The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-05-19
ALEXANDRIA NEWS,

"rst private ball last Tuesday nigh
was perhaps the incest thing alon,
mat line ever pulled of in town
No effort or expense was shared i,
make 1t a success. After %securin,
Collins Bros. orchestra, which is con
sidered the best in this part, thu
young men set to work to make
everything correspond with them. Or
arriving each one was presented Will
a beautiful cut flower and program
In the middle of the evening a deli.
cious super was served at Hanlon's
Then some more dancing and some
fiash-light snapshots until about 2
O'Clock, when the %chaperons decreed
it was time to 60 home. The decora-
lions We're suggestive of dreamland
and made II wish private balls
came nee every month.
Harvey Brayton purchased a fine
r. NJ. +. car of the New Auto Co.,
here last week. 1t is complete with
a top. glass front, etc. All the cars
in stock here had been sold out and
it was necessary to go to Mitchell
after the car. Harvey thinks it is
the only car to have.
The ball game here between the
Boston Boomers and the home team
was a rather poor game owing to the
conditions of the ground and the poor
quality of game the Boomers put
up. The game resulted in a scor eof
9 to 2 in the home teams favor.
Loose play in the last lining gave
them the only two scores.
Practically all of the schools in the
country all closed for this year and
the school marms are in town enjoy
ing city advantages.
The ride Wayne Gingles and Mike
Wagner, accompanied, took last
Tuesday morning resulted in a bad
cold for both young gentlemen and
several other things. They are o
both recovered and ready for some
thing else.
G. G. Dawson sold 8 fine blooded
stations to different parties about
here last week. This makes five of
the seven he brought up here. They
were all fine animals and went at
very reasonable prices.
The Boston Boomers, after being
defeated by IL team, seemed to be
discouraged that. they decided to
dis-organize. They gave up their car
and proceeded to disband.
Floyd Bond since coming back
from the coast, has been making a
visit here with Albert Hills folks
and all his friends.
Three auto loads of young people
to Emery last Wednesday night
to attend the dance there. Collins
orchestra was playing and a fine time
was enjoyed.
Rev. P. H. McBeth went to Mitchell
to take charge of the publicity part
of the college campaign to raise a
large amount of money for an endow-
ment fund.
Sam Phelps arrived home from
Ind, where he has been
treatments for rheumatism,
the last number of weeks. Sam
looks considerable better but thinks
the treatments helped him very little.
On the way home he visited folks in
Wisconsin.
The bankers association of this
district met here Thursday. After
the business had been disposed of
they were shown a good deal of the
county in this immediate vicinity,
by means of autos. After that a
banquet IA served.
Collins Bros, because a date had
been cancelled for them, were able
to come back here Thursday night.
A large crowd attended and a fine
time reported.
The Seniors of the high school are
working on a play, entitled, "a Scrap
of Paper" 1t will be given May
9th. Baccalaureate sermon will be
preached by Rev. McBeth Sunday
evening, May 29th. Graduating ex-
ercises June End, at which Rev. Chas.
s. Medbury will deliver the address.
Rev. Medburry comes highly recon-
mended as a public speaker. On Fri
day evening the Alumni receive and
banquet the graduating class.
Miss Mamie Herman of New Hamp-
ton. Ia, is visiting the Kennedys
south of town.
w. E. Van Denmark went to Nit
chell Friday morning by auto to
catch the south train to Armour.
While performing the several
duties as a we'll digger Jack Durkee
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