The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-06-12
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST HAT HAPPEN II!
THE CURSE OF A WEEK.

pher Boyles vent over to Alexandra
Wednesday morning TO hold the reg.
ular term IF court.
Mrs. Emily Robinson. Of Egan.
iUade her mission to Mitchell two
fold-to visit with ,ldtime friends
| and to attend the Grand Chapter.
Would like to show you something
new In cultivators.
John II. Creighton.
Misses Harriet and Helen Reeves
! departed Thursday evening for Lead
to make a visit with their sister aud
expect to remain the rest OF the SUM-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. a. Norris, Of
j Redt Id, ale gu SIS at The home OF
s. e. Mo ris Mr.. Norris is the
Grann Patron of the Eastern Star
Chapter.
Miss Grace White, of Vermillion,
is visiting with friends and relatives
in the city. She intends to leave in a
/ lew lays lOl DellC GOu1SuS W SpS00
the summer with Mrs. l.. N. Simons.
Mrs. Myrtle Walton, of Spokane,
Wash, arrived in the city Wednesday
to make a visit of a couple of
months with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. U. v. Wells.
For June weather one can reason
ably expect warm weather, but the
thermometer gave us something of a
surprise Wednesday when it regis
tered 80 degrees above zero. That
is only six degrees from frost. A
fire felt very comfortable.
Mrs. Horace Bates, who will
better be remembered as Miss Jessie
Warne, Of Egan, arrived to attend
the session of the Eastern Star and
will remain over a few days to visit
with relatives and friends.
Or. 3. A. Boob is the possessor OF a
new Buick autombile, which he pur-
chased Of the Mitchell Auto and
Supply Go. The DR.. got his machine
out Wednesday and started out to
use 1t professionally the first thing.
Tuesday evening the Blue Lodge
of the Masonic order exemplifed
the work in the Master Mason degree
Tor the benefit Of the Grand Lodge
officers. At the close Of the work
a luncheon was served in the banquet
hail, .
Postmaster Wells has had the
office department Of the postofice
ENLARGED and now extends to the
front window. This is about the
limit Of extension and the postmaster
will have to get along with this
Increased oom until the new fedora
building Is completed.
The last baseball of the college
1season was played Tuesday Afternoon
lat Athletic Park between the Univer
j sity club and the Alexandria nine, IL
which the University lads were thu
winners by a score of S to 8. TIL.
dgame was a fine one throughout ant
the University lads played in grea'
form.
A copy of a Santa Cruz, Cal
, paper vas received at this Office con
, taining an account Of the Decoration
Day exercises. In 1t we noticed that
aColonel L. e. Blanchard delivered
4 the address OF that occasion. Col.
blanchard was a former department!
commander of South Dakota when be
iived in Mitchell some years ago,
and has been honored by the Santa
Cruz post since his removal to tile
: Pacific coast.
Edgar X Ruth, son of Mr.. and
= Mrs. r. e. Ruth of this city, has
Just been honored with an election tc
membership in the Tan Beta PI
. Honorary Engineering Society Of
Pensalaer Polytechnic Institute in
Troy. N. Y Mr.. Ruth belongs tc
the junior class numbering IS mem.
bers, and is one of eleven to be
elected as a member OF the Society
on account Of his high scholarship.
. A short time ago Mr.. Ruth took
S the New York State Civil Service
examination for civil engineers and
d ranked eighth among four hundred.
There were two social. affairs Wed.
, nesday evening In connection with
= the Grand Lodge sessions in the city
|, that were enjoyable occasions.
= George A. Johnston, Of this city
y one Of the Past Grand Masters of the
Blue Lodge, entertained fourteen
other Past Grand Mast RS at a
banquet at 6 o'clock. The b..nque,
e was spread in The private diningroou
OF the Mitchell Catering Co, ant
d the gathering together Of Ties
gentlemen proved a happy occasion
At the same hour a banquet wa
served bY the Methodist ladies tC