The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-03-13

S. III. Morgan buys hides. pelts,
tallow aud furs. First Avenue east,
Mitchell
judge Haney and daughter. Miss
Harriet, ct Pierre. arrived in the
city Tuesday aud will be here
several days as tie guests of MIR.
aud MIS-. John Ilaney.
FOR rem r--a2o acres g u Ethan.
10 acres broken, t~alaae ia pasture
and hay land. Well Improved. In
q ire at Loylnger's store.
Mr.. aud Mrs, Frank Van ~ agenen
have lenled the hotel or the corner
Iof First Ayneue east and Lawler
street, Owned by A. d. Walpole, aud
will take possession of it NEXT Mon-
dav morning. 1t has been fitted
up in line shape and MIR. and Mrs.
Van Wagenen are known to be cap
able OF conducting a splendid place
Oh business III llllS l1ne.
AT the Methodist church next
sunday evening. Rev. II. S. Wilkin-
son will ave a Sunday evening DC
ture on the subject "That Boy"
TEoss who are interested in boys
are cordially invited to attend.
L. c. Brewer, of DesMoines Iowa.
arrived in the city Thursday
from Rochester, Mimi. and while
there he visited with S. &. Wherry
the architect of TINS city. MIR.
Wherry has been in the hospital
there for some time and recently
undet went d serious operation Mr..
brewer said that he had so far re.
covered so that he could he moved
from the hospital to the sanitaIium.
and that he was showing improve
ment. He said that Mr.. Whrrry
sent word to his friends in Mitchell
that he would he home in about
two weeks.
The Mitchell Gas Co. found it
necessary Tuesday evening to turn
Off the electric flights in the resi-
dence district owning to a leak in
the one boiler, which was unable to
carry the usually heavy load that is
placed upon it. Manager White
stated that the second boiler would
be repaired by Saturday or Sunday,
which would relieve one boiler of
trying to do the work of two. 1t is
likely chat until the other boiler is
repaired that the lights may have to
be turned OIL from the residence dis
riot several times before Saturday
evening.
a class Of young girls In the
Methodist Sunday school, under the
direction of Miss Florence Branch,
are a busy crowd these DAYS in trying
to raise M money to pay for tie
blocks Of stock they assumed to
assist 10 paving the Indebtedness on
the new church building. The girls
are getting their money in the
shape OF pennies. With the idea OF
securing enough to lay around a CITY
block. A report is made each week
of tile success Of the girls in the
number OF pennies they have secured
This week Blanche Young leads
with 80 cents: May Nash with AZ
and Ethel Blynn with 80.
Three of the county officers will
canvass the election returns of the
Tuesday primary, as soon as all the
ballot boxes have been returned. one
or two OF which have not as yet been
returned to the county auditor
Auditor Anderson has been keeping
track of the returns that have ben
sent in so far and says that in
the county convention. on March "a
the stalwart republicans will have
46 delegates to 80 for the insurgents.
being his i.ures GU the returns that
have so far come in. The Union
township delegation Will have to
settle their tie vote by drawing LOTS
on the day of the convention.
The condition. Of panv Of the
street crossings in the business
district are very had, and it is par.
tirularly noticeable at this time OF
the year when there is much moist
u,e. In numerous instances the
crossings are submerged In wat. r and
III I'd aud it is a mighty difficult mat
ter t L ladies u get across without
avln1 a life p%reserver Within r. aci,.
just DIS Don as the season Is right
the city council should order new
crossings i'll at all these points and
place them high enough so that
they are passible in The wet season.
Aud further, they Should be made
wide enough So that one person will
not have to step partially off the
walk to let another one by. In some
OF the residence portions OF the city
the cross walks are also far too low
and ~nine-tenths OF the time they are
covered with water or mud, making