The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-07-24
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
From Thursdays Daily

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Falls, on the way by Miss Bess Me-
Henry. Miss McHenry visited at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. Con Toohey
In Sioux Falls for a day before re-
turning home. DIR. Delaney will so
in his car to Omaha on his way home
and Join Ray Branson and Paul
Young there during the meeting of
the tennis tournament in hat city.
it Robert Smith, assistant to Manager
Pascoe of the Midwest Hotel COM
pany in this city is home from al
vacation of a couple OF weeks spent
with friends in Minneapolis.
In a few days everybody in the city
will be wearing one of the beautiful
corr palace souvenir watch fobs.
They are nov on sale at all the drug
and jewelry stores in the city. They
come in three grades: a simple fob
with leather strap for 25 cents; a
silk ribbon fob for 35 cents and a
real black leather fob for SO cents.
The fobs were distributed by the
committee yesterday afternoon.
In the Iowa state tennis tourna-
ment which is being held at Des
Moines this week, the South Dakota
players are showing up in splendid
form. Ray Branson defeated G. l..
Clark of Des Moines; Geo. Douthit
OF Sioux Falls defeated Roger Fink
bine of Des Moines 6-1, 60; T. M.
Enright of Brookings defeated G. o.
Taylor of Ottumwa, Ia, 6-3, 6-3, Go
and John Barton of Sioux Falls de-
feated Harry Porter of Ames, GO,
60.
Mrs. w. H. Bacon left yesterday
morning for Chaplin, Ill. She was ac-
companied by her sister Mrs. ID. p.
Lewis who came here to undergo a
serious operation. She was greatly
benefited by the operation. Mrs.
Bacon does not expect to return
until shortly before corn palace.
MI. and Mrs. Boege, old time resi-
dents Of Mitchell, are moving to Full
ton where they will make their flu
ture home.
The Western National bank of this
city has completed a list of figures
which shows the monthly and annual
rainfall of this state for a period of
% years. The figures prove conclu-
sively that 80 far as rainfall is con-
cerned this state belongs to the list
of agricultural states. An average OF
more than IL inches of rainfall dur
ing the months of April, May, June,
July and August the growing months
refutes the charge SO often made that
this state. receives it's rainfall at the
wrong time OF year to be of most
benefitgto the crops The figures COM
piled by the bank are being sent out
broadcast and will do much to estab-
lish faith In South Dakota.
Chester Ruth who is working dur
ing the simmer season on the 720
acre ranch of Geo. Watson seven
miles from here states that the work
OF EMBARRASSING oats and barley will
be started this week. He reports the
crops to- be- doing splendidly and rs
enjoying his summer on the farm.
Mrs. N. J. Mayer left yesterday for
,Rolph, Iowa, for a visit with rela-
Between fifty and s~eventy-fiye
knights Of Columbus and their a d
les accompanied the baseball team of
Parkston to this city yesterday to
take part in the big X. G. picnic at
-rTphjn'ss park. A special coach was
put on the morning freight for their
Benefit.
Mrs. Chas. Mcdowell and son OF
Rapid City arrived in the city last
night for a short visit.
Henry Klatt, Jr., of Trip, was
here yesterday on business.
John Hoye left early in the week
for a months. visit at his boyhood
HON In Kenosha, Wis. On his re-
turn he will visit at Ottumwa and
Merose, Iowa. The latter being
where he lived for q number of
years before coming to Mitchell. He
will be joined thereby his daughter
Marie. who Is spending her vacation
ct the old home.
Arthur G. Stapleton of Lake An
les is here on business today.
C. ]. Flint of Ethan is a bust
ness visitor here today.
p. "A. Cooley and wife of Ellen
dale arrived in the city last night
Tor a short visit.
8. A. Ray Of Rapid City is visiting
here today.
F. A. Lowe Of Sheldon, N. d., ar
rived here last night to look after
business interests.
VIM. Jones of Shenandoah, Ia,
is here on business today.
The local X. G. baseball team de-
feated Parkston at the picnic yes
terlay by a of S-4. McMahon|
and Rheisen We're the battery for
Mitchell. Bernie Lahey nmpired the
game.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Graham have
returned from Woonsocket to com
plete their visit at the HI. r. Kibbee
home here before returning to their
home at Union Grove, Wis.
=. w. Avery, the travelling man
who was injured by being struck
by q a at the Milwaukee recently
isFable to sit up today. He is at the
hotel and his wife has ar
from The home at Anoka, Mimi.
tosbe with him. a \ q9
Jas. Ingebrigtsen of Fairview, S,
q. Is here todPy. a,
Ludwig Lovinger Of White Lake,
PEN last night at the Navin in this
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