The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-04-28

Miss Marian Kimball, Of Aberdeen,
arrived in the city to make q visit
with her sister, Mrs. A. Craig Bow
dish.
Wednesday the government Their
mometer registered at 48 de-
grees as the coolest during the night,
n the atmosphere seemed to indi-
cate that the second winter season
has done its worst and departed.
Dr.. F. w. Freyberg has Joined the
automobile army in Mitchell, ard
hereafter will make his professional
calls in a Flanders 20. The users Of
this machine are constantly growing
in Mitchell.
w. R. Ronald came home from
Chicago Tuesday. When he left
Chicago Monday evening he said that
q severe snowstorm was in progress,
and that he was naturally a little
surprised to find things so pleasant
In the west.
Frank x. Roach has been IN tic
city for a week and left Wednes-
day for his claim in the western
part of the state, near Edison. Mr..
Roach has made arrangements to
start a bank at Faith, one of the new
towns on the Milwaukee extensi n
owe to the Belle Fourche country.
w. A. Wheeler was out in the
country Wednesday and inspected 2
fields Of grain. At the Levings farm
the oats and wheat were both we'll
up and out OF the ground and he
thought both grains were injured to
some extent, but how bad will be de-
termined later. On the Morrow farm
Wheeler said that oats did not
seem to be injured at all, owing to
the fact that the grain al not above
ground to any extent, and that the
wheat was not as easily damaged as
the oats and barley. Mr.. Wheeler
thinks that from all reports that
wheat will be the least damaged than
any of the grains.
A fire alarm was turned in at II
O'Clock Tuesday night for a fire in
the eastern part Of the city, between
Hanson and Railroad streets. 1t was
on the property adjoining that of
Jacob Bujer on the south. A young
boy who lives on the place said that
twice during the night the barn was
set on fire and that he put it out.
The third time it gained such head
way that he could not get control of 1t
again. The fire department got thee
in time to save the adjoining prop
erty, and did a meritorious job in
saving a good barn just across he
alley from the burning structure. 1t
was stated by a person living in the
vicinity of the fire that a house was
robbed while the fire was on.
The county commissioners con-
cluded their meeting late Tuesday at
ternoon, having been in session all
day on drainage matters. A contract
was awarded to the Cook Construc'
tion Co., of Des Moines, Iowa, fol
building the Downs ditch south OF
Mt. Vernon for the sum of 1888. 10
The distance is about one mile. The
contract was awarded on the Smith
Kibbee ditch, a distance of five miles
to Ewing & Brockenborough, of Fay.
cite, Ind, for 10 Ia cents per yard
The ditch will average five feet deep
from 4 to 6 feet wide at the bottom
and from IA to 20 feet wide at the
top. The plans and specifications
were drawn by the Dakota Enginee"
ing Co., and they will have charge Of
the work when it is being done.
James E. Judge and Miss Agnes
Johnson were married at Sioux Falls
Tuesday morning at the Catholic
church by Father Murkal. They came
to the city in the evening and spent
the day in the city, going to Park.
ston Thursday, to make their home
The bride has lived in Sioux Falls fol
some time and is highly regarded
among a large circle of acquaintance
Mr.. Judge is known all over the coun'
ty and in the surrounding territory a!
one Of the most popular a%uctioneers
having made a splendid success of the
business and to the extent that Iii.
services are always in demand. Mr.
Judge said that the business in the
future would have his exclusive at
tention and that he would serve his
patrons more faithfully than ever.
Tuesday afternoon the Social Hour
CLUB OF the Eastern 0Cdr met III Lut
Masonic hall with an attendance o.
over fifty members. The occasion
was in the nature of a farewell gath
ering in honor Of Mrs. Jos. Swift, jr.
who leaves the first of next week fol
the western part of the state, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Swife will take up theil
residence on a claim. AS the retiring
president of the club Mrs. Swift wa:
presented with a handsome golt
Eastern Star souvenir spoon. The
presentation speech was made b,
Mrs. G. w. Johnston, who spoke will
much sincerity of the efforts made
by Mrs. Swift to make the work o:
the club a success. Mrs. Swift re
sponded after she had regained hel
composure. During the Afternoon
Mrs. Swift sang several songs to thu
delight of the members.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader: Be
tween 800 and 400 high school stu
dents accompanied by most of the
L.,olor, nv Drof ond Mrc r r