The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-16

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Insurance Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Mcconnell and
DR.. J.. S. Hoagland came home We'd
nesday from Washington Springs.
Where they Went Monday to attend
the funeral services over the re-
mains of Mrs. A. II. Mcconnell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weller depart
ed Tuesday for Havana, Cuba.
They make a trip through THAI coun-
try and then return to Florida where
they will select a place to spend The
remainder OF the winter.
E. L. May returned from Sioux
City Monday afternoon. He had ac-
companiel his wife hat far on her
journey home to David City, Neb.,
she having beer here for the past
three weeks. Mr.. May is the admin
istrator of the Mitchell Clothing Co.
j. H. Creighton departed Tuesday
morning via the Milwaukee road for
San Francisco, Cal. He will meet Mrs.
Creighton at Los Angeles and 90 on
up to the northern city, where they
will make their headquarters for the
rest of the winter.
A crew has been occupied in in
Sailing a new pump at the Milwau-
kee pump house west of the city. The
old arrangement was unsatisfactory
because of the large number of en-
gines now taking water here and he
new pump was put in to take carr
of them. While repairs were being
made city water was used to fill the
tank.
DR.. and Mrs. c. S. Bobb entertain
ed the members of the medical fra
ternity Monday evening at their new
home, which was in the nature of a
housewarming, they having recently
moved into their new home. A din
ner was served at 6 o'clock. and the
rest of the evening vas delightfully."-
spent in different entertainment.
among which was an inspection OF
their very handsome and attractive
residence.
The various reports given at the
meeting Monday evening of the d.
rectors Of the Y. NJ. G. A. indicated
that things Ire progressing finely and
that the business of the Association
has been handled in a business like
The board voted to pur-
chase additional equipment for the
gymnasium in the way of exercisers
and pulleys and weights . They al
so voted to have the platform in the
auditorium divided and arranged for
removal in case of games, should the
basket ball players be willing to bear
the expense. Should this latter ar
rangement be made it would provide
considerable floor space for games.
A fierce snow storm, amounting to
almost a blizzard, suspended opera
lions west of the Missouri river and
extending over to the Black Hills at
midnight Monday night. 1t is re-
ported that the snow ranges from
six inches to a foot on the level in
that country. , The Milwaukee COM
pany regarded the situation as too
hazardous to send out a train from
Chamberlain Monday to make the
trip to Rapid City, and none arrived
from that distant point Tuesday
A snowplow was sent out west this
afternoon to open up the track to the
hills country.
We met a mar from Illinois today
and he was berating the South Dako-
ia weather as particularly severe,
and referred to the good weather in
his state. He hadn't been home for
a couple of weeks and did not know
what had happened. We got a paper
yesterday from central Illinois, and
it told of an all-day rain a week ago
Sunday, which ended in a snow storm
that lasted for thirty hours; that the
thermometer went to five degrees
below zero for two days and there
was no show for warming up. When
the Illinois man was supplied With
t..iSt information he commenced to
back up somewhat and was sorry
that he made any comment on the
South Dakota weather.
H. c. Preston returned home We'd
ncsday from Chamberlain. His des-
tination was Oacoma, where he ex-
pected to attend the term Of court,
but he never got there. With Judge
Smith and Court stenographer Boyles
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