The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-02-24
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.

w. R. Smith has a lot of work
norses and mares for sale, some
mares in foal. Phone 473.
MIR. and Mrs. Byron Swartz arriv-
ed in the city Tuesday evening to re-
nam a day or SO before going to
Palkston. They ere married Mon
day night at Ethan. the bride being
Miss Edith Trow.
Henry O'Malley was taken up by
the police Saturday while intoxicated
n making some abusive language
on the streets. He pleaded guilty
to the charge of ~intoxication in po-
lice court Monday and was. SEN
tened to 16 days in the county Jail.
The Sunday school of st. Mary's
church was recognized Sunday and
the new officers and teachers took
hold of the work. Sid w. Smith is
the superintendent, j. D. Anderson
assistant superintendent, with Mr..
and Mrs. r. e. Cone and Mrs. Virgil
Boyles, Mrs. Cordry, and Rev. Mr..
Barnett as teachers of classes.
Prov. G. V. Gilliland vas at Spen-
Ger and Prof. j. L. Seaton was at
Parker over Sunday in the interests
OF the University. While there the
gentlemen did some work for the
Laymens' Missionary convention to
be held in Mitchell in March. Other
men will soon be going out to other
towns to interest them in the big con-
vention that will assemble here.
The following are the cases which
have been operated upon at st. Jo-
seph's hospital during the past ter
days: Mrs. F. Zenphenning, Park
ston. Henry Dehman and Mrs. Evans,
Hartford, Mrs. Geo. Bean. Letcher,
Mrs. Sherman. Mt. Vernon, Mr.. Goss-
man, Miss Miller. and Mr.. Witt, of
B%ridgewater. ]. G. Hebron. MI. Nc
Whorter and Walter Grill. Mitchell.
William Anderson. living at III
East Eleventh Avenue, has reported
to the police the loss of a quantity
of corn which he has stored in a crib
near his residence. The loss was dis
covered this morning and the theft is
thought to have occurred sometime
during the night. Tracks in the snow
indicate that the individual who took
the corn drove up with a bobsled and
loaded the corn in his wagon box.
Frank Lyons came home Sunday
morning from Chamberlain, where
he has been attending the Catholic
school. He was in the building when
it took fire about 2 o'clock in the
morning, and the lads had to hustle
out in their night clothes. They were
taken to a house in close proximity,
where they could see the building
burn. Frank said one boy jumped
from the second story but was not
injured.
Manager Tournier says that next
week he will have quite a vaudeville
show at the Olympia, having engaged
lola's dog circus, which comes for
the entire week. The stage will be
refitted to give opportunity for the
show to be we'll staged. In addition
to Miss Florence Macmurray, who is
proving a popular card in singing the
illustrated songs, Harrigan, the Irish
comedian, is doing a vaudeville stunt
during the present week.
The Odd Fellows are getting along
in fine shape with their band, and the
members are showing that interest
in practice which indicates that they
are going to make a strong organiza-
ton Of it. The boys practice twice
every week under the leadership OF
Director Trieschal. There are on an
average of twenty-four members
present at each rehearsal. With the
evident enthusiasm of the Odd Eel
lows to maintain a band it is likely
that there will be something doing in
the musical line next summer.
Geo. w. Austin and Mrs. Julia
Gregg went to Sioux Falls Monday
evening to attend the funeral over
the remains of Charles Jordan q
brother-in-law. Mr.. Jordan died sud
denly at his home yesterday after.
noon at 2 o'clock. He has been troub.
ed with asthma for some time, and
after eating a hearty dinner Sunday
afternoon he walked about the house
for a few moments and then dropped
dead. Mr.. Jordan is the owner Of
the Jordan, block of Sioux Falls and
has been directely associated Will
the building up of the Queen City.