The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

ailh returned lOmt
Wednesday afternoon from Creigh
CON-, Nebraska, where he has been on
gagged in a surveying gang the pas
year.
Z. y. Craft received notice Satur
DAY a. M, of his disappointment as
state tlfe marshal for a period of two
more years. Mr.. Craft in the accent.
ahce OF the re-appointment finds il
necessary to give up his connection
with the Northwestern Surety Co. OF
this city.
Inc county commissioners Thurs.
Jay afternoon decided to purchase
+" Underwood typewriters, a ma
chine with wide carriage for the clerk
OF courts office and an ordinary size
Tor the auditor. These machines will
be OF great assistance to these Off
GERS in the expedition of work.
Prof. F. H. Hoff returned from his
"Trip out to Denver to attend the con-
Fentlon of the National Educational
Association. Prof. Hoff expected to go
ease to spend a portion of the vaca-
tlon but will remain here now unt1l
after the Dawson county teachers in
stltute, which opens July 26 and
~ "hlch he is one of the instructors.
Pains OF women, mead pa4ns or any
p%in stopped Iii 30 minutes sure win
pr Shonp's Pink Pain Tahlcfs Soc
ftaf formula on 25c. BOX. Sold nv
all dealers.
Wednesday }. B. Doty rounded out
the 4lst year of his life and in honor
OF that occasion some of his friends
and members of the w. C. t. u, ac-
i've and honorary, arranged a sur
prise party. About SO old and Young
gathered at the residence on Second
Avenue east and enjoyed a delightful
program of music and r%ecitations by
the younger people, after which the
ladies' served ice cream and cake.
Congratulations were extended Mr..
Doty with the hope that he would live
to celebrate many more similar oc-
casions.
Mayor Hitchcock exercised his right
OF pardon Thursday when he open
ed the jail doors and set free George
Moore and Alex Moray, two colored
prisoners who were arrested Tuesday
night while making their bed among
a clump of bushes in the western part
OF the city. The men were at work
fer a firm and the mayor let them
out on condition that they be kept
employed right along or they will
have TO get out of town. Chief Cum
ningham and Sheriff Plotner are maxi
ing q strong effort to keep the COL
ored people from hocking here in too
large numbers, as they have been
coming juite strong in the past week
II ten days. The officers have been
suite successful in preventing them
rom congregating in Mitchell to any
great extent.
A tickling or dry cough can be
quickly loosened with Dr.. Shoop's
Cough Remedy. No opium. no chloro-
form. nothing unsafe or harsh. Sold
All dealers. +
The Milwaukee pontoon bridge
across the Missouri at Chamberlain
restored Wednesday afternoon
1a1 direct traffic was resumed be-
tween that point and the Black Hills,
and the sleeping car is again restored
on the u cas- and west. The bridge
was washed away by the high water
OH June 4 and despite all TIE efforts
put forth by the company on several
occasions the bridge could not be
out into place until this time. 1t has
seen Al days since a train Wen
through from Chamberlain to the
Black Hills country. The people west
If the river are working up their pc.
ition to be presented to the railroad
commissioners asking it to require
he Milwaukee company to establish
steel bridge across the river at I,
chamberlain. il
A peculiar accident happened over
n Fourth Avenue east Saturday /
bout IL o'clock. A farmer was driy-
ng along with a hayrack in which r
'as a piece of machinery, the pole or +
ongue OF which extended out several T
to the side of the road. Mrs. d. 6
J. Bailey and Mrs. Claude Sanders :
ere driving into the city, and when 7
met the farmer they saw the ]
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