The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-08-01
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

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The time has been changed for
the %southbound way-freight on the
Milwaukee, which formerly left here
at s O'Clock in the morning. The
train now leaves here at $50 a. m.
1t carries passengers.
Miss Iva Oleson from Dalton, is in
the city this week visiting friends.
w. A. Hansen of this city will take
owe the agency for the Equitable
Life insurance association in this
vicinity commencing August 1. Mr..
Hansen will have the general agency
for Dawson and all adjoining coun-
ties. While working out of here,
however, his headquarters will be
in Mitchell. H. e. Aldrich, of Des
Moines, Iowa. the home of the Equi-
table, western superintendent of
agents was in the city yesterday,
closing up the deal whereby Mr..
Hansen becomes district agent here.
Work of tarring the completed
pavement on Main street has been
begun. This is the method employed
in laying the pavement to allow for
the action of front and the contract
ing and expanding of the cement. The
open PAGES left every few feet are
filled with tar and this acts as a
cushion when the cement begins to
expand. In all probability the block
of paving already completed will be
thrown open to general traffic as
as soon as the tarring is finished.
Miss Winnie Weddle has just re-
turned home from quite an extended
trip throughout the west. She was
in attendance at the Y. w. c. A. con-
ference at Cascade Springs, Colo,
and from there toured through sew
eral of the western states. h visited
at Omaha and Sioux City on her re-
turn.
Paul Mellett who was before Judge
Drake yesterday afternoon on the
charge of selling liquor to an habit
ual %drunkard, was bound over to the
circuit court which meets in Novem-
Der and committed to the county jail
until hat time. His bonds were plac-
ed at 500.
A. T. Downey and family who have
beer touring points in Iowa in their
auto have returned to the city. They
came here from Arnold's park where
they spent several days at Lake Oko-
boji.
A card received by A. B. Seaton of
this city, from G. A. Silsby, states
that the latter is on the way home
from Portland, Ore. where he has
been as a delegate to he national
Elks' convention. He stopped at
Hamilton, Montana, on the return
and while there reports that he saw
the Wolgemuth family, formerly of
Mitchell, and that they are prosper
ing. He declares that they have beau
tiful locations and fine orchards. Mr..
Silsby started on the last lap OF his
journed home today and expects to
reach Mitchell tomorrow night.
Work is progressing on the new
Navin hotel building and plans are
being made whereby it will be open
4 ed to business September 18th
Among other features of the new
hostelry. will be that they intend to
make the finest cafe in the state. The
hotel will be European plan and will
DE under the personal management
of Mr.. Pascoe of the Midwest Hote
company.
e Jack Porter, joint manager ant
owner of the Majestic theater accom-
panied by his wife and Fred Well'
and wife are making plans for {;
camping trip to Tobin's grove som
time next week. The grove is get
ting very popular these days and dur
ing the hot weather of August man.
Mitchellites are planning to e 1T
shady Businesses.
The action of the school boar'
taken at it's last meeting, whereof,
S school will be dismissed during Corr
Palace week has met with genera
approval and especially among tn
youngsters. While it will be some
what of a hardship to start in o.
If school work the 26th of August. tn
N weeks fun in store for all VIII serv
to alleviate the unpleasantness OF tn
p" heat not a little.
The Camden, N. j. fire department
u boasts of a flying squadron that
IS willing to take on all-comers in
e. speed and efficiency test. The depart
- ment has just bought three Stude
" baker rcadsters of the "Speedste
Twenty type, has had them equiv
81 ed with chemical apparatus and goe
Ilt to blazes at a mile-a-minute spec
rate whenever traffic conditions pei
&c NIT.
Mr.. Rex Haight departed this mo
as ming for his home at Peterson, low;
~ Mr.. Haight has spent most of tn
-. summer in Mitchell. He is represen
az ative for an aluminium ware house
na the east.
&c The new cluster light posts haH
been installed in front of the cit
hall. The public is invited to go thel
,rt anu 1nea Ill ,axt Mnnds
night. a selection of the post desire
for here will be made and the ordt
re made authorizing the purchase of tt
VII light selected. Work of installir
IN them will follow shortly. 1t is expec
ne ed to have them all in working Co
dition by Corn Palace week.