The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-10-19
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

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Mrs, F. n. Adams and daughter
iwhc have been visiting With Mrs.
srank Weller. returned this morn,
ms to their home in Kansas City.
Mrs. c. s. Bobb. Or. and Mrs, Z, F,
Reamer. and Mr.. and Mrs. +. L..
Meyer came home this morning from
Aberdeen, where they had been to
attend the Methodist Conference.
DR.. Reamer was forced to cave his
automobile at Aberdeen on account
of the muddy condition OF the roads.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Doyle depart
ed Sunday evening via the Omaha
road for Los Angeles. Calf. where
they expect to reside in the future,
the children having preceded to II
ter school. Mr.. and Mrs. Doyle have
resided in Mitchell for Il number of
years, and have made many friends
who will regret to have them leave
the city.
Charles vogus departed Saturday
night for Wilmar, British Columbia,
Ito look over the country and expects
Ito be gone a couple of months.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. White. of
Faith, and former residents of this
lefty and vicinity. left Sunday fer
Portland, Ore, and they expect to
spent the winter in the coas couD-
try.
October is doing a splendid bust
ness in the rain industry, and is stor-
ling up an abundance of moisture.
Sunday morning rain commenced
falling about Z o'clock, and Kept up
| a slow drizzling rain all day and all
night, the moisture falling a little
heavy at times during the day. This
morning the precipitation amounted
Ito LIS inches, and about every drop
|of water that came down soaked
deep into the ground. This rain
now makes a total of 4.G1 inches CT
water in two weeks, and surpasses
any October record in twenty years.
and the month is only half gone. This
rain will add vastly to the depth of
moisture in the ground, and it will
be found wet below a depth OF three
and onehalf feet. 1t is doubtful ii
any state in the union will go into
winter quarters with the soil in bet
tier condition for spring seeding than
South Dakota.
The Mitchell high school team will
so to Rcdtield next Friday evening
for a game with the high schccl of
that city. Coach Polling is getting
his men in readiness &c: the game,
and with the three that the boys
have already won has put the edge
on them to continue the winning
streak. The Redfeld strength is not
known, but the boys will take no
chances on a loss and will play them
as If they were the strongest bunch
in the state. 1t is possible that a
big crowd will go up with the team
and help out Oh the side lines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl ]. Liston have
returned from their bridal, trip Of
ten days, and are located out on
Third Avenue west. Mr.. Liston and
Miss Carrie Mishek were married at
Toledo. Iowa. on Oct. &. The groom
is employed by the Milwaukee COM
pany as a line-man and has charge
of the telephone system, which is
now largely used in Geographic work
in the handling of trains.
Howard Seaman has disposed of
his bakery and grocery at the cor
ner of Main and First Avenue east,
and which has been purchased BY
Baird and Barnes. who took posses
sion yesterday. In their announce
ment in the Republican. the firm
states that they will in the future
conduct a first class grocery and bak-
cry, handling nothing but the very
best in the grocery line and that
they will guarantee the bakery
goods.
Mrs. Charles MclIenry has moved
|iuto tho Perry residence and taken
up the boarding house business con-
Quoted so long and SO popularity by
Mrs. Perry.
George A. Schlund has been visit
ing his sons in this vicinity for sew
eral weeks and left Wednesday even
ing via the Omaha road for his home
at Washoujal, Wash. Mr.. Schlund
was one of the early settlers of Da-
vison county, and went west about
eight years ago.
H . E..
The civil service commission an
nounces an examination for appoint
ment for men in the railway mail
service for South Dakota. This state
is behind on its quota in the state
and the commission wants to bring
it to the required number. The cx-
animation will be held Oct. 25. Any
information desired can be secured
of Secretary Boggs at the local post
office, and, application should be
filed with the secretary of the
Eighth Civil Service District, st.
Paul, MINI.
T. o. Berg, of DeKalb county. ILL.,,
has been visiting with his nephew.
B. o. Berg. and returned home to-
day. MIR. Berg came out here to
purchase some land, and acquired
possession of a half section out near
Presho, west Of the river, for which
he paid $3.50 an acre. Back in H.
linoiS Mr. Berg OWNS 500 acres OIL