The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1913-12-11

jONQen. Inc victory means mat Mt.
7ermilyea will debate next Friday
.gainst the representatives OF the
iitchie Goomie Literary society for
he championship of the high school.
The debaters for the Gitchie Goomie
ociety will bs Walter Heyler and
Hobart Brown.
From Mondays Daily
George A. Silsby arrived home
yesterday morning from Cation, S,
D., where he was called on account
If the serious illness OF his son-in-
law, H. G. Nichols. When he left
Naton, which is twenty miles west of
Faith, on Thursday night, the danger
point in Mr.. Nichols condition was
regarded to have been passed. Sew
,ral days before his condition was
very critical. c. Nichols, a brother,
is now at the bed side. also Mrs.
silsby, who did not return.
w. 7. March, who has in charge
he arrangements for the meeting OF
he State Horticultural society in Nit
,hell the week of January &c to 80,
las announced that Mayor A.. e.
Hitchcock will make the address of
Welcome to open the sessions. A
banquet will be given during the
week to the members of the society.
This is the first time the society has
met in Mitchell, since it was organ
lied here, in the SOS.
The civil engineers from the Min
neapolis office of the Milwaukee road
are surveying the site of the proposed
w to connect that railroad With
he Omaha in Mitchell. The purpose
If their work will be to get grades
md levels for estimates OF the cost,
% be filed with the answer of the
company to the state commissions
lemand that the ''Y" be constructed.
A. +. Hitchcock has returned from
Brookings where he attended a spec
AL meeting of the. state board of
regents to locate the new chemistry
building at the State college.
j. NJ. Newell of Mt. Vernon. was a
business visitor today in Mitchell.
Victor and Fred johnson departed
Saturday evening for Gutenberg,
Sweden, where they will spend the
holidays with old friends and rela-
tives. Victor Johnson is a foreman
for the Pioneer Bridge company and
Fred johnson recently came to Nit
chell from Canada.
Miss Jeanette Blair, sister of Mrs.
Robert Lytle, has ben called to aer
home at Columbus Junction, Ia, by
the illness of her brother. II. w
Blair. She departed ON the morning
train Sunday.
Mrs. Charles II, Koepp and Mrs.
J@,.aI r,,).D, I,tI. - NI;..i,nJI .,a -.
covering nicely from operations per
formed Saturday at st. Josephs hospi.
tai.
Henry l'iderotf vas sentenced to )
days in the county Jail by Judge w.
NJ. Herbert in municipal court this
morning. for furnishing liquor to
Sam Long, who is on the blacklist.
The city schools OF Mitchell will
close on December 10 and reopen on
January 5. giving the pupils IA two
weeks vacation. The announcement
was made today by superintendent
j.. w. McClinton.
w. b. Harbert departed this morn
ing for Los Angeles. Calf, where he
will spend the winter.
Wintry weather vas ushered in i'm
earnest Saturday evening when the
mercury plunged to - degrees above
zero. Although this was as low as
the mark of 3 degrees above zero
made in October. the accompanying
north wind made weather conditions
much different. The thermometer
last evening registered 10 degrees
above zero.
w. S. Hill arrived home yesterday
from Chicago. where he won five first
prizes with his three entries in the
Red Polled division. The animals
were slaughtered, but the awards
have not been made in the carcass
class. Mr.. Hill declared he was con
fdent that he would be given awards
stock, but was not sure of the result
in the open class.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. William Gil.
bert on Friday, December S, a son.
Emil Abraham, formerly a resident
OF Mitchell, died this morning at his
home in Fremont, Neb. Mr.. Abraham
was connected with the Mitchell,
Steam laundry while a resident OF the
city.
From Tuesdays Dairy
Mrs. j. r. Mackay of Prince Ru
pert, British Columbia, who has speE
several months in the east, visited
few days with her niece, Mrs. Osca.
Miller, south of Mitchell, and de
partedsyesterday afternoon for q Wis
it with her sister, Mrs. l.. Hofstetter
of Washington Springs. She will re
turn home by way of Seattle, Wash
DR.. and Mrs. A. ]. Dix %returne.
yesterday afternoon from a bushes
trip to Sioux Falls. While there the
engaged a Mr.. Harding to succee
Ronald Jonson as the new spotligh
singer at the Gale theatre. Mr.. Hard
! ing will appear for the first time thi