The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-03-29

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Miss Avery. who resides on he
south side, was taken to st. Joseph's
hospital at noon Wednesday and was
operated on late that afternoon for
appendicitis.
The assessors of the county are
scheduled to meet with the county
auditor on Tuesday, April 2, when
the assessment for the county will
be adjusted.
This week and next Scallin Bros.
will give a guarantee to refund the
money If Mi-o-na stomach tablets
fail to cure. Don't suffer any more
with Indigestion.
These dusty days are bringing
Commodore Hicks out with his water
wagon and quieting the dust. This
is rather an early start for street
sprinkling.
Dr. w. E. Crane is boxing up his
| office fixtures and will store them for
the two or three months that he will
spend on d vacation trip to western
and southern points. He expects to
leave in the course of a few weeks.
1. H. Jones, of Sioux Falls, arrived
in the city Tuesday. Mr.. Jones
is an accomplished pianist and enter
tanned the guests at The Widmann
| with a number Of his choice selec-
tiOns.
Postmaster Dobson, of Alexandria,
| shot a horned owl in the vicinity of
! his town a few days ago, and sent it
| over to DR.. Atkinson for presentation
to the University. The owl meas
ured 81 inches from tip to tip, and
is considered quite a novelty for this
country, very few having been seen.
Diehl & Brown, the druggists, are
starting the sweet pea contest for
this summer and are Offering some
good prizes for those who will COM
pete in the same. The contest last
year disclosed the fact that some
handsome sweet peas were raised in
Mitchell and doubtless there will be
a greater number of entries for this
summers contest.
The Mitchell Building & Loan AS
ISOLATION has just moved into hand
some quarters in the rear room of
the First National bank building on
the first floor, Secretary Powers be-
ing in charge. The association has
been and is doing a splendid bust
ness, and it's officers feel that it
should have a comfortable and pleas
ant home hereafter.
Signs of activity have commenced
around the new building of the Meth
odist church looking toward the re-
sumption of work on the structure.
The Williamson Brothers started in
Tuesday to dress the stone for the
building, and it is expected hat the
stone masons will work to
finish the foundation which was
started late last fall.
Frank Cuppet sprained his ankle
severely at noon Tuesday. He was
walking across the street and on
stepping on the curb of the walk in
front of Nichols jewelry store his
foot slipped and he twisted his an
kle, causing a very painful and Sc
we're sprain. The pain was so eX-
cruciating that he tainted when he
was carried into the jewelry store
and laid on the floor. DR.. King wa
called to attend Mr.. Cuppet and he
was removed to the Office of the
physician. Mr.. Cuppet is an en-
gineer on the Milwaukee road run
ming between Mitchell and Sioux City.
1t is likely that he will be laid up
for some time with the sprain.
A. w. Trenholm, general manager,
Assistant General Superintendent
Strickland, and R. F. Shaker, divi-
sion superintendent of the Omaha
road, arrived in the city Thursday
evening on a special train at $50
O'Clock and remained an hour in
making a general inspection Of mat
ters around the depot. About every
time that the officials come to town
a suspicion arises in the minds of
the people that there is something
in the wind about the Omaha's ex-
tension to south and west of Mitch
ell. The officials, however, always
declare that there is nothing in it.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Congregational church gave one Of
their incompatible suppers at the
church Thursday and they had about
all the business that they could take
care of, over 200 people partaking of
the supper. The ladies prepared an
excellent variety and it was served
nicely. Their receipts amounted to
over $50, which will be turned into