The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-25
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

koolish Saturday, a daughter.
For reliable hail insurance see w.
e. kathbun, 306 Commercial and
Savings bank building.
Mrs. w. H. Wilkinson has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Abraham
Boynton at Wagner for the past week
and returned home Saturday evening.
Frank Wedehase has been visiting
with relatives in the city for several
days and departed Monday via
the Milwaukee road for his home at
Sebastopol. Cal.
Phil Kempton came home from st.
attending st. Thomas school. He
was forced to relinquish his studies
temporarily on account of his health.
For Sale-Choice Duroc Jersey
boars of spring farrow. sired by
Prince Henry 1899 by Idaho Jim
47877. out of Proud Advance sows.
Price $50. Write me at once. r. M.
Van Wrinkle, Ordway, S. D.
Tom Barrett, one of the old Offend
ers, pleaded guilty in police court
Monday to being drunk and was
sentenced to four days in the county
jail. Tom is a good uand with a
snow shovel and. will come in handy
for the ,,eXt day or so.
We pay high prices for Hides and
Furs. Sell guns and traps cheap.
Northwestern Hide & Fur Co., Min
neapolis.
DR.. S. w. Smith, the government
stock inspector, departed Sunday af-
%ternoon for points west of the river
to look after a portion of the country
which has been under quarantine for
some time.
The government thermometer is
showing indications of colder weather
and Sunday morning responded to
the change by going to 8 degrees
above zero, and it only went to 16
degrees as the warmest of the day
yesterday. This morning the
curry stood at 6 degrees above.
In probate court Monday L.. d. Milne
the temporary administrator: Of the
estate of G. G. Woods. made his re-
cort, and retired from his connection
with the estate. E. L. May a prother
of Mrs. Wodos, assumed the work Of
administrator Saturday aud has beeu
in charge of the store for several
weeks.
Mrs. John McNary died at her
home near Bard Sunday afternoon atl
1 o'clock, aged 46 years. She has
been i'll for several months, and more
or less an invalid for the past ten
or fifteen years. The funeral SER
vices were held at the residence near
Bard Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock
and were conducted by Revs. Mr.. Nor
ton and Mr.. Marble, of this city.
Joe Michels returned Monday
from Minneapolis having seer the
btinn,.ota-Michigan gam there Sat
urday afternoon. He says that the
game was the best he ever witnessed
and that Minnesota lost through three
of her best men being on the hospital
list and Michigan being underesti-
mated. There were over 25. peo-
pie out to see the game and thous-
ands of dollars changed hands ae the
! result Of the contest.
Traffic service on the Milwaukee,
road between Chamberlain and Rapid
City is again broken by reason oil
the pontoon bridge across the river
being open. Saturday evening an ice
gorge formed when the draw of the
bridge was open and it cannot be
closed to permit the passage of trains.
The river is said to be frozen over
so that the ferry boat cannot be util-
lied to transfer passengers and ex-
press.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Clement, Mr..
and Mrs. J.. L. Donahue, Mr.. Graves
and M. j. Coyne Of Ethan, were in
the city Monday on business matters
before the probate court. Mrs. Gle
ment had a claim Of 1913 against the
estate of the late M. G. Coyne which
she desired to have allowed.
and which on being presented to the
court with the proper testimony, was
allowed. Mrs. Clement attended to
the deceased through a period of
sickness which lasted from six weeks