The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-02-22

day and win he there for some
time while he is constructing 4 new
store building.
Mrs. Andrew Fidy left Monday for
Minneapolis. whore She VIII visit
for s~eyeril weeks WITH relatives.
Mr. aud Mrs Leslie noon vent
over TO Alexiidria to visit a short
ti1le before returning to Armour.
II. G. Preston went over tc Alex
andlia this morning t. attend to
some cases he has on the circuit court
calendel.
Miss Minnie Bingham went out to
kimb u Monday evening, having
been called there by Editor Clate
Iinan to take charge o. a case OF
sickness in his family.
Judge Smith and Court s%tenogra-
pher Boyles went over to alexandria
TO hold the regular term of circuit
court. There is sufficient business
on the calendar to last three Or four
days.
For work shoes ellis has always
had a large line. One shoe ne has
sold for 5 years, selling each year
from 400 10 600 pairs a year. You
may need a pair soon. Better try
them if you have not.
The government thermometer
registered two degrees below zero
l INalroclou ,inlat md r,,f n cfnn TO
all further spr ing aspiration. With
the mercury so low, it is likely to
hold the ice gorges which have form
ed in the rivers aud streams through
out the state.
Postmaster Bras has just received
notice of his appointment by Secre-
tary Shaw as custodian of the ground
on which the new federal building
is to be erected. just now soon the
government expects to commence
operations on its quarter block Of
ground the secretary of the treasury
did not say.
Farmers desiring to ship their
stock to market are enco%untering all
kinds of difficulties in securing stock
cars. Applications have been filed
with the Milwaukee company for
stock cars and they cannot be filled
at the present time and it will be a
week or ten days before the company
can supply what are needed.
Did you see Chief Of Police Keith
riding out on his prancing charger
Tuesday? The chief has bought a
bay horse which he says is gentle and
kind and with it he will be able &c,
make PERIODICAL trips over the city
and look after different things. The.
9 chief says he will not do all his lid
ing horseback, but Then the roads
get better most of his trips will be
made in a buggy.
We have received a copy of the
! Palo Allan, of Palo Alto, Cal.
which makes reference to the initia.
tlon OF several young gentleman into
the Acacia society, of Berkeley, and
5 among the names we notice that of
5 Ralph Milliken, who is attending
Stanford University. Ralph used to
live in Mitchell and is now making
5 his home ON the coast while astendz-
inc the institution at Palo Alto.
Miss Lillian Johnston went over
TO the house of a neighbor Monday
evening, and on gong through a
room that was dark she eAcountered
an open cellar way. She stepped into
the opening and was precipitated TO
the cement floor below, striking Do
her shoulder. 1t was partially dislo-
Gated and a physician was called
TO reduce the fracture. Miss John
ston thought she would he able to
attend school tomorrow.
Geo. a.. Johnston went up to
LOOMS Tuesday morning on the Mil
waukee freight. Mr.. Johnston is
erecting some machine sheds at
present and in the spring he will
engage in the selling Of farm
machinery in that enterprising town.
"A. ooLhioLOp, 4b opGdk1LS VI Ulo
elevator conditions at LOOMS, said
that every elevator in the town was
filled to Overlooking with grain, and
it will remain so until the Milwaukee
company car finish some cars Tor
shipping the grain.
@. G. Rathhun finished moving
his grocery stock into the postotfice
building Monday night and today be
is doing business at his new stand,
which has been painted and decorat-
ed in a very attractive style for his
business. The space in. the front
window has been laid in decorated
porcelain and will make a fine place
for the display Of goods. With the
addition OF a large basement be will
have considerably more room than in