The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-05-24
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN N,
THE OUR OF A WEEK.

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oilice.
Miss Helen Hoon has been attend
ing a seminary at Cedar Falls, Iowa,
and arrived home Friday evening.
Mrs. John Michels and the children
arrived home Friday evening from
Phoenix, Arizona, where they have
been for the past year and a half,
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. An
derson, at their home, 210 Hanson
street, Thursday, May 30, a daugh-
ter.
A. E. Chamberlain, OF Howard, is
in the city to attend the athletic con
tests, and is one of the interested
spectators and rooters.
Having won in the state contest of
oratory, George Norvell and Howard
Warren will represent South Dakota
in the Interstate contest, which will
be held at Grand Forks, N. D., May
I31.
The rain camefearly this morning,
and it was the first good rain of the
season, and was just what the crops
needed. The amount of precipitation
was Al inches. just how general it
was could not be ascertained.
At the meeting OF the NJ. d.
Ladies Aid Society, Mrs. G. j..
Bliss vas elected president of the
society to I'LL the vacancy caused by
the removal Of Mrs. b. a. Boob
f1om the city.
The Milwaukee load is carrying
100 cars OF stock out of South Dakota
Saturday for the Chicago :market, %
cars going from Plankinton and Is
from Mitchell and Ethan, while the
balance is picked up at other points
in the suthern part of the state.
Dr. Stevenson, the well-known eve,
ear, nose and throat specialist of
Sioux Falls and assistant, will be in
Mitchell 3 p. M, Wednesday, May
%, and all Gay Thursday, May 80,
at Widn.ann hceel. Glasses also fitted
correctly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Z. Carpenter,
who haye been sisiting wiGh relatives
in Iowa points and ST. Pall for the
past five weeks, returned home We'd
nesdag evening. Mr.. Carpenter is
one of the trick dispatclaers at the
Milwaukee Office.
George Hofstetter, of the South
Dakota State College, came down
from Bookings yesterday to attend
the Athletic Meet and visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. Hoftetter,
of this city. He was accompanied
by j. Schaphurst, one of the assis-
tants at the S ID. S. G.
Mrs. j. w. Everly arrived Satur-
day afternoon from Glen beulah,
Wis TO make a visit with her son,
DR.. f W. Ereyberg, and family.
Mrs. Evenly received q telegram a
short time after her arrival announc-
ing the death OF her sister at Mil-
waukee. Wis Owing to her long trip
she was unable to make an immediate
return.
There vas a great game Of baseball
oaer on the south side this morning
Wien impromptu niue were organiz-
between coaches and faculty mem
bers of the state and a student nine
to fight it out for supremacy on the
diamond. Just how the game term
mated could not be ascertained in
time, but it was red hot from start
to finish.
The Kelley Land Company. Office
in the Gale Theatre Building, is
Offering for sale three forty acre
tracts of land. Within one mile OF
Mitchell. at very attractive prices.
This land is but n half mile from
land that is selling and has sold at
from $3.50 to 5000 per acre. Either
one of those would make a beautiful
plot TO build a home on near our City.
1t will pay you to look those up
There was very interesting gath
ering of the visiting presidents of
he colleges of the state and the mem
bers of the faculties who are here
over Memorial hall this morning.
Dr.. Nicholson extended an invitation
for them to assemble there and take
advantage of the opportunity for a
short social. visit and to extend ac-
quaintance among each other.
President Warren, of Yankton col
lege, President slagle,. of Brookings
agricultural college, and President
French, of Huron college, are here
with their student body to attend
the festivities of the two days. The
presidents take much evident enjoy
ment in the sports Of the athletic
contests and watch the outcome with
bated breath, and cheer with the