The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-03-11

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MATTERS or IEITEl
I'M TIE COyR
A sun school institute was
held at Woonsoc} Sunday. and in
-the afternoon $ u. Morris aad Miss
EGla laarson went uD to fine place
and each delivered aa address al the
ev ming session. They returned
home this morning
Prank Maguiee ii eeiya d a card
from his SON Phillip. wine resides in
chicago, stating that while lie was
in Washington to attend the inau-
g|uration Of President Taft that he
was admitted to practice ia the su-
preme court of the United states. Mi,
Mcguire is a former Mitchell boy and
he has made great advancement in
his legal work since removing to
Chicago.
Miss Nora Greene received a tele-
gram Sunday announcing The mar
riage of her sister, Miss Jessie
Greene, to Mr.. c. II. Houston, Which
occurred at San Marcos, Texas, Sat
urday morning at ii O'Clock. Miss
Greene accompanied her mother to
San Marcos on Wednesday even
ing of last week. being summoned
there by the serious illness OF Mr..
Houston. and it was expected that
their marriage would be Indefinitely
postponed on that account.
Mi. and Mrs. IL. Nj. Johnston dc
parted Sunday evening via the Oma-
ia road for St. Paul, whore they eX-
pect to remain in the future. Mr..
Johnston gave up the management
of the Widmann Saturday afternoon,
after a little over four years. Mr..
Johnston has a good conception of
the idea of the hotel business and
got along very we'll with his business
in this city. Bert is a fellow with a
happy disposition and takes things
as they come in an easy manner, al
ways looking out for the better day
ahead. Tie expects to get into the
hotel business in ST. Paul shortly
and his many friends in this city
will wish him the best possible III
cess in the SANITY city.
Miss Alice Beilski, deaconness OF
the Helping Hand Mission, of Siou,
City, delivered an address in the
Methodist church Sunday morning
in which she gave a detailed state
ment of the work of the mission. i
is located in the stockyard, railroad
and factory district of the city, where
the poorer classes dwell. Service!
are held each evening Of the weel
and many are converted by coming
in contact with the mission. TIL
poor are helped in many ways and
free ~dispensary is conducted for tn,
sick. She took up a collection at TIL
close of her extended address ant
secured pledges and money to thu
amount of about $500.
A. Williams, of Jersey City, N. j.
route agent for the Wells Fargo eN
press company was in Mitchell Fri
day arranging for the transfer o
the property of U. S. Express Com
pany to the Wells Fargo compan.
which will take place May LIST. ]
is the Intention OF the new compan.
10 %renovate the present fixtures a
the office OF the company and als.
put in 3 new wagons and horses he
sides new trucks IA other equip
ment at the depot. II. +. Page vii
probably retained as local agent
With their new holdings the Wells
Fargo company will have a trans
continental express company as the
have acquired the rights over the Pa
ciic coast extension of the Milwau
kee road. The local agents for til
e. S. company will probably be ken
in most of the smaller towns an
cities with changes of course in th
offices at the larger cities.
Miss Miriam W~oodberry occupie
the pulpit in the Congregations
church Sunday morning and evenin
and gave two addresses thai wer
very interesting from the missionar
point of view, in which she p~resente
the needs of home missionary worl
ing in a very convincing manner Sh
has beer stationed in work i'm Ne.
York City and learned of the cond
lions of the immigrants as the
came to this country on landing
Ellis Island She showed tho nooa