The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-09-16
ADDITIONAL LOCAL

gress with his appendicitis case, and
Friday was removed to his home on
the south side.
Henry Baker left on the Omaha
Thursday evening for st. Paul, where
he will remain a few days on bust
ness.
Henry Swindler spent Thursday in
Yankton in conference with Senator
Gamble concerning the work of the
Indian land %appraising committee, of
which he was a member and which
has just finished it's work.
N. M. Hoff, of Sterling, Ohio, ar
rived in the city to make a visit with
his brother, Prof. Hoff. He expects
ito remain until after corn palace
week and see what a great time is
held in the northwest to celebrate
the King Corn season.
The ladies OF the Congregational
church served a supper in the base
ment of the church Thursday evening,
which received a very liberal patron
age from the general public. The
Congregational ladies have a fine
reputation for serving appetizing sup
pers and with plenty to satisfy the
appetite.
Thursday evening Mrs. w. A.
Heimberger entertained a number of
young ladies and gentlemen at her
home in honor of Miss Racey OFT, of
Lacrosse, Wis. The evening was de-
voted to cards, music and delightful
refreshments, all of which combined
to making the affair highly enjoy
able to all.
Ralph Teal spent a portion of
Thursday in the city and went out
to the western part of the state on
the afternoon train. He is a son of
Rev. E. H. Teal. who was a former
pastor of the Baptist church, and left
with his parents some fourteen years
ago. Since that time Ralph has
grown to manhood, graduated from q
dental school and is practicing his
profession at Norton, Kan, where his
parents reside.
Lowrie Gozmann, the Italian who
was arrested Thursday charged with
violating the game law, pleaded giul-
ty to shooting three ducks and was
fined $35. The case was delayed
inability to speak English, and after
a number of his countrymen had ar
rived he confessed to having violated
the law and the fine was paid by
them. From the fact that he had
the ducks on the arrival of Les Slade,
the complainant there seemed to be
little doubt that he was aware of his
%infraction of the law.
A. E. Porteous has been down on
his farm in Rosedale township, Han
son county, for the past tree or four
days looking after his threshing. He
said his wheat turned out about 13
bushels per acre and that his flax,
which he has partly threshed, shows
an average of Is bushels per acre.
Mr.. Porteous was enthusiastic about
the outlook for corr down in that
section, and declared it to be the
best he has seer in a great many
years. The best part of it, he said,
was that the greatest majority Of the
corn was out Of the way of frost
right now, and the rest would be be-
yond danger very soon.
who we're in the city Thursday went
up to the corn palace and investigat-
ed that great building, erected in
honor of King Corn. Several of
them expressed the opinion that the
corn palace was a pretty big thing
for the corn idea. but they were free
to admit that after looking over the
corn crop on the way into the state
that the enterprise was none too
great for the corn that South Dakota
is producing. One or two Illinois
men who were in the party said that
South Dakota showed today a better
corn crop than did Illinois. That is
a pretty good boost for South Dako-
ia, when 1t is taken into considera-
ton that Illinois has something Of a
reputation Is ri growing state.
w. S. Bancroft. state game warden,
was in the city Friday and went on to
Alexandria. Mr.. Bancroft is making
the rounds Of the state to see how
we'll the county game wardens are
enforcing the law and Offering some