The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30

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daughter left Wednesday to make
a visit with friends and relatives in
Minneapolis.
Mrs. Jerome Miles left Wednesday
will visit with old friends and rela-
tives for a month.
Prof. and Mrs. T. A. Duncan and
children have returned from their
eastern trip. Prof. Duncan has been
IN New York state for the past three
months viewing the scenes of his
former days and on his way home
he stopped in Iowa towns for several
days, where Mrs. Duncan has been
visiting for several weeks.
Miss Bertha Gaul and the little
grandson of G. w. Adams left We'd
nesday for McGregor, la, where
they will visit a week. Miss Gaul and
the little lad will then leave for Lin
coin county, Colorado, where she has
filed on a government claim and she
will take up her residence there, ex-
Ipecting to be gone a year..
Pierre Daily Dakotan: Frank
Crane returned last night from Mitch
ell where he paid a short business
trip. While absent Mr.. Crane talked
with a number of prominent citizens
of that place regarding their attend
ance in a body at the Gas Belt Expo
%sition, and the plan will probably re-
suit in quite a delegation of Mitchell
people at our exposition.
Wednesday the Congregational
Sunday school and many of the
Church people went to Tobin's grove
for the annual picnic. Plenty of re-
freshments were taken along and
many sports and amusements were
introduced during the day. A ride
1.-THE attractive features and the day
was thoroughly enjoyed.
The Congregational Sunday school
out in Beulah township was enter
tanned at a social by Rev. and Mrs.
G. NJ. Peck Tuesday evening and over
a hundred people were gathered at
the pleasant home of the Pecks.
There were plenty of refreshments
and all the accessories to make the
"|affair one of the most enjoyable pic
MICS of hat character ever held in
Beulah township.
The singles in the Central clubs
tennis tournament is drawing to a
close and it ought to end in a day
or two. Tuesday evening Charles
Webber and DR.. F~reyberg played
their match, which vas won by Web
Der in two straight sets. This leaves
Weber to play DR.. Mcdonald and
the winner Of that match will play
II. e. Gone in the finals for the cham
!, ipionship of the club.
, The Aberdeen News of Tuesday
contained an item to the effect that
5 Mrs. s.. j. Dix, the mother Of DR..
, Geo. P. Dix, celebrated her eighty
fourth birthday in Aberdeen Monday.
( She was entertained with quite a few
friends at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
3 j. j. Price, on West Hill, and the
: venerable lady was the recipient of
many nice presents in honor of the
1 occasion. Mrs. Dix is visiting with
t relatives in Aberdeen at present.
Roadmaster Gregory got three
= more men to go to work Tuesday
0 afternoon on the track laying in the
east end of the Milwaukee yards, and
e he says his heart would be mighty
q glad if he could get 25 or 80 more
men to show up tomorrow morning.
4 They are anxious to get the tracks
s laid SO that the work can commence
D on the new freight house. which is
scheduled as the big thing among the
t improvements. About 5000 feet of
new track will be laid in the yards.
S Make your arrangements to go out
S to Plankinton Friday morning on the
s freight and spend a pleasant day with
4 your neighbors. The committee is
e meeting with very good success, so
g we are told, in getting the promises
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Take a day off this hot weather and
you will feet better for it. Plankinton
will have plenty to amuse the crowd
with the two baseball games and the
0 races during the day.
L. l.. Ness, the industrial commits
j %sioner of this city went over to Sioux
4 Falls Wednesday via the Omaha
f road, to be present at the meeting of
: the state railroad commissioners,
e which will be held tomorrow, at
which time there will be some import
ant business transacted in connection
\ with freight and passenger rates. Mr..
Ness will present Mitchell's case on
e the freight rate matter. After his
work is through there Mr.. Ness will
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