The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-08

SOM business "A alters.
Mts. .. L.. Bianson neua,ted on
the early nurniug Milwaukee, ca 81 n
ger for kans.s City, no.
Mrs. +. ~. lrtyberg and Neal
w MT to Sheldon, Iowa, Tudscay
10 visit Il few DAYS with relatives.
Miss Mary Byrpnes, Of Montruse,
arrived Thursday to visit a few
days With Mis-. w. A. Heimberger.
Rev. c. V. Gilliland departed
Thursday tor Moravla, Iowa, heing
called there by tue death OF his
uncle.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Patton aud
llttle son. Jack, arrived home Mot
day afternoon from their tlip to
points i'm Iowa and Chicago.
State Fire Marshall Craft went
over to Rapid City Thursday evening
to look after some ctlicial business.
He viii go soue farther into the
Hills country.
The little %dalehter OF MI. and
Mrs. ]. f. Shurts died Sunday, May
3, aged two weeks and one day. TIE
fur cal was held at The residence
Tuesday afternoon at $50 O'Clock,
conducted by Rev. Ed@ard M.sJelfers.
VIM. Seallin wen. over to Madison
Tuesday to attend the stare con-
vention of the Modern Wood.3en of
America. which will ne held there
this week. f. FL. Perry, a district
deputy, also went over to the meet
ing.
Mitchell will contribute two
orators for Decoration Day addresses
outside OF Inc City. Hon. O. L.
Branson will deliver the address for
the old soldiers at Faulkton. while
Geo. a. Silsby has been secured by
the old soldiers of Redfeld to speak
at that point.
The prediction Of a possible frost
Monday Ia Il 80 mHtelialize.
but instead came a good rain, which
kept up slowly during the night and
until noon today The precipitation
amounted to a little over go inches.
Now II the cold and chilly weather
will take a back seat we art prepared
to receive another batch of sumner
weather.
The Kings Daughters Of the
Methodist Sunday school are still
gathering their pennies from all
possible sources. and for the week
ending Gertrude Mcdonald, Ethel
Blynn and Lucille Erskine have each
each secured 100 pennies. 1t is the
aim of ,lle scnoiul> . secure enough
pennies to go around a city block.
and up to the present time they have
got enough to 90 a quarter OF the
way around.
A base ball team has been organ
lied in the city to 20 oves to Fulton
today to play a game with the
Alexandria nine for the benefit OF
the new hospital at Fulton. The
Lineup of the Mitchell team is as
follows: Wade, catcher; Lindekugel,
pitcher: Welch, short stop; Flynn,
first base; Ro.an, second base; Nc
Lain, third base; Nolt, left field;
McLain, right field; Herman. cen.
ter held. Bert Quinn will umpire the
game.
The conference committee OF tbs
IGrand Army Of the Republic and the
Wonens' Relief Corps. together with
the committee appointed from the
CITY courcil met Wednesday evening
and perfected The arrangements fol
the observance of Decoration Day
Saturday. May 81. The various civic
societies. together with the public
schools will be invited to iUin ir
the usual procession 10 the cemetery.
The afternoon exercises will he hello
in t!ln CITY hall at , o~'clock. and the
a 4dress will De delivered by Hon. S.
e. Young. superintendent OF the
oidUc lIdlIllIlS SS1OO dU IlduKiDCUll.
Nj. r. Tournier will have charge oil
the music for the occasion. The full.
program will be announced later.
l.. Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Lang were ir
the city Wednesday from their
Union township farm making theil
preparations for a trip back to points
in Minnesota and Iowa and de.
parted Friday morning. They have
lived down on that farm in Unior
township for 20 years and have never
been outside Of the state in all tina,
time. By their enrgy, industry anc
close application Mr.. and Mrs. Lang
have accumulated a large tact Of
land, on which they have erected
good and substantial buildings, now
and after all these years OF hare
work they are going back to theil
former homes on a vacation trip
In Clinton county, Iowa, they vii