The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-11

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over Sunday visiting as the guest of
Mrs. Greeting.
l.. A. Pope, secretary of the Edu-
Gator company, went out 10 Redfield
Saturday on a business trip returning
Monday morning.
James Tschetter, of B~ridgewater,
has been in the city for several days
with a view of securing a location
for his eli ar factory. He has decid-
ed to remove his establishment to
Mitchell and ome in about thirty
days. At the present time he en-
ploys eight men, and he thinks that
within several months he will have
worked up a trade that will require
men. Mr.. Tschetter has already work
ed UP a large patronage for his fact
Dry, and it is said that he makes
a fine line of cigars that are popular
| wherever sold. He employs several
musicians in his shop and they will
be valuable acquisitions for the band.
j. NJ. Lewis arrived from Sioux
City Monday evening. Mr.. Lewis has
been called here by the sewer COM
mittee of the city council for con-
sultation with the committee and
Mayor Hitchcock concerning the pro-
posed new drainage proposition. Mr..
Lewis was for ten years city engineer
of Sioux City and on drainage
matters he is recognized as having
much ability. They expected to get
the storm and the absence of Mayor
Hitchcock who was s%nowbound at Ar
mour, it will be deferred until condi-
lions are better.
Charlie Krom was the first man to
do any kind of spring road work, and
that is getting at it pretty early. Mr..
Krom is a good road enthusiast and
believes in doing a little personal
work along the road in front of his
house when it is bad. The ground
was thawed out sufficiently Saturday
and Mr. Krom got the road scraper
out and smoothed off the rough plac-
es and rounded up the sides SO that
from the bottom of the hill to the
Firesteel creek the road is as smooth
as the floor. With a common road
drag owned by every farmer and a
couple of hours work occasionally
there might be a vast improvement
made in the roads when the road
working season is over with.
The Mitchell Ecampment ar auxili-
airy to the Odd Fellows, was very
busy Monday night in the matter of
initiation. They had visitors from
Plankinton, Mt. Vernon, Letcher,
Parkston, Fulton, Alexandria, and
DR.. Bennett came up from Midtown
to attend the work. Thirteen new
members were given the three de-
grees Of the camp during the night
and it was 6 o'clock Tuesday morning
when the camp adjourned. At mid
night the members, about 65 in mum
Der, went to the cafe of the Mitchell
Catering Co. and sat down to a fine
banquet. All the visiting members,
about 40 in number, are still in the
city, and will have to remain here
until the roads are opened up.
The Temperance uebating contest
which was scheduled for the Free
Methodist church Monday did not
take place owing to the severe storm
nor did the ladies gather there for
the purpose Of discussing the Nor
mon situation in this city. 1t has
been advertised that a number OF
ladies would hold a meeting at the
church looking to getting rid Of the
Mormon missionaries from the city.
One Of the ladies who is interested
in the movement was asked Tuesday
morning that in view of the meeting
not being held ii 1t was the purpose
of the ladies to still get together to
take some action. The lady stated
that just as soon as possible the
meeting would be called again and
the matter taken up; that while the
| storm delayed matters a little they
not by any means propose to abandon
their position.
According to information recently
received by Deputy Sheriff Cook from
Pierre, Albert Stahl, who was recent.
ly taken up to Hughes county to
answer to the charge OF attempted
bribery in connection with a civil
case in which he was interested, was
convicted and fined 800. The exact
charge or crime which he is alleged
to have committed was not given
The whole trouble grew out of &
case wherein it is alleged Stahl OBJ.
tanned the property Of two parties te
a divorce case and the cooperation
giving them notes for the same which