The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28
IN OWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN
THE CURSE OF A WEEK.

Miss Carol Bird went to Magnolia.
Mimi, to visit relatives.
Mrs. w. E. Bauer and children
have been visiting at points in Iowa
and have returned home.
Gustavus Loevinger came down
from Minneapolis Saturday and
will be here several days looking
after some business matters.
II. W. Warren, of Belvidere, ILL.,,
a brother OF Mrs. n. J.. Coke,
arrived in the city last Friday to
make a visit.
Q. ii. Ktbbee returned home We'd
nesday from a trip out to Hot
Springs, where be has been for sew
eral weeks for the benefit OF his
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. q. Rathbun and
two children left Friday evening via
the Milwaukee road for Hrookings,
where they will visit with friends
and relatives for a short time.
Mrs. Aida Parkinson, Of Renssa-
lear, Ind, has been visiting with
Mrs. j. Fl. Kenton and other
relatives and friends in this vicinity
for several weeks and returned home
Tuesday morning.
M
Prot. j. j. Manthey, the new
principal o: the high school depart
ment, left Saturday for Tyndall,
where he is one of the Instructors
In the teachers institute, which
opened there Monday morning.
Miss Mary Wright, a former
resident of Dawson county, visited a
W days In the city With old friends
in the city, and left Saturday
for her home near Lead. She had
been down to New York state.
Mrs. Frank Maynard returned
home from Chamberlain Tuesday
Mr.. Maynard has just resumed
his passenger run on the Milwaukee
road between Chamberlain and
Rapid City after a months vacation.
Mayor Hitchcock came home this
morning from the trout streams of
northern Wisconsin, where he has
been for a couple of weeks, ana he
has thoroughly enjoyed his vacation.
He says be is again ready TO take up
the municipal problems.
Miss Mae WEIGH. who Is studying
voice culture in Chicago, tomorrow
began an engagement Of a week in
singing With Thaviu's band In the
White City park in Chicago. She
has bal several park engagements
this summer, and is making a fine
success of her work there. Thaviu's
band plays at Mitchell's corn palace
nexe month.
Prof. Clarion d. Hardy returned
home a day or two ago from his
summers work. Since the close of
the college he has been travelling
through several states as the
Redpath manager Of the
Ch%autauqua companies which the
bureau placed on the road for the
summer. aud has visited a large
nun Der Of the leading Chautauquas
during the summer.
A meeting of the republican county
central committee and the candi iates
on the county ticket was held this
afternoon at the city hall. In the
absence Of Chairman Davis. J. s.
Daniels was appointed to the chair.
Mr.. Daniels was elected treasurer
Of the county committee. A fesolu.
ton was adopted urging the state
central committee to use all its in.
tuence and energy to secure the
presence Of Judge Taft in Mitchell
during the corr palace week.
The Carnegie library is in need o
some money and the public is going
to be given an opportunity to fur.
nish 1t. and In a way where value
will be received. Miss Goodykoonti
has consented to arrange a concert
program as a benefit for the library
and it will be presented Tuesday
evening, Sept. l, at the Congrega
tionl church. The admission will b.
25 cents. The cause is a good one
the program will be excellent, ant
the church ought to be crowded t.
its full capacity.
The city schools will open the ia]
teraI on Moneay. Sept. Z. The en-
tire teaching force has Eeen secure,
with the exception of an a~ssistan
principal who is to have classes an
act as a coach for the football team
The teachers committee Is in cor
respondence With applicants and thi
teacher will be secured in tn,
course Of q few days. The teachin
force In the schools for the comm
year will number thirty people.
Homer Sampson arrived in the cit