The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-16
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

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l Acb., Monday to visit her sister,
Mrs. j. II. Till.
Howard Gardner and c. f. Ray
lnQhd went to Huron Monday
Where the state fair opens TODAY.
L. p. Sand shipped four crates OF
his prize winning Barred Rocks to
the Huron state fair Monday for
The poultry exhibit.
Mrs. M. Devers returned SUNDAY
from Chelsea after being there the
past two weeks visiting at the home
OF her daughter. Mrs. G. M. Hal
penny.
Miss Hattie Boice went Monday to
the state fair at Huron and
Will there act as the representative or
the Progressive Poultry Journal of
this city.
j. f. Rogers and M. H. Mussman
of Chamberlain were in the CITY Mon
day on their way home from several
days of successful duck hunting on
Long Lake.
Mrs. John Grace and Mr.. and Mrs.
George Grace arrived home Monday
morning from their trip out to Seattle
and the many places of interest along
the Pacific coast country.
Paul Ford went Monday to
East LaIslns,. 1Tichigar where he
has a nositie.. as instructor in the
evil engineering school of the Mich
igan State Agricultural college.
George G.. Grace, editor of the
Lead Call, arrived in the city Monday
morning with an exhibit which he
will take to the state fair at Huron.
He was the guest of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Grace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milo M%endenhall. who
have been visiting during the summer
at the residence of John Grace, re-
We 4NtOldoy IlOllllllS w Eh1lhSNlllG
Mo-, and Mr.. M%endenhall will re-
sumo his study of %osteopathy in the
college.
Monday evening Sid Smith left for
Minneapolis to r%e-enter the civil en-
cheering school in the University.
During the summer vacation he has
been a member of a surveying party
and has, been getting some practical
experience in the field.
John Corcoran vent to Spencer
Monday for the purpose of NOV
ing his family and household goods
10 Mitchell. They Will reside on east
Third Avenue. Mr.. Corcoran is a bar
Der in t4e Widmann barber shop ana
has been in the city about a month.
The postofice fixtures in the Smith
and Dawson building were taken
Monday and will be shipped at
&c to Gregory, the postmaster there
2aVtng purchased them for installa-
ION in the local office. When Tom
Burns gets his mail through that
office hereafter he will think that he
is back in Mitchell.
~ Mccarthy Monday disposed of his
cafe to Smith & ~Goldhagen, the for
mer to have charge of the business.
Mr.. Smith from Illinois, and
is regarded as a fine caterer. The new
firm will take charge Saturday. Mr..
aud Mrs. Mccarthy will go to Water
town and will have charge of the
dining room Of the Kampeska, which
now is operated on the European
plan.
Will Scallin went over to Huron
Sunday afternoon to attend the state
fair. Mr.. Scallin is the superintendent
of the poultry department., and he
says that since the state board has
given the poultry fanciers a fine new
building in which to make their dis
play that many more are taking an
interest in exhibiting their chickens.
He expects a larger entry list this
year than last year.
Reports from the Plankinton fair
are to the effect that it was a fine
success. which it could not we'll help
being under the management of Sec
rotary Boynton. He has a splendid
idea of what a fair should be and
what must be done to entertain the
people. consequently he went after
those very things with the result that
the crowds were pleased each day
of the exhibition. The races were
good and the baseball games caught
the popular fancy.