The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-23
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
n THE COURSE OF A WEEK

m THE COU'
Mrs. Howe and daughter. Grace,
OF Sioux Falls. who have been visit
ing with Mrs. G. F. Kleinau for sev-
eral days. returned homo Monday ev-
ening via the Omaha road.
H. G. Ballard. q representative Of
the N. X. Fairbank Co.. manufactur-
ers Of cottolene. is in the city and 10
giving his personal attention to the
big baking contest which is to be
held here on April z, the cottolene
and Mt. Vernon -four to be used in
baking the pies, cakes, breat, ETC.,
and which are eligible to the contest.
Hugo Koch struck Mitchell at an
inopportune time to draw a crowd
that would be large enough to make
III worth while, in that the revival
meetings and a golden wedding an
niversary were being held on the
same evening. The audience was
fairly large and it was intensely en-
thusiastic. giving the members Of the
company strong curtain calls at the
end of each act. Mr.. Koch in the
part of John Armitage occupied the
limelight throughout the play and he
presented the strong character in a
manner that was highly acceptable.
His support in parts. was good, and
especially the work of Miss O'Brien
and Miss Summers. The dramatic
events were laid at the national capt.
tol and have to do with an attempt
to destroy the union as far as posi-
BILE and assassinate the president.
There are some thrilling climaxes
during the performance, and it is a
very entertaining one.
f. B. VanAlstine announces in the
advertising columns of The Repub-
lican the merits of the De Lavel
cream separator, for which he has
1.-THE agency in this city. Mr.. VanAl-
Istine will be pleased to demonstrate
the machine to those who are inter-
ested in the dairy business.
II. Schirley arrived in the city from
the western part of the state, where
he has been visiting friends and rela-
tives for several weeks. He left on
the Omaha passenger Sunday even
ing for the eastern part of the state.
c. w. Derr made a trip over to
Alexandria Monday in his automo-
bile. In making the round trip MIR.
Derr said that he saw a great many
farmers in the fields, some of whom
were blowing and others narrowing,
together with an occasional drill put
ting seed in the ground. The farm
ers are getting an early start this sea-
son, although it is a trife dry.
The Rockford, ILL.,, Register-Gazet-,
te, of the 18th, contains the an
nouncement of the engagement of
Miss Hazel Johnston, of Rockford,
ILL.,, and Earl VanWise, the date for
the wedding, however, has not been
made public. Mr.. VanWise and Miss
Johnston are both residents of this
city, the groom-elect being the pro-
prietor of the Leader restaurant and
hotel. Miss Johnston was formerly
a stenographer at the Nelson and
came to this city about eight months
ago. (
Miss Alice Norton, of this city, and
Oscar Hobart of Chamberlain were
united in marriage Saturday evening
at the parsonage of the First Meth
odist church by DR.. j. S. Hoagland.
The couple left on the afternoon train
Sunday for the Black Hills country <
Spend a few days, n will then re
to Chamberlain to max
their home, the groom being the opc-
rator in the Western Union office. Z
William B. Holmes, who was sent
from Dawson county to the state pen
itentiary for a period of five years ON '
charge of forgery, was granted a /,
parole by Governor Vessey Saturday, Z
was a stranger in this city /,
the time of his arrest, when he at =
tempted to cash a forged check at one !,
Of the banks in Mitchell. 1t was )
LEARNED afterward that he had /,
lutte a record back in Wisconsin in +
same class of work. l.,
Cleveland Bond, of Esmond, arriv- C
d in the city Saturday evening to v
spend Sunday with his mother, Mrs. e
E. Bond. Miss Willoughly, of p
Iowa, is also a guest at the il
Bond home. Mr.. Bond is employed o
n the bank at Esmond, the owned !;
ormerly owned by w. A. Barber, who,
ecently sold out and went to Cali
ornia to live. I
Mitchell's reputation as a splendid.
center is being endorsed
very week by people moving here for -,