The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-03-14
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

For fire and tornado Insurance SO,
w. f. Ra:hbun, agent for the Roya
Insurance Co.
Walt Smith, former proprietor O
the Only Way. returned to the cit,
Thursday after loon from Los IN
seles. Cal. where he went about ;
year ago. NO more of the west fol
me" said Mr.. Smith, "and an
mighty glad TO get back to God,
country Mr.. Smith expects to en-
gage in business in this section o
the state and perhaps in Mitchell
Mrs. Smith and the Porteous famil,
expect to return TO Mitchell in tx
ours OF three weeks.
S. c. Wherry, a former architect
of this city, arrived Thursday even.
ing from Rapid City, and was ac.
companied this far by Mis-. Wherrv,
Who went on to Des Moines. Iowa
TO remain for a period of time. She
has been in poor health since last
August. MIR. Wherry was called here
in connection with the contemplated
Improvements on the Baptist church
and Will draw some plans looking to
the enlargement of the ediice. He
expects to return to Rapid City the
first OF the week.
Probably the most enjoyable serv.
ice vet held by the disciples of Christ
was the one held in the city building
yesterd morning. The attendance
was God the singing inspiring. the
sermon helpful and the fellowship
was thoroughly enjoyed by all pres
ent. Seven anne were added to the
membership loll and the organiza-
tion of a training elias was talked of.
Next Sunday there will be IA short
business session to choose a clerk
and discuss plans for future work.
Every disciple in Mitchell and vi.
entity is asked to be present at that
time.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Il. r.. storer depart
ed Sunday evening via the Omaha
road for ST. Paul and Minneapolis to
remain several days.
The annual election of the Elks
was held Wednesday evening, which
resulted as follows: Exalted Ruler,
j. NJ. Levings. Esteemed Leading
knight, l.. ]. Welch; Esteemed 10y
al knight. w. E. Upton; Esteemed
Lecturing Knight, w. f. North: sec
rotary, Geo. A. Silsby. treasurer, j
j. Lahey; tyler, Nels Jensen; uus-
tee, II. II. Kibbee, Delegate to grand
lodge reunion, Portland, Robert
Burns. alternate, W. NJ. Herbert,
Four candidates were initiated dur
in sthe evening and the work was
concluded With a fine lunch. The
attendance was good for the annual
meeting.
Next Monday evening John +
Gunckel, president of the National
News Boys association will lecture
al the Gale. TINS viii be the la.
OF the lecture curse for this year
Nir. Gunckel is one OF the great men
of America, and has done more fol
the poor bows OF the cities of the
country than Ii any one man living,
His lecture will be one of cspecia.
interest to parents and the people Ct
the city and surrounding countl y
ought to be out TO hear him. He
has studied the boy problem in is
many phases and is an authority on
boy life. March the 18th will be
the red letter night for parents al
the Gale.
The band boys were out selling
tickets today for the big conceI1
next Friday evening at the Gale thea,
ire. The tickets are - cents. an(
there will be no reserved seats fc!
the concert. The price of admission
was placed at that figure in order to
give everybody Il chance to help on
and make the crowd a record one
The band has prepared a fine PIC
gram and with the assistance OF Mis-,
Welch and Mr.. Milne with voca
numbers the program will be highl,
enjoyable.
Rev. Norman Mcleod. of .Alexau
dria. who is known in this city. ha.
resigned the p%astorate of the Pres
byterian church, and on April / w
move 10 Corning. Iowa, where he ha.
accepted a call TO the church of tina
place.
Mrs. S. 7. Greene entertained he
nephew, Ralph Mcdonald. and W.T.
a few days while they We're enrout
to Seattle. and thence on into Alas
ka. where he is associated with al
uncle in the building of a railroad
Mr.. Mcdonald lived here years ag'
when a lad.
A Sioux City paper states tina
Mig Noit of this city will be given a,
opportunity to make good for TIL
Packers Ii the Western League. Nj
has been working in the bush leagu
and Independent teams in this stat
!. for several years, and by his GOO
work last year with the Mitche.
team and one or Two others later i