The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-21
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Brew
er, Saturday, April 16, a son.

Mrs. w. III. BrOadbent has been
visiting with friends in Sioux City and
returned home Saturday evening.
The March lion was a little delay
ed-but he got here with a vengeance
doing much more damage now than
III he had got here on schedule time.
H. II. Bliss and family, who have
been living on the east side of the
city, departed Thursday evening for
Portland, Ore, where they will re-
side in the future.
Miss Estella Hofstetter, who is
teaching school near Mt. Vernon,
came home Saturday to remain over
Sunday with her parents. She was ac-
companied by Misses Iva and Doretha
Gerkin, and they all went back to
Mt. Vernon Monday morning.
Sioux City News: A delightful after
noon of fancy work was enjoyed by
the Wallachian club members at the
home OF Mrs. F. j. Harvey. Mrs. w.
III. B%roadbent, of Mitchell, S. D., and
Mrs. Fred Walsmith We're guests.
Mrs. Emma Crafts brought flowers ~
her hostess.
Saturday afternoon at the Baptist
parsonage, Rev. e. M. LETTERS per-
formed the marriage ceremony unit
ing the lives of Miss Maude Skinner
and Marshall e. Dennis. He is the
night clerk at the Widmann, and with
his attractive wife will receive the
hearty congratulations of a host OF
friends.
Satin W. NV ouorfvo @1,o Jyr;{ol C~~,
mercial travellers gave one of
their series of parties for the winter
season, and despite the storm they
had a large attendance, and while the
storm ragged outside a royal good
time was had inside. The Odd Fellows
orchestra furnished the music for the
occasion, and they gave good sa+isfac-
ton.
1t was not with any too good a
grace that the average citizen got out
with his snow shovel, and once more
cleaned the snow from his walk. The
snow shovel had been put away six
weeks ago at the beginning of the
fine weather in March, and AL
thoughts of %shoveling snow had van
ished. The situation took on a more
hardened view when it was found ne
cessary to order up a half ton of coal
to finish off the winter season.
A week or ten days ago Mrs. J.. s..
Wilson sent out 500 return postal
cards to secure an expression from
the mothers on the license question,
which contained the following phrase:
"Others have been forced to supply
the saloons with boys and girls. What
are your raising your children for?
Saloons or God?" Mrs. Wilson said
that so replies were received and that
II of them answered For God" "The
other nine" said Mrs. Wilson, "were
filled with gratuitous advice to the
secretary about minding her own
business and raising her own chill
dren."
At the meeting of the Modern
Brotherhood of America Monday
evening owe a hundred members
were in attendance to witness the mi
tiation of so candidates. This now
brings the membership up to about
440, giving Mitchell the largest M. ~.
A. lodge in the state, and also the
largest lodge in the city. A special
campaign has been carried on in the
city for several months under the di-
rection of State Manager Stegner, of
Sioux Falls, and with the aid of his
deputy and some of the local men,
bers has just about doubled the men,
bership of the lodge. Manager Steg-
ner conducted the initiation, and at
the close of the work made a few re-
marks on the good of the order. Ice
cream and cake were served. A mo-
ton OF unanimous character prevail
ed thanking the state manager and
his deputy for the good work they
have done for the Mitchell lodge.
Saturday an unique election was
held in this city when the boys and
girls expressed their sentiments on
the question of license or no license
for Mitchell. Polling places were ar
ranged in each ward, and the chill
dren We're invited to cast their bal
lots. The election was arranged by
the w. G. T. U. only three or four
days before it was held, and they
lacked time in which to work up the
enthusiasm among the children 20
get out to the polls. The weather Sat-
urday was exceedingly bad, with the
snow and heavy wind from the north
west, and it prevented many children,
doubtlessly, from getting to the polls.
The boys and girls voted solidly
against the saloon. The vote resulted
in 1872 for temperance and seven for
the saloon. There were three votes
in the Third ward for the saloon,
three in the Fourth and one in the
First ward. The Second, which
usually rolls up a strong license vite,
did not have one vote for the saloon.
The closing temperance meetings
were held in the city hall Sunday aft
ternon and evening. At the after
noon session. Quincy Lee Morrow,
secretary of the State Prohibition
party, delivered the closing address
Of the Chautauqua system. Mr.. Nor
row has been heard in Mitchell a
number of times on the question and
he gave the same forceful address