The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-22

Thursday morning.
Ralph Waite came over from Alex
andria to attend the o%ratorical con-
test Friday evening and to spend the
lege.
John D. Kress came in from the
north part of the state Saturday to re-
main a few days at home. Mr.. Kress's
territory is so extensive that he does
not get home SO very often.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Burnett de-
parted this morning for Chicago,
where they will visit several weeks
with relatives.
DR.. j. G. Mccartney and Howard
Seaman went to Sioux City Thursday
morning to attend the auction sale
OF automobiles which is being held
there today.
Mrs. A. U. Hoon came up from Ar
mour Wednesday evening and Thurs
lsday afternoon she went to Huron to
attend the convention of the Lady
Maccabees.
Mrs. d. Anderson came in from
Murdo Saturday and is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. c. w. Downey.
She went IN to Ashton Monday.
Mrs. Anderson has been living on
her claim near Murdo all winter.
G. G. Nichols, who recently bought
a half interest in the Vermilyea gro
Gerry store, has purchased the resi-
dence of Harry Woodruff on Third
Avenue east, and will move in from
the farm as soon as he can get pos
session.
Mrs. G. A. Dawson departed
Thursday for Chicago to remain but
three or four days. While there she
will meet Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Smith
and they will make a selection of
fixtures for the Mitchell National
banks new building, now in process
of erection.
w. c. Bryant, of Vermillion, ar
rived in the city Wednesday evening
and Thursday Mayor Branson
took him for a spin over the city in
his automobile and showed him the
city. MIR. Bryant is the father of j..
w. Bryant, who is a bookkeeper in
the First National bank.
DR.. Thomas Nicholson departed
Thursday for points in Iowa and
Chicago, and will be away on a trip
lasting a couple of weeks. During
his absence DR.. Nicholson will look
after the endowment fund of Da-
kota Wesleyan, to which he hopes to
be able to make several accessions.
Editor Branch has lnished moving
the Clarion office in its new location
in the rear of the basement of the
First National bank building. He
hopes to be settled now, as this is
the fourth time that the Clarion has
been moved since it was established
in Mitchell several years ago.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Crosbie went
over to Sioux Falls Thursday and
will take up their residence. Mr..
Crosbie will accept a clerical posi-
ton with the Milwaukee company,
having been Connected with the COM
pany in a similar capacity in this
city.
Mrs. R. G. Drake arrived Wednes-
day evening to join Mr.. Drake, who
came a month ago. Mr.. Drake is a
member of the Mitchell Loan, Trust
& Abstract Co. They will reside in
the Showers residence, corner of
street.
Farm papers warn us hat much
of last years corn intended for SEED
will not terminate. We are inform
ed that Northrup, King & Co., the
old Minneapolis seedsmen, have a
stock OF Minnesota-grown seed corn,
of high termination, including such
well known varieties as University
No. 10, Sterling White Dent, Pride
of the North. Minnesota King, etc.
If you want seed corn, better write
them.
l.. Plotner, the deputy sheriff,
came home from Redfield Thurs
day. He accompanied Mrs. Jennie
VanHoover to the feeble minded in
s%titute, where she was committed by
the board of insanity commission
ers. About n year ago Mrs. Van
Hoover strangled to death an infant
to which she gave birth, but it was
conceded that her mental condition
was such that she was not aware of
the crime she had committed.
The spring weather which has
been trying to break in for the past
week finally got a good boost today
when the government thermometer
went up to the "a mark at the noon