The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MAT OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK,

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have been visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Downey and returned home to
Lennon Saturday afternoon
Mrs. G. j. Potter has been visiting
with relatives at Fargo, N. D.. for the
past month and came home Saturday
morning.
DR.. A. j. Buffalo was able to be out
weeks. He has been sick with blood
Saturday for the first time in, three
poison.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s. Tess and daugh-
ter. of Seattle, Washington. arrived
to make a visit at the home Of Mrs.
TESTS sister. Mrs. Fred Rogge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry deMalignon. Of
Lennon. arrived this morning to
make a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. c..
w. Downey. Mrs. deMalignon is a
niece Of Mrs. Downey and will be re-
membered as Miss Anderson.
Rev. E. M. Jeffers reports having
a fine time in Chicago at the North
ern Baptist convention, which In
many ways is the greatest meeting
in the history of that church in
America. By loon on Monday when
the meeting had only just begun the
registered attendance was 2400.
T. w. Edwards, who has been In
California. since the early part Of
the winter returned to the city. and
Thureday resumed his passenger run
on the Omaha road between Mitchell
and Worthington. Owing to his
health Mr.. Edwards finds it neces-
sary to spend the winter months in
a milder climate. His family is still
out there.
Postmaster Wells has commenced to
receive replies sent out to the patrons
on the rural routes running out Of
Mitchell. These letters called atten-
ton to bad places in the roads at var
ious points on the routes, and the
patrons are sending the postmaster
the good news that the bad places
are being repaired.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wild
man leave about the middle Of June
for their trip of eight months to Ger
many. their residence will be occu-
pied by MI. and Mrs. Robert Burns,
who have disposed of their residence
property and expect to build during
the summer and have 1t in readiness
for occupancy when the Widmann
family returns home.
Rev. A. Craig Bowdish performed
a wedding ceremony at his home
Wednesday at IL o'clock. The on
tracing parties were George Brattz
and Miss Anna Nicholson, of Park
ston. The young couple drove up in
the morning and started back for
their home in the evening. Mr..
Brattz and his bride will make their
home on a farm 10 miles northeast
of Parkston.
A delegation of Mitchell bankers
went over to Alexandria this morning
to attend the semi-annual meeting of
group four Of the State Bankers AS
ISOLATION. In the party we're Cashier
Cone Of the Commercial and Savings,
Vice President Patton, Of the Mitch
ell National, Cashier Branson and
Vice President WEIGH, Of the First
National and Cashier Mcconnell. of
the Western National. The meeting
will be held this afternoon and even
ing.
The Milwaukee company has Just
completed laying a cement block side
walk from Main street down to the
freight office on Railroad street. an
Improvement that was very much
needed. The company has also added
to the surroundings in the vicinity of
the depot by creating a park from the
waste ground, and fenced it in. The
ground has been sown with grass seed
and when it grows that part of the
company's holdings will present a
much better appearance than has
been the case for some time.
The Modern Woodmen had a social
meeting in the Odd Fellows hall Fri
day evening which brought out a
goodly number of members and
their wives. An entertaining program
had been prepared by the committee.
Vocal solos ere rendered by Miss
Clara Christensen and Miss Fern
Medley, both of whom sang to the
great pleasure of the audience. State
Deputy Pearman spoke for a half
hour on the good of the order, pre-
senting its strong features, and tell