The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

George e. Foster returned Wednes-
day p. ii. from Dallas where he has
been on some real estate business.
j. w. Broadbent, of the Mitchell
Furniture Co.. left Tuesday night Tor
points in the east, visiting the whole
sale and manufacturing points OF
furniture. He expects to be gone sew
eral weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. O.. p. Graham, Of
Union Grove, Wis, arrived in the
city Wednesday from Woonsocket
to make a short visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Il. Kibbee. The Grahams
were former residents of Mitchell.
Chief of Police Cunningham Fri
day evening arrested Harry Dawson,
who claimed to be from Des Moines,
just as he Vas in the act of rolling
a cigarette. He Was taken before
Judge Markham who fined him $40
and in default thereof, 5 days in jail.
In police court Wednesday Charles
Hogan, Lee Cannon, and Albert New
man pleaded guilty to being drunk
and were each fined SIS or 4 days la
Dor On the streets. The first two
named paid their fine and Newman,
who has every appearance of being
a hoboe, will do the labor.
The Sioux City Journal reported
Tuesday that a marriage license was
granted to j. j.. Manthey and Miss
Mable Meiehen. 1t is understood
that they were united in marriage in
one of the Catholic churches at Sioux
City. Wednesday, and that they are
expected to arrive in the city this
evening. Mr.. Manthey is the princi-
pal of the city schools and his bride
taught in n of the grades last year.
Both are exceptionally fine young
people, cultured and highly educated
and will be welcomed into the social
circles of the city under their new re-
lations. They will take up their res
idence in the eastern part of the city.
Andrew Kelley and Thomas Lut-
ken pleaded guilty in police court
this morning to being drunk and were
fined $40 or s days in Jail. The form
er claimed to be a veteran of the
Spanish American Var and to have
recently come into the state looking
TO rwork. A colored gentleman by
the name of William Nelson was up
on the charge of vagrancy but salts
fed the court that he was willing to
work and was released. Nelson said
he was y barber and had been work
ing in shops in Denver and Omaha.
He stated that in this state colored
people met with Il cool reception but
that he would work if given a chance.
He vas fairly we'll dressed and seem
ed honest in his assertions.
Secretary Ness has commenced to
receive inquiries and applications for
space from counties to get in on the
agricultural exhibit. Hanson county
will be we'll represented again, and
the county commissioners have made
an appropriation and placed G. E.
Tawmbly in charge of the exhibit.
The Dawson commissioners appro-
priated $3.50 for a county exhibit and
~. r. Allison will have charge Of the
same. Secretary Ness is of the opin-
ion that with the present crop condi.
tions carried through to a success
full conclusion that some splendid ag-
ricultural exhibits will be on display
during the week of the place, Sept.
~ to Oct. Q.
DR.. ]. D. Trimble, general secre.
tary Of the laymens' missionary
movement, held a conference in this
city with the various pastors of the
evangelical churches and also the
laymen to arrange for one of the
great missionary conventions of the
laymen, which is scheduled to be
held in Mitchell some time during
the month of March next. From the
very large territory from which dele
gates are to be selected it is evident
that there will be an immense con-
course of laynen missionaries in the
city at that time. District Superin-
tendent Dobson gave it as his opin.
ion that there ought to be at least
from 500 to 1000 delegates in at
tendance at the convention. There
will be held in various parts Of The
country IS other laymen conventions,
which will be concluded with a great
national convention to be held in
Chicago later in the year.