The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-25

friend. The watch was missed a
week ago, and while Flanagan was
suspected there vas no proof against
him. He was watched closely and
Tuesday night after he had gone to
his room, Chief Smith was called up
and sent over to Interview Flanagan.
The chief found the watch in Flan-
nigan's clothes and he finally admitt-
ed that he stole the watch. Judge
Drake assessed a fine OF $40, which
the young man paid.
Mrs. j. NJ. Adams, who recently
came back from iouN City to make
her home in Mitchell among her rel
atives and her oldtime friends, is re-
modelling a building on her property
adjoining the congregational church
on the east, and when completed will
make her home in the same. 1t will
be equipped with modern onven
fences, and she anticipates having a
cosy place in which to spend her de-
Ginning years.
The men are at WORK making the
excavation for the basement of the
new Catholic Academy. Great piles
of stone are located around the build
ing site, and q vast quantity of it has
h,o, j,,cr.1 I,,-i,r tlND ,,;,t,r ennc
on ready for the beginning of laying
stone as soon as the foundation is
completed. The building committee
had decided to dispose of the school
building near the site to give suf-
ficient room for the new building and
for the more harmonious surround
ings of the same.
John Blenkiron has Joined the
ranks of builders of buildings in
Mitchell, and will erect a fine two
story building on the corner of Main
street and First Avenue east-the
location he bought of the Y. NJ. Z. A.
a year or so ago. The building will
extend back to the alley, 142 feet.
and will be erected of brick. Nv.
Blenkiron stated that he expected to
award the contract in the course of
a few days and have work started on
the structure as soon as possible.
He has had the building bee in his
bonnet for a year or more and has
finally decided that there is good
money in a business building on
Main street. 1t is a confidence that is
appreciated by the business interests
of the city.
Last evening occurred the local
oratorical and declamatory contest
at the high school assembly room for
the selection of a representative in
the district contest, which is to be
held tomorrow evening in this city.
There was a good attendance to hear
the efforts of the young people. The
program vas in charge OF Principal
Linsay. The oratorical event was
awarded to Miss Grace Anderson
whose subject was Hays Speech on
Mckinley.' The declamatory contest
was won by Miss Gladys Murray, the
title of her defamation being THE
First Appearance by Richard Hard.
ing Davis. Others who participated
in the contest either in song or decla-
nation were Miss Mabel Glaze
Thomas Thompson, Alden Ryan, Mis-.
Dorothy Young, Miss Leah Doty, Miss
Bernice Upton, Miss Genevievc
Branson, and the Boys Glee Club.
DR.. n. j. Mayer has received in.
formation arom the Live Stock San.
itary Board that he has been APP
pointed y deputy state veterinarian
The odd Fellows attended servic
cs at the Baptist church Sunday NOR
ming for their annual anniversar,
service, which is held the Sunda,
previous to the celebration of tn,
anniversary of the founding of tn,
order. Owing to the rain the attend
ance was not large but the member,
of both orders marched to tn,
church. Rev. BENZ. f. Tilley deliver
ed IA very interesting sermon OF
The Three Links emblematical o
the odd Fellows, and some specia
music was given.
The reports from the western par
of the state on the rainfall Saturda,
night were that it rained two hour
at Rapid City, ending il an mel o
snow, a four hour rain from Murd
to Chamberlain, and an all night raj.
from Chamberlain east to the stat
line.
At the meeting of the w. II. {
relief work was reported by severa
members also sick calls made. TIL
conference committee reported tina
an adjourned meeting for Tuesda