The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-31
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK.
Miss Leona Hanks, of Decatur, Ill.
arrived to make a visit with Mrs. T. T.

Miss Leona Hanks, of Decatur. ILL.,,
arrived to make a visit with Mrs. T. T.
Dunsmore.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sea-
man. at Stoughton. Wis, Friday,
March rs, a son.
Mrs. q. H. Eager returned home
Friday morning from points in east
Iowa, having been called there by the
illness of her father, who is much
better.
Ben Oleson came out from Nc
Gregor Thursday evening and return
ed Friday. Mr.. Oleson is still on
MS Milwaukee passenger run between
Sanborn and McGregor. where he has
been running ever since he It
Mitchell years ago.
George G. Holleran, who has been
down in Illinois for the past week,
says that South Dakota weather is
every bit as good as that down there,
and in fact a little better. Spring
work is being carried forward just
the same as it is here.
c. H. Roddy, of the Mitchell Har-
mes Co. left Friday morning for
Milwaukee to lay in an additional
stock Of harness ETC., for their whole
sale establishment in this city. MI.
Roddy said the company has had an.
exceptionally good business in the
wholesale line since starting up.
Rev. E. R. Martin, who is in
charge of the Sunday school work Of
the state, left Friday for Alex
andria. He has been working out of
Mitchell to points west and north and
now will look after the field east of
here. Mr.. Martin has delivered sew
eral addresses in Mitchell during the
past week.
The little son Of Mrs. Fred Alex
ander was buried Friday from
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Scott OF the north side. The little
boy, who was two and a half years
old, has been very i'll for some time.
The services were conducted by DR..
j. S. Hoagland, and the interment
took place In Graceland cemetery.
E. C. Mather of the Dakota En-
cheering Co., says his company has
just been awarded the contract for
providing the plans and specifications
for a sewerage system at Scotland
and Platte, which is designed to pro-
vide for the entire town in both cases.
Mr.. Mather said that about 5000
would be expended at each place on
the first installment of construction,
and that when the entire work was
finished at least $4,000 will have
been expended.
H. G. Kelso and Mrs. T. w. d. Ors-
we'll have commenced the construc-
ton of a house and barn on their
half section of land just outside of
the city limits to the west of town.
The house is 2Sx28, two stories and
the barn is to be a large one. They
have leased the farm to a Mr.. Thorn
as for a period of five years and they
are putting things in fine shape for
him. 1t will be quite an improvement
for that part of the town and may
act as a magnet to draw people out
that way to build.
In conversation with Auditor An
derson concerning the changes in the
assessment agreed upon by the audit
ors of the state at Pierre, he said
that but very little vas done. Brown
county real estate was raised $3.50
per acre and that of Sphinx was rails
ed 81 per acre, Dawson county's real
estate remains the same as last year,
although some of the auditors want
ed to raise this county to a higher
figure. Mr.. Anderson was able to pre-
vail upon the members not to raise
this county. Personal property was
not changed to any extent. Pianos
were lowered from $40 to $50.
Rev. w. T. Ferguson, pastor of
the Methodist church of rGegory was
in the city looking after some school
teachers with which to mann the
new school house in Gregory next
fall, when the building will be open
ed for the business of education. A
new school house is nov in our of
erection at Gregory and when COM
pleted will cost the city about $780,
600. The town now has a population
of about 1000 and has made a re-
markable growth since the United
States land office was moved there
from Mitchell. Mr.. Ferguson said
they have established a good water
system, getting the force from a tank
placed at the top of a high butte
which adjoins the city.
The Innocent Widow while not
having a very large audience, was a
very interesting and amusing comedy
drama. in which some good musical
numbers We're introduced. A piece of
statuary is the cause of all the trouble
in the household of Mr.. Stone. The
statue to life by means of be-
ing connected with electric light
wires in the Stone household, where
it is left temporarily for safe keeping.
With the coming TO life of the
statue Stones troubles commence
when discovered by his wife sooth-
ing the feelings of the statue. The
situations throughout the comedy are
real humorous and with Mis- Courte-
nay Morgan in the title role and Mr..
Way as Stone they made things par
ticularly Lively. The Clark sisters gave
a pretty song Or two, and the per-
-. -nys-c ofsD,