The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-08-13

noon the temperature was 81 de
grees above ero A light, sprinkle
fell this morning. es-t|t >
Mrs. Mary Kratz, of Murdo, UNI
derwent an operation yesterday at
st. %Joseph's hospital.
The son of Julius Johnson, ten
years old, living eight miles east of
Mitchell. was thrown from a horse
last evening and his right elbow
fractured and dislocated.
Miss Anna Welter, of Lane, S. D..
was operated upon Friday at st.
Joseph's hospital.
F. p. Holt and VIM. Siherz plead
ed not guilty in municipal court this
morning to assault and battery upon
Gus Tremaine. Their hearing was
set for . o'clock on Monday morning,
with their bonds at 500 each.
The f~ive-year-old son of Math
Shoemaker, of Ethan, underwent an
operation for hernia at st. Joseph's
hospital this morning.
The postoffice flag has been at
half-mast since Z O'Clock on Thurs
day evening, when Postmaster 7. j..
Ball received official notice of the
death of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, wife
of the president.
Andrew Solliday, of Goshen, Ind,
departed today for Minneapolis, after
a visit n the Harry Shepherd home.
His mother and sister will remain
for a longer visit.
w. B. Dillon, of Ludlow, Colo,
will speak at the city hall at 1880
o'clock this evening. His subject
will be Government Ownership Or
Civil War, which,"
From Mondays Daily
Charles Collier and DR.. A. M.
Warren, of Sioux City, visited yes
terday with Mitchell friends. They
we're travelling by automobile on
their way to the Black Hills on an
extended vacation trip.
Wilfred w. Pearson, cashier of the
Whitbeck National bank at Cham
berlain, has returned home latter
pending his summer vacation with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Pearson.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. p. Benedict and
children departed last evening for
a visit of two weeks with Mrs. Bene-
diets parents at Spirit Lake, Ia.
The j. F. Way and the David
Pearson families have returned from
y very pleasant camping trip of a
weeks duration, spent at Rock
Creek.
Mrs. p. F. Brown returned yester-
lay to her home at Fargo, N. D.,
after a visit at the home of her par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Clark.
Liege, the Belgian city which has
been the scene. of the bitter fighting
between the German and Belgian
troops. was visited by John Michels
for six days while abroad last sum
mer. Mr.. Michels has three cousins
living in Liege. The city is II of
The most important in Belgium and
one of the great manufacturing
centers of Europe.
Rev. f. B. Barnett, rector of S.
Mary's Episcopal church, arrived
nome Saturday after two months
spent in study at Oxford and Cam
bridge universities in England. Rev.
Mr.. Barnett landed in New York a
week ago Saturday and did not know
war had broken out until half. way
across the Atlantic. He made the re-
turn trip on the last voyage of the
Glsitania to this country. On it's re-
urn trip to England, the Lusitania
had an exciting time, being pursued
by German cruisers for part of the
way.
Mrs. John Sisterman and Mrs.
Matthew Langenfeld, of Belle Plain,
Mimi. have returned home after a
visit in Mitchell as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. NJ. Kilburg. Mrs. Kilburg
and Mrs. Sisterman are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Darling and
ON, Howard Darling, departed last
evening for a visit at Mr.. Darling's
old home at Monticello, Ia.
The annual convention of the Sun
lay schools of Dawson county will
be held at LOOMS or September 8
and G.. Prof. S. D.. van Benthuysen,
| president of the state association
Geo. w. Miller, of Huron, state sec
| rotary, and Mrs. A. l.. Groebel, OF
Parkston, are among the speakers
for the meeting. Miss Ethel Lyons is
the secretary-treasurer of the con
yention.
Louis Beckwith, Sr., was painful
Ily injured about 4 o'clock on Sat.
urday afternoon when he fell from
the street level of his new building
into the basement, a distance o.
eight feet. He sustained a bad Gu
across his lett arm and hurt his lef'
foot. He has not been able to wall
since the accident. The acciden
was regarded as a very lucky one
as it might easily have broken sever
al bones or caused serou injury.
w. E. Upton arrived home yes
terday with his family from an ex
tended automobile trip to the Blacl
Hills. Goiag out, the party went a
far as Rapid City, through the Bat
Lands, without mishap. The ma
chine was left there and the remain
der of the time was spent in viewini
the points of interest about tn
Hills. Mr.. Upton declared that a yer.
large number of tourists visited tn