The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-09

OF late and the citizens proposed to
stop it if possible. When MI. Scott
and his bound reached Alpena it Ct
course had been uoiscd about ttat
they were there 10 track the thief
The robbery Was committed by a
miles from town and he happened to
he In Nlpona at the time. When he
learned that they had u bloodhound
Gu his track the fellow gave himself
mp at cncc. There was much surprise
that the farmer VAS the guilty party.
He made a complete comics sion.
State Fire Marshall Craft came
home Saturday night from Ipswich,
where he was called scvora days ago
to make INJURY in the case OF Paul |.
Retz and the burning of his farm
residence. Bctz was charged with
making fraudulent proof of loss to
an insurance company, TIC Hctz
house was burned May /, he was ar
rested, and bound ever to the term
Of court. Friday he was taken before
Judge Bottom at l'aulkton, whcrc he
pleaded guilty am the court sent
enced him to the penitent.ary for six
months. Nh. Craft with States At
tolncy l}eebe secured a confession
from l5etz that his father set fire to
the house for the purpose of securing
the Insurance.. Mr. Craft said this
was the fist conviction secured on
this kind of 4 charge.
The i. f. Anderson Lumber Co,
has arranged to occupy a suite of
four rooms ON the fourth floor Of Tic
Western National bank building,
and expect to move shortly. The pre-
sent location of the company, in the
building at the rear of the CONNER
icial & Savings bank, will be occu-
pied by Mrs. BESSIE II. Foster with
her millinery store.
A. II. Mckeel has returned from
his trip to West Palm Beach, Fla.
where he attended the lot drawing fol-
those who had made purchases OF
land. He secured a fine tract OF nine
acres.
MIR. and Mrs. +. T.. \. Mccoy
crn and the baby arrived in the city
from their home on the Pacific coas
being called here by the serious i'll
ness of Mrs. j. p. Rcihscn the mothcl
of Mrs. McGovern.
Mrs. Nellie Ward has returned
home from M.arshalltown, Iowa. Sh'
was called there two weeks ago b,
the serious Illness Of her brother
who passed away while she wa
there.
Mrs. Nj Scott departed Monday cv
cning via the Omaha road for All
amount, Mo. a GEEK ago her brothe
suffered a stroke of paralysis, an
his condition at this time is quit
serious with small hopes of his rt
covcry.
A. c. Berry, who used to live i
Mitchell until a few years ago, whc
he moved out to Aurora county t
prove up on IA homestead, has NOV
ed to Mt. Vernon and gone into tn
real estate and live stock bushes
with Grant Williams.
: The Milwaukee company is nc
moving fast enough in its efforts
: build its new stock yards and get ri
\ of the old ones, from which tho ode
is said 10 arise now as to make
very uncomfortable for the residen
in that section. Alderman Niche
u suggested at the council meeting Ia
u night that notice should be served {
= superintendent Collins and AseI
Shelby thai the resolution rcluiril
the yards to be removed by June
F" will be enforced if it is not compile
~ with. The auditor was instructed
;" so notify the superintendent to tn
effect.
Tho rain Of Saturday aftcrno'
amounted TO Al inches and was d
6 companicd by some nail to the mort
If Shortly after the rain fell the
VI %mospherc turned quite cold duril
, the night and the mercury went TO
degrees. No partict@ar damage is
ported by the hail, except poss!t
. to property.
a Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Beckwith Il
he daughter, Miss Bcckwith, came hon
r. Saturday afternoon from a stay
n. nearly sin months at Los Angel
it's Cal, and where they spent a dellg
he full period during the winter sea
MIR. and Mrs. T.. w. Hathaway
Oh parted Sunday night for Minneapol
and later expects to leave for the sol
re and will locate in the vicinity OF W.
en- PAIN Beach, Fla, where Mr.. Ha