The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-01

OF the leading dry good stores in Los
Angeles, and he expects to make a
trip east to Chicago and New York
twice each year in buying goods for
his department.
Judge Smith and Court Stenogra-
pher Boyles came home from Alex
andira Thursday evening, having
finished the term OF circuit court.
which came to an abrupt end when
the case vas dismissed against young
Thompson.
Mrs. n. j. Mohr and Miss Flor
ence Phelps, Of Alexandria. came
over Friday evening TO attend "The
Royal Chef" and were guests of
Chief of Police Keith, at his home,
over night, returning this morning.
Mrs. e. A. Da yison and Mrs.
Robert Burns have returned home
from their trip to New Orleans,
after being away two weeks. and
reported having had a most enjoy
able trip in visiting the many sights
OF interest around that city.
|. Parties coming in from Draper
fstated that the new town had its
first shooting up a few days ago.
Some OF the wild, wooley and tough
element filled up on hooze and
started in to shoot up the town.
Considerable damage was doue in
the way OF smashing windows and
breaking down doors to business
houses. The law abiding citizens
were indignant that the few tough
characters should cast such an
aspersion on the name of the town,
and when the citizens got after
them they skipped out OF town and
no arrests we're made.
b. NJ. Sinclair and A. G. Berry,
OF this city, are interesting the citi-
zens OF Bridgewater in having a gas
plant established in that town. BY
securing the cooperation OF Jacob
Ischetter, the gentlemen have
caused to be introduced in the city
council an ordinance granting them
a franchise for establishing a gas
plant. The matter is to be taken up
later. Messrs. Sinclair, Berry and
Rraught are also interested in secur-
ing another gas franchise in this
city.
W. Cranston, the representative
OF the Roscian opera company, was
in the city Friday arranging for the
appearance of that company in this
City for tue three nights, March 4,
5, 6, when they will present "Said
Pasha," Martha" and the "Bo
hemian Girl" The two latter are
standard operas and Mr.. Cranston
says that bis company gives a much
better presentation of Said Pasha
than has ever been given here. The
company numbers 25 aud carries an
exceptionally strong chorus.
The Woman's Relief Corps gave
ullOJtJCl vi Ul1CIl SCA ZULU SuppcIS lu
the post rooms Friday evening, to
which only the old soldiers and their
families and the members Of the Re-
lief Corps and their families are
invited. The day being Washington's
birthday souvenir hatcnets were
presented the patrons. The Relief
Corps ladies are particularly noted
for the goods meals they serve the
public and on this occasion their
reputation did not suffer one whit.
After the supper was over an inter
esting program of recitations and
music was given. The Corps ladies
are creating a fund for the purpose of
eventually erecting a soldiers, monu-
ment in this city as a memorial to
the unknown soldier dead. They
have raised about $500 IN one way
and another and in one more year
Eope to have sufficient money TO carry
out their plans. This is an enter
prise of a public nature, and when
ever they ask support OF the public
it ought to be given willingly and
in a large measure
Friday evening the Misses Lillian
Pollock and Anna Reid entertained
a party Of twenty young ladies at
the home Of Miss Reid, on Thivd
Avenue east. On the invi .ations the
guests were requested to appear in
juvenile costumes and as they all
responded 10 that portion OF the in
vitatlon it was an amusing looking
crowd of young ladies WHO were
assembled at the home. When the
guests arrived the end of a string
was laid in their hand with a request
to wind it up On reaching end OF
the string, and the person had to
follow rather a circuitious route, a
stick Of candy was revealed, which
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