The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-18
IN TOWN ANU COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IL THE COURSE OF A WEEK

C. G. Woods. OF the Mitchell
Clothing Co, departed Sunday morn
ing for Chicago and Will be away
about a week.
DR.. +. w. Freyberg has been APP
pointed a member of the State Board
OF Medical Examiners by Governor
Wesley. DR.. Freyberg also served on
the board last year.
Rev. F. j. Norton was greeted with
two good audiences at the Methodist
church Sunday morning and evening
when he occupied the pulpit and de-
livered two sermons hat were COM
mented on by those who heard them
as being of exceptional value to
to those in religious work as we'll
as those whose i%nclinations point in
that direction. Mr.. Norton is a
thorough student in religious fields.
j. E. Williams, of Kansas City,
has located in this city to make his
headquarters as the state agent for
the Kansas City Life Insurance Co.
He has done some work in the vi
entity of Huron and has found the
field SO profitable for his company
that he has decided to make his
headquarters here as the best place
in which to the territory. He
expects to have a number of agents
in the field within a very short time.
Letcher Chronicle: H. e. Willis,
who has suffered for some time with
a sore loot went to Mitchell Monday
to have it a%mputated, the only thing
that would relieve the pains. 1t was
feared that MI. Willis, on account
Of his age, IS years, would not stand
the shock, but Mrs. Willis who ac-
companied him to Mitchell, and re-
turned yesterday Informed us that
her husband stood the operation
fine and is doing nicely, and if moth
ing serious set in he will be able to
come home in a couple of weeks.
T. G. Burns, register of the Greg
DRY land Office, left for thai point
Sunday morning to open up the Office
for business today. He met Oliver
G. Kippenbock, Of Highmore. the
new receiver, at this point and they
continued the journey together. JOS
eph G. Sherman came down on the
north train from Pierre and went out
to Gregory with the officials. Mr..
Sherman was a former clerk in the
land Office in Mitchell, and was trans
ferred from here to Pierre and now
he goes down to Gregory to help in
the work at that new office.
The Y. NJ. G. A. service held ur-
der the new arrangement Sunday
afternoon was we'll attended. The
program was opened by music by
letters orchestra. After singing a
hymn several minutes were given
over for the mon present to get &C
quainted. Secretary Whitaker used
the method of having each perse
speak to the man seated next to hi
This rendered the meeting nue.
more pleasant for what stranger
were in attendance. Secretary Viii
taker gave a short address on Tho
Fully Developed Man. lie took the
symbolic triangle of the Y. NJ. c. A.
and developed the theme Of the
symmetrical spirit, mind and body.
The hour was ~ naen enjoyed Lv
the mon present. Next Sunday the
high school orchestra Will furnish
the music for the meeting.
Alexandria Herald: George Haner
came over from Mitchell the last OF
last week. remaining with old time
friends until the afternoon train.
Mr.. Haner has removed his family
to the city of Mitchell from the
homestead in this county, which he
entered from the government in
1878 and which has been the contin-
nous home of himself and his family
for more than thirty years. AcknoW-
Lodging there are associations con
nected with the old home never to
be forgotten Mr.. Haner says he is
pleasantly located in the new home
which he recently purchased and has
only good words for Mitchell as a
home city.
Wing, the c%artoonist on the Min
neapolis Journal, had a few sketches
in the Sunday edition of the leading
men in the state legislature. Among
them was Senator Hitchcock of this
city, and L. NJ. simons, Of Belle
Fourche. Wing got a pretty good
scald on Simons, but the senator
we'll that democratic gentleman
would be justified in taking any
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