The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-09
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Mr.. and Mrs. J.. B. Wolgemuth ar
rived home Thursday from their
trip IL to Hamilton, Mont, and re-
port having had a fine trip.
Mrs. r. p. Edison wen to Mason
City, Iowa, Thursday. being called
there by the serious illness of her
daughter. Mrs, Grace Chambers, who
is quite i'll with typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F. Patton and Jack
returned Thursday p. M, from En-
m%etsburg, Iowa. They We're called
there by the serious illness Of Mr..
Patton's mother, who was much bet
ter when they left.
l.. A. Jones, who is employed in the
government service as an assistant
drainage engineer, left Thursday
for Vermillion, and from there he
will go to points in Kansas on govern
ment work.
DR.. n Mrs. G.. S. Bobb left via
the Omaha road Thursday a. m, for
their vacation out to the Seattle ex-
position, going via the Canadian
route, and perhaps going on to Cali
fornia points.
Thursday evening at Z O'Clock at
the Congregational parsonage occur
red the marriage of Lewis R. Hol-
lingshead, of this city, and Miss Ella
Gurtz, of Marion junction, the cere-
money being performed by Res. A.
Craig Bowdish. The bridal couple
Will live OIL Second avenue east.
II. b. Potter, of Brookings Agricul-
tural college, spent Thursday in driv-
ing ever the country surrounding
Mitchell looking over the corn crop
to familiarize himself with the con-
ditions. Mr.. Potter is the new as
sistant agronomist of the agricultural
college and will work in connection
with Prof. Willis. a{A4 =
Miss Fannie Mccormick departed
Thursday a. m, for Greensboro, Ken
lucky, where she will make her home
for the future. Miss Mccormick has
been elected to the position of teach
er of voice and piano in the college
of that place. Talented in both voice
and piano and with a conscientious
effort behind her work we believe
that she will be a%bundantly success
full. j
Mrs. Alice M. Ravens moved down
from Woonsocket Wednesday and
has taken possession of the residence
which she has purchased from Joseph
Graham on the south side. The house
is a large n and part of it will be
devoted to rooming students of the
University. Mrs. Ravens has long
been a prominent member Of the
state w. C. T. U. and at the present
time is secretary-treasurer of the
local district.
Robert Cowan, aged SO years died
Thursday at his residence, 1901
First Avenue east, as the result of
apoplexy, with which he has been i'll
for three weeks, although he has been
sick with other complications for the
past year. He leaves a wife and two
children to mourn his loss. The re-
mains were taken to Sanborn coun-
ty and laid to rest there Friday
morning. The trip will be made over
land.
j. II. Murphy, the owner of the
system of lunch counters and eating
houses en- the Milwaukee road, was
in the city today looking over the
in the city Thursday looking over the
the new depot. Mr.. Murphy said that
Mitchell had as good a lunch counter
service as any town on the Milwaukee
road that was twice it's size. He went
to Aberdeen on the afternoon passen-
ger.
Superintendent Collins, of the MIL
waukee's Iowa and Dakota division,
was in the city Thursday looking over
the new depot and watching the pro-
gress that is being made in the large
amount Of cement work that is I'M
der construction. Mr.. Collins is par
ticularly proud of the company's new
depot and it is due a great deal to his
efforts that the company gave Mitch
ell such an attractive building. Mr..
Collins says that the surroundings
will be completed in time for the corn
palace, and he says he will be pre-
sent during the big event of the north
west.