The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-03-17
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
Wat T5RS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN THE COURSE OF A WEEK,

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Miss Nellie Willison has accepted
a position as stenographer at the Wild.
mann.
Born. Tuesday. March Is, 1910.
to Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Hazen, q
daughter.
George Just has just completed an
excavation for his new residence out
on Third Avenue west. 1t will be two
stories high and will be equipped with
modern improvements.
Mrs. Carruthers, who has been vie.
iting with her daughter. Mrs. T. ].
spangler, for a good portion of the
winter, left Wednesday morning for
her home at Bancroft. Mich.
L. D. Puff and Fred Puff arrived
home Tuesday morning from st. Paul
with the remains Of their brother,
James L. Puff. who died Sunday
morning as the result of pneumonia,
aged So years. The remains were TAX
en- to Graceland cemetery and laid to
rest there, a short prayer service be-
ing conducted by Rev. A. Craig Bow
dish
At the meeting of the Today Club
Monday evening at the home of Miss
Ethel Lyons the regular program was
given, and this was heightened by the
rendition Of several musical numbers
which were given by Mrs. M. F. Boyn-
ton, Mrs. E. s. Whitaker and Miss
Annie Pixley. The ladies played a
piano trio and Mrs. Whitaker and
Miss Pixley sang a duet. The music Of
the ladies added much to the pleasure
of the evening.
With the mercury rising to Il de-
grees in the thermometer Saturday
as the warmest day of the season. the
indications are that spring has land
ed. II the closing two weeks of
March are anything like the first two.
farmers will be getting into the fields
very quickly. This is not particular
ly early for the mercury to take SUCH
a rise in March, for in 1900 on the
first day of the month the mercury
went to ~ degrees.
The city council committee has
finally found a location for the city
sales. and the new site. will be on
Lawler street, Just north of the old
livery barn on the corner of Third
street. 1t took several days to find
a place to put the scales so that they
would not have to be removed SO far
from the public travel that they
would be of no use to the people.
The committee felt fortunate in Sc
curing a location that is just as good
as the one given w.
w. H. Webster and son, l.. G.
Webster, returned on the midnight
Milwaukee Monday night from a trip
down to Bloomington, ILL.,, where
they were on a real estate deal. Mr..
Webster said that down through CEN
trail Illinois the people generally
were talking of South. Dakota, and
that the state had a fine reputation
down that way. He said that from the
immediate vicinity of Bloomington
Il carloads of immigrant goods had
been shipped to this state, and that
he anticipated a larger movement
next year.
A copy of a Kokomo, Ind, paper
was received at this office containing
an article with reference to the open
ing Of bids for the erection of a Y.
M. G. A. building. The paper stated
that the contract for the building
would be awarded to Moore & Dan
ner, of that city, they being the low
est of seven bidders. Moore & Dan
ner will be remembered by Mitchell
people as having constructed the post
office building and the high school
building.
Chamberlain will have two special
elections on it's hands this and next
month. Monday, March 81, the citi-
zens will vote on the adoption of the
commission form of government.
April 5 an election will be held to
vote on the issuance of $4,000 bonds
to aid in the rebuilding of the Co.
lumbus college, one of the buildings
having been destroyed by fire a short
time ago. At a meeting of prominent
Catholics in Sioux Falls a few days
ago with Bishop O'Gorman $4,000
was Pledged at the meeting for the re-
building of the structure. 1t Is expect
ed that at least $4,000 will be spent
on the new building.