The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-09-07
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
N! THE COURSE OF A WEEK

in Prosper township, when he Dough,
the j. h. Salisbury farm. and TO,
which he paid $4,000. bringing tn,
land up to about SO per acre. MIR
Stahl turned in his town residence
us part payment. Another real es.
tate transfer OF some Importance was
the sale OF a quarter section of LAND
by Peter Tritz. of Letcher. to G.. I.
kis,ler, of Ethan, for which he re.
celved the price of S1l,IO3 for the
l6O acres, making an average price
OF about SOS. This land has some
breaking on it. but there is NOTHING
III the way OF Improvements. The
quarter is located in Perry TOWNSHIP
on the county line.
George Besancon has bought the
residence property OF Martin .Alseth,
out on Sixth Avenue east.
Mrs X. l.. Propst and Misses Ed.
ma and Roberta, who have been Wis
lting a the home OF Mr.. and Mrs
\. Il. Test, returned home Yesterday
to Mynard, Neb.
John y. Campbell and Miss Marie
Il. Wilkins, living in the vicinity of
Afteslan. came to the city Wednes-
day afternoon and were united in.
marriage at f. O'Clock by Judge Drake
Mrs. l.. Indra and daughter. Mol.
lie. arrived in the city Thursday from.
their home in San Jose, Calf. ana
Will remain here a month with her
sister, Mrs. Fred Wedehase. Mrs.
!ndra formerly live in Mitchell and
moved TO California five years ago.
X. y. Holsaple has been down to
Grand Rapids, Mich, for the past
ten days and has returned to the
city. He was accompanied by his
family, and they expect to make their
home in a residence on the south side
as soon as a house is available. For
the present they have apartments at
the Rodee residence. corner of Fifth
Avenue W st and Rowlev street. MIR.
llolsaple is the new superintendent
OF the South Dakota .~Anti-SalooH,
League and entered upon his work
a few Weeks ago.
Frank Cook departed this morn
ing for his home in Milwaukee after
spending a few days in the city Wis
lilng his aunt, Mrs. j. p. Mckillip.
and renewing acquaintance with
his old Hanson county friends. where
he lived as a boy. He tells many i'm
teresting Kings about the coast coun-
try where he has been travelling for
the past w months. going from Van !!
I ouNer. H.. c., down to the southern
part OF California. He hasn't been !
in Mitchell for 30 years and states !
that it has grown nearly beyond his !
remembrance.
At the meeting of the Odd FEEL
lows Thursday evening d very pleas
ant surprise was given G.. w. Adams !
by the members of the lodge. He
was presented with a twenty-five year
Jewel OF the order. representing the
length of the period that he has be-
to the order. The present.
was made by III. c. Greene,
who has the distinction of being the
oldest Odd Fellow in the local lodge,
that is belonging to the order the
longest. He spoke a fine sentiment
in the presentation, and Mr.. Adams
responded in a way that was fitting
Mr.. and Mrs. John lAaney depart
Via the Omaha road Thursday ev-
ening for Greenvillc. Mimi. to spend
their vacation of two weeks at that
summer resort. MIR. Haney is the
deputy postmaster.
\ report was in circulation that
the fish in Lake Andes were diving !
from some unknown, as hun
dreds were seen floating on the sur
face. An investigation revealed the
TACT that some parties had been dy-
namiting in the lake and they bad
Killed more fish then they coul1, get
away with, which led to the SUPPOSE
tic hat something was killing off
the fish. The fishing is said to be
good.
At the meeting of the school Off
GERS OF Beulah township held Fri
Cay afternoon they awarded the
contract for the erection Of a new
school house in that township to
Contractor Schwab for the sum of
$1,000. The building is to be erect
ed this fall and is to be placed in
District 26. just across the road
from the present building, which
has outgrown its usefulness. J.. c..
Lehman, one of the officials, stated
that the building would be one of
the Vpry, hast in tbo ct.+o ~, ~. H..