The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-10
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

w. r. Smith has a lot of Worl
horses and mares for sale, some
mares in foal. Phone 473.
Carl Stair, who is attending the
dental department of Northwestern
college in Chicago, was elected vice
president of his class society, which
is known as XII Psi Phi.
DR.. Samuel Weir arrived home
Monday afternoon from Sioux Falls.
In the morning he spoke before the
normal training class of the, high
school.
A. E. Dean departed Tues lay
for Mendoza, ILL.,, to attend the fun
eral over the remains of an uncle,
who passed away Sunday night. He
expects to return the first of next
week.
Mrs. George e. Foster entertained
informally at a bridge whist party
Monday evening, when four tables
were engaged in play. The prizes
were awarded to Mrs. Robert Burns
and William NJ. Herbert. Light re-
freshments were served at the close
! of play. The evening was most en-
joyably spent under very happy cir
cumstances.
H. G. Nichols is making his way
out to the western part of the state
to take up his residence on a claim.
He is making the trip by easy stages,
and the last heard from him was at
Lennon, where he leaves the COM
Portable railroad cars and plunges of
through s%nowdrifts and bad roads a
distance of some 60 or 20 miles to.
the thriving little town of Bixby. As
soon as he gets the shanty built Mrs.
Nichols will go out thereto take her.
share of the claim holding PROPOSE
ton. i
There does not seem to be any,
abatement in the operations at the.
hospital, as is shown by the following
which have taken place in the past
week: Mrs. Oaks, Hartford; Mrs.
Cope. Hot Springs; Miss Gertrude
Porteous, Ipswich; Rev. Holdridge,
Washington Springs; j. G. Edundson.
and Mrs. Griffith, Washington
| Springs; Mrs. Rawson, Alexandria,;
Mrs. Mary Feeney. Letcher; Roy
Whitlow, Jennie Keen, Baby Mill i,
Miss Yahnie, Mitchell. and Mrs.
Lynch, Plankinton.
The Round Table met Monday
evening with Mrs. j. D. Anderson in
what was a very delightful demon
stration meeting, luncheon being
served at $50 O'Clock with viands
prepared by Mrs. Anderson, Mrs.
Walrath and Mrs. H. E. Hitchcock.
The program "a devoted to
THE Romantic School of Music"
which was continued at the Ander-
son home instead Of adjourning to
the home of Mrs. A. E. Hitchcock.
The Relation of Music to Literature"
was presented in an interesting paper
by Mrs. A. e. Hitchcock, and she
later played two selections, ."Nachts-
tuck" by Schuman and Schubert's
fSerenade. Other musical numbers
we're given by Mrs. s. H. Scallin, who
sang a double number by Schumann,
moonlight" and Messages. Mrs.
H. E. Hitchcock sang Mendel-
ssohn's Grade Song and Morning
Greeting" Mrs. H. g. Nichols played
one of Chopin's waltzes. The even
ing was highly enjoyed from all
points of view.
With the Initiation OF SO cand4-
dates Monday evening in Odd Eel
lows hall, the Modern Brotherhood
OF America stepped into the front
rank of the fraternal societies of the
city, Its membership now being plac-
ed at 80. It was an enthusiastic
lodge meeting and 1875 members were
present. The work was gone through
with by Manager stegner. and at the
close he commented on the rapid
growth of the local lodge, which is
now larger than Sioux Falls. The
retiring president, DIR. Samuel Weir,
conducted Secretary Cone to the
front and proceeded to say some very
kind things to the gentleman for the
efficient manner in which he has at
tended to his duties and presented
him with the emblem Of his office.
Miss Clara Christensen sang a so
prano solo and was encored SO gen.
erously that she responded to the
delight Of all. Mrs. Cora Boice Crow
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