The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-27

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, announcing the birth OF a o in
their family. and which event occur
red Monday. April "a.
In the advertising columns TODAY
10 noted that the Red Polled cattle
at the State Training school at
Plankinton will be sold off at private
sale.
9. w. Johnston received a tele.
gram from Mrs. Johnston announc-
ing the death of her mother at Ha-
zelton, Ind, to which place she was
called several weeks ago.
Mrs. Jos. Swift received a tele-
gram announcing the death of her
sister, Mrs. B. r. Fay, which occur
red at the home in Elburn, III. Ow-
ing to her illness Mrs. Swift was un-
able to leave to attend the funeral.
President Kerfoot has returned
from his eastern trip, a portion of
the time having been spent in Chi
cage and New York. While in the
east the president was looking af-
ter the financial interests of the
college for the completion of the bir
endowment fund.
Work was commenced this morn
ing on the excavation for the two
business buildings which are to be
erected by George 2. Logan on Sec
ond Avenue east. The material to
be used in construction is concrete
blocks and the work will be done by
Gottlieb Scheurenbrand, who is
making a fine quality of cement
blocks at the present time. Fred
Bjodstrop has the contract for do
ing the carpenter work.
Rev. p. II. McBeth was in the CITY
from his Alexandria home and call
ed on his old friends. Mr.. McBe.4
has recently recovered from a very
severe attack of typhoid fever, and
seven other members of his family
We're sick at the same time. For a
long time Mr.. McBeth lowered be-
tween life and death, but he final
ly won out and will soon be able to
resume his work in the Methodist
church.
'E1n tnln of I-ncfnrI11 1,1s01 81
did not amount to very much, had
the effect of frightening up things
to a marked extent, and it will help
out the growing grain to some de-
gree. The precipitation amount to
but 20, but there is sufficient evil
dence hat there is more in the at
mosphere, and it will make it's
felt Don Showers coming
this spring are of a more local ma
ture than anything general.
Miss Anna White, a member of
the faculty of Dakota Wesleyan
University, has decided to take up
the life Of a missionary, and has ac-,
cepteA an appointment by the Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society of
the Methodist church. Where she
will be located will be left to the
in charge, but in all probable
ity she will go to either China or
Japan to teach in a girls high
school. Miss White has been asso-
with the University for the
past five years, and has endeared
herself to the student body to a
marked degree. She will leave Nit
chell Oct. / and sail for her foreign
home a month later.
DR.. and Mrs. Hoagland entertain
ed the officers and teachers of the
Sunday school of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church at the Parson-
age Tuesday evening. A fine social
hour was enjoyed by everybody, but
the primary purpose of the party
was to discuss the large and grow
ing interests of the Sunday school
and how to increase it's efficiency.
The conference al presided over by
the superintendent, Prof. C. D. Har-
dy. Special efforts will be made to
the large number of people
who have recently united, with the
in the work Of the Sunday
Ice cream and cake were
served by the hostess at the conclu-
sion of the conference.
One fire is usually followed by an
other. After the Rogan barn fire
afternoon the next n oc-
cured this morning about 5 o'clock,
when a fire was discovered in the
Place. DR.. G. S. Bobb was
tut on an early morning profession
II call, and saw some smoke in the
place, and after a second in
turned in an alarm. The
ire department arrived on the scene
n an incredibly short time, and it
was the work of a moment to extin-
suish the flames. The fire caught in
l small addition, but how is a mys-
cry. Some dishes were destroyed
md a quantity of syrups, ETC., were
! loss. Mr.. Keim figures the loss
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