The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-01

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Tuesday, October %, a son.
Mrs. F. II. Stafford departed We'd
nesday via the Omaha road for
Spokane Falls, Wash, WHARF, she
will visit with relatives for a month.
Miss Grace Gregory left Wednesday
morning for Spokane Falls, Wash, to
spend the winter with Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred..Tiffany. She will stop at
Butte, Mont, on the way to visit a,
short time.
Mrs. E. Fl. Staley and daughter,
Edna, of Burt, Iowa, returned to
their home Wednesday morning after
a visit OF three weeks with Mrs.
Staley's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Canham, three miles west OF the
city.
Loren Gregg, a young man about
l8 years old. was taken down We'd
nesday morning with diphtheria and
the house quarantined. The little
daughter Of I. ]. Spangler, who was
taken sick with the disease q few
days ago, shows a very much Inn.
proved condition and today there is
but little, II any, effects Of 1T.
The stone. masons got to work
Wednesday on the tower Of the
Methodist church building, although
the contractor said he W had su:h
a time in his life to get helpers. He
said he felt at one time like not try
1ng-to finish the job, but he and his
men went to work and they are doing
about all the work in laying the
stone, mixing the mortar and Wheel
ing the stone.
Guy VanAlstine has Joined the
ranks of the travelling men, having
accepted a position with the Winona
Wagon Co., and spent the first few
DAYS Of the week With his parents in
the city. he has charge OF the bust
ness Of the company for the entire
state and since the first Of the
month be has been working in the
northern part of the state and
reports a very satisfactory business.
The young man is fortunate In
securing such a responsible position.
Justice Herbert had a couple of
foreign DRINKS up before him We'd
nesday and he assessed a fine of $40
in each case, u of which paid up.
The two fellows had been working on
the Milwaukee, railroad extension
west of Murdo for some time and
when they got back this far they
dubbed too much liqour and as a
result they got rather boisterous
down at the Milwaukee depot late
yesterday afternoon They we're run
in by Policeman White of the Mill
waukee force, and Policeman New
man, of the city force.
One Of the city physicians has
been tracing the origin of the cases
Of diphtlIeria IN thls.city, and he finds
that it was brought into Mitchell
from over in Hanson county, the
first IA developing at the Ras-
mussen home on Hanson street.
Before a physician vas called to
inquire into the sickness of the
person, several places on Hanson
street had been visited by the patient
and it was generously distributed
through the neighborhood. and
thence into the city schools to some
extent. Just a little care at the very
start and quite a good deal of sick.
ness would have been avoided.
Tuesday evening the Degree Of
Honor ladies entertained the Work.
men and their wives and the bus.
bands OF the d. of II. members liz
the Workmen hall. The time was
very pleasantly passed in playing
sinch, and refreshments. were served
at the close. The head prizes were
awarded to Miss Emily King an6
James Clark. while Mrs. Fred Wede-
hasr and Miss Josephine Willkomm
secured the consolation prizes. There
was a very large attendance and The
evening was thoroughly enjoyed by
all present. The social features ir
the Workmen and Degree of Honor
lodges are always alive and serve tt
keep up the interest IN both organ,
%izations, and the af1liation between
them Is of a pleasant character.
Mrs. 1hos. Wallace lost a valuable
gold bracelet some six or even weeks
ago. which she advertised In the
want columns Of The Republican
and after that long q time it wa!
returned to her Wednesday by Warner
Wells, the janitor Of the high schoo
uildink. On the day Mrs. Wallac
lost the bracelet she was at the higf
school building, and she lost 1t a
that time. although she dill not