The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-09-15
LETCHER ITEMS

Letcher. S. D.-The city school
began last Monday with B. j. Wood
bury. principal; Miss Julia Graves,
grammar ROOM; Miss Bessie Graves,
intermediate room, and Miss Maude
Krause. primary room.
Labor Day was celebrated at Rus
kin Park. Several Letcher people
attended. The Letcher orchestra
furnished music for a dance in the
evening.
Mr.. Mccaughey left Monday for
a trip to WATERFOWL. N. Y. He ex-
poets to remain an indefinite time.
Miss Name Connolly Of Chicago.
who has been visiting at the home
of Paul Murphy returned to Chicago
Sunday.
Frank McCurdy Of Woonsocket
was in town Monday on business.
Little Miss Elizabeth Virginia
came to gladden. the home Of Nj.
and Mrs. Kinkead Wednesday morn
ing. Mother and daughter are do.
ing nicely.
Mrs. Jacob Eitel and Mrs. Forest
Eitel and son were Mitchell visitors
Friday.
Mr.. Bergson left Monday for a Wis
it to his old home In Illinois.
MI. and Mrs. ]. X. Burg and son
Raymond, returned Monday from
visi1 to Minneapolis. Mrs. Burg's
niece. Miss Gladys Mitchell, came
with them for a visit.
Miss Eta Raney Of Mitchell re-
turned home Tuesday after a short
visit with Miss Iva kirkpatrick.
s. G. Hurd died from old age on
Friday morning at the home Of his
son, Manly Hurd, in Butler township.
Funeral services were held. Sunday,
conducted by Rev. Tibbetts. Inter-
ment was made in the Butler Gene
terry.
Saturday night the wrestling con-
test advertised to be pulled of be-
tween Jas. Clark and Chas. Comstock
did not occur, owing to the latter's
non-appearance. Matt Thiel of
Woonsocket and Andrew Schfranek
Of Letcher wrestled and the former
proved the better man Of the two.
Misses Ella and Mamie Mcdonald
departed Thursday for Winona, Min
nesota, to take another years work
in st. Mary's Seminary. Mrs. Nc
Donald and daughter Grace and Miss
Hannah McGuinty accompanied them
as far as Mitchell.
Miss Grace Smith of Mitchell is
here visiting friends.
Mrs. Beyers and son, Kenneth. and
Miss Lillian Gregory were Mitchell
visitors Friday and Saturday.
The moving picture and vau;ds-
vile show held here in a tent Fri
Gay and Saturday night was we'll at
tended.
Mr.. Tibbetts returned from a short
business trip to Minnesota.
Mrs. Willis Howard. Mrs. Jas.
Clark, Mrs. Alfred Metca1f and child,
rem iMitchell callers Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Bennett and son
Glen returned Saturday from a visit
in Omaha.
Mr.. Henry Jacobus of Woonsocket
was a Letcher caller Sunday. Z
Mrs. Westmoreland was a Mitchell
visitor Saturday.
The Congregational ladies sold ice
cream and cake and sandwiches and
coffee in the Wallace Block Satur-
day. The ladies made over $40,
which will be used to pay for the
new hymn books in the church. .f
Joe sBurgsof Mitchell cameaup Fri
day night to go hunting. He fe.
turned Saturday morning. "a
Mrs. w. S. Duncan left Saturday
for a short visit to her old home in
Iowa.
Miss Lebuse stransky of Pukwana
who has been visiting her chum Miss
Kitty Ryan, returned home Thurs
day.
Steve Heinzman and j. A. john
son attended the Minnesota State Fair
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. sticker. of Perry,
Iowa, returned to their home Friday
a short visit with Mrs. stickeris
sisters. Mrs. Geo. Green and Mrs.