The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-30
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN TIKI COURSE OF A WEEK,

VIA x@1<0 VI I'm ~,
IN THE COU,
Miss May Grabler is reported to
be quite i'll at her home 1908 Fourth
Avenue west.
Miss Ethel Smith stopped in the
city over Christmas with friends
while on her way from Sioux City,
to Huron. where she has been living
for several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. McKillip have
been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. ].
P. McKillip for some little time, and
Monday evening returned to their
home at Dorsey, Mont.
Andrew Manning and family came
up from Rock Valley Friday night
to spend Christmas with his sisters
Mrs. VIM. Koch. Mrs. L. Herzog and
Mrs. Henry Swindler.
Bert Kings came up from Rock
Valley to spend Christmas and re-
turned Monday to take, up his
work on the bank building. which
the firm Of A. ]. Kings & Son il
building there.
Mrs. F. L. Osgood and daughters
arrived from Brookings Saturday
night via the Milwaukee road and are
keeping house on Third Avenue east.
Mr.. Osgood is employed in the job
department Of the Republican.
The Sunday afternoon meeting Of
the Y. M. G. A. was addressed by F..
L. Ransom who spoke on the topic
Of Success" Mr.. Ransom's talk was
decidedly to the point and worthy Of
a larger audience than the one which
gathered to hear him.
johnson Bros. Furniture Co. gave
away q Hoosier kitchen cabinet Sat-
urday night. About 200 people reg
istered at their store during the
week. and n persons name was
drawn from the list to receive the
cabinet. The fortunate person was
Mrs. G. w. Walrath.
i Speaking Of snow, Will R. Smith.
who has been down in eastern Iowa,
for several weeks. says that the old
settlers In that country declare there
is more snow there now than has
been the case for a period Of thirty
years. All over that section he said
the sno was about a foot deep on
the level.
MI. and Mrs. G. w. Johnson de:
parted Monday for Keokuk. Iowa,
where they go to attend the funeral
of Mrs. G. w. Johnston's brother, w.
A. Spain. He died at San Antonio,
Texas. on Christmas day. having gone
there recently. His death was sudden
and unexpected. as Mrs. Johnston
was not aware Of his sickness.
Mrs. Thomas Fullerton and sister,
Miss Reid. departed Monday for
Clay Center. Kan. They will visit
there a week and then depart for
Los Angeles. Cal. to spend the win.
ter. returning in May. Mr.. Fullerton
expects to join chem in the course
Of a week. but will remain here until
that time expecting to be called to
the home of his mother. who is quite
i'll.
The basketball game Saturda,
evening between the High School and
Alumni was one Of the best seer
here this season, the former winning
by the score Of 80 to "a. Some splen.
did work was done by various indi
! viduals and the game was much
closer than the score would indicate
Lester and Hofstetter played for
wards for the school, Rowley center
and Lovinger and Doyle guards. TIL,
graduate team was Aspinwall ant
Jones guards. Storer. center, ant
Wiltse and Cook, guards.
The district superintendent, DR.
J.. o. Dobson preached the mornin,
sermon in the First Methodist churcl
Sunday. It was a strong address O.
the Holy Spirit. The pastor. Dr.
Hoagland. preached the evening ser
mon. It was a Christmas sermol
lfull Of hope and good cheer Of tn
season. At the conclusion of tn
lsermon three responded to the in
vitation to unite with the church ant
came forward and gave their names
The music Of the day under the di
rection Of Prof. Hobson was inspirin
the choruses and solos being of a!
Exceptionally high order. Both con
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