The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-02-11


Thursday for a stay of several
weeks. He is making his home on
a government claim within seven
miles of Belle Fourche. in the Black
Hills country. Mr.. Kjelmyr likes the
country out in that part of the state.
Mayor Hitchcock returned home
Saturday from Pierre, where he
attend a meeting of the Board of
Regents. Mr.. Hitchcock was appoint
chairman of the committee which
looks after the interests of Aberdeen
and Springfield normal schools and
was placed on the committee for the
agricultural college at Brookings.
The school teachers of the Mitch
ell district held their meeting at the
court house Saturday and after
noon, under the direction of County
superintendent Browne, and there
were about % present. y program
embracing matters of interest and
help to the teachers was given, and
many par llClDdlcu III llG ulSClSSlOuS
that followed. Thursday and Friday
were the regular examination days
for the teachers and II young ladies
were present to take the examination.
Charles Weller secured the team
of horses at Sioux City which Charles
Gardner got away with. They had
been sold to other parties and Mr..
Weller secured them under the act
ion of %replevin. The animals were
brought back to Mitchell Saturday
The other property that Gard
ner sold was scattered around SO
that it could not be found. This in
cluded some clothes belonging to
University students, and furniture
bought from a local house. and which
had never been paid for.
The Sioux Falls Press states that
DR.. Milo r. Slime of Hartford, was
arrested in that city Friday charg-
ed with committing the crime of man.
slaughter, in performing an operation
on the wife of William Crooks, who
died the day following the operation,
Jan. 20. 1t is stated in the complaint
that DR.. Slime was culpably negligent
and was reckless in the use of his
instruments in the operation. DR.
Durham, of Sioux Falls, who was
called into the case, asked Slime il
/ Tho oocl NC L;c o~l rrhor C@;-<
said chat it was, DR.. Durham said
If that girl were a relative of mine
would kill you. You have killed
her" DR.. Slime will nave his prelim
! mary examination Feb. 10. The cass
3 and the arrest has caused consider
\ able excitement at Hartford.
Funeral services We're held at TIL,
Holy Family church Saturda.
over tho remains of Eugene Agath:
Cunningham, the daughter of Nj
and Mrs. Thomas Cunningham, WI
passed away early Thursday mornin
and there We're many friends OF tn
family present. Sixty little girls 0
the Holy Family school attended tn
services in a body, who were TIL
school mates of the deceased. Their
were many flowers surrounding tn,
casket sent by loving friends. Re
QUEEN Mass was observed by Fathe
Shea. The remains were laid to res
in the Catholic cemetery, and the fol
lowing young men acted as pail
bearers: Leo Michels, Willie Metz
ger, Charles Scheuerenbrand. Lee
Reihsen. Edward Scheurenbrand an,
D. e. Shomer. The friends of tn,
parents will extend their SINGER
sympathy in their bereavement.
Considerable complaint is bein!
made by a number of ladies of tn
city concerning the house to hous
canvass that is being made by TIL
four Mormon elders who are at pre-
sent working in the city. A grour
Of ladies were talking a few day
ago and each was telling of the visi
of the Mormons to their homes an,
VI IuC CAOltS luGS lldue 10 lTY an
engage them in conversation con
corning the features of their religion
faith. Of course there is no law tina
prevents a Mormon from c%anvassin;
a city and engaging in the discussion
of religion, but the ladies say it i
a mighty unpleasant thing to be fore
ed to stand and listen even for a fey
moments to what these stranger
have to say. AT some places the Nor
mons are given scant ceremony an,
the door IS shut in their faces as 500
as they make their errand known. /
couple of years ago there were sew
eral Mormon leaders working in TIL,
city and e on the south side an,
a number of women over there adopt
ed heroic measures to rid that par
iof the town of the Mormons. Eacl
got a horsewhip and followed tn,
men from one house to another al