The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-06-13
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

For IRE and tornado Insurance see
". e. Rathbun, agent for the Royal
Insurance Co.
Jas. Murphy is now prepared to
Co all Kinds OF furniture repairing
and upholstering. Furniture packed
and Grated for shipping. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Phone asa, call ..
President Kerfoot departed Thurs
day evening via the Omaha road forl
Minneapolis and st. Paul to take up
some business matters in connecticut
with Hamline university, to which he'll
has been elected president. DR.. Kerr
foot will give up his work with Da-
kota Wesleyan August |, and at that
time expects TO move to st. Paul.
Mrs. h. V. Dichl departed this NOR
ming for Lake View, Conn, to attend
the commencement exercises of Hot,
chkiss school for boys, and from
which her son, Maurice. will graduate
next week.
j. S. Daniels received a te,egraml
Saturday afternoon announcing theI
sudden death OF c. w. Davis al Osh-l
kosh. Wis, at the age OF So years.
Mr.. Daniels left for Oshkosh Satur-
day evening TO. attend the funeral,
which was hela today. Mr.. Davis
was a member of Davis & Daniels
Lumber Co, of this city, although re-
siding in Oshkosh. When the Mil
waukee company came in from he
east to this place in 1880, Mr.. Davis
started the first lumber yard in Nit
chell, and it has come to be one OF
the big institutions of the city. The
company al that time established n
number of lumber yards over rhe
state. Mr.. Davis was a prominent
lumber man OF the northwest for a
great many years, and served also in
the state senate in Wisconsin.
An interesting exhibit in modern
methods of farming is furnished by
Mr.. Frank Weller on one of his farms
in Backer township where he has in
operation a new sort of gasoline en-
CINE pulling a long procession of
plaws. packers and harrows.
Mrs. Frank Pierce was in police
court Friday afternoon before Judge
Drake on the charge of prostitution.
Chief Smith says the woman has been
an offender along this line for some
ferent parts of the city. She recently
secured ten roome in the old Waverly
hotel and was running a rooming
house. Bert Weller of Plankinton,
was arrested with Mrs. Pierce and he
gave the discriminating evidence, but
the woman put up no defence and the
court found her guilty. and imposed
a fine of $40 which she paid.
Mrs. r. L.. Osgood returned last ev
ening from a weeks visit with old
friends at Sioux Fails and Rowena.
John Warne and Julia Doty. both
of this city, were married Monday at
t 2:3O D. m. in the parlors of the
Highland House. The contracting
: parties we're attended by Miss Mable
| Doty and Mr.. Claude Brooks. Mr..
t and Mrs. Warne will make their
home in this city. The ceremony was
: performed by DR.. Hoagland of the
: First Methodist church.
! Geo. A. Johnston. Fl. ID. Butter
: field, c. q. Wilt departed via the
Milwaukee "oad Monday afternoon
4 for Deadwooa to attend the grand
lodge session Oh the Masonic order,
: going out via Pierre. On h mid
] night passenged II. {. Drake went to
Deadwood via Rapid City to attend
| tie grand lodge.
Mrs. o. f. Murray who has been
t visiting in the city for a couple OF
/ weeks, returned Monday afternoon
: to her home at Murdo. Mrs. Murray
has enjoyed her visit to Mitchell
among her. old friends very much
indeed and she has contributed to
several entertainments by singing
during the time she was here. Mrs
Murray stated that her husband and
herself expected to o back to
Mitchell in the fall of the year, ant
l she was arranging to trade some pro
:, perty near Murdo for residence pro
" perry in this city.
81 The Hoosier Association has ar
ranged to have the annual celebra
- tion on Saturday June Is, at TIL,
Is Maser grove hear Riverside, and ar
rangements are being made to hav'
is a fine program. A baseball gam
S. will be played between the Hooser
and the Plano club. There will b,
athletic sports, a big dinner will b,
6, served. and there will be some speak
ing. The committee wants to see ev
cry Hoosier in this section of TIL
ly state present.
,y Oscar Quick and family returne
to the city a few days ago to agai
take up their residence. and are liz
m ing in the eastern part of the cit
be near the hospital. Mr.. Quick move
or to Eau Clai : Wis. three years ag,
, but returns to Mitchell as a bett.
place to live in his opinion. NJ
to Quick is a painter.