The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-02-07

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the serious illness of her fitner, who
is not expected to live.
Miss Dora Butler was called to
Omaha Thursday on account Of
the death OF her neice. Miss kutle,
will return home next week ON Mon.
day or Tuesday.
Captain Seth Bullock, the United
States marshall arrived in the city
Tuesday evening from bolton, Where
he bad been on official business, and
left Wednesday afternoon for the
northern part OF the state.
Mr.. and Mrs j. H. TIL came
home Tuesday evening from Emery,
where they attended the wedding
ceremony Of J. B. Till and Miss
Helen Carroll, which occurred durinI
the morning hours.
II L. Bras is still confined to the
house aud unable to get down town
to attend to his business. He has
been sick for the past two weeks,
starting first with the grippe and
later rheumatism has set In. &
The Mitchell Club is arranging to
give a Valentine masquerade party
In the club rooms on the evening of
Friday, Feb. IA. 1t is announced
now so that the ladies and sentle-
men can com mence to epa for
their costumes.
The Women's foreign Missionary
Society will meet with Mrs. b. A.
Bobb tomorrow afternoon. Leader,
Mrs. E. E. Cooper; devotionais,
Mrs. H. Noble; Special music. Mrs.
r. j. Lamwe. Subject, Chapter 4,
Industrial Missions. Gloria Christi.
Work is progressing nicely 10 the
new building of the Western National
bank, a, carload Of finishing lumber
having been put on with the end of
last week: The expert wo1kmen for
laying the tile floors In the Railways
and in the tankinG room have a por-
tion Of their work already done,
Dr.. H. S. Wilkinson. pastor Of the
Methodist church left Tuesday even.
ing for Sloan Springs, Ark, and
was Joined at Hartford by his sister.
Their parents are not very we'll and
Mr.. Wilkinson went down to see
them, fat the same time taking a
much needed rest from his dttit sso1
the past six months leading up tc
the dedication OF the new Methodist
church. He expects to be gone ten
days or two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. f II. Hoops and Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Hoops arrived In
the city Tuesday evening from Salem,
Ohio, and for the present will make
their home in Mitchell. They are
relatives Of A. b. Test and family.
The father and son will locate at
some point in the state, but just
where they have not decided def
nitely. With their coming IL
Mitchell.makes four families TN {
have moved here from Salem, Obi.
Rev. R. N. Kratz was 10 flo.u
Wagner or a few DAYS, and returned
home Wednesday. He says that
there..is not ruch doing in the coun.
ty seat fight OF Charles Mix at the
present time. Four towns. Platte,
Lake Andes, Geddes and Wagner,
are in the fight. but with the forces
distributed SO we'll it looks like
Wheeler will be able to hold on tt
the location for some time to cone.
The four aspiring towns canno,
settle on n candidate and as a re.
suit the county seat cannot be re.
moved to some more suitable location.
There was an army or snow
shovelers out Wednesday to. cleal
of the great volume of snow which
fell during the night. During The
afternoon Of Tuesday a light mist
fell most all of the tilue, and in the
evening this TUNED to SNOW. and
the bsautlful fell durin1 the create
share OF the night. 1t measured ut
eight inches good and strong this
morning and when 1t was melted
into water it equalled IN precipitation
.62 inches. This vas che hardest
snow storm of the entire winter, ant
1t is evident that the groundhol
meant something when be saw bis
shadow Sunday and that six week.
of real winter are to follow instead
of the mills open kind which W,
have bad since the time for winte]
weather to set In.
Harry 81. Erion, son Of Mr.. ane
Mrs. j. NJ. Frion, and Blanche E
Jones, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs B
P. Jones, were united In marriage al
the home OF the BRIDES parents, IL
Prosper township, Tuesday evening
at 8 O'Clock, the ceremony being per
formed In the presence Of the i'm.
mediate relatives of the contracting
parties. Rev. DR.. T. j.. Macmurray