The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-12
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

Miss Mathews, OF the milline1.
firm of Mathews& Lundby, left on
the evening Omaha for a trip to the
eastern markets, and expects to be
home, accompanied by Miss Lundby,
in the course Of two or three weeks.
Mrs. May Lee and daughter,
Gladys, and Miss Myrtle Lee of Du-
luth, Mimi, are visiting their aunt,
Mrs. j.. F. Bradley, and will stay
here while Mrs. Bradley makes a
visit to Milton junction, Wis, her
old home.
Eugene McGovern of the firm of
A. I. McGovern & Sons, departed this
morning for New York city to make
the fall and winter purchases of
goods for the store. Mr.. McGovern
will combine his vacation with his
business trip.
In addition to the new hearse
which Noble & Son have just pro-
cured for their undertaking business,
they have also purchased a tent to
be used at the cemetery for placing
over the grave, where the relatives
and friends a gather while the
brief services are held at the grave.
The tent is 14x21 and will shelter
about 40 people.
TIL local police have received strict
orders to enforce the city ordinance
relating to automobiles which pro-
vides that all cars shall be number
ed and carry lights both in front and
i'm the rear. and that they shall not
be driven to exceed a speed of 10
miles per hour while in the city lin
its. The officers have not hereto
fore enforced this ordinance up to
the letter of the law but it will be
followed strictly without fear or IA
vor.
Prof. Warfield, of the University
faculty, who recently returned from
the east, received a telegram Mon
day evening announcing the sudden
death of his father at Eugene, Ore.
He said his father had been in poor
health for some time, on account Of
trouble with his heart, and which
finally caused his death. Prof. War
field said that it would be impossible
for him to go to the funeral as he
would be unable to reach Eugene in
time.
Charles James, the man who was
arrested at the Milwaukee depot af-
ter being chased through the yards
by Officer Purdy and halted with a.
revolver, pleaded guilty before Judge
Monday afternoon to being
drunk and disorderly and was fined
SO or 8 days in Jail. James while
on the passenger coming up from the
south INDUCED in some very often
sive language but Conductor Moran
finally decided not to press the charge
against him and the lesser charge of
drunkenness was preferred.
E. E. Harriott, who moved to the
city last fall, and lives at I'll Fifth
east, is representing the Da-
kota Western Assurance Co. of Wat
ertOwn. The company was started
last fall, and since that time it has
been getting in readiness to start in
business and solicit the insurance of
the citizens of the state. 1t is backed
BY many of the best men in the state,
and its insurance is the same as all
If the old line companies. Among
members of the board of direct
DIS, we notice the name of w. T..
Mcconnell, cashier of the Western
National bank.
Have you seen the new coinage of
pennies bearing the picture of Abra-
Lincoln? The Commercial and
bank got in a consignment
yesterday, and they are willing to
Exchange their new pennies for the
I'D ones at an even trade. There is
! possibility that these new pennies
will not be coined to any extent, ow-
ng to the fact that the designer plac-
ID his initials on the coin, contrary
o the governments regulations and
hey will be more valuable as keep
aes The Commercial will gladly
upply the public as long as their
oins last. I
Five hoboes created a big bunch of
excitement down in the yards OF the
company Monday evening. ,
here we're four OF them who discov-
red n fellow had some money and
how npnrod how tnov ,,ou1d ra+ ~