The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13

L Hun ~ Sctluc WEST.
Mrs. W. z. CARPENTER of Marion
Junction has been visiting her son.
j. G. Carpenter. and family, and
returned home Frieay morning to
Marion Junction.
Seth Bullock, the Cnitea States
deputy luarshal, was an arrival sac
9rday mornine VIA the Milwaukee
road frcm Rapid CITY. MIR. Bullock
left for Sioux Falls that evening
via the Omaha road.
Washington dispatch announce
that President Roosevelt Thursday
sent to the senate the nomination Of
John G.. Bryan to be receiver of
public monsys at the Mitchell land
office, which appointments was men
toned is a possibility in this paper a
few DAYS ago. Mr.. Bryan is d resi-
dent OIL Plankinton and as soon as
he takes possession of his office he
will move to this city.
The Congregational bazaar and
supper held In the church Thursday
evening was a magnificent success.
In the afternoon the Christmas
goods we're disposed of and at $50
O'Clock a chicken pie supper was
served. Nearly 300 people partook
OF the splendid supper and the ladies
were much elated over the success of
the affair. The receipts Of the after
noon and evening amounted to about
$3.50.
The following are the new officers
who will have charge of the lodge OF
the knights of Columbus for the
ensuing year: Grand knight, L. j.
Welcn: deputy grand knight, b. ~.
Neumayer: financial secretary, It.
w. Rockwell; chancellor, e. w.
LeehaD: recorder, Andrew Sbomer /:
treasurer, r. d. WEIGH; warden, A.
c. Berry; advocate, VIM. M. Her
bert; outside guard, James Lahey;
inside gaurd, John Birge; lecturer,
w. j. Flynn; trustee, P. II. Kelley.
The business houses up and down
Main street have commenced to put
on a holiday appearance in making a
display of Christmas goods. The
weather doesn't indicate anything OF
a Christmas like nature when the
sun is shining warm and bright and
you can see men laying brick and
stone and carpenters doing work in
their shirt sleeves out Of doors. By
the time Christmas rolls around there
might possibly be a change Tor
weather more appropriate to the
season, but a continuation of the
present system will not be objected
to by any means.
The -four banks of the city Friday
published their statements .:.nder the
call of the treasury department, and
they indicate that the financial furry
over the eastern country has o had
any effect on their deposits. Adylces
That the banks have received from
.he I@lm Cities an1 Sioux City show
that their reserve fund has not di-
minished The least in the past two or
three months The splendid condi-
tiOn Of the MiGcUelI banks is cause
for concentration, and they have
been l1elped in this matter by the
splendid confidence that the deposi-
tors have shown and conducting the
business Of the city with as little
cash as possible knowing full we'll
that any time they needed the
money it was on hand in every bank
to meet their obligations. The
Mitchell banks have followed a more
liberal policy than most banks of the
state.
Mitchell sent quite a large delega-
ton Of young ladies to Yankton
Friday to attend the annual con-
vention Of the Y. w. z. A., which
met there Friday and continued In
session over Sunday. Tie following
young ladies are from the College:
Misses Florence Starr, Mayme Bob
inson. Edith Noble, Ethel Brecken-
ridge, Florence and Grace Nicholson,
Florence Morris, Julia Potter. Myrtle
Pope, Emma Re,npfer, Grace Dick
ey, Grace Davis, Bertha Knight,
Margaret Cable, Ethel Kaye. Ruth
Olmieht. berna Cuisine. CIR ce
Bliss, Mary Morrow, Elsie Volmcr,
Mabel Sheldon. The girls from the
high school are: Misses Stella
Graham, Marjorie Foster, Helen
Powers. Alma Riley, Josie Nelson,
Myrtle Weddle, Ethel Wallace. May
McGrath. Hazel Raymond, Florence
Bras, Eldora Young.
Postmaster Wells, anticipating tee
holiday rush of business, has pro-
vided more room for the postofhce
employees by straiebtening out the
partition shutting Off the work room