The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-23
All wool automobile shawls and
robes at j. H. Creighton's.

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the western part of the state. He will
remain several weeks to attend to his
auctioneer work this fall.
Miss E. Clare Wieand of Mt. Pleas
ant, Iowa, arrived in the city Thurs
day afternoon to take the position as
Instructor in the commercial depart
ment of the University to which she
was recently elected.
Beresford Republic: Miss Winnie
Walker came from Mitchell last week
where her sister Mabel is being treat
ed in the hospital, and visited until
Saturday when she returned to be
at the bedside of the sick sister.
Mrs. r. F. Alterton, of Minneapolis,
has been visiting with Mrs. Israel
Green for the past week and returned
home Monday. Mrs. Alterton
was a former resident of Mitchell and
vicinity, coming here in an early day
with her husband.
l.. G. kilmer was arrested Friday
morning and taken before Judge
Markham charged with riding on the
sidewalk, thus violating the city or
dinance. Mr.. Kilmer pleaded guilty
and was fined So. The complaint was
made by Officer Il. j. Foran.
The Montrose correspondent of the
Salem Special says hat a surprise
was held at the home CT NJ. A. But
terrified Saturday night in honor of
Rev. Myron Redfield, who is coming
to Mitchell this week to enroll next
Tuesday as a student of Dakota Wes-
lleyan University.
Largest and best line of wool horse
blankets in the city at Jno. H. Creigh-
tons.
Sheriff Plotner took Peter Canos,
the young Greek who took a sum of
money from the candy kitchen sew
eral months ago and decamped, out
to the reform school at Plankinton
where he will serve out an indeter-
inmate sentence imposed by Judge
Smith Wednesday.
Spencer News: John C%orcoran, was
over from Mitchell on Monday and
shipped his household goods to that
place. He has a lucrative position at
the Widmann Hotel barber shop and
has finally secured a house in which
: to live. His family has been at Rock
Rapids, Iowa, since leaving here and
they can again enjoy the sensation Of
being at home once more.
An enthusiastic meeting of st.
Mary's Guild was held at the Rectory
on Thursday afternoon. Plans for
active work for the coming year were
discussed and a course of action de-
cided upon. The ladies made Mrs.
barnett the happy recipient of a "Jel-
ly Shower" each member bringing
a jar of jelly or preserves to "help
her along on the journey of her first
years housekeeping.
Buy your wool blankets now Wine
the assortment is large at Jno. H.
Creighton's.
The sale of The Homesteaders,"
the book written by Kate and Virgil
Boyles, is meeting with a fine sale
in the city, since it was placed on
sale the first of the week. Those who
have read the book say it is much
better than "Langford of the Three
Bars written by the same authors,
and the story is told smoother, whine
the interest is stimulated from be-
ginning to end by the events which
follow and reach a satisfactory eli
max.
The Alexandria Herald tells of the
death by the suicide route of Car
Kerkhoff, Which occurred Tuesday
morning at the farm home in Pleas.
ant township. The young man has
been living on a claim in the western
part of the state and had but recent.
ly came home. His actions in the
meantime denoted that he was more
or less insane. The deceased was %
wears of age and about three years
g he was a student at Dakota Yves,
leyan University.
The Mitchell crowd returned home
from Huron Thursday night on the
special excursion train, and they re.
ported that the state fair was a hum.
mer. There was an immense crowd
present Thursday and it was the
largest day OF the week. 1t is the gen.
eral report that Huron and the state