The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-28

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home at Rock Rapids, Iowa, for a
visit at the home of her parents,
Mir. and Mrs. Fred Biodstrup.
Charles scallin and little son ar
rived Wednesday evening from Elk
land, Pa, and will make their home
in this city hereafter. Mr.. Scallin
will take a position with Scallin
Bros. Co.
Pains OF women. neaa pans, or
any pain stopped in 90 minutes sure
with DR.. Shops Pink Pain Tables.
See fun formula ON 25c box. Sold by
piehl & Brown.
l.. d. Milne was in attendance at
The meeting of the life Insurance
companies at Redfeld and came home
Thursday. He was the secretary of
the convention which discussed many
matters relative to the business in
the state. The convention adopted a
resolution endorsing Commissioner
Basford for re-appointment to the
position for the ensuing year.
While w. A. Wheeler, of the Da-
kota Improved Seed Co., was out in
Montana he made the purchase of
5000 bushels of alfalfa seed which he
will ship to this city for sale among
the farmers of the state. Montana
alfalfa is said to grow luxuriously
and furnishes a splendid feed for
stock. While he was in Montana Mr..
Wheeler said that he encountered
weather that was 80 degrees below
zero.
Arthur Allen, the cemetery SEX
ton, wants to express his apprecia-
ton of the very kind act of the Lad
les Cemetery Association when it's
members were thoughtful enough
of his comfort to send him some
coal out to the cemetery during the
exceedingly cold weather of the past
two weeks. Mr.. Allen was kept at
the cemetery for three or four days
during the cold weather and through
the kindness of the ladies he was
able to keep a good fire to relieve
himself of the discomfort from work.
ing in the cold.
Senator and Mrs. H. f. Hitchcock
came home from Pierre Friday
Mrs. Hitchcock has been at the state
capital since the opening Of the leg.
islature. Senator Hitchcock will re.
main in the city until next Monday
the legislature r~econvening on Tues.
day. He stated that but very little
had been accomplished as yet, Other
than the passing of the two-cent rate
bill in both houses, although they
were different bills and would have
to be agreed upon before the bill
i would become a law.
The fire department gave a mas
ouerade ball in the city hall Wednes
day evening that was largely pat
ronized by maskers and a grea
crowd of people in the balcony
which was opened free to spectators
Four prizes were awarded for tn,
best masked lady and gentleman an
for the most comic masked pal
The prize was awarded to Miss Liz
zie Miller for the best masked lady
she appearing in the costume o
Night. while VIM. Mylan in the cos
tune of a prince carried off tn
prize for the best masked gentle
man. In the comic department Mis-
Hazel Raymond, in the character O
a black Dinah, was given the frs
prize and Henry Snow was recogni2
ed as the most comic in his character
Henry had a great layout in his Hap
Ply Hooligan character and woul
have passed for the original Hoolt
gan. The music for the evening wa
furnished by the Collins orchestra
and the affair passed off in a name
that was pleasant to all.
The young ladies VINO are intel
;, ested in the formation of the ban
for their sex alone held a meetin
Thursday evening with Bandmaste
LETTERS and talked the situation owe
with him. The young ladies, wer
enthusiastic over the propositio
and said they now had % member
who would join the organization an
}, stay by it. An organization was e.
fected by the election of the follow
ing officers: President, Miss 1sabt
Hetland; vice president, Miss He
minia Reihsen; secretary, Miss Lut
wilma Reihsen; treasurer, Miss Ell
Reed. The organization will be know
as the Mitchell Ladies Band. Nearl
every one Of the young ladies al
good musicians on other instrument
or are singers and the indication
point to the fact that they will pic
up the work rapidly. The youn
: ladies notified Bandmaster LETTERS
) order their instruments and tn