The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-12-22
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fore he recovered consciousness.
Parker Mathews arrived in the CITY
Saturday from his claim out near
Opal, In the western part of the state.
and will remain here a month in the
ellis shoe store while Mr.. ellis
takes a trip back east for a month.
VIM. Nash received a telegram
Sunday announcing the death Of
Captain A. NJ. kocher, which occur-
red Saturday evening at the soldiers
home in Hot Springs, where the de-
ceased has made his home for a good
many years. He was an uncle OF
Mrs. Nash. Captain Kocher was an
old time resident of this city and was
at n time deputy sheriff of the
county. His many old friends will
be sorry to learn of his death. Mr..
Nash expects to go out to Hot
Springs to attend the funeral.
DR.. B. A. Bobb was the speaker at
the public meeting of the Y. NJ. c. A.
Sunday afternoon, and there was a
large crowd of men present to listen
to the remarks made along the line
OF the mistakes made in social living.
The physicians address was given
with the idea of laying down some
general rules which men should fol-
low, and when adhered to the social
conditions would be much improved.
Prentice Watkins sang a solo at the
service. Secretary Whitaker pro-
poses to have a series of talks of this
character which will be a help to
men in their every day lives.
At midnight Saturday night anoth-
err storm started in. but like all the
rest this winter it ended without dis
turbing the good weather which has
existed. Less than an inch of snow
fell during the night and before
Sunday night it was all gone. 1t is
remarkable this winter the lack of
severity in the storms, and likewise
their breyity. The comet seems 10
still exert its peculiar influence on
the weather.
The Elks' are being favored with
some very good weather for work on
their building, and the gravel roof
is being placed now. The heating
plant is nearly installed. and in the
course of a few days the men will
commence to plaster the walls. Con-
tractor Kings says that in all prob
ability the building will be ready to
turn V to the building committee
shortly after March l.. This commit
tee has had several conference with
travelling statesmen for the placing
of the order for the electric light
fixtures.
John Bowers came to the city Sum
day from a trip back to points in Wis
consin, where he has been for the
past five weeks. Mr.. Bowers was a
former resident of Mitchell and in
the early COS he vas in charge of the
water works plant for the city. He
went up to the plant in the after
noon of Sunday and looked owe the
place, which, he confessed, was a big
improvement over the plant which
he formerly conducted. Mr.. Bowers
lived at Chamberlain for a number OF
years and had charge of some city
work there, but on account of his eye
sight he had to give up that worf'
and is now living on a farm neal Re
lance, acros the river.
Saturday evening Walt Smith en-
tertained a goodly number of his
bachelor and benedict friends at Nc
Carthy's cafe, plates being laid in the
private dining room for twenty-five
and it proved a mighty jolly CROWD
of fellows who responded to the in
, vitation. The affair was held late
in the evening after the business o,
the day was completed. The caterer
decorated the table nicely. and with
the Smith-Koolish orchestra present
to make music during the evening the
occasion was a very delightful one.
Mr.. Smith expects to Join the ranks
of the benedicts on Wednesday of
this week, and he took this method
to pay his last respects to his bach
elors, and to lay a foundation for his
future associations with the bene-
diets. State Senator Hitchcock was
the POSTMASTER of the occasion, and
the guests responded with some
choice sentiments concerning the
host, and they all agreed at the close
that he was the one who could show
them "The Only Way" to a good
time.