The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-13
in TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE COURSE OF A WEEk.

Miss Myrtle Watkins came down
from Ashton Thursday and is
visiting at the home OF l ". Sea-
man.
FOR SALE From registered stock !
choice Poland china males. Good
bone and frame. Price reasonable.
f. @. Hoffman.
Guy VanAlstine, the travelling
representative of the Winona Wagon
Co., is IN Watertown this week to
attend the convention Of the South
Dakota Implement Dealers.
Miss Blanche G%aughen, Of Lead
arrived in the city to make a visit
with her grandmother, Mrs. Owen
Smith, and aunt Mrs. Johr Gleason.
Federik Makmuri is in the CITY on
a visit with his parents, Rev. and
Mrs. T. j. Macmur1ay, The gentle
man is a distinguished violinist and
has been playing in st Paul recently,
and on one occasion the st. Paul
Dispatch presented a picture of MIR.
Maximum and highly praised his
work. He is arranging for a concert
tour.
Kennebec Sun: j. NJ. Dever
went down to Mitchell last week to
bring back his good wife and the new
arrival i'm his family in the form
OF a nervy strong Innged baby boy
who is not afraid TO let his presence
be known to the rest Of the family.
They returned on the Sunday even-
ing train. On Monday morning MIR.
and Mrs. Devers repaired for the
| homestead south of town where the
family will reside this winter.
Guy LaFollette has been visiting
with his parents, MIR. and Mrs. W..
L. LaFolledte, for the past week,
and Thursday departed for Pal
metto Beach, Ala, where lie will
spend the winter. Mr.. LaFollette
has been working on the r%eportorial
force OF the Sioux City Tribune for
the past six or seven years with very
little cessation from tue daily grind
and he finally had to knock of and
take a rest. Mr.. L.aFollette has
made a fine record in his newspaper
work in Sioux City.
A. j. VanDusen. the architect o.
the Mitchell National bank building
was in the city and made az
inspection Of the structure. MIR
VanDusen, said thai n would have
to travel a long ways. before finding
a town the size OF Mitchell that hat
four as handsome tank buildings a!
this city. Mr.. VanDussn is booking
for a new location. and is going tt
Fargo, N. d.. to lock over ,.tbe sit
uation i'm that section Of NORTH
Dakota.
IAN w. r.. c. members who are
interested in the Christmas box W
are preparing to send the soldier:
nouue ale requested to meet in q. A,
II. hall Friday afternoon at 2:30
Come with thjmole. needle anf
thread. We want laeadlests, chail
cushions, backs for chairs and piI
cushions, needle books, CT u article
which will make sone old soldier
happier. Bring some lunch and Z
friend. by order OF Committee.
d. e. Braught returned from
Lennon, N. d., a few days ago ano
will remain i'll the city until rex,
Monday. Mr.. Braupht with his son,
Cecil. has established a State bank at
Lennon. which is n OF the new
towns on the coast extension OF the
Milwaukee road. While the town is
new Mr.. Braught says 1t is growing
fast and already has nearly 100 bust
ness firms. The passenger service
has inst been extended to Lennon
by the Milwaukee company.
Manager Jencks. of the Gale
theatre came down from Aberdeen
Wednesday, having been up there
to lDok after the vaudeville company
which will make its initial appear.
ance in Mitchell on the evening Of
Wednesday, Dec. Is. Mr.. Jencks is
going to give this feature ii trial in
Mitchell and il it works successfully,
he will continue these performances
at various times throughout the
winter, when there is dead time in
the house. Mr.. Jencks is associated
with several large companies i'm this
enterprise and he will be able 10 send
some first class vaudeville artists to
Mitchell.
The ice In the Missouri river is
causing the Milwaukee road consider
able trouble at berlain at the
present time. it is necessary FIRE.
quently to open the draw to permit
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