The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-12-01
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
IN HI COURSE OF A WEEK.

II. Jay Cooke came down from Mil
Ter to spend Thanksgiving with his
daughter, Mrs Thomas Morgans, and
returned home on the afternoon train.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Drake, who
have besn in Canada for nearly a year,
passed through the city this morning
on their way home to Than.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. G. Solberg, of Lane.
spent Thanksgiving at the home of
Rev. A. N. Brudvig and returned to
Lane on the afternoon train today.
They have been here since Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Peckham and
Mrs. w. L.. 4.yburn and children, of
Alexandria, were guests at the home
Thanksgiving. They returned home
this morning.
Mrs. M. l.. Bobb, and daughter,
Miss Bessie. and Mrs. f. w. Rock
we'll have been visiting in Chicago
for several weeks and came home
Wednesday evening. They stopped
at Richland Center, Wis, on their
way home.
Conductor Edwards, of the Olna-
ha passenger run between Mitchell
and Worthington, Mimi, departed
this morning for Los Angeles, Cal,
to spend the winter with his family.
Mr. Edwards health is such that it
is necessary for him to seek a warm
er climate for the winter season.
A card received from w. d. Wa
terman states that he arrived at Pas
adcna, Cal, last Sunday, and that he
joined his family there and will make
that place their home this winter. Mr..
Waterman left one day last week for
the coast country.
The three weeks old daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Radmer died
Thursday at their home one the south
side, as the result of pneumonia.
Brief funeral services were held this
morning at the home and were CON-
parents took the remains to Trip on
the Mil waukee passenger for inter-
ment.
Ben Derr had to feed himself with
one hand at his Thanksgiving dinner.
and it was his left hand at that.
This vas occasioned because of the
fact that he broke his arm Wednes-
day evening. He was cranking The
automobile, and while showing down
on the crank it failed to go over and
shot back, breaking his arm at the
wrist.
Johnson Bros. Furniture Co, have
leased the building occupied by the
Mitchell Harness Co., and Just as
soon as the latter owe to the second
floor of the Mitchell Steam Laundry's
new building. the furniture company
will take possession of its new loca-
ton, which will bring it into closer
touch with the main business section
of the city.
A game of Basketball was played
Thursday evening at the city hall be-
tween the high school and the team
of Co. +. which was witnessed by a
small crowd. The high school boys
We're victorious by a score of go to
10. The militia boys feel that when
they have lad more practice in the
game that they will be able 10 cope
better with the high school team.
They We're deficient on this occasion
in throwing baskets, but the deftness
will come through continued prac-
tice, and, this they are going TO in
dulge in.
Judge Frank B. Smith. DR.. j. G,
Mccartney and A. E. Eddy arrived
home this morning from a weeks stay
in the Black Hills country, where they
went to hunt deer. They reported
very poor luck indeed. as they failed
to land one ANIMAL. The deer are
very scarce in the hills country al
the present time, and but one has
been killed since Messrs. Taylor and
Elliott brought home their four from
that section. G. w. Downs, of Mt
Vernon. who was a member of the
party, succeeded in killing one buck
that weighted so pounds. Over ii
Montana farther deer abound in great
numbers.
1t is to be regretted that a larger
audience was not in attendance al
the performance of "Rosalind at Red
Gate" which was presented by a very
taIdple com Ddly at lne 1dle NeulleS
day evening. The drama is replete
with a human interest story and j
was told in a classic manner by the
members of the company. The lead.
ing lady assumed a double role anG
her work was of the highest charac
ter, ~portraying the different and pref
ty characteristics of two girls witt
admirable taste, and it was difficult al
times to tell which was which or i
there We're two. The supporting
members of the company Vera OF the
same excellent character, and it ha;
been some time since such a reall.
good dramatic production has beef
seen on the local state.
Ethan T. Cotton, the international
Y. NJ. G. A. secretary, of New York
arrived in the city this morning from,
Bijou Hills, where he spent Thanks
giving with his parents. lie is
spending the day in the city With Sec
rotary Whitaker, of the local asso'
citation. Mr.. Cotton, who is a formel
Mitchell young man, graduating from
Dakota Wesleyan, has just returned
from a trip of several months, which
he spent with his wife in South Amer.
lea in making a tour of the Y. NJ. c
-. of that country. He attended the
conference OF the Brazilian Associa'
ton and he was a guest OF the presi,
dent of Brazil. MIR. Cotton has made
a great name for himself wherever the