The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
In a Black Hills paper we noticed

In a Black Hills paper we noticed
an announcement sent out from
Spearish that Rev. A. w. Bell OF
this city had decided to accept the
appointment as rector of the Spear
fish Episcopal chu1ch. Mr.. Bell is
at Speartish at the present time,
having gone out there for his sum-.
mer vacation. AS to the reliability
Of the report we have no knowledge
until the return of Mr.. Bell, which
will te in the course of a couple of
weeks. TIE report dld not state
how soon Mr.. Bell expected TO COM
mence his work in the Black Hills
town.
Miss Res Palmer, of White Lake.
is a young lady who is going to face
the newspaper business in psrhaps
rather a lonely community. She has
taken up a claim within five miles OF
Chalk Buttes, in Meade county and
will set up a printing otice. edit
the paper, set the type, print the
paper on a handpress, hunt up sub
scribers in the lonesome moments
and be the whole works around che
%printshop. Her father, j. C.
Palmer, editor of the White Lake
Wave went out with his daughter to
get her started IN business. Miss
Palmer was a former resident of
Mitchell and was a student of
Dakota Wesleyan University. The
young lady has the grit and ability
to do the work, and her friends
here look for her to rival some Of
the ladies In the state who are en-
gagged In the newspaper business.
The workmen are gradually getting
the new turn table at the Milwaukee
round house completed, and the
work is being carried on under diff
culties to the roundhouse men and
the engineers and tremen. A large
amount of concrete work has been
put in and this will be finished up
within a day or two. The table is
being enlarged for the use of larger
engines which are to I've installed On
the runs IN and out Of Mitchell. 1t
also the Intention of the company to
make an addition to the rouDdhouse
for the storage Of additional engines.
There are from sixteen to twenty
engines in this city over night and
there Is not enough room 70 TAX
care OF them and a. a result three or
four engines are left out over night.
The company has had to build a
"Y" about a mile west Of town on
which to turn the engines, and
George Slagle is the superintendent
Of the short line, accompanying the
engines out and back. 1t Will DO
several weeks yet before tho work
is completed on the turn table.
Mrs. Martin Wider and little son
Mcguire, have been visiting at tie
home Of will Wider In Sioux Falls
and have returned home.
Mrs. r. w. Rockwell returned
homo Wednesday evening from York.
Neb., where she has been visiting,
and vas accompanied home BY Miss
Bessie Bobb, who has teen visiting
at Sioux City.
Thos Dabler departed Thursday
for Putin Bay, Ohio, TO attend
the annual convention OF the Bible
and Tract Society. Of Allegheny. Pa.
The convention will be in session for
six days.
I. w. Seman and Dr. K. ". Hey
Ter returned home IhuTsdsy from
their trip out to Sun NIT, Mont.
Mr.. Seaman stated that he bought a
big ranch out there, which secluded
5 800 acres of land, $50 head Of cattle.
100 head Of horses, with good build
ings on the place. He paid e43,0 Q
for the entire ranch. Mr.. Seaman
said that be Va exceedingly we'll
pleased with the fsture of that coun-
try for stock purposes.
The new concrete bridge across
Sanborn street yer Dry Run is
approaching completion. Fhe side.
walls and wings are completed and
the top Of the bridge is being put on
at present. Chief Allison put the
men to work this afternoon In filling
in the approach to the bridge, and 1t
will require an immense amount OF
dirt to fill In at both ends of the
bridge. 1t will be a very substantial
bridge when it is finished, which
will be about ten days.
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