The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-04-18
LOCAL NEWS NOTES

Itaplus4NIty tnls uloiiilHb ANU oI"VCu
that when he left there Saturday
there was eight inches Of snow on
the ground.
d. Al. Braugkt is in the city from
Lennon. He states that just before
leaving Lennon it had been raining
for As hours and that nearly the
whole country surrounding had been
soaked with a heavy rain.
John Watkins was down from his
Badger township farm Saturday af-
ternoon, and consulted with many
ofVhis friends in the city concern
ing his candidacy as one of the rep
resentatiyes for the lower house of
the state legislature. Mr.. Watkins
has decided to make the race for
the nomination for the support of
the republican voters at the June
primary. His petition will be in cir
culation this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T.. Morris depart
ed for Chicago Saturday to remain
during a portion of the week. Mrs.
Morris Is expected home Wednesday,
and will be accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Florence Morris, who
Is returning home for the summer
from Pennington, Mo-, where she
has been teaching music in the Meth
odist college. Mr.. Morris viii return
later In the week.
The Frick-Wittman Co., who re-
Gently purchased the candy manu-
featuring department of the Turner
Creamery Co., is arranging to erect
a building of their own. The COM
pany bought a site on First Avenue
east across the street from the Wild
nan and will put up a two-story
building and basement. 1t will be %
NS0 feet. leaving a small area at the
rear to get to the building from that
direction. The company is meeting
with fine success in the making and
selling of It's candies, and it is Il mat
~ bVLE LRA r. IStS " dp
well az the city that they find 1t
necessary ia build a structure that
will meet their growing business.
Rev. John TIL. Hector, known as
the black knight, and his daughter,
Hector, conducted a temperance
meeting in the city hall Thursday
evening before a very good audience,
they coming here under the auspices
Of the w. C. T. U. Miss Hector SANG
several songs which were much APP
preciated. Mr.. Hector has been en-
gagged in the temperance work for I
quarter of n century and assisted
in the prohibition campaign in Soutl
union. He is an enthusiastic speaker
and makes some telling points in thu
course of his remarks, especially di
rected at those whose position II
life should make 1T proper for then
to vote the temperance ticket, blu
who fail in that regard.
DR.. III. p. Faber. who returne'
from Chicago a few days ago afte
graduating from a veterinarian col
lege, will open an Office at 112 Firs
Avenue west to do all kinds of vet
Urinary work.
President Kerfoot of the Univel
sity went in to Chicago Saturday |
look after some matters concernin
the institution. There is an undenie
rumor that DR.. Kerfoot may possibl
give up his position as president {
the University, for the reason thu
he has been rendered the presidenc
of Hamline college. Of st. Paul. frol
which, Institution he graduated
number Of years ago.
There was just a little moore raj
Sunday, amounting ito "a niche
and the day was cold and cherries
making it necessary to return to til
fire. to keep the house comfortable
Last night the mercury went to 8
s NS6lSSS, III lHS CuuultloAS loue
have not improved very much.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred T.. Tiffany d.
parted Wednesday evening via til
Omaha road for Cour de Alene, Id;
no, having been called here by til
death of Nh. Tiffany's father, while
occurred several weeks ago, and I,
NAMED over for the reading of tt
will, which, it is stated, divided til
property equally among the Wi
land two mi
Mrs. A. j. Parshall and Mrs. j.
Murray departed via the Omaha roa
Wednesday evening for Vancouve
Wash. They came here to attend I'll
funeral services over the remains
the late e. i. Parshall.
In spite of the threatening aspe,