The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-01

1870
Judge c. III. Derr. of Salem, Ohio,
the father. and Mrs. r A. Corn
we'll, OF F%aulkton, a sister of G. w.
Derr, arrived In the city to make Il
visit at the Derr home for a short
time.
Nels Jensen, living in Mitchell
township, has disposed Of his quarter
section Of land within three miles
of Hull, Iowa. his former home. He
bought the land some sixteen years
ago for s35 an acre and he has just
sold it for Sl02 per acre. He owns
SIP acres in Mitchell township.
Rev. j. 81. Kearton, who has been
attending Dakota University, is
moving to Artesian, to which place
he was sent by the Conference. Two
Of Mr.. K%earton's sisters, Misses
Mary aud Hannah. arrived a few
days ago from Bernley, England, to
make their home with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Priest
arrived home Thursday evening from
Manchester. Iowa. Mrs.-..Priest has
been visiting at chat place and others
for the past two months, and Mr..
Priest went down to stay a couple of
weeks and visit the places which he
has not seen for over a quarter Of
century.
Frank A. Craft. the state fire
marshal. departed Friday morning for
Columbus, Ohio, to attend the
nationl convention Of the Fire Mar
shal's Association, which will con-
vene In the Ohio city next Tuesday
and Wednesday. On his way there
Mr.. Craft will stop at his old home
at LaPorte, Ind, to remain a few
days.
F. A. Craft and w. j. Burton,
who owned a general merchandise
store out at Lane, have disposed Of
the business and have taken three
quarter sections of land in North
Dakota in part payment, and getting
%. 600 in cash. Mr.. Burton will
move hack to Iowa and will engage
in The real estate business to some
extent. He was formerly In business
In Mitchell.
Secretary Andersen, Of the Butter
makers Association, returned to his
home at Savo, IN the northern part
OF Brown county, Friday afternoon.
While he was reelected secretary,
MIR. Andersen said that he would
have been glad to have given up the
job. The buttermakers however,
felt that he was too good a man TO.
lose and gave him a salary of $50 per
year as an inducement to hold down
the job for another year.
Albert Stevens went to Springfield
Friday morning to arrange for renting
his farm in Lisbon township. Mrs.
Stevens will not be able to do any
thing on the farm for a year or more,
as she is in very poor health. At
present she is in the hospital recover
ing from an operation for appen
dicitis. She cannot be moved for a
month yet and then MI. Stevens will
take her to Springfield for the winter
and a portion Of next year. He ex-
poets to have a public sale soon and
dispose OF lis personal property
before moving to Springfield.
Mrs. Jos. Kotrba, who lives out
in Buelah township, was the only
lady exhibitor at the buttermakers'
show last week. and she presented
the butter..she had scored thereto the
editor OF the Republican. 1t scored
"a points, and the judge told her
that her sample was the best dairy
butter that he has seen In either
South Dakota or Minnesota. Mrs.
Kotrba, since the first Of the year,
has made 2,70o pounds Of butter by
herself, and 1t has brought her in a
good SUN of money. She said she
sold $500 pounds at Is cents and 200
pounds at 30 cents. She IS firm in
the belief that dairying on the farm
pays, and while it is hard work in
a way, yet with the new machinery
the old style Of buttermakng is rob.
bed Of half its terrors.
There IL an opportunity offered by
the Macarthur Piano Co.. of this
city to secure q fine 600 Ku1tzmann
plano free Of charge. Tho company
has arranged for q. writing contest
which will open Oct. %. Tho COM
pany offers one upright Kurtzmann
piano to the person Who will write
the following sentence on q postal
card the greatest number OF times:
Macarthur Piano Co. sell the old
reliable Kurtzmann Piano." This
is an occasion for tho display OF
some fine penmanship. Aside from
the piano they give free the COM
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