The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-21
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

4V1I1 l LINZ vi lin i Ii
IN THE COUR.
G. j. Jackman who formerly prac-
ticed law in this city but is now To-
Gated in Minneapolis as attorney for
an insurance firm, was in the city
Thursday visiting at the home of
his uncle, Craig Wilson.
q. S. Johnson has recently moved
to Mitchell from Benson, Mimi, and
has taken charge of eleven counties
for the Acme Harvesting Machine Co.
At the present time Mr.. johnson and
wife are stopping at the Widmann.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Siberz have re-
turned to the city from Cashton,
Wis, where Mrs. Siberz had been for
three months assisting in taking care
of her father and who died the day
before Christmas.
Harry Smith, indicted at the Aber-
deem term of federal court for selling
liquor without a government license,
was taken to Sioux Falls Thursday
by Deputy Marshal Edwards where
it is expected he will enter a plea of
guilty before Judge Garland.
In the list sent out by state super
intendent Ustrud lately, of those who
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ductors in 1909, four men from
Mitchell are included. They are Prof
essors L.. A. Stout and Samuel Well
of the University, and Professors f.
IL. Hoff and j.. C. Lindsay of the high
school.
Frank III. Winsor arrived home
Friday evening from Eugene, Ore
son, and says he will remain in the
banana belt for the rest of the whit
at Eugene, where the boys are at.
tending school and they will return
in the Mr.. Winsor stated
that the weather so far had beer
anything but pleasant, and he was
glad enough to get back home again
Plankinton Mail: Mrs. VanDyke
who recently submitted to an opera,
Ition in the Mitchell hospital is agar
very ill. Drs. Bobb and Ball were III
from Mitchell Tuesday in consulta
ton on her case and reports are no
encouraging. The operation was
successful but complications made
their appearance, which augmented
by the weak condition of Mrs. Van
Dyke, makes her recovery a matte
of grave concern.
Miss Marie Gould entertained
few of her lady friends at a 6 o'clocl
dinner Friday evening. Covers wer
laid for fifteen. After a three cours
dinner had been served Miss Goul,
was presented with a beautiful gol
locket in honor of her birthday
Sleighs were ready at 1880 and the
were conveyed to the Baptist church
where they spent a pleasant hou
listening to the Rev. j. F. Conan
preach a most powerful
The Plankinton Mail announce
the death of Frank H. Clark, whic
occurred at Los Angeles, Cal, jar
8. A letter was received by Mrs. {
j. Anderson from Mrs. Clark cor
tanning the information. Mr.. Clar
was a former resident of Plankinto
and was engaged in the real estat
business, and in hat capacity ofte
came to Mitchell. Mr.. Clark's deaf
was announced in Plankinton severe
months ago. but 1t seems to hav
been premature.
Word was received by DR.. B.
Bobb Thursday of a fire whic
occurred at the home of Mrs. Volne
Sphinx near Meadows, and about 6
miles west of Lennon. Mrs. Spin
and daughter are living on the:
claim and Belle is teaching schot
some five miles distant, making til
trip every day. Last Friday mornin
Mrs. Sphinx built a fire and in SON
way the roof took fire and burned tt
shanty completely and everything
it. She was alone that night as hi
daughter did not come home. Wit
her body barely covered with cloth
Mrs. Sphinx had to walk a mile to
neighbours for shelter and where HI
daughter had remained over nigh
Mrs. Sphinx was unable to save eve
the money she had in the house
the time.
Thursday night Bandmaster Jc
fers had a goodly number of mus
clans out to rehearsal and every j
dication points to the success of tt
project. There were 10 men prese
!, and Mr.. LETTERS says that he W