The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-10-07
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

-"f Priscilla WOrSley, of York.
vile, Ill.,, arrived to make a visit
with her sisters, Mrs. j. G. Hooper
and Mrs. James Kimble.
Roy. o. A. Phillips went over to
Huron TO attend the Methodist Con-
lefen"e, which opened there TODAY.
MR.. Phillips is one of the Oldest min
listers n the Conference and has long
been Connected in a ministerial capa-
CITY With the church.
Fred M. White is at Aberdeen dur
ing iae land registration and is asso-
clated with an information bureau.
MI. White is pretty we'll informed
concerning the lands on the Standing
ROCK Indian Agency, having been
employed by the government in a
c%lerical position when the commits
Son was making an appraisement of
the lands during the summer.
Opportunities and Possibilities in
the Orient" is the theme to when
Architect Harry w. Jones, of Min
neapo!ls will speak at the mems ban
quet during the Baptist convention.
Mr.. Jones Travelled extensively in
China and Japan two years ago, SO
that he speaks out of his experience
and observation. and from the view
point of a Christian business man.
Odd soldiers and Spanish war vet
Grams who are DESTROYS of register
ing for a chance to draw a piece of
land in the Cheyenne or Standing
Rock reservation, can secure some
registration blanks from Henry
swindler.. By the use of these blanks
1t VIII not be necessary for the appli-
cant TO go to Aberdeen and register.
Mr.. Swindler can be found at the Of
flee of I. J. Spangler.
1t is evident that the city's ordi-
nance relative to the shoveling of
coal into the basement windows on
Main street is going to be enforced.
judging from the fact that an exca-
walton is being made in the rear of
the building owned by l.. o. Gale and
occupied by w. H. Conyes. Il. L..
Rowley and his men commenced to
excayate there yesterday to make it
possible tc put the coal in at the
rear Of the store building.
While the House of a Thousand
Candles" did not have a very large
audience Tuesday evening the drama
was a very excellent one and It was
given a presentation Of a very bieh
character. Every person in tn. cast
gave full evidence Of their ability
and 1T was a great pleasure on the
part OF the people to be thus enter
tanned. The scenery was quite eff
fectiVe and was very realistic, al
though there "a not such a large
display Of candclabra as was antici-
pated. The drama is on a par with
any of the higher grade dramas
which have come to Mitchell.
Manager Hager has secured two
good ball games for this week which
will be played on Thursday and Fri
day afternoons at the driving park
with Canistota. The local players have
been playing good ball this season
and ut the last game for this year
they should receive good encourage
nlent for their efforts to keep the
national game alive. They have not
really made so bad a record, having
played. already some 16 games and
lost two out of that number. The
Canistota team is a fast bunch which
has only two defeats to their schedule
this season and the game Will as
suredly be worth seeing.
Ten days ago PostmasterWells
took up the matter with the postal
at Washington for an
other clerk in the local office, who is
to Re utilized in waiting on the win
dows of the general delivery and
stamps and to avoid keeping the peo-
pie waiting so long. Mr.. Wells in
formed The Republican that the de-
part.nent has granted him another
clerk and he will take up the work
on Dec. 1. An examination will be
he'd Oct. 8 to secure a man for the
and there ought to be several
applicants.
G. j. Anderson, of Plankinton, was
in the city Tuesday evening, and in
conversation with the writer stated
that he has Just completed the sale
CT a tract of land for which the con
s!deration was $4,000, the land be-
ing located in Aurora county. 1t was
i,nrch ased by a gentleman from Bos-
ton. who has been in South Dakota
before on many occasions and was
{ 10" ~ a land holder. This time he
hecalNe more infatuated than ever
cver the prospects of the country
~ he wanted more of the real es-
tate.
Some fellow did quite a large bust
me-. in the matter of swiping chick
on" curing corr palace week, and the
heaviest loser was Paul Scott. who
cnnaucts quite a chicken farm on the
n0rthorn Of the cifv Mr.
Scott has about 700 chickens on his
place and Monday night when the
chickens went to roost in the several
houses. Mrs. Scott looked them over
and they did not seem to fill the
places the same as before. Tuesday
Paul and his wife decided to count
the birds and see If n ere gone.
They went over the lot three times
and found that 165 of his choicest
birds were missing. Other people in