The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-17

pect1nY to be gone during the week.
At the meeting of the State Bar
ASSOCIATION, held at Watertowp last
week, l.. N. Simons. of this CITY.
was elected as treasurer of the as
ISOLATION.
e. ". Derr arrived home Monday
morning from a trip out to Rapid
City. where he vas looking after
his interests in the lumber yard MIR.
Derr said that business was a little
slow out In tue Hills at the present
time, although the weather was very
pleasant.
a copy Of the Santa Cruz, CAL,
News was received which gave an
accoun OF the Joint installation of
the G. a.. r. and the w. II. c., In
which ~ is mentioned that L. e.
Blanchard vas installed as The com-
mander of the post. MIR. Blanchard
was a former resident Of Mitchell
andis quite we'll known over the state.
In the sane article We notice tile
mention of ". V. Llcas, who is
also a former resident of South
Dakota and was at one time COM
mandant Of the soldiers. home at
Hot Springs.
Saturday evening the winter re-
ception to the students of Dakota
Wesleyan and a held in Century
Memorial hall pa1lors. About 300
students were assembled and "a very
enjoyable evening resulted from the
gatheting. The reception was given
by the Y. w. G. A. aud the Y. M.
Q. A. The address of welcome was
made by Miss Shepherd. in which
she expressed the hope that the two
associations would be able to draw
into their gatherings III of the co..
lege students. Light Refreshments
were served during the evening.
These two associations are quite a
factor in the college life on the hill
and both have a large number of
active and earnest memters.
Sunday was a Strong, helpful day
at the Congregational church In the
earnest, plain presentation of truth
10y the Rev. MI. Jenney. In the
morning the thought was how con-
stantly and inevitably the individual
person is before the eyes OF the world
whether he is a Christian or nots In
the evening the whole time was
given to the legitimate question,
"What more q God do than he has
done to help men to accept him." If
there is nothing more, the blame
cannot rest on God, but is thrown
back upon the individual himself.
The spilit Of conviction was deep.
Saturday evening occurred the
installation of the officers of the
Modern Brotherhood of America, the
work being done by President Branch.
Tie following officers we're Installed:
President DIR. Samuel Weir: vice
president, J. L. Conchlin; secretary
treasurer. r. e. Cone; conductor.
Mrs. Clara Halfhill chaplain. Mrs.
r. T. Dahl; watchman. Leo. nof-
stetter: sentry, 9. A. Besancon. AT
the conclusion Of the installation
Secretary Cone presented the retiring
president, w. A. Branch, with a
handsome gold badge of the order.
The members repaired TO the Home
restaurant, where an oyster supper
was served.
Sunday. Jan. IL, was the twentieth
ami versary Of the big blizzard.
which spread over South Dakota and
did so much damage to stock and in
which a great many lives were lost.
The iuornlns was a be .uliiul Que.
mild and pleasant, without the least
of the impending disaster.
The blizzard descended on this
about IL AS O'Clock and
within a very few minutes the air
was filled with snow and it was
Impossible to see half way O the
street Coming at the time of day
chat it did, many people were going
from one place to another and were
thus caught on the praitie. But n
+ lizard has visited this state since
then and that vas in 1895, but it
YES attended with much l. SIS disaster,
account OF the fact ti.ut 1t came
up during the night, and ragged for
two days and Two nights. South
Dakota and billiards are Just as
strange to each other now as any Of
the states in the same latitude.
A special telegram from Mason
City, Iowa, appeared in the Minn-
eapolis Journal Sunday morning
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