The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-02-01
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
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t,su.ance Co
RE regular nc1rlig business
ol the Ch1iatian Endeavor .Society oi
the Presbyterian church was held
Friday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c.. II. Rarrett on the south
side. After the regular buiness had
been disposed of a social hour follow
ed to the great pleasure of all. A
dainty luncheon was served during
the evening. The society has COM
pieted arrangements for the purchase
of a Fischer piano to Install in the
church. 81
Information was received at the
Milwaukee offices this morning of
the tentative time-card which is to
go into effect Sunday, Feb. 4. The
morning passenger from the west
will arrive at 9:2O O'Clock, leaving
at 9:35. The night train from the
west will arrive and depart on the
same time. The afternoon passenger
will arrive from the east at 4:55 and
depart at 5:15, giving so minutes
better time than under the present
card. The night train will arrive
at 1925 and leave at 1910 a.
m. These changes will not make
any difference in the timecards or
the other divisions of the road run
ming into this city. With the train
arriving an hour later in the morn.
ing and leaving AN hour earlier in
the afternoon will be appreciated by
the travelling public west. OF here,
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
ZONES, Friday, Jan. &c, a son.
Rev. Edward Van Ruschen, of this
city, have completed the purchase o.
the White Lake Standard, and with
his wife will leave tomorrow for that
place to charge of the paper
Mr.. Van Ruschen is also pastor Of
the Presbyterian church at White
Lake, and will continue his work in
the pulpit while editing the newspa-
per. Glenn Hopkins. of this city.
will have charge of the mechanical
department. w. A. Hitchcock, the
retiring editor of the Standard, will
move to Mitchell at once, having TAX
en- the Van Ruschen property in or
the trade for the paper. He will de-
vote his time to selling territory fol
a gas maker.
The Wesleyan basketball team
came home from Sioux Falls with a
loss of two games to its credit. The
last game was played Saturday night
with the Sioux Falls college quint,
and the latter got away with the
long end of the score, which was %
to is. The Sioux Falls fellows did
not think they would be able to de.
feat Mitchell and they we're greatly
elated over their victory. The loca.
basketball team has been having
hard luck so far in the season, and
has been defeated by all outside
teams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Abraham de-
parted Monday evening via the Oma-
ha road for, Omaha, and from there
to go on to. Laramie, Wyo., where
they will engage in the laundry bust
ness. Mr.. Abraham has been con
aected with the Mitchell Steam Laun-
dry for some time and has proven
himself to be a very capable and
thorough workman. He will give
Laramie people a laundry that will
make it unnecessary for them to send
ture.
S. P. Watkins is getting in his
stock of general merchandise and
expects to open his place of business
in the Weber building on Second
Avenue east by Saturday morning
announcement OF which will be Civ.
en- in The Republican.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. ID. Buttertield left
via the Omaha road Monday evening
for their semi-annual trip to the Chi.
cago and New York markets to make
their spring and summer purchase:
for the dry goods store. They will
stop at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for {
day of two and will be accompanied
from that place by their daughter
Miss ~Butterfield, to New York. The.
expect to be gone one month. i,
Robert Burns left via the Omaha
road last night for a business trip t
the Twin Cities. Mr.. Burns said be
fore leaving that arrangements hav,
been concluded for the erection O
the silo factory for the local com
pany, and that the site has been Sc
lected out at Home Park addition il
the western part of the city.
The National Gamers Association
keeps a pretty close watch on in
stances where it is alleged hal PEG
pie are poisoned by eating of can
ned goods, and the association wa!
called upon to make such an inves
tigation in this city, the representa-
tive, Mr.. Douthit. of Big Stone City
having looked after the case here
1t happened nearly a year ago, whel
mention was made in The Republi
can of some ten or fifteen person,
being poisoned by eating canned
goods in a hotel. Mr.. Douthit ha
since made a thorough investigation
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