The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
PUT on THE AHIlERs

PUT on THE AWTlERS
Twenty Fauns Were Msde Into Fun
Grown En Friday Night-Most
Of Them Out Of Town.
One Of the biggest classes for in
itiation that the Elks have had In
several months was that taken in
Friday evening. The limit Of the
number to be initiated at one time
under the rules Of the lodge 10 twenty
and the limit was reached on, this
occasion.
There we're a large number Of Elks
out to the meeting to see the work
of the evening and the gentlemen
who went through expressed them
selves as having received their mon
ey's worth.
Mt. Vernon, through tbs efforts OF
G. A. Irish. contributed the largest
number, and they are as follows: w.
". Davis. NJ. q. H%elgerson. =. b.
Dickson, A. w. Helgerson, q. w. Law
renee, L. G. Helgerson. Edward w.
Jones. G. F. shaner. sigmund F.
Schirmer, ]. w. johnson, ]. 3.
Dougherty. T. B. Haynes. Harvey
Martin, A. H. Baker. Guy H. Smith.
the editor Of the Mt. Vernon News.
s. H. Blackwell, DR.. q. w. White, and
j. E. Sullivan, editor OF the Mali.
was the list from Plankinton. r. N.
Skinner, of Farmer, and j. e. Smeed.
of this city, a travelling man, COM
pleted the list of twenty.
After the work of initiation was
finished the candidates we're called
upon to express themselves briefly.
Remarks were also made by Dick
Woods of Sioux Falls, H. c. Preston,
II. J. Spangler, and Secretary Silsby,
while Mr.. Benz, Of Aberdeen, spoke
of the work that he saw during the
evening, complimenting officers high
ly for their capabilities in that dt-
rection.
Among the strangers from out of
town present during the evening were
Sam Bear, who helped in the initia-
tory work, and Dick Woods, presi-
dent of Elks' State Association, Of
Sioux, Falls, NJ. G. Belts, G. A. Irish
and G. w. Downs of Mt. Vernon, Don
aid Fellows, R. G. Blackwell and j.
w. Primmer, of Plankinton, and r.
L. Tremaine of Ethan.
Messrs. Tournier and Eastman en-
tertained the Elks with solos and in
the meantime the tables were spread
for a delicious luncheon, which fol-
lowed, and which was prepared BY
the Washington cafe.
The meeting was one Of the best
that the Elks have held in some time.
and another of equally as, large pro-
portions is promised for the first FRI
day in December. when another large
class is to be taken In.
Queer Accident Caused Death.
woonsocket, Nov. 22.-Osaar
swenson aged % years met death n
a tragic manner last Friday near
Lane. He was driving cattle home
from the Nisbet farm where his Ia
Their had purchased them at a sale.
to their home four miles north Of
Lane, when his horse became fright
ened and reared throwing the young
man over backward and falling on
top Of him. the horn Of the saddle
striking him in the abdomen. The
young man walked to the Nisbet
house a distance of q quarterof a
mile, after the accident, and ply
stefan was summoned. The accident
occurred at 1O:3O a. m. Friday and
Swenson lived until 10 q. M Sstur-s
day. his INJURIES being Of such q na-E
ture as to make recovery impossible.
His last few hours - full Of in-
tense suffering.j The remains were
brought to this city Saturday eyen-
ing and were taken on the midnight
train to Ottawa, Illinois. for burial
The father and son were alone. hay-
ing bought land heresonly recently..s
and the rest OF the family nsresstilIs
in Illinois when the fatal acci1s1js
Cured. saSS