The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-03-16
IN TOWN AND COUNTRY.
MATTERS OF INTEREST THAT HAPPEN
ssa.. ~ THE COURSE OF A WEEK

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m THE COU
Tho t.stcher, chrontcle-Blade pub.
l,shst s1tietdFc OF the new building
eteetsd tor the First National banh
OF tl1t .tssSA.sand which 10 o beina
Occupied by the onicials who moved
in = few AsytaaSe, and which COZ,
3l1ioool 1t is built OF brick. and
has quito an imposing front Of su.
nerior brown stone aud Ionic pillars.
q. L. Branson. Of this city. Is The
president Of the bank. aud Frank r.
iWaslA Assofmsrs Mitehel shsy.sls the
cashier OF the Institution
-.Al Furchner. plankinton's base
ball t$iEler. who is on. The road to
;{ampa- IN 1.-The baseball world. stopped
oyer in. Mitchell while enroute ia
Seattle. Wash. where he joins the
teRMp ,af the Pacific coast league.
FaAFtclhper stated to. some OF. his
friends that, be was in, very. good con.
dition physically. and that he had
entirely overcome the. disability
which has kept him out Of the game
for the past two years. Furchne.
last year, WIS drafted by the Cincin.
natl tsam Of the National league but
he .&as. not ;int condition to play the
game and he was released.
= Whsn"the electric light plant was
completed at Fletcher a few days ago.
the members <of.sthe company tender
ed 4 business men Of that place a
BANQUET the occasion bsing the turn
ing 'pn. 81 the system lights. Speeches
we're made aud the battery system,
under which the plant is operated,
was explained. In the course Of a
few.months the lights will be extend
ed to the4residence section.
j., D. ~Pinnell. OF this city, and a
force of, carpenters. are at work In
stalltns a full set Of farm buildings
on the farm owned by R. A. Pinnell,
near Alesandria.
C. w. Johnston has concau~~. the
purchase. Of the McGovern reside nee,
formerly the Sheriff. home on Foo,
Avenue west, and expects to. move
in right away. MIR. Johnston will
make"a number of improvements on
the place and will add modern con-
venfences.
James Dobson is home from Wash
ington at the present time, having
been employed in a clerical position
in n of the departments. He said
he vas undecided whether he would
return to Washington, but thought
in all probability he would remain IN
the west.
The Newburys, who have the dis
.ttnction OF operating the largest hor-
ticultural establishment in the Da-
kotas!, are ont with their spring
catalogue, which has Just been print
ed at The Republican office, the issue
being 1000. The catalogue is pref
,aced by q very handsome cover de-
sign In two colors, and bearing the
picture of this interesting family
group. whose names are linked with
the production Of the finest flowers,
!shrubbery' and trees that can be pro-
duced inathe state. Their great plant
for the cut flowers is housed under
10000 square feet of glass, while 80
acres Of ground is given over for the
propagation of fruit and shade trees
and shrubery. The catalogue is re-
:plete with prices on everything which
the Nevburys produce. The fact
that their product is acclimated
makes 1t Of especial value to people
OF this state, for what they buy there
is every assurance that 1t will grow.
Get one Of the Newbury catalogues
before you make your spring pur-
chases.
w. z. Lott is back in the city for
the summer. Since the early fall Mr..
Lott hes been down In Virginia, and
has spent the wenter season at va
rious points in that state. He said
he expected to remain in Mitchell,
the greater part of the summer.
The mercury in the government
thermometer. took a sudden drop Sun
day:Anprning from, the higher point
at ,|vyhich.N has remained during the
several past nights. and touch the low
mark OF II as the coolest during the
night. According to Hicks, a storm
period starts today and lasts until the
18th. finishing up with rain, .sleet
and snow; with q cold wave in the
central TO northern sections of the
co, ntfy. Hicks further-predicts cold
and snow fn the period Of the 2lst
and again onsthe closing day of the
month; But, whether.it will strike
this, country remains to be seen.
Miss Ethel Grace gave a