The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-18
IN O AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
N THE COURSE OF A WEEK..

Mrs. G. A. Dawson and Mrs. Rob
ert Burns arrived home Saturday
evening from Chicago, where they a
tended the automobile show.
Miss Caddie Boggs, of Watertown,
arrived in the city Wednesday even
ing and is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Il. Morrow. Miss
Boggs formerly lived in Mitchell, but
left here a number of years ago.
Charles w. Brown, a son of Chef
e. Brown, who has lived northeast
of this city since the early pioneer
days, has purchased the bakery form
erly owned and operated by j. A.
Reed. and took possession this morn
Reed. and took possession Thursday
and will continue to serve The
the best products possible. MIR.
Brown is a young man possessing the
proper amount of energy to make
the business go, and he has further
demonstrated his faith in the city
by purchasing a residence property
on Fifth Avenue east.
States Attorney Herbert returned
home Wednesday evening from Ken
nebec. He went out there last Sat-
urday, intending to get home Mon
day evening. When the storm start
ed i'm the afternoon of that day the
freight failed to get through, and he
was forced to remain at Chamberlain
until the afternoon of Wednesday,
when he secured passage on the
snowplow and got to Mitchell dur
ing the evening.
Word was received Wednesday
evening by Scallin brothers of the
death of Mrs. j. l.. Davenport, which
occurred Tuesday at Elkland, Pa.
She has not been very we'll of late,
and Friday of last week Mrs. Daven-
port fell down stairs and broke her
arm. This accident it is thought
fastened her death. She was a form
er resident of Mitchell, and moved
with the colonel and her daughter,
Mrs. j. Laidlaw back to the old Penn
s~ylvania home. The family expected
to come back here in the spring to
remain a portion of the summer.
Mrs. Davenport al a lady who pos
sessed the warm friendship of many
Mitchell people, and they will re-
.gretfully learn of her death.
A happy wedding occurred at the
home of VIM. Lemke 8 miles west of
town, Wednesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock when his son, John Lemke,
was married to Miss Lizzie Werner,
both of whom are we'll known in the
city and vicinity. The bridal couple
attended by Miss Maggie Neuga-
bauer and Edwin Lemke. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. A. H.
Burandt of the German Lutheran
church. The house was filled with
friends and relatives from the city
and the surrounding country. A fine
dinner was served and the young
couple were the Recipients of many
nice wedding presents. They will
make their home on a farm in the
vicinity of the groom's home. This
wedding ceremony was scheduled to
be performed Tuesday afternoon, but
owing to the severe storm it had to
be postponed until the following day,
Edward Gamble arrived in the city
Thursday with the body of Mrs.
Gamble who died in Sioux City We'd
nesday. He was also accompanied
by Mrs. CANDLES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Hampton, of Whittier
Iowa, and their son, Clifton, of Mar.
ion, Iowa. Mr.. and Mrs. Gamble live
at Vivian, west of Chamberlain, and
they have been visiting in Iowa fol
some little time, and she has beer
quite i'll with consumption, but she
was not considered very low. Mrs
Gamble had expressed a wish to re.
turn to Vivian and they were or
their way back when she passed ava,
at Sioux City. The deceased young
woman was a sister Of G. L. Hamp
ton Of this city. The interment will
be made at Graceland cemetery. Mr.
Gamble was formerly in business
with MI. Hampton in this city, blu
disposed of his interests and went GU
on the reservation to file on a claim
Sheriff Plotner, after following
Charles w. Gardner to Cherryville
Kan, finally succeeded in a~fectini
his arrest, just as Gardner was start
ing for Harrington with his family
The family was permitted to go O.
to Harrington, where his mothe
lives. but Gardner was brought bac'
to this city. Sheriff Plotner said tina
the Sioux City officers yer quit
anxious to secure Gardner. but tina