The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-23
I'm TOWN AND
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

Mrs. Grace Dilts and son, Ken
drick, are visiting her cousin, Mrs.
John Colvin, and other relatives in
the city.
Mrs. Virginia Doyle left Wednes-
day for Mason City and Clear Lake.
Iowa, for a visit of a week or ten
days at that summer resort.
Miss Ella Kings has been visiting
at the home of her uncle, A. j. Kings
for several weeks, and returned home
to Sanborn, Iowa, Wednesday,.
The Singer Sewing Machine office
has just received a complete supply
of all the different attachments and
parts of all machines made.
j. H. Freyberger, who has been in
charge of G. w. Hoon's grocery on
the east side, left Wednesday for a
trip through the western part of the
state.
Mr.. and Mrs. w, Plotner departed
Wednesday via the Omaha road for
Omaha, where they expect to remain
for a month visiting with relatives.
Wallace and Miss Jessie Hammer,
of Lost Nation, Iowa, arrived in the
city to make a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Plotner.
Rev. j. H. Surbeck, of Parkston,
formerly pastor of the Presbyterian
church of this city, came up to
Mitchell on a business trip Tuesday
evening.
Al Scott, the local policeman for
the Milwaukee railroad, who lately
fractured his leg, is reported to be
doing nicely. His position is being
filled by VIM. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Nichols and
children arrived home Wednesday
from Driscoll, N. D., where they have
been visiting several weeks with Mrs.
Nichols mother, who is holding
down a government claim near Dris-
coll.
c. L. A. Sasse, Of Spearfish, in the
Black Hills country, arrived in the
city Tuesday and is a guest at
the Widmann. 1t is the first time in
a good many years that Mr.. Sasse
has been on this side of the river and
he was greatly pleased with the pro-
gress that he has discovered among
the cities and towns.
A. A. TruaX came home Saturday
from a trip to Minneapolis and the
northern part of the state. He said
that after an investigation of the
situation in the northern part of the
state, he believed that the wheat crop
in that section was going to fall
short of the expectations of the farm
ers, and that the same thing applied
to wheat in this section.
Mrs. j.. II. Paullin gave a birthday
party Thursday afternoon from 8 to
3 o'clock for her little daughter,
Florence, who reached her eighth
Ibirthday. Mrs. Pa1lllin invited a doz-
iei of her little girl friends and they
rad a fine time playing their usual
:,ames on the lawn. Refreshments
were served. The little hostess was
the recipient of many pretty little
tokens.
Waldemar Won Geltch, according to
the Scotland Republic-Citizen, has
been appointed teacher of violin in
the conservatory of music in the state
university at Vermillion. The young
violinist is we'll known in Mitchell,
having played here on numerous oc-
casions and with splendid success.
He is a talented violinist and the
state university has secured a most
capable and efficient young man. His
home was formerly at Parkston.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. NJ. Stewart, of
Tiffin, Ohio, arrived in the city Mon
day afternoon and will hereafter
make their residence in Mitchell. MIR.
Stewart has leased the Bijou theatre
building and within a short time he
expects to open a moving picture
show. Mr.. Stewart has been in the
business for a number of years and
seems to be a very pleasing gentle
man. He says he will give the peo-
Pile anything they want in the NOV
ing picture line and all that they will
have to do is to express a wish fo1
what they want and he will supply
them.
Edward Lee, living a short dis.
lance south of Mt. Vernon, died this
morning suddenly, aged about sixty
years. Mr.. Lee has resided in the
county since it's earliest days anG
has acquired quite a good deal Of
land through his industry and fru'
gality, being n of the wealthies'
farmers in that section of the county
He was n of the staunch republic
ans down that way and always took {