The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-09

Thursday to visit with relatives.
Mrs. II. E. Brisbine and children,
of Yankton, are visiting with her
mother, Mrs. G. II. Van Tassel,
and brother, o. L. Litchfeld.
Fred @. adams left THURSDAY
for Geddes to remain a few days and
will then return to Rapid City,
where he has made his home for sew
eral years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Williams, of
Chamberlain, passed through the
city Thursday on their way to
Lake Okoboji, Iowa, for several
weeks outing.
Mrs. Marie Lawton and son,
Chancey, of Yankton, who have
been spending several weeks visiting
near Gam Valley stopped of on
their way home to visit Mrs. B. V.
Diehl. She was accompanied by Val
Diehl, who has been spending his
vacation at the same place.
j.. 81. Murphy, manager Of the
Allanson-Murphy Co., which has
charge of the system Of eating houses
and lunch counters on the Milwaukee
road, arrived in the city Wednesday
night. He spent the day here looking
oyer the branch lunch counter and
left this afternoon for Aberdeen. He
is making a trip over the system.
He said that Ed. Graves. formerly
Of this city, was now located in
Michigan.
Mother Joseph came down from
Aberdeen Thursday to spend a
short time at st. Joseph's hospital.
The institution is meeting with
splendid success since it was opened
to the public last November. There
have been a goodly number of
patients in the various wards and
those who leave there in good health
speak i'm the highest terms Of the
faithfulness and the splendid care
that is afforded the patients.
Charles Smith and Miss Iona
Reeves were married Wednesday
afternoon at 3 O'Clock. The ceremony
being performed by Rev. Edker
Burton at the Baptist parsonage.
Mr.. Smith was formerly employed
on the telephone crew in the CON-
structive work in this city. The
bridal couple left on the Omaha in
the evening for st. Paul, where Mr..
Smith will enter the employ of an
other telephone company.
Mrs. S. p. Watkins came down
from Ashton Thursday aud is a
! guest OF her sister, Mrs. l. w. Sea-
man, to make a short visit with Miss
Lee and Miss hazel Lathrop, who
leave tomorrow morning for New
York and then they sail for Ger
many, going to Berlin for the study
OF music for one year. They will be
accom- panied as far as New York by
Mr.. and Mrs Seaman, who will be
away for some time on an eastern
trip.
If Ed Leehan fails to show up for
the baseball game this after
noo between the Knights Of Col
umbus and the Knights of Pythias.
Billy Hymn. a new star in the base
ball armament of Nit hell, will don
the catcher's mitt, the cage and the
breast protector and sally forth to
do battle for the knights OF Column
bus. Billy will see to it that there
are no steals made TO second base,
for his Throwing wing will be in the
finest shape for the game.
Joseph Graham. secretary Of Da-
kota Wcsleyn University, has just
purchased the residence property OF
j. G. Purdy on the south side, fol-
which he paid SIS, 800, and will take
full possession OF the touse Nov. j,
as MI. Purdy will have to have a few
rooms in which to live. He says that
lC lldS dlleduy GULL LUCLCCu IuG CUI'
struction of a new residence across
the street from the south side schoo
house. Mr.. Purdy has built quite {
few houses on the south side IN ths
past few years and has done much
toward the encouragement Of other!
to build.
AT the meeting Of the Elks Wed
nesday evening the building question
was taken up and discussed for some
time. There has been a difference
Of opinion among some of the mem
bers as to the character of TIN
building that is under contemplation
Some felt that the building shoult
be an exclusive home for the Elks,
while others held that it ought te
erected so that it could accommodat
some business establishment as
revenue and the rest OF the %strcutur
he used for a home for the Elks
When, on this occasion, the pro
position came down to a point 0
settlement, the majority voted ii