The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-10-16

w. A. Shurtleff, of Parker, was in
the city. Saturday. He is engaged in
doing clerical work with the state in
surance department at the present
time.
Mrs. Anna Mueller and the baby
came down from Washington Springs
Saturday to visit several weeks
with relatives.
Mrs. w. A. Greene leaves Saturday
evening via the Omaha road for
Springfield, Mo-, to attend the we'd
ding of her sister, which will be held
next week.
The little Candy Cold Cure Tablets
called Preventics, will in a few hours
safely check all Colds or La Grippe.
Try them! 4S-25c. Sold by Diehl
Il Brown.
Sheriff Wise came down from
Woonsocket Saturday and took
possession of two men arrested by
Deputy plotner. They are charged
with robbing George McRoberts of
$3.50, which was committed Friday
night.
Prof. j. +. Overmyer, of Algona.
Iowa, arrived in the city to make a
short visit with superintendent Hoff,
of the city schools, and renew a
friendship of many years standing,
since THEN school days. Prof. Over
myer had been out to Chamberlain
to register among the thousands in
the hope OF being one OF the lucky
ones to secure a quarter section of
land.
Friday afternoon Mrs. l.. L. Ness
entertained a number of lady friends
at a luncheon in honor of her
mother, Mrs. A. Halseth. of Sioux
City, Who is here on a visit. A
very dainty menu was served and the
hostess was assisted by Mrs. D. E.
Braught and the Misses Sadie and
Naomi Herman. The afternoon was
delightfully."- spent in a social way.
Friday afternoon in Justice Mark
hams court Ross and Homer Ausch-
ultZ, residents of Aurora county, and
owners of a threshing rig, We're tried
on the charge of assault and battery.
The complaining witness was Ross
Wendelboe, of Lisbon township. The
trouble originated in an alteration
over a threshing bill which Wendell
Doe claims the Absolute brothers
sought to collect by physical VIC
lence. Ten witnesses in all gave tes-
timony regarding the facts in the
case. I. j. Spangler appeared for
the state and w. M. Herbert for the
defendants. The court found the
defendants guilty and assessed a fine
of SIS apiece. The defendants gave
oral notice of an appeal.
Deputy Sheriff Plotner made a
trip up to Letcher on a freight train
litc i lNhN il1SHC W llN anu Illll d
man by the name of Brooks who fell
from a freight train while on his
way to Mitchell. He was a party
of four men and they missed hin
after leaving LOOMS. The deputy
caught an extra train out about mid
night and went on to LOOMS and
Letcher but could not find the man
along the railroad track. At Letch-
err this morning Brooks was found
by the deputy eating his breakfast
in the hotel. He said that he fell
from the train about three miles
south of Letcher and that he got up
and walked back to town during the
night. Mr.. Plotner returned Saturday
morning.
A local man is selling corn pa
ace pictures at the Milwaukee depot
to the people who are going out to
Chamberlain to register, and he fell
into the business by suggestion. He
IA at the depot n day and had a
picture of the corn palace showing
it to a party and a big crowd around
expressed a desire to get some of the
pictures. He found that the desire
was so great that he laid in a big
supply and since the first of the week
he has been devoting his entire time
to the business, which he says he
finds much more lucrative than car
rying brick to the masons on the
federal building. He said that he
has sold hundreds of the pictures
and that the people are very eager
to learn all there is about the corr
palac.
Although the notice is rather be
lated in reaching Mitchell, the an
n~ouncement of the marriage of Miss
Beryl Hooper, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Hooper, to L. r. Shull. OF
Huron. is made. The wedding took
place at Salem. Monday Oct. 5. al
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