The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13

Henry Geiger went over to Huron
Thursday to play clarinet in the
Bridgewater band.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. M. Potter went to
Sioux City on the early morning train
to attend the fair for a day or two.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-For lane
in this vicinity, nine room house and
one lot or with three lots and barn.
Address w, Republican.
Congressman Philo Hall was in the
city Thursday, having been to HUI
ron to attend the meeting of the
Roosevelt Republican League.
Next week will be held the fair
of Hanson county at Alexandria. 1t
is expected that Mitchell will make a
good showing at the fair one or two
days.
John and Willie Johnson, of Ev-
erett, WASH, arrived in the city
Tuesday, and the lads had nearly
grown beyond recognition. Their
mother is at Sioux Falls at present
and expects to come to Mitchell next
week.
Editor Dillon and wife of the
Woonsocket Herald, were in the city
Thursday, leaving in the afternoon
for home. They had been down to
Sioux City to attend the fair and
came in Wednesday evening on the
10 o'clock passenger. Mr.. Dillon has
recently bought the Herald at Woon-
socke and is making a fine success
of his work.
Mrs. F. c. Drake entertained a
party of lady friends at her home on
Third avenue east Wednesday after
noon at bridge whist, and a most en-
joyable afternoon resulted. Refresh
ments were served at a late hour in
the afternoon.
Postmaster Wells has received a
notice from George j. Clark, presi-
dent Of the South Dakota Postmast-
ers' association, calling a meeting of
the association in this city on Sep
TENDER % and 25. The meeting will
be held to give the ~postmasters of
the state an opportunity to talk over
things Of interest to the govern
ment's employees in that line. No
program has been outlined as vet
for the meeting. ~,
Mrs. l.. A. Stout and youngest son
left Thursday morning for Chicago,
where they will join Prof. Stout, who
went a week ago. They will remain
there until next spring while the
professor is taking a postgraduate
course in Chicago University. Mrs.
Stout said that they have sold their
residence property on the south side,
Prof. M. M. Ramer buying the house
and three lots and Mr.. Holshire TAX
ing the west half of the property.
A party consisting of Otto Schur-
man, cashier of the Commercial Ma
tional bank, Mark Mortensen, chief
of the fire department, Paul Mat
thews, ex-United States marshal, and
]. D. Johnson, all of Fremont, Neb.,
arrived in the city Monday afternoon.
having made the trip through with
Mr.. Johnson's automobile. They
came here foE a visit with j. K.
Fuchs, of the Mitchell Steam Laun.
dry, and in which Mr.. johnson is in.
terested. The gentlemen called on
some of their old acquaintance
among whom is Rev. A. w. Bell, tc
whom they expressed their delight
at seeing SO prosperous a town as
Mitchell. Mr.. Fuchs conducted the
party on a duck hunt today to Long
Lake, near Letcher.
M. H. Gosche has BLACK Walnut
at the Sioux City fair this week, but
it is a question he says, whether the
horse will be able to go in the 2:01
pace, in which he has been entered
on account Of sickness. Severa
weeks ago the horse was working II
fine shape at the Sioux City track
when he was turning off miles ii
2:O6, the best the animal ever step
ped. His driver shipped him to the
races at Davenport and the horse
had no sooner got into town be
fore he was taken sick, and while
there has been some improvement IL
his condition, it is not enough tt
make sure that he will be able t.
lmaka the race thia u,oolz