The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-24

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Miss Mary Test went to Spring
willie, Ia, Tuesday morning to visit
with relatives through the holidays.
Miss Lois Wiltse has been teach
ing school at Hurley since the fall
opening and came home to spend
her holiday vacation.
Carl Gutenberg, of Reliance, a
former University student and foot
ball manager was in the city Tuesday
visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rogan came
down from Condo Tuesday to at
tend the funeral services over the
remains of Mr.. Rogan's brother.
Miss Edna Butterfield departed
Tuesday afternoon via the Milwaukee
"a for Hot Springs to spend the
holiday vacation With her parents.
Monday Clerk of Courts Cattrell
issued a license to wed to William
w. Ellis, of Galway, Iowa, and Mary
les nave relatives at LOOMS and will
probably be married at that place.
Mr.. INC Mrs. Andrew Eddy depart
ed this morning for Kalamazoo,
Mich, to spend the holidays with his
parents, the length of their stay be-
ing conditioned with reference to
his fathers health.
Miss Bessie Graves, who was ell
ected to a position in the schools
on the south side, rendered her re-
signation at the close of the fall
term. The board will selec a new
teacher before the schools open Jan.
Mrs. Lille Farrell, of Winnipeg,
Manitoba, arrived in the ty"Tuesday
morning to spend the holidays with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Half
hill. She was accompanied home by
her sister, Miss Alice Halfhill, who
has been visiting at Winnipeg since
fast June.
Col. and Mrs. Abraham Boynton
and little grandson, Abraham, left
Tuesday for an extended stay
in Havana Cuba, expecting to re-
main at least six months. Col. Boyn-
ton has disposed of his banking in
terests at Wagner and will enjoy
life in Cuba for a period.
w. e. Upton of the Northwestern
Surety Co., was in Sioux Falls Mon
day and turned over Arson Wagar
to the government officer. The COM
~ ~ :, y,oc an Mo ~ 1,o~1t f~r eEnnn
for his appearance in federal court
on h charge OF embezzlement of
private money which he held as a
government commissioner during the
Rosebud opening.
Parties coming down on the train
from the north Tuesday stated
that a bad fire occurred at Ashton
Monday morning, burning three
store buildings and two barns. One
fanny, living ove a store, barely
escaped with their lives and did not
save hardly anything of their wear
ing apparel or household goods. A
purse of over 5000 was raised with
in an hour and presented to the fam
lily.
w. A. Wheeler manager of the
Dakota Improved Seed Co., went
over to Sioux Falls to attend the
session of the State Corn Show.
Mr.. Wheeler was engaged by the
management to lead instruction in
the corn school, in place OF Prof.
Willis, of Brookings college, who was
unable to be present. Mr.. Wheeler
has had considerable experience in
these matters and we believe he will
make a splendid substitute as the
instructor in corn methods.
Miss Marian Revek died at ST.
Joseph's hospital Monday evening of
typhoid fever. aged 20 years. The
young woman has been teaching
school near Parkston and vas
brought here for treatment. Her
brother came up from Parkston this
afternoon. and he was the only rela-
tive she had in this country. The de-
ceased was porn in Syria and came
to this country 10 years ago. The
funeral was held at the Catholic
church Wednesday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
A Rebekah Assembly as organized
at Letcher Monday evening, which
was attended by &c ladies' and gen
tlemen of this city, who assisted in
the organization of the lodge. There
were 46 charter members taken in,
and the lodge starls off with a fine
number. Grandmaster Dana, of the
Odd Fellows, n Mrs. G. B. Billing
hurst, of Pierre, president Of the
State Assembly of the Rebekahs,