The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-06-28

set lAcu at j. II. S.
Mrs. b. NJ. Johnston departed a
few days ago for Wycliss, British
Columbia. to spend the summer and
expects TO be home about September
l..
II. c. Kingsbery, OF Hartford, who
is driving out to his claim near
Presho, stopped in the city Wednes-
day to visit with friends on the south
side.
Dan McDermaid bought a ranch
out neal White Lake recently and
has just shipped q carload of lumber
out there with which to erect some
buildings on it for his cattle.
The young people of the Epworth
League held a poverty social in the
lecture of the Methodist church
Tuesday evening. A very pleasant
evening was passed in guessing
charades and in Other contests.
Mrs. Ruth Watkins and daughter,
Miss Grace White, who have ben at
Oskaloosa, Iowa, during the past
year, have returned to the city. Miss
White is an art instructor in the
Holiness University at Oskaloosa,
and with hef mother, will take up her
permanent residence at that place
next fall.
b. M. Johnston deperated Tuesday
evening for Des Moines, Ia, to at
tend the annual meeting of the
Northwestern Hotel Keepers Asso-
citation, which will be in session Their
the rest of the week. Mr.. Johnston
is the secretary of the association,
and he has outlined a very extensive
program for the meeting.
AS a further protection for the
gentlemen on his bond as postmast-
er, j. b. Wells has just received a
bond for $4,000 from an eastern
indemnity company. In the postoflce
department the government will not
accept an indemnity bond alone for
a postmaster, although in practically
all other branches these bonds are
good.
DR.. and Mrs. j. G. Mccartney and
daughter, Henrietta, are home from
a trip over into Iowa, winding up at
Spirit Lake for a short stay. DR.. Nc
CARNEY said he thought he was pref
ty good on the fishing proposition,
but when Henrietta pulled a fine
eight-pound pike out of the lake
without any assistance, he said that
he would take his hat off to his
daughter.
Miss Sadie Shepherd, who has
been working on the long distance
line of the Dakota Central Telephone
Co., departed Wednesday for her
home at Madison to remain a couple
of weeks, and from there she goes
to Watertown to accept the position
as chief operator for the same COM
pany. Miss Shepherd is a capable
operator and Watertown patrons
will be a%bundantly pleased under the
service of the lady.
Miss Jessie Walrath very happily
entertained a dozen young ladies at
her home Wednesday afternoon al
a cooking club party, which was Civ.
en- in honor of Miss Mary Turner, OF
Rockford, III. The young ladies di-
vided themselves into groups anG
each had the distinction of preparing
and serving the different courses
of the 1 O'Clock luncheon. The bal.
ance of the afternoon was spent by
each division in mending and enter.
tanning. The occasion was a mos
happy one and Miss Walrath PROVED
hostess.
Mrs. d. II. Browns band of the
Maher Club vas the beneficiary in &
moving picture entertainment at the
Gale theatre Tuesday evening an(
there was a very good attendance al
the performance. Mr.. Gale reserved
some of his choicest pictures for the
benefit and the whole was highly
entertaining. The illustrated song
were rendered by Miss Mae WEIGH
Miss Mary Reihsen, Katie Coughlin
and M. R. Tournier, and their sing
ing received the unstinted applause
of the audience. Mrs. Thos. Manchest
er presided at the piano during the
evening and rendered some pleasins
selections for the pictures and played
the accompaniment for the singing
Mrs. Brown and her band desires to
thank the public for it's patronage
and those who assisted in the enter
tainment.
Rev. l.. T. John was brought home
Thursday from the hospital a
Rochester, Mimi, in a very weaken
ed condition, by his son, Mark John
and daughter, Mrs. G. A. Christlieb