The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-24

raj services over the geHainA OF a
~ Kelsey at Mt. Vernon sunday al
OF the G. y. X. at the cemetery.
The services were conducted b. Rev,
!. p. Potter.
Herbert Hardy, who graduated last
June from Dakota Wesleyan, has
been engaged as the athletic coach
of the Rcdiicld high school, and also
to do some teaching on the high
school faculty. Redtield has secured
an exceptionally fine young man for
it's athletic coach, and after Hardy
has had the athletes in training for
Il year or two they will make any OF
the high school teams in the state
step sideways in a contest of any
kind. His connection with the
athletic end OF the University is we'll
Known, and he has assisted material
ly in bringing the college to the
front in years that are past. Whether
at teaching or coaching Hardy will
make good at Rediield.
Mrs. Mathew Slade has been visit
ing relatives at Brandon, Wis. for
some time and has returned to the
city. Mrs. Slade has been in posr
health for IL number of months and
is a little improved.
The Washington Springs True
Republican states that G.. w. Dcrr
and son were in the city last week,
Mr.. Derr buying a farm near that
place. The sen is scheduled to
operate the farm next season.
The brotherhood of American
Yoemanry did a pretty good adver-
Mitchell recently when the secretary,
over $500 picture postal cards OF
the lodge located in all parts of the
United States and Canada. one of
every homestead in tue union. 1T
was If considerable expense to the
focman headquarters to send out
these pictures, but they figured it
would make Il fine souvenir fer the
secretaries to keep, and there is no
question but what some good will
result from the broadcast am in
which the cards were distributed.
MIR. Davy and his lodge is entitled to
a vote Of thanks for bringing Nit
ehell and her corr palace into such
prominence ana over such a vast
area Of country. The Yocmen have a
local lodge in Mitchell, and the men,
bers are justly proud CT the fact
that their city has been SO honored
by their grand lodge.
The Smith Mercantile Co., is Il
new business institution that has
been established at Alexandria,
handling sort OF d general line of
goods. The business will be under
the management Of c. +. Bates. OF
this city. and he will move there with
his family shortly. The business will
be opened to the public Saturday,
Aug. &c. Mr.. Bates is in Alexandria
at present arranging the stock of
goods.
Mrs. Tressia Nicholson. who has
been living in Ethan for some time,
moved back to Mitchell yesterday
and is occupying her own residence.
The Prcsho Post states that San
Sneldon has given up his residence
in Lyman county. and having ship
ped sixty head of horses to southern
Missouri. he expects TO locate there.
MIR. Sheldon was the sheriff of Ly-
man county for two terms, and WAS
Largely instrumental in breaking up
the gang Of cattle and horse thieves
in that country.
The theatrical season will open in
Mitchell next Monday evening, when
Boyd b. Trousdale will present
Mary James Pa" a farce comedy
that is chuck full of amusement. Mr..
Trousdale has appeared here before
in The Man on the Box" and made
many warm friends. He will be well
coined back in his drama. (which con
tains as a feature a complete print
ing office, something never introduce
ed on a local stage. \ large and ca
pablc company is carried to produce
Mary James Pa in fine shape.
Thomas Thurman, residing on tho
Fred Widmann farm Il few miles
south OF town, sent Il sample of His
corn today that indicates he is going
to have some corn crop. The sample
sent was of the red variety. and
which he planted May ) and matured
in three months and twelve days.
The cal is Of good size and filled
solid from tip to but,.. ar -.hur-
MAJ has ten acres of this corr and
about 80 acres Of other corn that is
coming on later. Mr.. Widmann said
it was the finest stand Of corr he had
seen in the county. and that if il
does not yield between GO and 40
bushels per aero he will be very
much disappointed.
Thomas Navin has commenced on
the third story OF his business ouild-
ing at the corner Of Main and First
street. The steel girdcrs are being set
at the present time, ana the false
work for the ccmen floors being
erected. AS soon as the concrete
floor is finished the men will com
mence LAYING the brick for the third
story, which will be finished in tho
course of three weeks. Mr.. Navin is
going to have practically n t%ircproof
building when it is completed, aud
will be II Of the best in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Rodce arc now
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