The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-23
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

in the city today a guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. W. Roggs, being a brother
of the latter. Mr.. Booth had been
out to Chamberlain for several days
as a witness in a land contest case.
Clay Carter, who holds a position
in the lumber business of G. w. Derr
at Rapid City is visiting with his
sister here, this week. He will
leave Saturday for Parker and spend
the remainder OF his vacation at his
home there.
A. a. jerks, who resides south
west Of the city. has just concluded
the purchase of the livery stable
owned by r. j. Quinn on the co ner
OF Third Avenue east and Lawler
street, taking possession the first
of the month. Mr.. jerks will move
his family to the city in a few weeks
Mrs. Ellen Davies is visiting with
Dan Davies out in Beulah township.
Mrs. Dawes lives down in Iowa, but
she has concluded to move to Mitch
ell. Today she concluded the pur-
chase of a residence from S. B..
Sphinx, located on LaDle street on
the south side, for which she paid
SO, 900, and which MIR. Sphinx has
just finished building. She will
return to Iowa at one and arrange
to nov to Mitchell. Mr.. SPHINX took
two lots, living west OF the Universe
ty. in the deal and on these he
expects to commence the erection of
another residence right away.
Rev. Robert Henry Dolliver, OF
Joliet, Ill.,, arrived in the city this
morning from Hot Springs. s. D.,
where he had been in attendance on
the Black Hills conference of the
Methodist church. Rev. Mr.. Dclliy yer
was appointed as the superintendent
o; missions Of the Methodist church
for the Black Hills after the resigna-
ton OF DR.. Q. b. Clark, and expects
to move to Deadwood at once. Mr..
Dolliver is not an entire stranger to
Deadwood, as be was the first mis-
siona1y sent to the Black Hills Tor
the Methodist church twenty-seyen
years ago. He expects to remain in
Mitchell owe Sunday. Mr.. Dolli-
ver's son, Robert Prentice, is at pres
ent working on a farm for F.. 3.
Moses, in LISBON township, and
with the opening OF the fall term OF
Dakota Wesleyan University he will
enroll as one of the new students.
The first matches of the lawn ten
mis- double tournament were played
on the courts Of the Crescent Tennis
CLUB Tuesday evening. Scallin and
Kress were matched against Drake
and Weber, the latter winning the
match in two straight sets, 6-3, GA
and some very good tennis was dis.
palyed by both teams. This was the
first time that Scallin and Kress have
, played together and they were neces.
sarily a little shy on team work
Wednesday evening the first matcl
, in the semi-tinals we've playeG be
! tween Branson and Wells and Smith
> and Downey. The latter hal :
match to finish with Nolt auc
, Michels, which WAS postponed trou
: the evening before when the score
+ stood SO in favor of Smith and Dow
ney. 1t only took one game to tiuisl
the match. 1t was late in the even
ing when BraIson and Wells STARTED
their match with Smith and Dow
ney, and only one set was played. j
q going to a long score OF 10-S, ant
o which was in favor of Branson ant
Wells. The match will be finished
: this evening, and it will be thre,
i out OF five. as agreed upon between
the teams. Webber and Drake playet
a good match with the VanAlstiu
brothers, and after dividing Nh,
- sets, Webber aha Drake took III
first set 1913. and the VanAlstise
q taking the second and third sets 6-2
y 6-3. Some good tennis was playe
y by the teams, many of the game
# going to duece.
l. Prof. t. Fl. kearney. who arrive
lr in the city Monday to inspect tn
If farm Of the Dakota Improved S.
a Co., left Tuesday for the govern
le ment station at North Platte, Neb.
is and from there he goes to Yuma
p, Arizona. which is considered th
D. hottest place in the United State!
a Prof. Kelney said that lie was we
l. pleased with the work that Secretar
Wheeler bad a ccomplished on I'll,
tie company farm In the short tine thu
l. he has had control Of it and believe
that it will result i'm making an ide;
ic seed farm. Prof. kearney is quit
n I young mar to be at the head
s. such an important missio
c. which the government has entruste
IL to his care. but it is evident That /