The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-12
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

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For fire and tornado insurance see
w. e. Rathbun, agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
Mrs. Frank I%ssenhuth, Of Park
ston, came up Wednesday and lis
a guest of Mrs. P. H. Kelley.
T. p. Navin went to Minneapolis
via the Omaha road Tuesday evening
to attend to some matters concerning
his new building.
Mrs. Mary Farrell. Of Lincoln.
Neb.. has been visiting with Mrs.
CharlesG. Woods. and returned home
Tuesday morning.
Captain Johnson, of the Salvation
Army, arrived in the city Monday
from Benson, Mimi. where she was
called by the sudden death of her
brother. which occurred last week.
F. A. Craft. the state fire marshal.
went to Geddes Wednesday to make
an investigation into the causes OF
the several fires which have occur-
red there Of late.
Father O'F1aherty. of Kimball,
who has been in the city for several
days attending the meetings Of the
Knights Of Columbus, left Tuesday
morning for Chicago to attend to
some business matters.
District Superintendent Shepherd,
of Sioux Falls, and Rev. w. 8. Shep-
herd. of Vermillion, arrived in the
city Wednesday for a brief stay
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. p.
Shepherd on the south side.
John Muir and family left Wednes.
over the Milwaukee road for Tacoma,
Wash. where they will make their
future home. Mr.. Muir has lived In
Mitchell about four years. and thinka
he will try the farther west for . per-
iod.
To the voters Of Dawson county:
Ny petition 10 hled with County Aud.
itor. I AM . candidate for the o6Sce
OF County Treasurer Of Dawson coun-
" at the June primary.
Very respectfully.
Levi Peiree..
Judge Drake performed his maid.
en- wedding ceremony Tuesday
when he united in marriage John
Aaydeld. Of Joplin. Mo-. and Miss
Ella Barnes. Of Rock Island. ILL.,,
both Of whom have been In the city
for q month or more. They left the
city for an eastern trip.
In reading the report Of the Bal
linger-Pinchot hearing in Washing
ton. the name Of H. X. Love appears
as one Of the witnesses. and it was
ascertained from one Of the old resi-
dents Of the city that Mr.. Love was at
one time a resident Of Mitchell. He
left here along in 1889 or 1890. and
while here was engaged in the real
estate business. He has been in
Washington for a number of years.
Director Hobson held a fine re-
hearsal last evening of the choral
club, singing over several selections
of "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast"
which is to be presented at the May
Musical Festival, in two weeks. The
singers are working with all their
energy to assist the director in CIV
ing a thorough rendition Of the beau
tifu1 music. What will add to the eff
fectiveness of the evening will be the
accompaniment of the Minneapolis
Symphony orchestra, which will form
an important part of the two days
music. Mitchell people will have a
splendid opportunity to hear some
thing exceedingly fine on May "a and
i25.
Judge Smith, Court Stenographer
Boyles and T. ]. Spangler returned
Wednesday from Gam Valley. A
short term of court was held yester-
day. Judge Smith opened court at
10 o'clock and finished the business
OF the term by 3 o'clock in the after
noon. An Indian and his squaw
created quite a good deal Of excite
ment in their divorce proceedings.
The squaw objected to the proceed
ings and getting possession Of a knife
tried to kill her liege lord, but the
sheriff prevented her. The court
granted the decree on the ground OF
cruelty.
The result Of the game at Murdo
Tuesday between the University and
the town team at that place has not