The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-09-13
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
"A rERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE CURSE OF a WEEK.

Mrs. j. S. Haynes and children, OF
Mt. Vernon, are visiting with rela-
tives in the city.
boni, SUNDAY molnrug. pit. $,
TO Nj. ana MIS-. llMry L. Cook,
Third Avenue west, d daughter.
Samuel Briggs arrived home Sat
nrday evening after visiting u couplr
of weeks with relatives in Aurora,
LII.
stephen Judge and family, OF
Ethan, have moved to Mitchell i'll
order to give his children the benefit
of the schools of Mitchell
Phillip Lucas departed Monday
on his usual winter jaunt, which
he will spend visiting at points in
Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Indiana.
Mrs John Brown arrived home
this morning Via Minneapolis from
Lacrosse Wis.,, where she has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Lid.
dell, who were former residents OF
Mitchell.
Miss Sylvia Johnson, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. e. johnson, who
reside at the extreme end of Fourth
avenue west, is reported to be quite
i'll and is threatened with typhoid
fever.
w. d. Waterman and daughter
Frances, departed Monday for
treeport, ILL.,, near which place
Mr.. Waterman owns a farm and
which he will look after since the
crop season is about over with.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. jackson and
daughter, Neva, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Heide, of Maquoketa, Iowa,
have been visiting in the city at the
home of Andrew Gaines, and Monday
morning returned to their homes. Mr..
Jackson owns a farm in Baker town
ship and Mr.. Heide owns a half sec
ton eight miles west of town, and
they have been here looking after
their crop. Both gentlemen were
we'll satisfied with the crop which
their South Dakota farms have yield
ed this year.
S. e. Wilson, of Hot Springs, was
in the city Monday on bis way home
from an extended trip back east.
Mr.. Wilson said that it was some
pleasure to 90 out to the hills now
that the railroads are through to
that country. and instead Of making
a trip OF 900 miles over the old
beaten trail, he can now get out to
his home by covering a distance Of
225 miles. While here he renewed
his acquaintance with Mrs. c. E.
nager, whom he had not met in a
great many years and only once or
twice since they went to school TO-
getber in their youthful days.
Edward McGovern arrived in the
city Saturday evening from Washing
ton, d. O.. and will be here about
a month. Mr.. McGovern has been
in Washington for a couple OF
Months. where he had a position
in the library Of the United States
supreme court. 1t was not the kin
of preliminary work that he wanlea,
nor was it the class OF work he.
thought it was when he accepted
the appointment. He expects to-
leave, the first week in October for
Spokane Falls, Wash, and at some
point in that country he will set
up, la The law business for himself.
Laurence Robinson arrived in the
city. Monday morning from the Black
Hills country, where he has been
at work during the summer months
in the interests of Yankton college
in securing new students for the
college from that part of the state.
This is the first time the college au-
thorities have sent a field agent into
that country for soliciting students
as there was no direct connection
between the portions Of the state.
Since the railroads have ben complet-
ed owe there the Yankton people feel
that the country is now open to cul-
tivation. Laurence is making good
progress in his college work and ex-
poets to finish in a couple of years.
During the present year he will de-
vote all his spare time to working
for the Press and Dakotan in writing
for the paper and soliciting adver-
Using.
The government thermometer went
down on a hunting expedition Sunday
night to e If it could find the frost
point, and it came within four de,
grees Of reaching it, the mercury reg.
istering at SO degrees. This, however
need not set the people to thinking
that a frost is imminent, for in the
past years we have got the same