The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-08
in TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAI HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEK..

Mrs. Mary. Babcock left for Lyons
Neb., Wednesday to spend the
winter with her daughter, Mrs. E.
J.. Nav.
a. q. Avery, of Alexandria, spent
the day Tuesday with his old friend,
j. III. NoIt, and departed on tie late
train for the country west of Pierre,
to look over. the country and perhaps
file on a claim. Mr.. Avery has
resided at Alexandria and in that
vicinity for % years, going their
with the other pioneers of 1879,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. Bidwell
departed Wednesday on an extended
trip. They left on the Milwaukee
for Chicago, and from there they
will go to Nashville, Tenn, to attend
the national convention of the W.
IC. T. q. after the convention is
over they go to the jamestown ex-
position for a short stay and then
take the boat to New York, where
they will visit for a period.
Engineer Ed Beebe, OF the Mill
waukee road who was operated on
at the Chamberlain s%anitarium for
a stomach trouble, is reported to be
improving fast. MIR. Reebe came to
Mitchell a few days ago and expects to
take his run on the Milwaukee soon.
MIR. Beebe has been troubled for a
good many years with his stomach.
and now he has got one that will
digest most anything, and he is
better off in that respect than John
d. Rockefeller.
The third death from diphtheria
resulted Tuesday evening when the
little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Hanneman passed away at
their home at the Highland house,
on First Avenue west. The little
girl was three years and nine months
old. She was taken i'll one day last
week and a physician vas called Fri
day. Sunday the house was quaran.
tined. Private funeral services were
held Wednesday afternoon and the
internent was made in Graceland
cemetery.
The Republican is in receipt of a
copy of the Rock Rapids, Iowa,
Reporter of the date of Oct. 81, in
which is announced the death Of
John G.. c. Coons, which occurred
Oct. 80, as the result of lock jaw.
The young man worked for a con-
crete company and a week before,
death ensued a heavy piece Of iron,
weighing 100 pounds, dropped on his
foot, crushing several of his toes.
The wound was dressed and the
young man taken to his home. He
was up and around %severa! days after
ward on Crutches, and seemed to he
getting along we'll. Tuesday morning
he complained of a pain in l is neck
and the physicians at once realized
that tetanus symptoms were prev
alent. They injected a%nt1-toXire
but it had no effect on the patient
and on the evening Of the followin.
day he died. The young man had d
sister. Mrs. Jennie Pratt, at Abe1-
deem. and a brother at OrdwaY.
The opening entertainment of the
lecture aud concert course was held
at the Gale theatre Tuesday evening
when a very large audience attended
the concert given by the New York
Grand Concert Co., composed of Or.
Carl Duff, bass. Adah NJ. Sheffield,
soprano, Marie LonRman, contralto
and MI. Cowper, tenor. and Miss
Bently, pianlste. Clarion Hardy
made the opening announcement Of
the course and thanked the public
for the large patronage that had been
afforded. The opening number was
by the quartet that was excellehtly
rendered, in which the four voices
we're given a fine prominence. Mr..
Cowper sang a double number and
his tenor voice vas much appreciated
for it's clearness and smooth quality
Mrs. Lonpman sang a double number
that showed a rich contralto with a
heavy setting and she sang with fine
expression. Mrs. Sheffield, who has
been heard here before sang in a
sweet voice and was heartily ap-
plauded. DR.. Duff, the bass, re.
newed his popularity for the excellent
songs that he sang with such
fine expression and excellent
technique. The pianiste, Miss
Bently, appeared in a solo number bv
Chopin that marked her work as an
exceptionally fine pianiste as we'll as
an accompaDiste. The second half
of the program. which was explained
ty Rev. Mr.. Rowdlsh, we're selections
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