The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-10-25

Mrs. Elmer Smith has been
visiting with friends and relatives
at Page, N. D., and arrived home
Saturday morning. .
Mrs. G. E. Vermllyea arrived home
Thursday evening from Charles Mix
county, where she has been visiting
for the past three weeks.
Col. w. II. Parker, of Deadwood,
arrived in the city Saturday morning.
Col. Parker is one Of South
Dakota's congressman and is making
q trip through this portion of South
Dakota.
Word was received Saturday
that in the election Of delegates w
the Methodist Conference in Yer.
million that s. E. Morris. OF this
city, vas elected as one of the lay
delegates to the General Conference
to be held next year.
Mic Coming. of Milwaukee, who
has been employed in the Widmann
barber shop for the past six months,
left Yesterday for Denver, Col. and
points on the coast, to spend the
winter. While here he made is
home with his uncle, j. Willkomm.
Husking corr in the field by
machinery can be successfully done
with a Deering Husker. Six OF these
machines have been sold at Salem
rs. d and are working very salts
factory. The corn is delivered in a
wagon. A few of these machines can
be bad in this county by seeing e.
B. VanAlstlne at once.
Mrs. Chris Footitt, and daughter,
Miss Faye, departed Friday morning
via the Milwaukee road for Chicago.
Miss Footitt will enroll in one Of the
Heading art Institutes there to take
a two months course in china paint
ing, and during that time Mrs
Footitt will visit with relatives at
points in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Mrs. Jennie Wiltse is now located
in her new home on Dawson street,
on the east side Of the city, which
place she erected during the summer.
She has been living in the Conant
house for the past year. Mrs. Conant
and family are expected to reach
Mitchell most any day FROM Los
Angeles, CAL, where they moved
about a year AGO.
The Congregational ladies had a
supper at the church THURSDAY even
ing which received a splendid patron
age from the people. nearly 200 being
seated at the tables from the hour
of opening until the last had been
fed. The ladies prepared a very tine
menu and it was partaken of with
a great relish.
Mr.. aud Mrs. " M. Welsh de-
parted THURSDAY for Stockton, Cal,
where they viii make their home in
the future, and where their son is
now living. having moved there
three wears ago.. Mr.. Welsh and his
wife have lived in Mitchell for a
quarter Of century and he has been
employed in the IuuDdhouse OF the
milwaukee company the greater
share OF tile time. Their many old
friends in Mitchell will wish them
the best of success in their far
western home.
Fraak Slocum, CT Wcssirgton, was
IN the city today. He is the lucky
individual VITO drew the first numbe-
at the drawing at Pierre last Monday
to make the first fling on the Lower
Brule lards, which are now thrown
open to the public. Mr.. Slocum was
met here this afternoon by W. n.
Searle, OF Fairview, who has the
second chance to make a filing, and
together they departed on the after
noon train for Mu1do, from which
poll they will drive over the land
from which they will mako selections
OF their Quarters. Mr.. Slocum said
he exrected to choose his quarter i'm
tile southern part, where the land
Is admitted to be the best. He has
resided at Washington for the past
seven years. and is a comparatively
newcomer to the state.
Valley Springs Vidette: G. B.
Turney of Omaha, was a guest at
the Congregational parsonage last
Sunday. MIR. Turney, who is in
the employment of the federal qov-
eminent as inspector Of stationary
engines, In connection also with the
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection
and assurances company, was on his
way home, after having made bis
regular inspection in Sioux Falls
where he looked over the engines at
the %penitentiary. the Manchester
Biscuit Co.'S plant, the water works,
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