The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-02
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Levi flerce returned Olne WtdneS
day morning from a business trip to
the northern part Of the state.
Mrs. II. A. Watkins left Tuesday
morning for Lead, ia the Black Hills
and will be gone about three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. G. Oathout came
up from Ethan Tuesday evening to
attend the discourse delivered 10y M.
L.. Herr in the city hall.
W. j. Frad came home Wednesday
morning from Faulkton, where he has
been attending to business matters
for several days.
LOST-One liver colored water
spaniel puppy. 6 months old,
Marked-bole punched in left ear. A
reward will be given for his re-
coyery. G, w Law, Mitchell, $. d.
Mis-. j. r.. Milliken, of Alpena,
spent the day with Mrs. A. 'rhomp-
sou, and this morning left for S1o.x
City, where the family has moved
and viii make their home in the
future.
Ralph Deacon of Alexandria, who
has just completed the shorthand
course in Boyles Business college,
went to Chamberlain Saturday to ac-
cept a position with the Rrule
National Bank.
Morrls Shearer departed tuesday
for LaSalle, Ill.,, where he will
| Join a concert band that is touring
the country ana viii play in the
clarinet section. lie is quite a good
musician and the home band will
miss his services in the future.
Rev. DR.. Carson, of Huron, and
Rev. A. g. McCauley, OF Bridge
water, were In the city Tuesday to
attend the regular monthly meeting
Of the Anti-Saloon League. Super
%intendent Grafton also came home
Tuesday to be in attendance at
the meeting.
The enrolment in the normal insti-
! tute Tuesday evening amounted to
| LOG, at which figure the attendance
will very likely remain throughout
the rest of the institute. The
teachers are getting down to their
work in earnest and everybody about
! the institute seem enthusiastic over
the possible results to be obtained 10y
hard and conscientious work.
Chief Keith, with a force OF men,
is rebuilding the bridge walk across
Dry Run on Sanborn street. The
bridge WAS blown over into the
street during the last heavy wind
storm, and was practically wrecked.
There are between 500 anda6OO feet
of walk to build and it will cost the
city something over 5000 to make the
repairs. The chief said that the new
walk would be much stronger than
the old one.
Farmers in the north tier of
f nwnships are having a difficult time
getting into the fields to do their
harvesting on account OF the very
wet condition Of the grounds. Tues
day afternoon d very heavy rain fell
in that section while in Mitchell
the rainfall was very light. Oats
are ready to cut and mitch more
time cannot he lost until the wheat
harvest will be on. 1t is thought
that it will take three or four days
for the fields to dry out sufficiently
for the harvesting machines 10 get
into the fields.
@. W. Hoon and Fred l.. Tiffany
have returned home from their trip
out to Spokane Falls and Seattle,
Wash. Mrs. Hoon and Helen will
remain with the Healey family at
Seattle for several weeks longer. MI.
Hoon said that in reference to the
listing of his property it was no in
dication that he was gong 10 sell out
and leave Mitchell, as had been
naturally supposed. He says he
expects TO remain in Mitchell right
dIbiIS. NliCit UliG .UuSlilCSS dtlNiiilHpeS
are just as good as any he found in
the west. Out there he said there
vas room for speculation in lands
and property, but when it came
down TO a legitimate business pro-
position, Mitchell was just as good
as any town he discovered on the
coast.
Mrs. Elijah Tillotson and daughter,
Miss Merle, left Wednesday for
Woodbine, Iowa. tv visit for a short
time with Mrs. George Bishop. Miss
Tillotson will remain but a day when
she will go on to New York. She
has planned to remain in New York
a year and study voice culture. She
is also a member OF a fine concert
company which makes frequent trips
to important towns around New
York and her work is very pleasant
indeed, besides being quite remuner-
alive. With the magnificent voice
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