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

MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN n;
THE COUkSE OF 4 WEEK.

Born 10 Mr.. aud Mrs. Earl Water.
bury r. sday, July 9, a son..
Get "a good lunch at Weber a.
Co.'S while in town.
Harvey Cooley, who was called
here by the death OF his sister, MIS-.
Charles burnside, returned tuesday
morning TO his home at Manchester.
Iowa.
or the numerous houses that are
being painted this summer, the
prevailing color is white, which
seems to have come back into popu-
larity again.
The old board walk which has
done service on First Avenue west,
commencing at Main street, has been
taken up and Auolph Scneurenbrand
is laying a cement walk. With this
walk gone there are but two board
walks left in the business district
starting off OF Main street.
Rev. j. II. Norvell spent Sunday
at Ashton to preach to his congrega-
tlon and returned to take part IN the
Holiness meetings which are being
held in the Methodist church at the
present time. The meetings will
close this week.
Screened porches are finding many
advocates in Mitchell this summer
and quite a large number OF people
have already housed in their porches,
either front or back. and are taking
life easy. free from the onslaughts
OF the pestiferous mosquito.
Misses Mildred Hawkins and Min
ME Lewis left Tuesday afternoon fol-
Draper, on the Milwaukee extension
west OF Chamberlain, near which
place the young ladies will take up
theisresidence on a claim, and for the
next six or eight months they will
spend their time in behalf OF Uncle
Sam.
q. w. ellis announces In a large
advertising space today that tomor.
row he will commence to sell his
entire stock OF shoes at greatly
reduced prices in order TO clean out
his stock before moving into his new
store in the Western National bank
buileing. Read his advertisement
Elsewhere and note the prices that he
is quoting.
Arthur G. Dillmdn has taken a
position with the Dakota Improved
lSeed 20. as field man and at present
is making his headquarters on the
farm southwest OF town. Mr.. Dill
man graduated last month from the
state agricultural college at Brook
ings in the scientific department.
w. A.. Wheeler, said that Mr.. Dill.
man was a student in his depart.
ment for three years and he is
pleased to have the services of the
young man.
Tuesday afternoon a diamond
medal contest was held at the Ep-
worth League Assembly at Canton,
which was won by MI. f. a Hatha-
way, OF this city, his subject being
"Patriotic Prohibitions" Master
joins Berry, Of this city, also spoke
at the contest Mis-. c. e. Vermilyea
who was advertised to speak at the
Assembly in the contest. did not
appear.
a telephone message was received
Wednesday from Madison on
cernin4 the state tennis tournament
showing the victories of the Mitchell
players. Branson has played aud
won four matches, and If he wins
the next match he will be in the
semi finals, placing him close to the
championship play. Nolt has also
won four matches and plays Barton,
Of Sioux Falls this afternoon. This
morning DR.. Smith played Will
Rempfer, of Parkston, and f2empfer
won the match.
Miss Mary Seaman arrived home
Wednesday via the Omaha road
from Canton, where she gave a
recitation at the Epworth League
Assembly, not, however, in the
diamond meal contest, but after
the contest was over with. Last
Saturday Miss Seaman took part
in a diamond medal contest at the
I~Chautauqua at Madison, and won
first place, being pitted against some
ladies much Older IN years and more
experience on the platform. Some
time next month Miss Seaman will
participate in the grand diamond
contest, which will be held either
at Sioux Falls or Minneapolis.
The Alexandria people have ar
ranged to hold their annual county
fair this fall, and have selected the
dates of Sept. II, Is and 10. Last
year a fair was held at that place
and it turned out to be a very sue
ceSsful exhibition. and thew nronore