The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-25

Charles Derr and T.. A. Van Evera
departed for Flagstaff, Ariz., where
they will secure a trainload of GOO
head Of horses to ship back to this
city. They were secured by C. w.
Derr and A. r. Mcconnell on a trade
for some land.
Rev. Henry Snyder preached two
very interesting and helpful. sermons
Sunday at the Presbyterian church.
His morning subject was on "The
example of Love-" his text being
found in l John 81. In the evening
Mr.. Snyder spoke on Lighthouses"
the text being taken from 2 Peter
Lie. The music Of the day was
very interesting, and among the
numbers a bass solo rendered by l..
A. Williams. The choir is now UNI
der the direction of Prof. Mansyeld
and it helps out materially in the
service.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Osgood and, lit
tie child, arrived IN the city from
Scranton, Kan, to accept a position
with The Republican in the news
DON He is a son of F. L. Osgood,
the foreman of the news room.
Mrs. Andrew Ellwein went to Oma-
ha Saturday to make a visit friends
and relatives for this week. She
expects to return home Friday. On
the way down she was Joined by MIR.
Ellwein.
Joseph Sherman arrived in the
city Sunday morning to remain the
city a few days, having been out to
Pierre to attend to some business
matters and came around by the way
of Mitchell on his way home to see
his oldtime friends. Mr.. Sherman is
now living at Belle Fourche, where
he had a clerical position in the gov
eminent land Office.
In the declamatory contest held at
Vermillion Saturday night, the de-
cision was awarded to Miss Manbeck,
of Armour high school. Willie KEEL
ley, of this city was given second
place, out of some six or eight contes-
tants. The young mai made a fine
showing and did not disappoint his
friends in the manner of his work. In
the athletic contests held the day
previous the high school athletics
barely got a look in, and but for John
Berry getting third place in the hur-
dies and scoring one point, the team
would have come home %scoreless.
Good clean flax seed for sale by A.
H. Belts, :.14 Western Natl. bank
building.
Sheriff Berry took into custody
Monday Mrs. Hanna Anderson on the
charge of insanity, and she was CIV
en- a hearing before the insane COM
mission for the county. She was
adjudged insane, but it is not as yet
decided whether the woman will be
sent to Yankton or cared for in this
county. The case is a very sad one
Three weeks ago Mrs. Anderson was
deserted by her husband, who is
supposed to be in Sioux Falls, leav-
ing her with two children, aged 8
and 9 years, to provide for. Her de-
sertion and the care of the children
proved too much for her and she has.
gradually become worse. The child
dren are being taken care of at the
Jail.
1t has taken two Or three days to
gather in the parties who violated
the city ordinance at the fire a few
days ago, and they have appeared be-
fore Justice Drake at various times
and paid their fines. Two ordinances
We're violated by several people on
the day of the fire, that of driving
across the hose in the street and of
leaving the %'hydrants open after the
fire alarm sounded. A. J. Bunker,
of Plankinton, w. R. Holt and
George Patterson drove across the
hose and paid a fine of SIS. j. 1.
Cook, F. W. F%reyberg, j. S. Daniels,
George r. Morris, Mrs. Sarah Charts
worth, j. T. Morrow, o. E. Cassem
William Koch and S. E. Morris aech
paid IS for leaving their hydrants
open after the fire whistle sounded.
James Farrell and Grant Merriet
were in police court this morning be.
for Justice Drake. Farrell was
charged with drunkenness and being
a vag, and was fined $40, while Mer-
rift was assessed SIS for a plain Of
Tense, which he paid.
S. Cattrell, clerk of courts, is en-
joying a two weeks vacation in west
ern Montana in the Bitter Root coun-
try. He will visit Missoula and
Hamilton. Mrs. Cattrell has charge
of the Office in her husbands alb
sence.
The new time table on the Milwau-
kee road is expected to be out in the
course of a few days, showing the