The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-07
LOCAL NEWS NOTES


For fire and tornado Insurance 50,
W. e. Rathbun, agent for the Roya
Insurance Co.
Miss Dickson and Miss McCa eigh
of Chamberlain, have purchased tn,
residence property of II. H. Edward,
lat $40 north Wisconsin street. an,
will move to the city to make thei
home as soon as they can get pos
session of the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. b. Moody, O
Maiden, Wash, arrived in the cit,
and are guests of MIR. and Mrs. C
r. Tilton. Mr.. Moody is a Milwau
kee railroad man and has a run OF
the Pacific coast extension out O
Maiden. He says he e Georg,
Perry and Henry Noble. both old
time engineers who used to run in
to Mitchell, and states they are do
ing nicely in the coast country.
The court term at P%lankinton wat
finished Friday after holding al
intermittent session. The principa
case up during the term was tina,
against Roy Campbell, charged with
rape and seduction. Campebl
pleaded guilty to the charge Of Sc.
duction and the other case was dis.
missed against him. Judge Smith
sentenced Campbell to two and q
hall Years in the penitentiary. Court
Stenographer Boyles came home or
the evening freight and Judge Smith
went to Yankton Wednesday to hold
court tor Judge Trip.
The annual contest of the Prohi-
bition League of the University was
held at College Chapel Monday ev-
er:ng to select Il representative for
the state contest, which is to be held
mt Washington Springs in April. w.
j. McClarinnon was selected by the
judges out OF the five contestants to
represent the institution. His sub
ject was public Opinion and the
Saloon" DR.. Seaton presided at
the contest.
Saturday evening the Masonic
lodge was visited by Grand Master
of Chamberlain, who is
making a tou. CT the state. About
twenty members were here from the
outside, a goodly number of whom
were from Mt. Vernon. The grand
master gave a short address in the
early part of the evening and con-
the work in the third degree.
After the work was concluded a ban
quet was served at 1880 o'clock,
and a large number of Masons par
ticipated in the affair. Some short
speeches were made during the re-
freshments period. Grand Master
in behalf Of the grand
lodge of the state presented Geo. A.
Johnston with the jewel, of the
grand masters station, which uposi-
ton Mr.. Johnston filled a few years
ago.
LIZA fire occurred in the basement of
the' Presbyterian church Sunday
morning, which started from papers
and rubbish lying too close to: the
furnace, 1t was discovered by the
smoke coming up into the church.
The fire department made a quick
response and the flames were eXtin-
guished with the chemical wagon.
There was no damage at all, but
the possibilities for the destruction
Of the church were good.
The remains of John Gallagher,
who died suddenly Saturday, where
shipped back to Darlington, Wis, to
be buried beside the remains of his
wife who passed away thirteen years
ago. The remains were accompani-
by Christ Footit. an oldtime'
and a nephew. a Mr.. Lutz, of
Farmer. Mr. Gallagher had lived
here off and on for the past six years,
and was 70 years of age. He was an
old soldier and members of the To-
cal G. A. II. post acted as %pallbear-
ers to the train. Funeral services
will be held at Darlington.
Mrs. II. d. Butterfield arrived
home Saturday afternoon after an
absence of nearly five weeks, hav-
ing been down to New York and Chi
with Mr.. Butterfield on their
semi-annual buying trip for their
dry goods store. Mrs. Butterfield
stopped at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for a
few day. to visit her mother.
Miss Margaret Devers has taken a
position as substitute in the postof-
flee, and to fill the vacancy during
the absence of o. A. Bates, who has
gone back to his farm for a period
of at least six months.