The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-05-20

Assistant Acknowledgement, G. D..
Sterling was in the City Monday Wis
iting friends and acquaintance be-
tween trains.
Mrs. w. n. Barber and Mrs. Bert
Miner, Of Hermosa, vent to Parkston
Wednesday to visit with relative.
Mrs. Barber expects to leave for lls-
mOnd in the course of ten days to
join Mr.. Barber in their new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Smith. Mrs.
W. t. George, Misses Laura Maris,
Mabel Corson and Madge Shyrock,
OF Washington Springs, arrived in
the city "Wednesday to remain
through the May Musical Festival.
They are guests at the home of w.
I. and A. r. Mcconnell.
Monday evening, George Horus, a
member of the crew that has been
working in the Milwaukee gravel pit,
died of tuberculosis after having
been sick for over a year. Horus was
a native of Roumania and a married
man. The interment was made in
Graceland cemetary Tuesday after
noon. No funeral services We're held.
l. w. Seaman and A. r. Mcconnell
arrived home Tuesday evening from
Mandan, n. d., where they had been
to look after their ranch interests.
Mr.. Seaman said that the Northern
Pacific road was building through
their ranch and hat a town had been
located on their property since they
had made the purchase of the big
tract of land.
When the Milwaukee company es-
tabIished the two night trains be
tween Sioux City and Aberdeen it was
necessary to have an all-night ticket
agent at the local station. Dennis
C~oughlin has accepted the position
with the company and started in on
the work Monday night. BY reason OF
this change Ticket Agent Snow GEES
somewhat shorter hours.
salem Special: James McCornish
came over from Mitchell Tuesday to
see how things wore progressing at
the driving park. E%aruhare l}ros. had
;. completed the concrete orr the first
OF he week and Contractor Kinzley
expects to have the barn ready to
turn over to the association about
May goth. Mr.. McCormisb will move
his family here next week, il he car
, find q suitable house.
See w. e. Bathbun for reliable
a hail Insurance. Mitchell, S. ID.
A party of married people had {
lively time down to the river Sun
day. They started a fire to boil tho
coffee for dinner, and the FIR spread
! . the grass which o o escaped then
nd started off into a pasture. The
i combined efforts OF The mon We're suf
icient, however, to put cut the flames
e The men took their coats and soaked
II them in the river and hurried bacl
to the fire and dashed the flames out
q \ little lad who was staked out t.
q keep him from falling in the rive
2 was Just out of the way of the flames
Superintendent Hoff has nnoun
. ed the honors for the graduatin
class of the high school. Scott Wi.
e kins will deliver the valedictor.
+e Ralph Doyle has the salutatory, an
Miss Hazel Charlesworth has bee
t awarded the scholarship extended t
y the graduating class having the choio
e of five institutions in the state. II
d honors are awarded on the standin
a of four ears, also the ability for o
u iginal thought. writing good Englis
IS and delivery. The high school facult
lie makes the awards after thoroug
10 consideration.
= T. j. Spangler arrived home Tue
q day evening from Olivet, where
attended circuit court during I'll
or day. having made the trip down the,
& with DR.. C. S. Bobb in his autom
h. bile. Mr.. Spangler appeared as tt
5v attorney for Thomas Coyne, in whit
os Michel Covne ana his brother broug'
nd suit to recover the deed to a quart
e. section of land. This land was give
- Mr.. Coyne by his mother before 81
H. died, and the other brothers were n
h. satisfied with the distribution of II
as property. The court directed
av judgment in favor of Mr.. Spanglel
e. client.
d. Rev. DR.. George Williams, a for1
ny er pastor of this city, delivered
er interesting historical lecture at t.
of Presbyterian church Tuesday eve
ut ing, a portion Of which related
M his travels in foreign countries.
re gave a fine description of st. Pau
nd church in Rome and of the Sisti
cbono, IN copoaction tho Cathod