The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-08-30
in TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN,
THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

nell, Monday, Aug. &c, a daughter.
Warren Tanner, who has complet-
ed his contracts for painting near
Parkston returned to Mitchell Mon
day.
Gardner Smith, who has been out
of town for the past two months, re-
sumed his position at the Milwaukee
depot the first of the week.
A. c. Peterson, of Mason City, Ia,
the Milwaukee trainmaster, arrived
in the city last evening to look over
some Of the improvements that are
being made in the yards.
Ten young gentlemen went down
to the river Monday afternoon to
spend a week in the pleasures of
camp life. They figure that the mos
quito season is practically over with
and that they ear enjoy life without
the molestation of these insects. The
boys said they were going to give it
a whirl anyway, and if the mosquitoes
get too strong they will quietly fold
their tents and come back to town.
Notwithstanding the warning that
was issued through The Republican
a few weeks ago about p%ostoffice
patrons trying to send mail in fourth
class matter, the p%ostoffice employees
discovered several fourth class pack
ages a few days ago with writing in
them. These were reported to the de
partment at Washington and the be-
lief is that IN example will be made
of the offenders as soon as an in
tspector takes up the matter.
G. f. Reidel, an Illinois farmer,
who owns some land in the vicinity
of Riverside, was in the city today,
having been out there to look after
the threshing of his crops. He said
that his oats yielded forty bushels
per acre and his wheat eleven BUSH
els. His oats, he said, yielded bet
Wisconsin, that they weighed out
heavier and that they averaged more
per acre. That is a good enough
showing for South Dakota in this off
year of crops, when it can maintain
a higher standard than oats produced
in the good old state of Illinois.
Monday evening a meeting of the
Corrizo Mining company was held in
a room at the Widmann, which was
%attended by the officers of the COM
Ipany, Messrs. Keller and Hite, and
ia large number Of the stockholders
iof the company in this section of the
state, of which there are a goodly
proportion in Mitchell. The officials
made a report of the work which
has already been accomplished, and
made a statement of how much cop
per ore there is already in sight to
is erected, which viii be an accom-
plished fact early in December.
VIM. Schlimgen has been secured
by the Fullerton Lumber company to
take the place as manager of the
Mitchell yards, which will be vacated
by Thomas Wallace the first of the
year. Mr.. Schlimgen has been work
ing in the yards of the company at
Murdo for some time and is familiar
with the company's business. He
will be here September /, and work
in conjunction with Mr.. Wallace un-
til he gives up his position. John
Gleason will also come back to Mitch
ell and take his former place in the
company's yards. Mr.. Wallace has
not fully developed his plans for the
future, but he intends to go to points
in the Canadian possessions to look
up a location for the establishment of
a line of grain elevators.
John Gaetze returned home Mon
day evening from his trip back to his
old home in Wisconsin, at Fon du
Lac, where he has not visited for a
great many years. He had lost track
of his sisters back there, it having
Deeu ABOUT IOFly years since ne MAO
seen them, but on making some in
quiries he found them we'll and get
ting along nicely. Mr.. Gaetze has
been there for over a month and he
has put in his time fully in renewing
the scenes of the earlier days of his
life. He says the experience was
one of the most pleasant in his life
time. He says that Wisconsin does
not lead South Dakota in the least
on the crop question, and that in
many respects this state is far ahead
on small grains.
Mrs. ]. K. Smith arrived home
Monday evening from Liscomb, Iowa,
where she has been visiting for a
month. She stopped at Mason City
on her way home and while there
Saturday she received a letter from
Mr.. Smith informing her o an acct
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