The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-02-19
L0.AL NEWS NOTES
FROM Thursdays Dnily

IRON thursdays Daily
w. NJ. Smith and ID. b. Miller were
scheduled to embark at San Francisco
today on the steamship Manchur!a
Tor II three months tour OF the Oli-
nnt They viii visit the Hawaiian al d
thlllpine islands, Japan and the prin-
cipal seaports OF China before re-
turning. They left Mitchell Il month
ago.
John kayser, jr., Fred i'ergen and
Charles NJ. S%chlimgcn, jr., were rep-
fesehtatives OF the Parkston Com
mercial club at the Corn Palace
meeting last evening, Mr.. Kayser is
the president OF the Parkston club,
which was organized on Monday ey-
ching OF this week.
Born TO Mr.. and Mrs. Halver Oh
son, SIX miles southwest of Mitchell,
on Thursday. February II. a son
The weather this afternoon gave
some hopes of warmer temperatures.
The mercury registered E degrees be
low zero this morning. approximately
two inches of light now fell-dur-
ing the night and this afternoon.
~ oS StlicI ciI oNCl CstSr|i II
South Dakota with Il much lighter
fall west of the river.
The Elson art exhibit at the city
hall last week resulted in about S200
being realized for the purchase of
pictures for the public schools. Supt.
j. w. McClinton also has asked the
women's clubs of the city to donate
pictures for the schools and this re-
suited Monday in the vote OF the
Twentieth Century club TO purchase
a suitable picture for presentation.
The associated charities today is
sued Il call for dresses that could be
made over TO tit girls eight and teii
years old. The bureau also is in need
OF a woman's warm coat, about IS in
size. Phone 2157.
Roy A. Hopkins of Redfield. is WIS
iting at the S. p. Watkins home.
The state board of examiners in
Mitchell on March 10 and IL. The
officers of the board are +. III. Prey,
of Waterfowl, president; G.. +. Xiv
ingstone, Yankton, yice-president:
III. w. Knutson, Leola. secretary and
treasurer.
Mrs. Emma -. i)owney died at
noon today at the home oil her son.
c. w. Downey. with whom she had
made her home for the past year. She
had been i'll for several months with
heart trouble and the end had been
expected for some time. Mir. Downey
and his sister, Mrs. \. l.. Johnson. of
Edgar. Neb., will leave tomorrow
With the remains for Atlanta, H., the
old home of the family, where they
Will be inferred beside the grave OF
their father, Who died nearly two
years ago.
Simon p. Olson, Of MI. Vernon,
died at $40 O'Clock last evening, fol
lowing an illness of several weeks.
The deceased leaves a wife, one son
and two daughters. The children are
Ole G.. Olson, of Nit. Vernon, Mrs.
j. c. Larson, OF Stranquist, Mimi,
and Mrs. j. l.. Lennon, OF Mt. Nern-
ON. The funeral will be held at the
Norwegian Lutheran church in Nit
chell Saturday morning at 10 O'Clock
and AT the family residence near Mt.
Vernon at > O'Clock that afternoon,
Interment will be in the Mt. Vernon
cemetery,
Mayor and Mrs. \. Il. Hitchcock
returned yesterday afternoon from
Chicago. Mrs. Hitchcock had heen
in Chicago since the last OF Deccn-
Der and is now in better health.
Rev. b. +. Tilley. of the First Bap-
fist church. was reported to be inn
,,N,.i-,r ,inn1,-- to1nv gliuht nn.
GRAFTON was perolrmed upon II OF
his ears, where an abcess had been d
source of annoyance.
S. A. NJ. Young, supervisor IN tho
department of Indian affairs, depart
ed for Washington. ID. G., ON official
business. Mr.. Young expects that
he will be in Washington about three
weeks.
Misses Sarah and ilclcn Davis, OF
Oshkosh, Wis. who had been in Nit
chell for several days on business
connected With the Davis & Daniel.
Lumber company. departed this
morning for Chicago.
Mrs. c. NJ, Young, OF Nermillion
erturned home this morning after
visit of several weeks AT the home o
hcr son, Paul NJ. Young.
Leonard Bailey. the boy who sui
fured conclusion OF the brain whcl
he was thrown from his pony Oh
Sunday afternoon. is slowly recov
ering consciousness at st. Joseph
hospital toda His condition is shoW
ing a marked Improvement and hi
complete recovery is believed to b
II matter of time.
\. j.. Burke. roundhouse foreman
Tor the Milwaukee rolad at SanborI
la, is inspecting the engines run
ming on the Iowa and Dakota div
sion out of Mitchell for the pulpos
OF Investigating the engines runnin
on the Iowa and Dakota division OF
of Mitchell for the purpose of in
vestigating the economies practice
in the use of coal.
Andrew j.. Rasmussen, of Mitchell
and Miss Berenice Winter, of Maso
City, la, were married at the Cor
gergational parsonage yesterday a
ternoon by the pastor, Rev. T., |
Schwab.
From Fridays Daily
p. A. Zollman vent over TO Fulto
this morning on a business trip.
Prof. G.. G. Frary, of Vermilliol
state commissioner OF the food an
drug department. has been invited