The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-17

SUNDAY morning from Rapid City.
He was laid up with sickness out
that way for several days. due to
having to sleep in cold hotels.
o. -. Cassem returned home Sat-
urday evening from his extended trip
to Aurora, ILL.,. and Chicago, at which
place he has been ~transacting bust
ness. Mr. Cassem said that Illinois
certainly had her share of snow this
winter, and that it was not going
away very fast either.
Mrs. Oney Sweet entertained the
east side bridge whist club Satur-
day evening at her home on Sixth
Avenue east, with three tables in
play, the fourth having been elm
mated with the beginning of the Len
ten season. The head prizes were
awarded to DR.. and Mrs. Ray Smith.
Refreshments were served at the
close Of the evening.
DR.. T. j. Macmurray gave an in
teresting sermon at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening, taking for his
subject Lincoln, the Christian, and
on which he discoursed with fine eff
feet concerning the life of the mar
tyred president. He brought out
many interesting incidents in the ca
eer of Mr.. Lincoln that marked his
life on Christian lines. In the
morning DR.. Macmurray preached on
Sabbath Observance"
Sneak thieves have for some time
been at work in the yards of the Mill
waukee railroad and Sunday the po-
lice investigated the old power plant
where it was thought some of the
stolen stuff had been hidden. How
ever nothing was found except some
wallpaper samples and a mail-order
catalogue secreted in one of the boil
ers. It was reported at one time
there was several suits of clothes and
some hams in the old building but
the thieves evidently removed them
before the search Of the officers.
An interesting and impressive in
FAINT baptismal service was conducted
by DR.. Hoagland Sunday at the First
Methodist church. Five little chill
dren were baptized. The service pre-
coded the morning sermon. Following
the sermon five united with the
church by letter and one by profess
sion of faith. The pastor spoke on
Lincoln" at the evening service en-
phasizing particularly the religious
life of the great statesman. The pa
triotic music was a fine feature of
the service. The main auditorium
and the Sunday school rooms were
filled with people.
The State Board of Health has a
new rule in regard to the care and
control of measles. All cases of
measles are quarantined for 81 days
after recovery of the patient and
fumigation of the patients room,
clothing and bedding. Others in the
same house are not restricted. In
mild cases of all of the contagious
and infectious diseases where no ply
sician is called it is the duty of the
head of the family to report all such
cases to the Health Officer. Persons
knowing of any contagious disease
and failing to report the same TO the
proper authorities are liable the same
as any physician who fails to report
these cases.
Jacob Hauert has had to hunt a
new place to do business with his
grocery establishment, for Henry
Koch has leased the building to his
son, Jacob, who will start a grocery
store there at once. MI. Hauert has
purchased the Fred Widmann build
ing OF lower Main street, where
Thomas Navin operates his saloon,
but will not get possession of it un-
til July 1. In the meantime Mr..
Hauert has leased the skating rink of
George Like and by the first of next
week will have his grocery and dry
goods business installed there. 1t
is stated that Mr.. Navin intends to
erect a fine building on the corner
of Main and First Avenue west with
the opening of spring.
Mrs. H. H. Posey and Mr.. and Mrs.
August Kludt went over to Emery
Thursday morning to attend a party
given that evening at 6 o'clock by Mr..
and Mrs. Geourge Meuters to their
many friends in and around Emery.
Mr.. Meuters has been promoted by
the Milwaukee company to the station
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