The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-09-08
IN O AND COUNTRY,
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
N THE COURSE OF A WEEP

Miss Dora Butler will return from
Kansas, City Saturday.
Mrs. H. G. Cook departed Friday
morning. for Waterloo. Iowa, where
she will visit for a couple of weeks.
DR.. E. F. Reamer and family au-
toed home Thursday afternoon from
Lake okoboji, Iowa, where they
spent the past month on their vaca-
ton trip.
| Mrs. w. E. Turner and two little
daughters came home Friday p. M,
from Okoboji, Iowa, having been
down there since early in the sum
mer season.
' Miss Julia Potter left Friday a. m.
: for Alcester, where she will teach in
the primary grades of the town
, schools.
I Miss Cora Jelley has been visiting
in The city and returned home to
Sioux Falls Saturday a. m, being ac-
companied by Mrs. H. H. Mcdonald.
Mrs. C. w. Johnston and daughter,
Marie, arrived home Thursday even
ing from Lake Okoboji, Iowa, where
they have been for the past three or
four weeks.
Misses Melissa Walrath and Char
lotte Anthem departed Saturday a. m.
for Armour, where the young ladies
nave been employed to teach in the
schools of that town. Both are a D
able young women and the schools
Will be helped by their work.
Edgar Ruth has been visiting with
his parents for a couple of weeks
and Saturday a. NJ, returned to his
home in New York. His sister, Mrs.
: Onas. Weber, came over from Sioux
Fails to visit at home while Edgar
, was here.
Miss Fannie Mccormick departed
this morning for Owensboro, KY, to
, resume her work in the college at
that place, holding the position OF
5 Instructor in voice and piano. She
r has been here with her parents, Mr.,
and Mrs. H. Mccormick, during her
vacation.
Mrs. w. A. Heimberger received
: a message Saturday a. M. from La
? crosse, Wis, announcing the sudden
e death of Miss Reese OFT. The young
lady was visiting friends in Mitchell,
a year ago at this time, and she be.
came acquainted with a large nun
e Der of young folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Coffee, of Ell
e in, ILL.,, have been visiting with
John Anthem and family, near Mt
Vernon. and left Saturday a. m. fol-
their home. Mr.. Anthem said tina,
y the crops he noticed in this countr,
I'M and that the corn was aheaG
of that in his W state.
Frank Winsor and Walter Adam.
departed Friday a. M, for Rolla, Mo.
to enter the Missouri School of Mine,
e at that place. The young men hav.
been attending the state school a
Rapid City and will go to the Mis-
] souri, state school to finish thei,
course, which they will be able tt
do next year. /.
Lewis A. Jones arrived in the cit,
e Thursday evening from near De.
;. Moines, Iowa, where he has been en-,
e gagged in drainage survey work. Mr.
f Jones is connected with the United
!, States drainage engineering depart
ment, and is called to all parts O
the country in his capacity. He is
e on his way now to Stewart, Neb., tc
take charge of the survey Of the up.
per Elkhorn valley, to make recon.
mendations for drainage plans.
Parties coming in on the Omaha
from the east Friday morning stated
e that in the immediate vicinity o1
Montrose the cornfelds gave full evi.
dence that there was quite a heavy
frost a few nights ago. The fields
along the railroad track looked
l dropping and the stalks and leaves
s appeared to be withered. lie seems
4 questionable If there could have been
r the difference of ten dgrees in cold
g between Mitchell and that point, as
3 the ther ometer has not registered
below "A degrees for four or five
l nights.
j. L. Jones or the last day of Aug
ust made his last run as a brakeman
on the Chicago, Minneapolis, st. Paul
e Omaha road, and now goes on the
: pension list after a service of 43
years. Mr.. Jones began work for the
company shortly after it started, and
! was the third or fourth conductor IN
: the system. For the past four or
: five years he has been a brakeman on
the passenger u between Mitchell
! and Worthington. With the excep-