The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-06-16

and Mrs. ]. J. Myles the occasion be-
ing the presence Of visiting friends
and relatives in the persons of Mrs.
]. D. Helm, Of Wolsey, and Mr.. ana
Mrs. Frank Gates, Of Spencer. A
lunch was served and the evening was
spent in a very happy social way.
Fred Scott and j. A. harrison have
formed a partnership in the drug
business and bought the Theatre
Pharmacy of ]. A. Chitwood. takinT
possession Tuesday morning Mr.. Chit
wood, bought the place a few week
ago from John Bately, and will move
to California. Messrs. Scott and Lar
rison are registered pharmacists and
have had sufficient experience at tho
business to make 1t a go.
Rev. w. S. Shepherd led the Senior
Epworth League sunday evening and
DR.. Hoagland installed the newly
elected officers of the Hugh Smith
League. These officers are: President,
Bernice Brown; first vice president,
Helen Erskine; second vice president,
Ruberta Hathaway; third vice presi-
dent, Frances Potter; fourth vice
president, Clara Christopher; treas
urer, Paul Kerfoot; pianist, Evelyn
Bacon. This league will be entertain
ed at the parsonage Tuesday evening.
P. H. Kelley and his main lieuten-
ant, U. V. Wells, made a pretty long
trip Monday in an automobile with
a party of three homeseekers. They
started out in the morning at )
o'clock and trave4ed a distance of 121
miles, and getting home at Z O'Clock
in the evening: Much time was con-
sumed in stopping and looking at
pieces of land along the way, and
stops were made for dinner and sup
per. They went as far west as White
Lake.
Prof. and Mrs. j. A. Warfeld ar.
rived home from st. Louis and will
remain here during the Summer
School of Dakota Wesleyan. MI. War
field has been engaged in sociological
work for the past year at st. Louis
under the auspices of the Russell
Sage Foundation, inquiring into the
conditions and method of living of
the less fortunate people of that city.
At the close of the Summer School
Prof. Warfield will tabulate his work
and then return to resume the inves-
tigation.
Mayor Hitchcock went to Brook
ings Tuesday afternoon to attend the
commencement exercises of the
South Dakota College and attend a
meeting of the board of regents. Mr..
Hitchcock delivered the address at
the commencement exercises Of the
senior class, which takes place Wed
nesday morning. From Brookings
Mr.. Hitchcock will accompany the re-
gents on their trip to the Black Hills
country to visit the state normal
school at Spearfish and the School Of
Mines at Rapid City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Widmann and
daughter, Lille, departed via the Mil
waukee road Tuesday for New
York. from which point they will
sail the latter part of the week for
Germany, and will spend the greater
part of their time at R%eutlingen, a
city Of 10000 inhabitants and which.
Mr.. Widmann says, is just throwing
off the ancient system of barricade by
tearing down an immense stone wall
which has surrounded the city humid
dreds of years. Mr.. Widmann says
they expect to be gone from four to
six months.
Manager Porter received a letter
from Manager Jencks to the effect
that there is a strong possibility Of
bringing Chauncey Olcott to Mitchell
for an engagement in the next few
weeks. The noted comedian will be
travelling in the west at that time
and with n or two open dates Mr..
Jencks has received word that Nh.
Olcott will very likely fill a date here.
Mr.. Olcott is one of the leading com-
edfans of this country, and theatre
geers here would fully appreciate the
opportunity to hear the noted gentle
man. The date will be announced
later.
The intermediate Epworth League
known as the Hugh Smith League of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
was entertained at the parsonage
Tuesday evening. The program Of en-
tertainment was directed by Mrs.
Hoagland, assisted by the officers of
the League. It consisted Of various
games, contests and other exercises
which we're entered into heartily by
the large company present. There
were nc dull minutes during the
evening. Louie Truax and Henry
Hoagland received the guests at the
door. Mrs. Haynes and Miss Grace
Bliss, president Of the Senior Ep-
worth League, assisted in serving the
refreshments. This society Of young
people 10 doing good work In main
tanning q helpful social life among