The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-01-12

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y w. p. Rathbun, agent for the Rov
Insurance Co.
\ Mrs. j. w. Melody, who has bee
IN the sanitarium at Chamberlain ia
several weeks. and submitted to a
operation for appendicitis. cam
nome this morning much improved
health.
DIR. E. F. Reamer departed via tn
Omaha road Wednesday evening for
business trip out to the coast countr,
During the month that he will be ali
sent DR.. Reamer will visit at points Il
Montana, Washington and Oregon t
view the country in those states.
C.. G. Rathbun departed via tn
Omaha road Wednesday evening TO
a trip out to the coast country, hi
objective point being San Francisco
He expects to be gone about tw,
months.
%. B. VanAlstine has secured thu
agency for the Velie 40 automobile
for Dawson and Hanson counties anl
has a sample of the new fore door
car on hand. The Velie is a high
grade, high powered car, very quiet
running and is manufactured and
guaranteed by the John Deere Plow
Co.
George Roddy arrived Thursday
evening from Milwaukee, and will
take a position with the Mitchell
Harness Co., in the stock department.
The young man is a brother of
Charles Roody, one of the proprietors
of the company.
Grant Tank and family have leased
the DR.. 1, Windle residence, SIT San
born street, and have moved in. MI.
Tank is the travelling representative
of Mishawaka, Ind, Rubber Co. and
will be here for the coming five
months in covering his trade terri
tory.
In writing to friends in the city
Miss Florence Starr gives some in
teresting account of her journey to
China, where she will locate in Pc
king, and be connected with school
work. In her letter she states she
had reached as far as Honolulu, Ha-
wall, where she was a guest of Miss
Meyer and Mrs. and Miss Hall. To
hav ~ yvoc n ~r1o{ r1oo,,.1
with old friends at that point on her
long journey. Miss Starr expects to
sail from Honolulu for the last
stage of her journey in about three
weeks.
Richard, the little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Dunn, died this morning
at S o'clock after four days sickness
with pneumonia, aged fifteen months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn left on the morn
ing Milwaukee passenger for Mar.
ion, Iowa, where the funeral and In
terment will take place. The friends
Of the family will extend their sin.
cere sympathy in the hour of their
bereavement. Mr.. Dunn is the fore
man of the transfer department i'll
the Milwaukee freight house.
Rev. E. NJ. LETTERS departed this
morning for Webster City, Iowa. to
Join his family there for the rest of
the month. Early in February Mr..
Jeffers will go to Louisville, KY, to
enter a theological school to finish
some work he began a few years ago.
For the past three years Mr.. letters ;
has been pastor of the Baptist church
this city and has filled the pulpit
an acceptable manner. He felt
hat he needed a change and handed
his resignation, which was accept
ID with regret by the members Up
the present time his successor has
lot been selected.
A larger type of engine has been
installed in the freight service on the
hastings and Dakotion division of the
road, between Mitchell
md Aberdeen. They are known as
he HI engine and have a capacity
or hauling about 1000 tons. They
ire monster in size in comparison
With the other engines on the sys-
EN-. There are two in the service
the two points and they haul
he time freight, and they put.
.to service Just a few days ago. The
ails and roadbed have been put in
o condition in order that these
anger engines can be used on that
.ivision.
A card received from John e. !!
under date of Dec. %,
tates that on that day he crossed
he Isthmus to take the steamer at
Panama for South America, leaving
hat evening at c o'clock. Mr. Wash
urn said his journey up to that point
Iad been pleasant and that he fell in
With two other South America mis-
ionaires and they made things pleas
mt for each other. Mr.. Washburn
expected to land in LaPaz, Bolivia,
n the course of two or three weeks
fter leaving Panama. He desires to
e remembered to all his old friends
nd would be pleased to hear from
hom NJ the address mentioned