The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-09

with the three others took . case Of
beer along. When the beer got to
working hard a fight among the four
took place. The night clerk tried to
stop the row but he was ~unsuccess-
full and the parties finally quit. Man
ager VanDusen, Of the hotel, objects
to things running in his house in that
way and tiled complain against the
parties with the above result.
Parties having horses for sale
should see w. II. DeLancey's ad. in
this issue.
For nre and tornado insurance see
w. e. Rathbun, agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
Horace Kress is again in his old
position with Scallin Bros. Co., in the
pharmacy department. He has been
away for several years, having been
in business at Springfield for a time,
and after selling out worked at one
or two other points.
At the country home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Burt Allen a farewell party
was given for Mrs. Lena Bratton and
daughter, Mae, whose home is at
Scenic, III. The fore part of the ev-
ening was devoted to music. Mrs.
Clarence Vaughn and Miss Irene
Lawrence giving piano solos and
Misses Brown and Lawrence enter
tanned highly with their vocal selec-
tons. The rest of the evening was
spent in playing five hundred, at the
close of which dainty refreshments
were served. At a late hour the COM
pany departed, wishing the mother
and daughter a happy future in their
old home.
r. l.. Polk & Co., have put a man
to work OF a new city directory for
Mitchell, which he expects to have
completed and ready for distribution
in the course of six weeks or two
months. The last directory was is
sued in the summer of 1909 and at
that time showed a population for
Mitchell of $3.50.
DR.. j. S. Hoagland conducted both
the services of Sunday in the First
Methodist Episcopal church. Both
sermons set forth in a practical way
the philosophy of the Christian
life and closed with earnest appeals
to the people to begin. A number re-
sponded at both services and united
With the church. An earnest after
meeting followed the sermon of the
evening. The organ preludes by
Prof. Shaaden were greatly enjoyed.
The Professor proved himself an ar
fist at the organ. The special num-
bers by the chorus directed by Prof.
Hobson were of exceptionally high
order. One of the fine features of
the Sunday was the address of Miss
Dayton, of Minneapolis, former sec
rotary of the Y. w. G. A. of S. D., on
the Passion Play. She saw it last
summer and in a most charming way
told more than 800 young people
about it at the Epworth League hour.
President Kerfoot went out to
Chamberlain to go into the sanitar-
ium for a treatment of two weeks.
DR.. Kerfoot has had a severe nervous
trouble and with an attack of neural
gia his condition made it impossible
for him to do anything at the uni
versity. He feels that with a rest Of
a couple of weeks at the sanitarium
that he will regain his health.
Mrs. George Slagle died at her
home 213 Second Avenue east at 9
o'clock Sunday morning after an ills
ness of only four days with pneu-
monia. She leaves a husband and
three boys to mourn her death. Flu
neral services of a brief character
will be held this afternoon at 4
O'clock at the residence, and the re-
mains will be taken back to Wauco-
ma, Iowa, for interment, leaving on
the midnight train on the Milwau-
kee road. Mr.. Slagle will accom-
pany the remains. This afternoon
Mrs. Belle Rogers, a sister Of the de-
ceased, arrived to attend the funer-
al, and will also return with the body.
Funeral services were held in the
Congregational church Sunday after
noon over the remains of the late
Mrs. Frank West, and which were at
tended by the members of the Royal
Neighbors. and also Of the Modern
Woodmen of America, the deceased
belonging to the former and the hus-
band to the latter. Surrounding the
casket were the floral tributes from
friends in this city. The services
we're conducted by Rev. w. M. MAR.
who made some appropriate and SYM
pathetic remarks. The music was
furnished by the choir Of the church.
The remains were laid to rest in
Graceland cemetery. the p~allbearers