The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-22

daughter. Mrs. Mclaughlin is a
daughter OF Mrs. Rogge and will be
remembered as formerly being Miss
Title Sneller.
Miss Florence LaFollette left We'd
nesday morning for Sioux City to
make a visit to friends. Miss La
Follette's eyes are still causing her
much trouble INC she is unable to
apply herself at her work.
A large number of Odd Follows
and Daughters of Rebekah went to
Sioux Falls Wednesday morning via
the Omaha road to attend the Grand
Lodge session of Odd Fellows and
the Grand Assembly of the Daugh-
ters of Rebekah. There were about
100 in the party, accompanied by the
Bridgewater band, which will make
music over there for the Mitchell
delegation.
The Omaha will run a special train
to Sioux Falls Saturday morning at
10 O'Clock for the Kittredge meeting.
In the afternoon Hon. Chas. H. Burke
and Col. Lee Slower will speak and
in the evening there will be a torch
light procession. Senator Kittredge.
will speak after the procession. Five
bands will be present and the Da-
kota Wesleyan band will accompany
the Mitchell delegation. Everybody
should make arrangements to so over
Saturday morning.
Next Sunday evening occurs the
annual bccalaurenate sermon TO the
high school graduating class, which
will be held at the city hall. Doubt
lessly the churches i'm the city will
supsend their services in order to
give the people an opportunity to
attend the exercises. The annual
sermon will be delivered by Rev.
Edward w. LETTERS, pastor of the
Baptist church. The graduating
class numbers thllty-two this year.
Contractor Danner is building
quite a connections office for his
use over at the government building
site, where lie will have everything
convenient for himself and the
supervising architect, Mr.. Chaplain.
The work is progressing nicely and
the %excavating will be completed in
the course Of a few days. Mr..
Banner says that he will hire local
labor just as much as possible and
the big structure aiil doubtless give
a grelt many men employ ment in
various capaciti, S.
Commanding mex week Mitch il
will be exc, eainply lively until lie
middle of Jun" in enterIaIning peul IL
trom vatlous parts OF the STATE.
First m the Musical Festival,
then the AT u TIC ana Or.torical
Confess. TIN high scllaul eradu ting
exercises with its diifer, nj tie lures,
the commencement ex lciseS of
Dakota Wesleyan Univ ,lslty ami the
ig aud lodge SESSIONS o; oae various
Masonic bodies OF the state.
Baseball is getting rampant in
Mitchell row and games are coming
quite Ireque nj. Inc University has
arranged for a game Satu day Nnicfl
Will toe PLAYED by the Mankato
Business College aud the University,
and it is understood that the tom
nine will take on the Mankatu
PLAYERS Monday afternoon. Manager
WEIGH says that several weak pl ICES
on his team will he strengthened for
the Monday game.
j. d. Farrell, of Minneapolis, ar
rived in the city Wednesday and
he has been having all kinds of fun
with his friends to-day, not one OF
! whom was able to recognize him aft
ter being away eight years. When
Mr.. Farrell lived here he weighed
2S2 pounds and he was sick with
Bright's disease. He took a curse
of treatment that eventually brought
his weight down to 1872 pounds, and
now weighs 49, pounds. Absolutely
he MAS unrecognizable and in every
case he has had to disclose his identi-
ty. lie has been up in North Dakota
out on the Milwaukee coast extension,
md expects to locate at Lennon,
which, he says, is going to be a sec
ond Mitchell.
This morning the representative OF
the Mitchell high school went to
Vern.illion to attend the athletic
and declamatory contest, which will
be held there for the two coming
days. In the decldmatory contest
the high school will he represented
by Miss Florence Walrath, who won
the local contest several weeks ago.
The young lady has been practictng
diligently since that time and from
the manner In which she delivered
5 at the contest she ought to be a
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