The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-03

MIS-. w. Y Metcalf was calle1 to
Sheldon. Iowa, Friday by the
serious illness OF her mother.
MI. and Mrs. H.. c. Chales, of
Pipestone. Mimi, are spending the
holiday season with MIR. and Mrs.
F. Paige.
Guy Nanalstine is taking a shor5
v ica ion at home from his duties as
travelling salesman for the Winona
Wagon co,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harvey have
been visiting relatives 10 the city
a d departed Friday mornilg for
their home at Carthage.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Fl. Wilkinson
c lmc home Thursday evening iron.
Wcrtbing. where they went to
the funeral of MIR. W%ilkinson's
aunt
Mr.. ana Mrs. a. U. Hoon and
little son have been visiting with
friends and relatives in the city
and returned home to Armour Sat-
urday morning.
Frank Potter departed Thursday
evening via the Omaha road for
Seattle, Wash where he will remain
in the future. He has been home on
a visit OF a month
Mr.. and Mrs. III. L. Moore, and
daughter, of Panora, Iowa, who
have been visiting at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. D. b Miller, returned
home Monday morning.
Miss Elizabeth Glenn, of Sioux
City, has been visiting with Miss
Florence LaFollette and Thursday
afternoon she went out to Cham
berlain to make a visit with friends.
The Plankinton Herald states that
Art Gardner, of this city, spent sum
day in that place at the bedside of
his mother, Mrs. II. G. Gardner,
W. is stricken with canoe Of the
stomach and is not expected to sur
vive but a few days.
Judge Abbey is displaying a locket
containing a large number of little
gold pieces as they came from the
mines out in Alaska, which we're
sent blm by his son Winnie, who is
now located at Seattle, Wash. The
Judge says he will lay them by for a
rainy day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Harris de
parted Saturday Via the Omaha
road for Los Angeles, CAL, as their
temporary point to spend the winter.
They expect to find their stopping
place down in the southern part of
the state. Mr.. and Mrs. E.. W..
Rockwell moved today into the
Harris residence anG will occupy it
until they return.
Remember that "The Lone Star
Ranch" the drama with music, will
be presented on Thursday evening,
Jan. 2. Rehearsais have been going
on for the past four weeks and the
participants will present the
drama in tine shape. 1t is for the
benefit of the knights of Columbus.
Don't MISS this high class drama.
Miss Edla Laurson, of the Carnegie
library, is at Watertown this week
attending a meeting OF the state
Librarians where 1T is presumed
papers will be presented looking to
the increased benefits to be derived
FROM the library by the patrons and
better methods employed in handling
the work. During her absence Miss
Edith Miller is in charge of the
libraray.
A chiIdrens' contest Vas held at
the home Of Mrs. r. A. Bldwell Fri
dav afternoon and five little girls.
whose age were not over six years
participated in the affair. The
silver medal vas awarded to Leota
Branch. the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Branch, the medal
being presented by Mrs. j. S. Will
son, and the little tot accepted it in
a cunning wav. There was a pood,v
number Of ladies present and Eight
rsfresbments we're served. The con-
Test was given by the Loyal Temper
ance Legion.
The following are the new officers
for the Royal Neighbors' lodge, an
auxiliary to the Modern Woodm n.
which have just been reported by the
secretary: Oracle, Maude Millard:
vice oracle, Ella Geiger; recorder,
Myrtle Ballard; receiver. Anna B
Johnson; chancellor, Evelyn Curtis:
marshall. Francis Footitt; inner
sentinel, Emma Kjelmyr; outer
sentinel, Clara Bergquist; manager
three years, Mary Kane; manager
two years, Grace Potter;
one year. Anna Miller; delegate TO
state convention, Anna b. Johnson:
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