The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-09-29

arrived to visit at the home of Mr.,
and Mrs. e. M. CLANCY until after the
Corn Palace season..
Mrs. William Rush entertained a
number Of little girls in honor of
Bessie's fourth birthday Friday af-
ternoon. Many enjoyable games were
played and refreshments were served
the little guests.
w. D. Waterman and family are
making their arrangements to spend
the winter at some point in Califor-
mia, leaving in the course of a month.
If they like the country they expect
to make their home there.
A letter received from DR.. T. H.
Youngman from Canon City, Colo,
states that he has been very sick for
some little time, but that he is bet
ter now. DR.. Youngman wants to be
dear old MITCHELL"
tween Mitchell and Aberdeen years
ago, and when the new line was built
to the coast, he and George Perry
made application for one of the runs
in the far west. He said that Mr..
Perry was in good health, and that
George Cessford, who was formerly
foreman of the roundhouse in this
city, has a fine position in the same
capacity at Tacoma, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. B. Mcintyre, Of
Lodi, Wis, arrived in the city to Wis
it several weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
James Clark, the two ladies being
sisters and have not met for seven
teen years. Mr.. Mcintyre said this
was his f1rt trip to this country and
that he could see but little differ
ence in the two countries.
At the meeting of st. Bernard
Commandery Thursday evening Mes
srs J.. T. Morrow and G.. w. Adams
We're presented in behalf of the Com
mandery with emblems representing
past grand master of the State Com
mandery, which position both Sir
knights have held in past years. The
presentation speech was made by
Mayor Hitchcock at the end of a
luncheon which was served that ev-
ening.
Miss katherine Tillotson has been
visiting with her parents in Osceola,
Iowa, for several weeks and has re-
turned home. Miss Tillotson said
that they had a family reunion at
Osceola while she was there, and
that her sister, Mrs. Merle Bechtel-
Alcock, of New York, and BROTHER
Levi Tillotson, of New Haven, were
present. She said that Mrs. Alcock
intended to come out to Mitchell this
fall but on account of her numerous
concert engagement she had to give
up the trip.
Rain in September has been a very
scarce article, and up to the present
time there has been but .16 inches
Of moisture fall. About 1 o'clock
a. M, a rain started in and
made a good showing up to z o'clock,
when the precipitation amounted to
so inches, and the greatest part of
it soaked away. 1t was the heaviest
rainfall at one time during the en-
tire summer, and was received JOY
ously by farmers and town people
alike, the former for fall blowing and
the latter for filling many empty cist-
erns that have existed for some time.
is the equinoitial storm period
and rain "a naturally be expected, at
time.
The new pipe organ for the Meth
odist church arrived by freight yes
afternoon and today 1t will
be unloaded and taken to the church
ready for installation. The expert
from the factory at Hartford, Conn.,,
is expected to arrive in the city this
and will commence at once
to place the organ in position. The
organ is in two sections, placed on
each side of the gallery and will
take a little longer to install than II
It was a single instrument. 1t will
at least two weeks to install
The instrument and perhaps longer.
DR.. ]. F. Atkinson received q let
ter from his mother In Los Angeles,
CAL, in which she stated that she
read in a Los Angeles paper an ac-
count of q Mitchell young man nearly
being drowned at Long Beach a few
lays ago. The young man was j..
Ernest Washburn, who left this city
! few weeks ago to visit with his pa
.ents before going to South America
o become a missionary. Washburn
With two friends went into the ocean
battle and they were caught by
he undertow and taken out. While
he men were rescued, 1t took several
hours to bring Washburn back to
life, for he was very nearly to the
Joint Of death. He expects to return
Mitchell during the session Of Da-
kota Conference.