The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-12-04

MIS-. rank ATnOlQ, Oh blOOllillelQ
Neb., arrived to make a visit With
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Davis.
WANTED-16o or more acres
land. Address +. Demoney, Mitchell,
giving price, description and loca-
ton.
Mrs. and Mrs. Michel Hanten ar
rived home Wednesday afternoon
from their wedding trip of two
weeks, which was spent at points in
Iowa and Minnesota.
Mrs. H. d. Butter1eld and daught-
err, RoXena, arrived home Monday
afternoon. Miss Butterfield has beer
attending the Cumnock School of
Oratory at Evanston and is home
now for a months vacation.
E. l.. Banner, a member of the
firm of contractors of the govern
ment building, left Tuesday for
Chicago to attend to some business
matters in connection with the
structure.
Word was received this morning
from Sioux City by telephone an
nouncing the death of Mrs. Mary j..
Vandenburg, who died at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. G. G. Halphide.
Her death was due to heart failure.
Mrs. Vandenburg went to Sioux City
several months g to make her
home. The remains arrived in
Mitchell Thursday afternoon.
Milwaukee trains cannot cross the
bridge at Chamberlain at the pre-
sent time on account of the draw
being open and it is Impossible to
river. All train service west Of the
river has been discontinued for the
present, although 1t may be resumed
some time next week. The employees
of the company are unable to state
how soon the bridge can be utilized
again, but the supposition is that it
will be three or four weeks and per-
haps longer before trains can be
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c. w. Walrath received a tele-
gram Thursday announcing the
death of his father. Sylvester Wal
rath, at Edgerton, Wis, and he left
for that place Thursday. j. O.
Walrath was in the northern part of
the state and he was expected to
reach the city Thursday and go
on to Edgerton, but he failed to
come. Mr.. Walrath was SO years of
age and has been in pool health since
he was here last fall a year ago. Sew
eral weeks ago he had a stroke of
paralysis come over him, and the
presumption is that he suffered a sec
ond stroke Wednesday evening.
L.. Erskine departed Thursday
for Chicago. 1t will be remember
ed that a telegraph item was publish
c! in the Republican Tuesday rela-
tive to the National Insulation Co.,
located at North Aurora, Iii. Mr..
ilrskine is a director OF the company,
and he said that the occasion for the
publication of the item was due to
the fact hat the stock of the COM
pany had been transferred from
South Dakota to Illinois. He stated
that the company had succeeded in
producing a paint and a composition
tina takes the place of rubber for
electrical work which is unsurpass-
ed and is impervious to the clements.
A meeting of the representatives of
was held at edtield, which is at
a number of insurance companies
tended by about fifty insurance men.
At this meeting the valued policy
clause of this state is being discuss
ed quite freely. r. A. Craft. the
state fire marshal read a paper Civ
ing a report of the WORK of his de-
partment, and several papers were
read on the valued policy clause,
among them being one written by
Geo. A. Silsby of this city, in which
he is quoted as stating among other
things that the valued policy clause
ought to be named an act to encour-
age and protect firebugs in their eff
forts to swindle, cheat and defraud
insurance companies.
A reception was rendered Mrs.
Clara A. Lukens by the w. R. c. at
the post rooms Wednesday evening
in honor of her recent election as
junior vice president of the national
w. r. c., a distinction that the local
members very much appreciate and
that so worthy a member of the post
should receive. The receiving line
was made up of Mrs. Lukens and the
officers of the corps and of the G.. A.
R.. post. The friends went forward
and rendered their hearty congratula-
tons to Mrs. Lukens and expressed