The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-31
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A Week.

For fire and tornado insurance see
w. E. Rathbun. agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
Miss Bessie Avery has just finished
teaching a successful term of school
In Aurora county and returned home
Monday to spend her vacation with
her sister, Inez.
Mrs. j. L. Lardner, of Evanston,
ILL.,, is visiting with friends over at
the University. She has been visit
ing with relatives at Woonsocket
and came here from that point.
Sidney w. Smith returned to Min
neapolis Sunday evening to resume
his studies in the state university. He
had a weeks vacation during Easter
time and came down to visit with his
parents.
Mrs. F. C. Dickson and son, Ben
jamin, and daughter, Mrs. L. N.
Simmons, of Belle Fourche departed
Monday evening via the Milwaukee
road for a trip out to Seattle, Wash,
to make a visit with relatives.
Mrs. G. E. Nevin of Laurel, Neb.,
came up on the belated Milwaukee
passenger Saturday evening and is
visiting with friends in the city. Mrs.
Nevin is we'll known in Mitchell aud
in Plankinton, being postmistress at
the latter place several years ago.
Funeral services were held yer
| %1,o ror,oirc 0f MIRO Mory, Tn11inc Sot.
urday evening at 1880 o'clock ut the
Bell on south Duff street. Sunday
Letcher for interment. The services
lips.
The store front of the building oc-
cupied by w. H. Conyes is being re-
modelled and something Of a more
modern character is being installed.
The entrance to the store will be set
back seven feet and allow splendid
display windows. When this work is
finished Mr.. Conyes will add some
very attractive fixtures.
Death entered the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Hagen, Fifth Avenue
west and Iowa street, Saturday night
and took their little daughter, Anna
May, aged IA months. She ha dbeen
sick but a day or two with pneumon-
ia. The funeral services were held
Tuesday afternoon at the residence
at 2 o'clock and were conducted by
DIR. Hoagland.
E. E. Wagner, United States dis
tricf attorney went over TO SiOnY
Falls Monday evening to attend the
meeting of the State Bar Association,
which convenes there tomorrow, go
ing a day in advance to attend to
some business before the federal
court. Judge Horace Deemer, of Iowa,
is to make the main address at the
convention.
Jimmie Judge, the auctioneer. of
Parkston, was in the city today and
said that he closed the auction sea-
son Monday with a big sale for Thos.
Morse over near Fedora, and that it
was one of the best of the season. Mr..
Judge said that he has cried SO sales
during the fall and winter. For next
year he will be associated with his
bother in the business.
Did you read the ad of the Queen
City Fire Insurance Company? If
not, read it. South Dakota people
should know more about South Da-
kota institutions. When they know
the facts they should loyalty support
them. You should support the Queen
City Fire Insurance CO.. 1t is worthy
institution. It gives you the best
policy written in the state. See the
oropt "A n \Na1rc1n. on1 Tocorh
Goldhagen, agents Mitchell, S. d.
Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs. H.
D. Butterfield entertained a party
of twelve gentlemen to meet with
| DR.. Homer Stuntz, of New York, VINO
is here for the Laymens' Missionary
convention. Most of the guests are
old time friends of DR.. Stuntz when
they were residents of Mt. Vernon,
Iowa, and where he was a former
pastor of the Methodist church. The
guests partook of a six o'clock dinner
and the rest of the evening was spent
in discussing matters of great per-
sonal interest.
Funeral services were held Monday
at l o'clock over the remains
of the infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. Hagen, which were held at
the. residence and conducted by DR..
j. S. Hoagland. The casket was laden
with beautiful flowers, sen by low
ing and sympathetic friends. The
music was furnished by Ethel Blynn,
Marie Graves, Winfred Grace and
Frances Potter. The following little
girls were pallbearers: Lillian and
Florence Ch~arlesworth, lila Nash, and
Irma Blades, all of whom were dress
ed in white.
A. R. Mcconnell came home Tues
day from his trip west of the
river. On reaching Oacoma Monday
evening the party of sixty passen-
gers boarded the steamer to cross
the river over to Chamberlain. When
less than half way across the steamer
struck a sandbar and there it lodged.
1t remained there until s O'Clock this
morning when it was gotten loose.
There was no sleeping in that crowd
and they were mighty hungry. About