The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-11

WIiCIc sue has Deeu V1SlLluS ITleuQS
Mr.. Walton Joined her at Redfeld
few days ago and accompanied her t,
Mitchell.
Mrs. George III. Miner came home
Saturday from the Black Hill
country, where she has been fol
several weeks. She stopped at Cham
heilain a few days to visit with MIS-
G. B. Watson.
Mrs. S. +. Kerfoot and children ar
rived in the city from Mankato
Mimi, Friday evening and will taxi
up their residence in Dakota Yves
leyan presidents house. DR.. Kerfoo1
arrived a few days ago and expects
to get settled within a short time
The Boy les Business College started
out this week with an enrolment
that showed a good interest among
the young people who have enrolled
for the fall term. The school has a
fine corps of Instructors and the out
look is goo for the coming year.
Monday night the police rounded
up five hoboes, who were sleeping
near the stockyards and run them in
for "vags." They gave their names
as George Mace, Lewis Cummings,
Roy Scott, Fred Tesch and Harry
Dixon. They were taken before JUS
tice Markham and fined SIS a piece
or four days labor on the street.
Chris Halverson a arrested Mon
day evening for being drunk and
disorderly. Justice Markham charged
him SIS for his fun.
A Deadwood special states that
Mrs. Ida Sherman-Womeldorf died a
few days ago at Racine, Wis. Mrs.
Womeidorf is well known in Mitchell
and some years before her marriage
and since she has been In Mitchell
to conduct revival meetings at the
Baptist church. She was the best
woman evangelist we have ever heard
and her power was strong over an
audience when addressing it on a
religious subject. She was located in
the Black Hills for a number of
years. Her many friends will regret
to learn of her death.
Friday was another day CT 81
degree temp nature aud the hot
weather is doing a great thing for
the corn proposition. With this
kind Of weaGer for a STEADY diet,
while it is rather hard on the
citizenship of the city and county,
yet 1t Is helping to make a vii ming
race between the frost and the corn
crop. At one time the indications
pointed to the frost tapping Oh the
heels Of the corn, but the past week
of warm weather has put the frost
away III the rear. We can stand the
weather now and later In the season
with the corn cribs bursting a feel.
ing Of contentment will steal over
everybody and they will be glad Of
the chance that came to them TO
herocially endure the heated spell to
make the corn crop a sure thing.
That the members of the alumni
of Dakota Wesleyan University do
not forget their institution when
they leave Mitchell is shown in some
missionary work that was done for
the college this summer. One OF
the Carhart boys is down in South
America connected with a college
and he got in close touch with a
prominent business man by the name
of H. Coates. of Montevideo, In that
country. and when he stated that he
wanted to send his son into this conn
try to attend college they set forth
the splendid virtues of Dakota Wes-
leyan University. AS a result the
young mar arrived in Mitchell the
first of this week to enroll in
the School of Commerce. Dakota
Wesleyan has many members of the
alumni who are always doing some
thing for their college.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church Saturday at 10
o'clock oyer the remains of the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Lyon,
who died Thursday afternoon of
cholera infantum. aged 10 months.
Surrounding the pretty white casket
containing the remains of the little
boy. yer grouped many floral trib-
utes that sent by friends as a
tribute of sympathy to the sorrowing
parents. The music was furnished
by.a %quartette of girls-Mae Nc
Grath. Blanche Young, Fern Medley,
and Myrtle Weddle-with Grace Gil
liland atathe piano. The sermon was
delivered by DR.. H. S. Wilkinson,
who touched with great interest on
the child life. At the conclusion OF
the service four little children from
cradle roll of the church went for