The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-12
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY
MAT T5RS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN TIE COURSE OF A WEEK.

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Savings bank building.
hrs. Or. Graves, OF HinckIey, Ill.
arrived Wednesday to visit hei
sister, Mrs. #. j. Herrick..
Mrs. George slagle came home
Thursday from Waukoma, Iowa
%here she has been visiting for sew.
era! weeks.
Mrs. Thomas Fullerton and sister
MIS- Iteel, departed Friday "a sim
VIA the Milwaukee road for Ctica
Ohio, where they will visit for som,
little time.
A. j. Kings went TO Platte 1.,4s-
day to remain a fsM day.. i.e
has Just started his force of men at
work down there On the erection OF
a new building for the Platte State
bank. 1t will cost about $4,000 when
completed.
d. j. Sherwood of st. Louis Thu1s.
day took charge of the Mitchell Power
Company as manager, succeeding F.
x. Pullen who will return to St.
Louis to engage in the supply bust
ness. Mr.. Sherwood is a young maj
of much ability and has been engaged
with the Laclede Gas Light company
of ST. Louis.
Mrs. Thos. Taubman and Mrs. H.
H. Carey arrived in the city from the
north Thursday and left on the
afternoon train for Plankinton and
Mt. Vernon. The ladies have beer
away on a trip with the National Ed
itorial Association, which spent some
time at Seattle and then went on to
Alaska for an exploration of that
country.
The auto bug has been working On
A. B. Hager for some time and final
;ly was effective when Manager Bar
ry sold him a fine Cadillac touring
car. The machine came on the Oma-
ha freight Wednesday afternoon and
in the evening Mr.. Hager had his
first JOY ride in his own car in the
evening. He has his garage built in
the rear of his residence property
and has already a cement driveway
up to it.
Out of a hundred or more tran
sients who were passing through here
Thursday protesting to be looking
for work Chief of Police Cunningham
found one who was willing go to
Alexandra to work in the harvest
field for $3.50 per day and board
The farmers over there wanted abou,
10 or Is ME to help then out and
this one seemed to be sincere at all
in asking for a job. The desire OF
most of the hoboes who are now rid.
ing the freight trains is to keep as
far ahead of the harvest fields as
possible and not allow themselves tc
be overtaken.
Mrs. Clara A. Lukens departed
Thursday via the Milwaukee roat
for Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend
the national encampment of the Wo.
mems Relief Corps. Mrs. Lukens
has held the position for the las
year of national Junior vice presi
dent and if the rule of succession fol,
lows in the relief corps as in many
other organizations Mrs. Lukens viii
have the distinguished honor of be
ing elected as the head of the ma.
tional relief corps. 1t will be quite
an honor to bring to Mitchell, anc
her many friends not only in Mitch
ell but in all parts of the state viii
hope that she will be exalted to the
position. After the adjournment O
the relief corps session Mrs. Luken!
will go on to Seattle for the exposi
ton. She will be absent perhaps tire,
months.
"Wednesday evening Miss Kati'
Mae Herzog gave a parcel shower il
honor of the approaching wedding
nuptials of Miss Gertrude Koch
which was held at Miss Herzog'
home on First Avenue west. Twelv,
of the lady friends were present a
the occasion, which proved one o
delight to all. The rooms and tn
dining room were decorated profuse
ly with red hearts, and very prett
place cards, bearing a fourleaf Glove
and the printed name Of each guest
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