The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-15
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MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN IN,
THE CURSE OF A WEEK.

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contract in a day or two and it is
very likely that ground will lie
broken this week. II everything goes
along we'll Mr.. Danner says he en-
poets to have the building enclosed
by O t. l.
Mrs. q. a. Bcebe went to Mason
City. Iowa. Wednesday morning. She
expects TO be gone all summer. spend
ing the greater share of the time at
the Clear Lake, Iowa, summer
resort, where they have built a
cottage.
Secretary Bent, Of Dell Rapids. of
the State Board of Pharmacists,
has just caused to be published the
list of pharmacists who passed the
examination held in Aberdeen
recently. These young men are
thus licensed and ale entitled to full
registration. Among the number is
horace Kress, of this city, who is
employed in Scallin Bros. drug store.
Mayor Hitchcock and wife went
tc Vermillion Sunday morning and
were entertained oy President Gault
and wife of the State University.
Monday mornin. Mr.. Hitchcock
delivered an address before the law
class Of the University. Mr.. Hitch
cock returned home Wednesday
and Mrs. Hitchcock went on to
Omaha TO make a short visit with
relatives.
Chairman Doyle of the fire depart
ment committee has the plans drawn
for the addition and improvement at
the hose house on Second Avenue
east. The committee Is empowered
to have the work done, but the
alderml IN is inclined to think that
the Improvement will cost more than
was at first anticipated. which was
$500. The team OF horses has not
been purchased as yet. One horse
has teen located and an effort is be-
ing made now to find a match for
him.
The Dakota Engineering. Co. Of
this city is al work on plans for the
|constructon Of ten bridges cross lhe
big ditch which is tn be constructed
in Clay and Yankton counties. With
the exception OF two Of the bridges
they all run %diagonally across the
lstream., Yankton and Clay counties
have arranged to construct an im-
mense ditch for che purpose of drain
ing the low lands in that section,
which will rcn5er the ground much
more valuable aud overcome the dan
ger ct so many floods during the
spring OF the year.
A copy of the Salisbury, N. C..
Post was 1T ceiveh Tuesday by the Re
publican from ID. W. Outright,
former resident of Mitchell. TIL,
Post contained an interesting account
Ut the dedication of the monument
in the Federal C metery at tina
place. The monume emit vas erectet
to the memory of the soldiers hurried
there who hailed from the state o
Maine and who fell i'm conf1ic
between the north and the south
The Post speaks especially strong o
the fraternal feeling which existed
between the officers of the state o
Maine and the southern people. Til
dedication occurred Friday.
George r. C%essford,s who is q
present down in low a, expects t.
leave in ten days or two weeks TO
Plummer. Idaho. where he will MAX
his future home. and will be followr'
later ny his ::amily. Mr.. Cess
ford is the foreman of the Milwaukee
round house In this CITY and h
recently made application for
transfer out on the Milwaukee,
Pacific coast extension. He va
called into Milwaukee and vas givel
the plummer position. which. whel
the road is finished and things g
settled down to their natural basis
will be a much better one than hi
present.
Those Rapid City School Of Mine
baseball fellows r an ingenious 10
when it comes to playing baseball
Our University lads expected tn co
the game Saturday and bad ever
thing set up for that purpose, bu
the miners shot their plans full q
holes and carried OFT the game by
score of 4 to 1. 1t looked like a shu
out for the Wesleyans, for the gam
bad reached the ninth inning witt
no score calked up and two me wer
out. The cipher row looked very sad
bnt all at once a hit was sent GU
to the field and the runner got t
second and he was sent home b
"a tumble at first OF an intield hit
and John Dobson landed on first
He got to second but the next lna
laid a little bit down TIC the Rapi
: City pitcher and he was tossed GU
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