The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-02-23

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parted via the Omaha road this morn
ing for Rochester. MIMI. where Mrs.
Van Alstine will be placed In the
hospital Of the Mayo brothers. She
has been in poor health during the
greater part Of The water. and she
goes there for consultation and
treatment.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday p. m. at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. L. Whitman over the remains
of their little son, aged two months,
who passed away Wednesday morn
ing at 8 o'clock. Many friends of the
family gathered at the residence to
express their sympathy In this way
to the bereaved parents ove the
death Of their little son. The servic-
es were conducted by DR.. Hoagland
and the interment was in Graceland
cemetery.
The additions which have recently
been made to Becker's Big Clothing
House makes it one of the finest in
the state, and will wen compare very
f%avorably with anything in the north
west. Mr.. Becker has just added
some twenty-three oak clothing cases,
which are ranged on the south side
of the store, extending from n end
to the other. Aside from these he
has added five similar cases for his
hat department. These cases r ar.
ranged so that full suits can be hung
in them and drawn out by means OF
Ia sliding bar. They are what might
be termed double decked and hold 20
suits of clothes each. At the juno
ton, in the corner, of the suit and
hat cases is placed three mirrors fol-
the benefit of customers in trying on
goods. With these additions Mr.,
Becker has an attractive place OF
business.
Mrs. S. Z. Bower, of West Union,
Iowa, arrived to make a visit with
her son, DIR. G. A. Bower and wife,
She will be here for over a month.
After a conference of nearly two
days between Attorney James Brown,
of Chamberlain, and Preston and
Wagner, of this city, representing the
defendant and plaintiff in the Kreu-
ger divorce case concerning the
amount of alimony and temporary
suit money nothing was accomplish,
ed, and a postponement was taken
until March 10, when the situation
will again be taken up. The divorce
case is set to be heard in Brule coun-
ty in June, although there might be
"a possibility of the case being heard
in circuit court at Plankinton, which
begins next week, but there is moth.
ing definite in that proposition.
T. C. Burns. register of the United
States land office, anne up from
Gregory yesterday to remain a few
days. Tom says that Gregory is
making a good growth and that the
indications were fine for the coming
year. Tom says he has a club out
for the fellows down in his country
who sprung the statement that they
were going to bring him out as a
candidate for congress at the next
primary.
Mrs. Fred Johnson went over to
Salem Thursday evening. She receiv-
ed a telephone message in the after
noon at 4 o'clock of the serious ill
ness of her mother, who was strick-
en- with paralysis at that hour. An
hour later Mrs. Johnson received a
second message that her mother had
passed away. The funeral was
held Saturday afternoon.
James E. Wells, the present post
master, states that he is a candidate
for reappointment. Mr.. Wells says:
My term of Office does not expire
until 1912, and at the proper time
I will be asking for the endorsement
of my friends. consider it too early
at the present time tc circulate my
petition"
Mr.. Chas. Rowan of Mt. Vernon
and Miss Meta Anderson of this
city were married at the home of ST.
mon Clemenson on the south side,
early in the week, Rev. A. N. Brud-
Wig, of the Norwegian Lutheran
church officiating. Only a few init
mate friends of the couple were pres
ent to witness the ceremony, and par
take of the wedding dinner. Mr..
and Mrs. Rowan left the same after
noon for their home near Gettysburg,
S. D., where they will live on a farm.
Reports sent in from the prayer
services held in various parts of the
city Friday evening show much in
terest. One service reported 20 in
attendance. Next Friday all the
churches represented in the coming
union revival services will partici-
pate in this meeting.
J.. G. Neptune, living two miles east