The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-09-25

in from Deadwood Tuesday and
are guests at the Widmann.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. M. Peabody, OF
Alma Center, Wis, arrived Tuesday
morning to make a visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. e. l.. Potter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Potter have
been touring the Hills country for
several weeks and returned home
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Peter c. Burns came Tuesday
morning from Grow Creek Agency
to make a visit with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. S. S. Bately.
MIR. and Mrs. H. j.. Mohr desire TO
express their sincere gratitude TO all
those Who SO kindly assisted in the
care OF their father; also for flowers
and the many courtesies extendeN.
them.
The Dakota Improved Seed Co. and
the NeWburys are at AleNandrias
tair this week with a tine exhibit OF
their lines OF products. Mr.. Wheeler
Will take his seed products out TO
Plankinton tor a couple of days.
j. Stockton has returned from
White Lake, where he has been for
several weeks with his sister. Mi.
Stockton vas injured in a bicycle
accident and went out there until
ne recovered sufficiently to resume
work.
G. S. Mari, who operates a billiard
hall, was brought into justice court
Monday afternoon on the charge of
running his place of business after
ii O'Clock, in violation of the city
ordinances. He pleaded guilty and
was fined So by Justice Markham.
Ben Barnard and family have
moved into the city from their Tobin
township farm and taken up their
residence at ITO west Seventh street.
Mr.. Barnard has leased the farm on
which he has lived for nearly a quar-
ter of a century and will divide his
time between the town and the coun-
try.
Rush Brown of this city, and Miss
Martha Knudeson, of Mt. Vernon,
were quietly married in this city
Sunday morning at 9 O'Clock at the
home of Rev. f. j. Norton, who per-
formed the ceremony. Both are very
: worthy young people and theil
/, friends will wish them the greatest
happiness and prosperity in theil
!, married life.
w. B. Rowley and son, Harry, re
: turned from the western part of the
: state Tuesday morning, where the
i latter filed on a quarter section O.
land within three miles Of a rail.
road station. They were we'll pleased
! with the land and said that.there are
| several more good pieces Of lanc
open to filing in that locality.
f George w. Norvell came down OF
the Milwaukee from Ashton Tuesda!
morning and will visit friends a
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+ few days. He is on his way bach
to Oxford, England, where he ha!
two years yet under the provision
of the Rhodes scholarship which h.
won a year ago.
Roy VanAlstine departed Tuesda.
morning for Boston to attend thu
Cohoo1 of roobpoloov and wac or
n companied by Will Rempfer, of Park
ston, who goes to resume his studie'
S at Harvard college. On the way t.
u Chicago. the young men will be join
; ed by Phillip Laurson, who started
v ahead. Phil will take his secont
: year at the Boston School of Tech
e nology.
: Rural Mail Carrier Getman, on re
l. turning from his route Tuesda,
r stated that a bad fire occurred on tn
farm of H. O. Lassagard, 10 mile
:, During the storm Mr.. Lessagard'
= barn was struck by lightning and i
was destroyed with all its contents
= Mr.. Getman said he was unable t
:, learn whether there was any stoc!
in the barn. 1t was partly covere
:, by insurance. The barl was a larg
= one and we'll built.
1t rained Monday night. 1t was tn
first resemblance OF a rain sine
August 16. The clouds game u
about 5 o'clock and from then o
l. until after 8 O'Clock it was aes truf
t. gle for the moisture 20 break throug
but it finally succeeded in breakin
the drouth and the precipitatio
amounted to .33 inches. 1t wa
: enough to lay the dust, clarity tn
atmosphere and put humanity in ger
eral on a more friendly basis.
An extra freight started out frol
Mitchell Tuesday going east O
the Milwaukee road. When it reaci
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