The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-20
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
From Thursdays Daily

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From Thursdays Daily
II city of Mitchell will receive
comfortable publicity in this weeks
edition of the north west Farmstead,
q OF. the leading publications of the
orange Judd company. On the front
owe are shown views Of the substan-
tlal section of the business district
and the corn palace, while inside an
Illustrated feature article of the city
is printed. The number will be issued
the press on Saturday.
Miss Mabel Severson of Viborg. S.
D.. who was operated upon for APP
pehdlcltls last week, was able to re-
turn to her home yesterday.
Bennett Mitchell and wife of Sioux
CITY are visiting his son, F. w. Nit
chell, for a few weeks. Ni &c
Mrs. Elizabeth Ann MCGEE. aged
SO years, passed away at $3.50 O'Clock
tuesday evening at the Raymond no.
tel of heart trouble. She was the
mother of T. w. MCGEE and S. Dell
McGee, both of Mitchell, and Joseph
A. MCGEE of Chicago. The funeral will
be held at 2 O'Clock tomorrow after
noon at the MCGEE residence, 622
South Minnesota street. Mrs. MCGEE
came to Mitchell from Chicago two
months ago and had only been i'll a
short time.
Judge F. r. Aiken of Sioux Falls
was in Mitchell on legal business to-
day.
Charles Seaman, of Fargo, N. D.,
a former resident Of Mitchell, arrived
in the city last evening for a short
business trip. His father, l. w. Sea-
man OF Chicago. is also II the city.
w. H. Krebs of Sioux City, investi-
eating agent for the Milwaukee line,
was in the city today on railroad
business. G.. w. FELTON, also of Sioux
City, travelling freight and passen-
ger agent was a business caller in
Mitchell today.
From Fridays Daily ala It,.
III. r. Gunderson, editor of the
Hnlett. Wyo., newspaper which was
recently dynamited, supposedly be-
cause of it's fight against law break
ing, was formerly a prominent resi-
dent of Mitchell. He was once-a stud
ent at Dakota Wesleyan and for two
years occupied the pulpit of the First
Baptist church. He also married a
Mitchell girl, Miss Blanche Turnca-
ure.
Sid H. Smith, N. II. Jensen and
George Winsor departed last even
ing for Minneapolis, where they will
see the battle between Minnesota and
Chicago for the western conference
championship tomorrow afternoon.
r. J.. Sullivaii>o of Mason City, in
spector for the freight claim depart
ment of the Milwaukee. road, was in
the city todayNon business! u "
DR.. w. S. Shepherd, the superin-
tendent of the Mitchell district and
DIR. j. S. Hoagland, the pastor, at
tended a meeting Of the church COM
mlttee on federation which met today
at Salem. They returned to the city
this afternoon.
r. e. Dowdell of Artesian, was a
guest last evening at the home of his
sister, Mrs. S. Nj. 3Grundland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Brennan de-
parted yesterday for Sioux City, Chi
cage and other eastern points after
a weeks stay in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Dillon.
Efforts of the Mitchell Commercial
club to secure reduced passenger
rates for the triple state convention
of tho Cnrr orn3 Cro:, r-z.n-.. -.
ISOLATION, Live Stock Breeders asso-
citation and the South Dakota State
Poultry association on January &c
to 81, have met with success Open
rates of a fare and one-third have
been granted from all points in South
Dakota, except west of Mobridge
There is a minimum of two cents per
mile in each direction. with a final
return of February" on each ticket.
The board OF county commissioners
has been called to meet in special
session next Tuesday forenoon at 10
O'Clock. The business to come before
the meeting will be the letting of
bridge contracts for the coming year.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles held
aH iHipol tdHI IiSelluS vi wednesday
evening, when a class of 25 candi-
dates was initiated. Following the
ceremonies of initiation, sixty mem-
bers of the order enjoyed a sumptu-.
Gus supper at kempton's cafe.
Mrs. ]. H. Davis has gone to Cen
trail City, Ia, where she will visit
with old friends and relatives.
Ethel CHAMPION, the little daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Champion
was confined to her home today be-
cause of illness.
Mrs. William Snow went to Parker
last evening to attend the district
convention of the Rebekah order.
Mayor A. E. Hitchcock arrived
home this morning from Spearfish, S.
d., where the. state board of regents
inspected the heating system in the
new building at the normal school.
The regents also inspected the build-
ings of the school of mines at Rapid
City on the present trip. Other men,
bers of the board who made the trip
were T. w. Dwight and August Erie
berg. M. P. fBeebe, of Ipswich, the
other member was detained at home
because of illness.
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