The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-24
IN O AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK

K. j. Cone of Sioux Falls spent the
day Friday with his brother R. =.
Cone. He is connected with the bust
ness department of the Manchester
Busiuit Co.
Miss Tillie White, of the south side
schools, departed Friday morning
for Oelrichs in the western part of
the state, to make a visit of a week
with relatives, who are living out
their time on a claim.
Francis Mcguire arrived home Fri
day evening on the delayed Milwau-
kee from the south from Dubuque,
Iowa, where he was called by the
death Of his brother. Mr.. Mcguire
went on to Chicago to see his son
Phlllip, and family before returning.
The Missouri Valley Engineering
Co., which has just established head
quarters in this city, has been given
the contract by the city council of
Washington Springs TIC resurvey the
town and to establish tile street
grade. The city of Canton is asking
for an investigation by this company
for a site for a water power plant on
the Big Sioux river. The town plans
on building a dam.
/ The city schools closed Friday after
noon for the usual spring vacation
of n week, work being resumed
again on March %. Miss Marie Trem-
blay, a teacher of the sixth grade in
the central building on the west side
rendered her resignation to take eff
fetc at once. Her place for the rest
of the school year will be taken by
Miss Judith Greguson, who is attend
ing Dakota Wesleyan University. :
The Catholic Ladies League served
a supper on st. Patrick's Day, in The
K. G. hall and their patrons were
numerous. From the hou- of begin
ming and until after the supper hour
the people kept coming and roing.
The ladies had a splendid menu, and
it was served nicely and with much
promptness. The ladies are tc be
congratulated on the success Of the
affair. Later in the evning a dancing
party was given and which was large
ly attended the music being furnished
by the Yankton harp orchestra.
The Hugh Smith Epworth Leagu
of the First Methodist church gave a
reception Thursday evening in the
! elegant home of Mr.. and Mrs. a. A..
Truax. This league corresponds TO
what is known as the Intermediate
Epworth League of the church at
large and is made up principally of
+; About seventy-five We're present and
everybody enjoyed themselves. Mrs.
TruaX is. an admirable hostess and
everybody were soon at their ease
and in for a good time. Various games
were hilariously entered into and en-
joyed. Secretary Whitaker, who With
Mrs. Whitaker is superintendent of
this society, favored the young peo-
pie with a number of readings and
was loudly applauGed. Elegant re-
freshments were served under the
direction of the hostess and after vot-
ing thanks to MI. and Mrs. TruaX
for their courtesies the young people
departed for home about 1920 p. II.
/. Fanebust & Son, who have one
of the w contracts, started their
force of men to work Friday morning
after a suspension of operations since
last November. when the first snow
storm came along and put them out
of business for the time being. The
work was started on Montana street,
where the catch basins are being put
in, and when that is completed the
work will be transferred to the outlet
of the sewer and work to the west.
Some complaint has been made apout
the sewer that was laid on Duff street
last fall not being used. The prin-
cipal reason why it has not been used
was because it ends at Second street
and has no outlet. ]. j. Donnegan,
who has the other sewer contract
will start his force of meu to work
on March "a. He got here late last
fall with his ditching outfit but the
season was too far advanced toward
to do any work.
The members of the Senior Ep-
worth League with their friends to
the number of more than one hun.
dred had a most interesting time
Thursday evening in the parlors OF
the First Methodist church. 1t wa:
in the nature of a reception and after
everybody had been greeted and made
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