The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-04-27

! Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jeb-
sen. Thursday. April 90. a son
Ed Stephenson. the Milwaukee
passenger conductor running between
Mitchell and Aberdeen, ia taking a
'layon for a short period and left for
a trip out to the Pacific coast. Con-
ductor Barnt Is taking his run dur
ing MI. Stephenson's absence.
Miss Nellie DeJean, who has been
visiting friends in the city, returned
this afternoon to her home at Plank
inton. Wednesday Miss DeJean will
be united in marriage to Mr.. Her
cules, Of Rock Island, III.
At the band rehearsal Wednesday
evening a business meeting was held
to perfect the organization. Officers
were elected as follows: President,
C. w. Downey; secretary, Winnie
Woodman; treasurer, l.. Brieden-
bach; director, Prof. Hunter. The
band is making such progress that it
is getting the interest of the must
clans to a marked extent, and at the
ent. The indications point very ia
vorably toward Mitchell having a
fine band this summer. Director
Hunter announced that the band
would give a concert on the street
Thursday evening of this week. 1t
is hoped to make arrangements
whereby the band can give the usu-
al summe concerts this season.
An idea had become prevalent that
The Girl in the Taxi was going to
be pretty strong and considerably on
the blase order. However, the au-
dience got away without anything of
a shock. The title of the drama had
but very little to do with it, and one
nigh have expected the appearance
OF a taxi on the stage, but other han
a couple of tooth from an auto horn
there was nothing doing. The COM
edy is built on lines to produce
amusement for an audience and it
accomplished the purpose to avery
acceptable degree. The story por-
trayed the deception of the father,
nephew and son who presumed to
lead the life of the really good, but
who were frequent attendants at
restaurants with the chorus girls,
and where the three met to- their
own confusion and eventual undoing.
Miss Sindelar in the character of the
taxi girl, made a good hit and Bob
by Barry as the innocent showed a
rapid development after he got his
first lesson in making love. Withal
the comedy was good and made a
fine hit with the audience.
Floyd Cook, son of Mrs. Julia
Cook died on Saturday at her
home out on east Second street,
aged IS years. The boy was taken
sick about two weeks ago with scar
let fever and had practically recover
ed from that when appendicitis set
in, but by reason of his other ILL
ness the operation had to be delay
ed several days, but was done this
week. 1t had gone too far, howev-
er, and the operation offered no re-
lief, and his death ensued as a result.
Private funeral services were held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock, and brief
services were held at G%racelano
cemetery, where the interment took
place. For some time Floyd has
been the elevator boy in the West
ern National bank building and in
his service to the public and his en-
ployers he was a faithful boy. He
was very much appreciated by the
tenants in the building, and he gave
them the very best service at his
command. Among his playmates
Floyd was loved with a strong devo-
ton. He was a great help to his
widowed mother and his loss to her
will be felt keenly. Much sympathy
will be expressed to the mother ov-
er the death Of her son.
Cecil Braught, a former Mitchell
young man, will be the next mayor of
Lennon, n of the best towns on
the coast extension of the Milwaukee
road. At the election held there
Tuesday Mr.. Braught came out as an
independent candidate against the
caucus nominee, who was presumed
to have the support of a hundred men
in the caucus. Mr.. Braught, howev-
er, was backed by a goodly number
of the strong men Of the town in OPP
position, and he won out handsome
ly, receiving 233 votes to his oppon-
ent's IS. Mr.. Braught is the city
treasurer of Lennon and in this ca
pacity had made enemies among the
financiers of the place over the depos-
iting of the large amount Of money
secured on some bonds, and they pre-
cipitated a fight. He took this meth
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