The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-08-28

Born, to MIR. and Mrs. ID. Hanson,
Saturday, Aug. %, a nine pound girl.
Miss Grace Gregory went down to
Sioux City Tuesday morning to
spend the week with friends.
For Sale, Modern Z room residence
five blocks from school. Address K.
Republican office.
viii r. Smith has commenced the
construction Of a new residence out
on Fourth Avenue east
Mrs. L. Herzog and daughter, Miss
Katie, departed Tuesday morning for
Yankton to visit with old friends.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Utter
beck, at their southside home, Mon
day. Aug. "a, an eleven pound boy.
Paw your tuition after you nave
your position. Write for particulars
to Toland's school Sioux Falls, S. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bartlett, of
Sioux City, have been visiting with
Mrs. a. Fl. Scott and went home
Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Mamie Moore departed for
st. Paul, Minneapolis aud Chicago
for a visit and will then go on to
her former home in Ohio, expecting
to he absent tor about two months.
Assuming ones own risk in the
matter OF fire is a dangerous policy.
Let Kelley's Land Company fully
insure you in a strong oldline com
pany.
j. o WaIrath returned Tuesday
morning from Kimball, where he had
been to look after a fire loss in
which the Commercial Mutual was
interested.
Mrs. Pearl HARDER would like to
know of her husbands whereabouts,
Mr.. Frank Harber; wants him to
come to her at Waco, Texas, or write
Mrs. Pearl harber, Waco, Texas,
General Delivery.
Mrs. Ann Thompson and daughter,
Miss Lucy, came home Tuesday
from a two weeks visit at Sylvan
Lake. in she Black Hills country
where they visited with Miss Eunice
Thompson, who Is conducting a
hotel there this summer.
f. A. Craft arrived home Monday
evening from st. Paul, where he
attended a convention of the Fire
Malshals' Association of America.
There we're IS lei present and one
from Canada. Mr.. Craft said that
the discussions before the convention
brought out some very interesting
facts on the question of fires.
Robert Burns paid e5 into the
city treasury Tuesday afternoon for
riding his bicycle on the sidewalk,
complaint being made BY Policeman
Cunningham. Mr.. Burns stated to
the court that he did not Intention
ally nor wlllfully violate the ordin
ance: that he rode about a half block
because OF the dusty roads and the
vehicles TRAVELLING thereon, and that
there was no person on the walk.
The farmers have but q few weeks
in which to groom their stock to get
t In readiness for the Dawson county
fair. which is to be held Sept. is,
l6, Il. The association is Offering
good prizes for horses, cattle, hogs,
and sheep. while there are some good
prizes up for q corn contest. 1t ie
the fist time In . good many years
that q county fair has been held In
this city.
John P. Carlson was In from hi
Prosper township farm Tuesday and
said that the farmers down that way
had commenced to thresh thell
wheat. Mr.. Carlson said his wbea,
averaged 10 bushels per acre. anc
that his neighbors' wheat was turn.
ing u all the way from Is to Is
bushels per acre. he also stated that
corn cror was coming long in tint
shape, and that IL the frost would
hold off until about the middle O
September the corn crop would b,
La fine one In his section OF tn
county.
DR.. n. S. Wilkinson has arrange,
. very neat souvenir for the closin,
year OF his %pastorate OF the Metho
dist church in the publication OF 81
sermons he delivered in the city bal
while the new church was bein
built. The opening sermon IN th
book is 1.-The Alabaster Box" and /
followed by five others of equa
Interest. The hook is dedicate
"To the congregation worshippin
In the First Methodist Episcops
church of Mitchell. South Dakota
las a token Of remembrance of th
happy years we have spent toeethe
in the work of the Master. thia h00l