The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-16

w, q. Rathbun, agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
Miss Ella Webster has been snend-
ing the summer at Madison, Wis. and
Minneapolis and returned home
Thursday evening via the Omaha
road.
Dr. kerfoot arrived home Friday
from Chicago where he has been
looking up applicants for the vacan-
cies which have recently occurred in
the University faculty. in the chairs
of science and history.
Fred NJ. White came home FRIDAY
morning from the Standing Rock
Agency, where he has been in the ca
paclty q clerk to the Indian land an
praising committee. He transacted
some business in Minneapolis and at
tended the state fair for a day or
two before coming home.
j. ]. Evans and son, Lloyd. left
Wednesday evening on the Omaha
for st. Paul, from where they will
leave after a few days for Los An
geles, California. Mrs. Evans and
daughter left Monday and the family
VIII stay in California for a year and
then VIII locate permanently there if
they ind the climate and conditions
suitable.
Mrs. r. P. Edison and Miss Edison
departed Friday morning for Mason
City, Iowa. They were called there
by the serious illness of Mrs. Grace
Chambers, daughter of Mrs. Edison.
Her condition has grown worse in the
past day of two and there seems to
be but little hope for her
Mr.. Edison, who is superintendent of
the Milwaukee road to the Black
Hills, could not be found in time for
him to go with the ladies.
James Graham and family left
FRIDAY afternoon over the Milwaukee
for their old home at Hazel, this
state, where they will stop over a
day before proceeding to Salem. Ore
gon, where they will make their
home in the future. They will 20
over the Great Northern route from
st. Paul. A large number Of their
friends were at the depot this after
noon to bid them goodbye.
The Mitchell Harness Co., compos-
ed of Messrs. Kress and Roddy, got
IN a car load of material for their
Wholesale and Jobbing establishment.
and it is being unloaded Friday. AS
soon as they get their stock placed !
in position they viii be ready for
business. Several travelling men will
be placed on the road at once, and
they very confidently expect to work
up a good business. The firm has a
n territory to work on. and with
the prices they can make against the
long shipment from eastern points
they will be able to make a success of
undertaking. This gives Mitch
ell one more wholesal establishment
and there is room for others to fol-
low.
William Koch is making good
Roadway with his new fiat building
which he IS having constructed on
RoWlay street. just at the rear of his
residence and other fiat building. 1t
is three stories high, but without
basement. Nh. Koch said that his
fiat would accommodate eleven fani-
lies and that all the apartments are
practically spoken for right now. and
that there is no question in his mind
but what he could build another and
still get sufficient renters. In con-
nection with the new fiat he is build
ing a new heating plant which will
serve the purpose of heating the two
fiat buildings and also his private
residence.
- -. -AlhllloOu "dS OUT uullLluS
the other day and winged a duck
which fell in the tall grass near the
rivers edge. He didn't want to lose ,
the bird, whether because game had
been scarce or not we don't know,
but he made a very cautions approach
to where it was living and reached
for it. When the DR.. got hold of
what he thought was the duck he
emitted a yell that could be heard
for miles. Instead of the duck lying
at the very spot it was a muskrat
that was taking it's ease. When the
physician grabbed it over the back
the muskrat took a bite at the physi-
clans hand and the little animal went
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