. II the Standard q n
keep a supply Of gasoline on hand
it would not be a bad idea for the
dealers to make their purchase from
an independent company and give
the Standard an opportunity to