The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-02-08

oHlcers by a surprise. n PHEASANT So
cial hour was passed.
For fire and tornado Insurance see
W. f.. Rathbun. agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
G. f. kleineau departed for q trip
out to San Francisco and other cities
be gone a month. He will visit a
sister at San Francisco.
Mr.. and Mrs. John p. Carlson and
son, Morris, departed for Blooming
ton, M, Il few days ago. Thursday.
of this week, Morris Carlson will be
united in marriage TO Miss Mabel
Thorslund. They will eturn to this
city in the course of two weeks and
make their home here.
Mrs. Geo. L. Foster has been in
Chicago for the past three weeks
and arrived home Sunday afternoon.
While there she purchased her stock
OF millinery goods which she will
shortly install in the Devy building
on Main street. Mrs. Foster will
announce the dates for her opening
shortly.
A correspondent down in Emsley
for one OF the city papers assumes to
give as a reason for the alleged high
taxes in this county that the COM
missioners each drew $50 for their
work at the January session OF the
board, and the correspondent adds
that they are in session most OF
the time" The commissioners did
draw $50 for their January session,
and they are allowed 10 draw $4 per
day for their work. The board was
in session 10 days, and the members
worked from early morn until late
at night in order to get through with
, their work without extending the
session too long, and hal is about
the thanks they get for their efforts
to be economical. The January and
July meetings are always long, for
the reason that the board has to
make an examination OF the rec
OIQS VI VII ne county OillNClS III
it takes quite a good deal of time.
The commissioners, instead of being
criticised, are entitled to praise for
attending to their business so thor
oughly and with nor than the
usual promplness given TO public
matters.
Everything in connection with
the beginning of the Special Meet
ings at the First Methodist Episco-
pal church are promising. There
was a splendid audience present on
Monday night and the service was
attractive, wide awake and deeply
on the subject, The Will OF God
Miss Nerna Brown presided at the
organ and Prof. Loudenback acted
as chorister. There has been built
a large platform which is to be used
for Il chorus of Young people. This
will add much to the interest OF the
services to which the people are in
vited. Strangers and visitors are
always welcome. These meetings
afford an excellent place to get bet
ter acquainted. The pastor viii.
preach a short sermon again tonight
and there will be other helpful fea'
lures in connection with the service
which begins promptly at 1850
O'Clock. The people are requested
TO come as e the time as possible
but o to stay away if compelled tt
be late.
Glen Hopkins came home Monda,
evening from White Lake. where HI
is employed on the Wave. The build
ing in which he roomed at White
Lake took fire early Monday morn
ing and the flames gained so rapid
ly to the second floor that the youn'
ma barely escaped with his life, ant
got away with the clothes that III
could pick up as he was passing GU
OF the room. His roommate. Mr.
Hinckley, made his escape from tn
building by breaking open a window
md climbing out on the root OF
small building and jumping to thu
ground. The building was complete
ly destroyed.