The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-05-18
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Smith,
May 13. a daughter.

For nre and tornado insurance see
W. e. Rathbun. agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
Mrs. John Determan and daugh-
ter departed this morning for Ha-
warden, Iowa, to make a visit with
relatives for several weeks.
Miss Marian Kimball, who former
ly made her home in this city for a
time with her sister, Mrs. A. Craig
Bowdish, was married recently to j.
S. Beisanz, of Winona, Mimi, where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. E. Mccarthy, who was ope-
rated upon at the hospital a few days
ago, is reported as getting along
nicely at present. Mr.. Mccarthy
says he desires to express his
thanks for the many beautiful flaw
ers which have been sent to Mrs. Nc
earthly.
Mrs. Elsie Wilcox was called to
Scotland Friday last by the death of
her father, w. b. Bardwell, who
passed away very suddenly. He
had lived at Scotland ever since the
town was founded in 1883, and was
formerly engaged in the drug bust
ness.
John Slater, the county game
warden, states that he has been
awarded two pairs of pheasants for
this county, one pair going to o. l..
Branson and the other to James To-
bin at the river. Mr.. Slater has an
application in for two more, which
he piece in the northern part of the
county.
Scotland Citizen-Republican: Ed
Bailey of Mitchell was here Satur-
day on his way home from Green
wood. He says his brother, who
purchased a large tract of land in
Mexico, has sold over a hundred
thousand acres of the tract, but still
has seventy thousand acres, so he
is somewhat interest in the outcome
of the rebellion.
Rev. F. B. Barnett is suffering
from a partial stroke of paralysis on
the left side of his face. He took cold
in his ear early in the week, and
this was followed by the stroke,
which covers the side of his face, af-
fecting his speech and his eye. He
will be unable to occupy the pulpit in
st. Mary's church tomorrow and
Dean Biller, of Sioux Falls will come
over to have charge of the services
of the day.
A party of twenty men OF this city
returned home this morning from
Sioux Falls, where they went to
attend the initiation of a large num-
Der of candidate sinto the Mystic
Shrine, which was held Thursday
evening. There We're 81 candidates,
and among them were H. R. Kibbee,
j. Herman and 2. H. Hager, of this
city. In the afternoon the visitors
were taken for a trip out to the new
packing plant, which has just OPEN
ed for operations, and it was quite
a revelation in the great amount of
work which can be done and the fine
machinery which has been installed.
A meeting of the council of the
Boy Scouts was held at the Y. M. c..
A. rooms Thursday evening, and the
members we're addressed by Prof.
Martin. The following officers were
elected; President, c. B. Wilt; vice
president, J. c. Lindsay, secretary,
e. S. Whitaker; treasurer, Lauritz
Miller. With three troops already
organized, it is the intention to
build the movement up to six troops,
and the promoters believe that it can
be done. There are thirty members
on the council, who give their moral
support and help in this way to make
the work a success.
Rev. w. w. Mair was at Hurley
Friday to attend an industrial edu-
cation meeting, attended by the par
ents, teachers and pupils of the
town, and which is held annually.
There vas a fine display of industrial
work made by the pupils of the
school, which showed the progress
that is being made in that line of
work. Mr.. Mair delivered an adj
dress during the afternoon exercises.
He returned home on the evening
train.
Since the Midwest Hotel Co. has
taken over the management of the
Widmann the hostelry has under
gone quite a change. New fixtures
have been added all over the house,
new decorations added in many parts
of the house and some new furniture
placed in the lobby which is a vast
improvement over what was there
before. The hotel is being put on a
much higher basis and 1t is fast re-
gaining its earlier prestige for pub
lie patronage.
Superintendent Collins spent the