The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-20

For fire and tornado insurance see
w. e. Rathbun, agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
Mr.. Farmer when you are in town
stop at the Plotner Livery and feed
stable. Jebson g. Jorgenson, Prop.
Born, in Mitchell, S. d., Saturday,
Jan. Is, 1910, to Prof. and Mrs.
+. III. Hoff, 221 Sixth Avenue east, a
daughter.
A. S. Hall, of Redfield, spent Sun
day in the city with MI. and Mrs. F.
l.. Ransom. Mr.. Hall had been over
to Sioux Falls to attend the meeting
of the telephone men of the state,
and took the opportunity to visit with
some former Redtield and Ashton ac-
Quaintances.
Archie Rogers was up in police
court on the complaint of D. M.
Brink charged with shooting firarms
in the city limits. The boy, it seems,
shot a dog belonging to Mr.. Brink
and the arrest followed. The de-
PENDANT pleaded guilty and Justice
Markham assessed a fine of IS, which
was paid.
Sheriff Plotner went to Plankin-
ton Sunday afternoon with Louis
Riven who will be placed in the
training school there for an indeter-
inmate period. The lad was taken
before Judge Abbey Thursday on
complaint of his brother charged
with being incorrigible and the judge
thought best to place him, for a
while at least, where he could be
taught some useful trade and be kept
out Of mischief.
DR.. e. F. Reamer came home Sun
day noon from Chicago, having been
down there for the past two weeks.
He said that on the road home he
encountered some snow up in Wis
consin, and laid at n small town
near GAINESVILLE for the period Of 81
hours. The now all through Wis
consin is heavy and packed so hard
that it is nearly impossible for the
snowplows to have any effect on 1t.
DIR. Reamer said that he left Chicago
Thursday night.
William Scallin went to the Sioux
City poultry show with his White
Wyandotte chickens and cleaned up
all the head prizes in that class, and
he had some rightly strong competi-
ton. Mr.. Scallin secured first on
cock, first on cockerel, first and sec
ond on hen, first on pullet, and first
on the entire pen of his chickens.
There were no more premiums to
take in that department or the Mitch
ell man would have undoubtedly Sc
cured item. Mr.. Scallin returned
home Saturday and reported that
Sioux City had a very fine show with
a large number of entries, and some
fine birds.
Saturday night Miss Blanche Baird
departed for Los Angeles, CAL,
where she will make her home
with her parents, who NOV
ed out there some time ago. Miss
Baird has been employed as a sales
lady at McGovern's store. and on Fri
day evening her associates in the
store gathered at the residence of
Miss Kathryne Kludt's for a
farewell party. Varied games and re-
freshments served to pass a most de-
lightful evening. In behalf of
the other young women in the store
Miss MacLean presented Miss Baird
with a very pretty souvenir, attach
ed to which were a series of verses
from each of the young women.
The twenty-first annual meeting of
the South Dakota Horticultural So
ciety will be held at Yankton, com
mencing tomorrow and lasting three
days. Tuesday the discussions in the
morning and afternoon will be de-
voted to vegetable gardening and
small fruits. In the evening adj
dresses will be given by Prof. Hansen
and Prof. SEVERN. Of the State Col
lege Brookings. Wednesday morning
forestry and tree planting. and in
the afternoon orchard fruits, In the
evening Of "Wednesday. the discus
sions will be on civic improvement,
the growth Of ornamental shrubs and
flowers. Thursday will be devoted to
business in the morning, orchard dis
cussion in the afternoon with a ban
'quet in the evening.
Philip Mcmahon, the roadmaster