The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-11-20
wedding trip and will be at home in
Mifchen after Decnmher

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George Winsor and N. II. Jensen
returned this morning from Minnea-
polls, where Saturday they witness
ed The Minnesota-C Chicago game on
Northrup field.
Pres. F. A. Cotton. president OF the
Wisconsin Normal school at La Cros-
Sc, passed through Mitchell today on
his way to visit relatives at Mt. Ner-
non.
The opening of THE Purity, the
new candy store on north Main ST,
Saturday was highly successful. The
store was crowded all day. Chrysan-
themums were given to all lady
visitors. In the. afternoon at 2:3O,
Mrs, Tom Morgans was awarded the
$500 prize offered for the most
suitable name suggested.
DR.. j.. G. McCartney's office hours
will be from 10 a. m. to 4 p. M. after
this.
Dalbert Skells the little three-year
old son of A. L.. Skells,N ,514 South
Montana street, last Friday broke
the two bones in the lower part of
his right leg. The little chap was play
ing aroun his fathers motorcycle
and managed ia pull the heavy ma
chine over upon himself.
Rrs. c. S. and B. A. Bobb returned
yesterday from Chicago, where they
had been in attendance at the elm
ical congress of the surgeons in North
America. The meeting vas one of the
most important ever held in this
country, with noted surgeons present
from all owe the world.
AS the result of a slight accident at
the power station this morning,
electric power was off all over the
city from $50 to 1880 O'Clock. With
the power off, the gas compressor
failed to operate for about half an
mns fir thioordlu hrdlu hrdlushrcsc
hour and IL gas flowed through the
mains for that. period.
The board of county commission
ers will meet in special session to-
morning at 10 O'Clock. The
business will be the letting of con-
tracts for the bridges to be built in
Dawson county the coming year.
A. c. Mcpherson was fined $40 or
10 days in municipal court this NOR
ming for the theft of a pair of slip-l
pers from a barber shop. The pris-
oner pleaded guilty to the charge and
took the Jail sentence in the county
bastile.
DR.. w. G. Seaman went to Ar
mour, S. D., where tomorrow he will
preach in the Methodist church in
the interests of Dakota Wesleyan.
Frank Mcdonald and Harry Arth-
today, following the serving OF a
sentence for 25 days for stealing a
suit case.
Eastern South Dakota had its first
real snowfall of the season last night
approximately two inches falling in
Mitchell between 4:30 O'Clock y~ester-
day afternoon and 2 O'Clock this NOR
ming. The snow fall extended as far
north as Mobridge, as far west as
Murdo and south over the state line
into Nebraska and iowa. West of the
Missouri river the fall was not over
half on inch, but for the eastern part
of the state the fall averaged between
two and three inches. Warm weather.
this morning Indicated that most of it
would be melted by evening. Railroad
traffic was not hindered by the snow
w. E. Vandermark came overtfrom
Alexandria last evening to attend the
opening OF circuit court today. y i
John H. Creighton and his son-in-
law, Lyle Washburn, will leave this
evening for the latter's home at
Pomona, Calf.
F. j. Herr4ek; president of the
Commercial club, and j. w. Shelby,
agent of the Milwaukee road, depart
ed yesterday for Pierre, where they
will attend the session of the state
railroad and warehouse commission.
The Mitchell lodge of Elks VIII
meet tomorrow evening for import
ant business, among which will be
the consideration of 20 applications
for membership. At that time, arran-
gements also will be made for the
annual memorial services of Sunday,
December Z, A full attendance is
much desired.
Announcement has been made by
lllc dLulcllC DOdiu vi lDqhOt6 NCSiCy-
an that the game with Huron college
this week will be played on Saturday
afternoon instead of Friday, the ori-
ginal date. This will be the last foot
ball game in Mitchell this year and
from the showing made by the Wes-
leyans against Morning Side Satur-
day, they will be in form to give the
visitors a stiff battle. Huron will
come to the game with a special,
train.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Ashmore and.
Fl. X. Ashmore, of Artesian, were
Mitchell visitors last evening.
Don c. Brown departed for his
home in Redfield last evening, fol-
lowing a two days visit with friends
in Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. o. Aylsworth Of
Corsica. departed last evening for
home after spending the day-in-Mit-
chel1.
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Bide were opened late this after
noon by the board of county commits
sioners for contracts covering the
bridges to be built in Dawson county
the coming year. 1t was expected that
seven or eight firms would submit
figures. The board spent the morning