The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-08

ieV. IL. N. hFdlZ came up from
Wagner Monday afternoon to re-
main a few days in the city. Mr..
kratz has charge of the Methodist
church at Wagner.
Amer Myers, OF Edgerton, Wis.
passed through the city Thursday
with two cars of household goods
and farming implements for Looms,
where he unloads. Mr.. Myers has
bought a half section of land in the
vicinity of LOOMS and will do his
first farming in South Dakota this
spring.
Special sale of stamped linens.
fifty pieces, different styles in
stamped linens to embroider, includ-
ing turnover and large eyelet coat
collars for women and children, b: {
tenberg pieces and many other pat
terms. Former prices from SIC to
65c. They are Slightly soiled and
viii be closed out at 90 cents each.
II. ID. B~utterfield.
While the Milwaukee passenger
Went south Tuesday to Sioux
City, the indications point to the fact
that the trip will be made via Can
ton in Il few days. They have been
unable to break the ice gorge neal
Nermillion with dynamite and with
this warm weather coming on doubt
less the Missouri will open up for
another thaw. The Milwaukee's
bridge across the river at Chamber
lain stands in the same imminent
danger Of being carried away agai1.
Jacob Smith, who recently return
Jacob Smith, who recently returned
from Oregon, Tuesday completed the
purchase of Henry Koch's depart
ment store and took immediate pos
session. Mr.. Koch has been in the
mercantile business in Mitchell for
over a quarter of a century and has
worked up a fine trade through all
those years. Mr.. Koch has not de-
cided what he will do for the pres
emit. Mr.. Smith is also an old resi-
dent and has many frineds in the
county who will be glad to trade
with him.
DR.. R. j. Lamme and DR.. E. F.
Reamer finished moving into their
new quarters in the First National
bank building Monday evening, be-
ing located in the west end of the
building, where they have a suite
of seven rooms for their business.
DR.. Lamme has one of the neatest
operating rooms of any dental Office
we have ever e The walls are
lined a third OF the way up with
porcelain, and everything is done in
white, and is equipped with very
handy appliances.
Mrs. James Gormeley and family,
Mrs. Nellie Ward, Mrs. G. G. Bras.
Mrs. Edward Schlimgen and James
Lyons attended the funeral services
over the remains of Edward WelcE
at Letcher Monday afternoon at the
Catholic church, some returning Oh
the freight in the evening and the
funeral was largely attended, fol
rest coming home Tuesday. The
Mr.. Welch was highly respected ii
Letcher, where he has lived for &
quarter of a century.
j. c. Stoll and son have just ar.
rived from Dexter, Iowa, with theil
household goods and farming nipple
ments and stock, three additiona
cars coming in Tuesday. Mr.. Stol
bought the Getty farm, 2k mile.
northwest of the city, better known
perhaps as the Helwig place, fol
which he paid SIS pei acre for the
quarter section, and it is said to be
the highest price ever paid for farm
ing property in the county. Mr.
Stoll also bought the Holmes farm
a half mile farther west, on which
his son will live, and for which ht
paid $50 per acre. That makes al
investment of $4,000 in Dawson
county land, and it shows a prett,
strong faith in the country by thu
Iowa farm0s.
The county commissioners met il
special session this morning and the
first half of the session was devoted
to listening to the complaints of tax
payers who had grievances over theil
taxes, and in some instances the
relief asked for was granted. Dur
ing the afternoon the commission
ers settled up with o. D. Stearns, the
retiring auditor, and H. B. Ander
son., who was elected last fall, step
ped into the position. Mr.. Stearn.
has conducted the Office to the sat
isfaction of the patrons and the work
has been done in a b~usinesslike man.
ner. Mr.. Anderson has had plenty
of experience at the business ant
the work will be carried on without
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