The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-11-18

they will be more careful in the flu.
ture.
MISS Mollie Randall, of Hetland,
arrived in the city and has accepted
the position as night operator at the
telephone exchange.
Thomas Morgans left Thursday a.
m, for points in Missouri and will
spend some time in the safe locking
~ real estate matters for the Truay
Land Co., of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green came uu
from their Lisbon township farm
Thursday and left on the Mirwau-
kee passenger for Eureka Springs.
Ark, where they will spend the win
ter with relatives and friends. Mr..
Green said that the Springs vas one
OF the most pleasant places to spend
the winter of any that he had visit
ed in a good many years.
r. j. Bentz connected with the
office OF the state commissioner of
school and public lands, was in tie
city Thursday on business connected
with school lands in this vicinity. He
investigated the conditions in Pros
per township where a drainage ditch
has been CONSTRUCTED across d school
section with a purpose of ascertain
ing what damage if any, had been
done to the prone'..v. The Milwau-
kee road has also been ~endeayoring
to secure the rights t. the gravel on
the school section near the right of
way in Badger township and MIR.
BentZ also looked this over.
w. D. Abbott, formerly of this city
was in town while on his way home
to Presho from St. Paul. Mr.. Abb
bolt is the manager of the Presho
Produce Co. and he has been buying
a large number of milk COWS which
he is selling to the farmers around
Presho in order for them to create
business for the company. He said
he was having no trouble in dispos-
ing of the COW and that the farmers
have commenced to see the money
that can be made in handling dairy
COWS and then patronizing the cream
cry. The industry has been tried
out in this section and found to be
a winner by long odds, and it is be-
ing introduced on a large scale out
on the reservation.
Without any particular amount
of bluster, and no warning from the
weather bureau winter set in Friday
night with the first snow of the sea-
son, starting in about z O'Clock and
fell lightly throughout the night and
a good portion of Saturday. The
plunge into winter was sudden, FOR
on Wednesday the thermometer stood
at II degrees and just a week ago
today the mercury went up to rs de-
grees, and we are inclined to the
opinion that it is something of a
change from summer Temperature tp
the ground covered with snow. A
good many people were no: quite
ready for setting in of winter. but
this will have a tendency to hurry up
the laggard ones.
The first of the noon hour meet
ings of the Y. NJ. G.. A. in the week
of prayer was held Monday in rooms
in the city hall, DR.. ]. S. Hoagland of
the Methodist church leading. DR..
Hoagland discussed the work of the
international committee of the Y. M.
c. A. and the results they have been
accomplishing. At the present time
the Association has 80 secretaries in
foreign work scattered in 80 COM
mercial and educational centers in
Is different countries. The who'll of
the civilized and part of the pagan
world ir covered by the Y. NJ. C. A.
movement which is endeavoring to
lead men to live up to their better
selves. The meeting Tuesday will be
in charge of DR.. T. j. Macmurray
of the Presbyterian church and every
mar is welcome to the services.
Mesrs. s. e. Morris, DR.. E. w.
Heyler and w. A. Branch, forming
the committee which has in charge
the dedication of the new high school
building, held a meeting Saturday
evening to lay the plans for the dedi-
cation services. DR.. Heyler and Sup
erintendent Hoff we're appointed a
committee on speakers. j. j. Man
they, H. G. Roberts, Misses Mitchell,
Thurston and Putney, under the di-
rectiOn of Messrs. Morris and Branch