The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-05-21
LOCAL NEWS NOTES
From Thursdays Daily

A party of fourteen went to Yer
million this morning to attend the
state track meet of high schools to-
morrow. Coach Forrest Fletcher was
accompanied by seven athletes
Louis Nordbye, James Salisbury,
Donald Hoon, Harry van Benthuy-
sen, Herbert Fox, Harold Grace and
Herbert Barnard. Principal j. C.
Lindsey, the Misses Gladys and YES
ia Murray, Norman Shelby, Loren
Slade and Carl Maynard formed the
remainder of the group. George
Ruth will leave tomorrow morning
and on Friday evening with Miss
Vesta Murray will represent the high
school in the annual o%ratorical and
declamatory contest. Athletes from
Huron and Miller also were on the
train this morning.
Cooperating with the Park Board
of the city, the board of education
installed this week upon the various
school grounds four departmental
slides for the use of the children in
the grades. Visitors to any of the
school grounds may notice the ap-
paratus surrounded during play
hours by a host of children, appar-
emily deriving a great amount of en-
joyment therefrom. During the sum-
mer the slides will be placed in the
city parks for public use, to be re-
turned to the schools in the fall.
II. G. Wiringer, of Sioux City,
general agent of the Omaha road,
was in Mitchell today on business.
The travelling men d Mitchell who
Will attend the state U. C. T. meet
ing at Sioux Falls on June 2S and
20, will leave the city over the Oma-
ha in a special car the morning of
June rs. The car will be decorated
with banners and pennants. Most
of the Mitchell contingent will be
accompanied by their wives to Sioux
Falls. 1,,
Mrs. j. B. Watson of Sioux Falls
is visiting at the home of Mrs. Isabel
Jordan.
Miss Thora Kvila and Peter j.
Solberg, both iof Lane, were married
yesterday afternoon by Rev. A. N.
Brudvig, at the parsonage of the
Norwegian Lutheran church. They
departed in the evening to Minnea-
polls.
Charles FELTON, and O. B. Searles,
travelling passenger agents for the
Milwaukee road, were in the city
today, making investigation regard
ing the special train service to Rapid
City at the time of the state Elks'
convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Smith and
daughter, Miss Jeanette, departed
this morning for Excelsior Springs,
Mo-, where Mr.. Smith was called on
business. 2They will be gone for
about two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. Ressterer and
daughter, Helen, who have been
visiting at the f. H.. Greenwald
home, left last night for their home
at Falls City. sNebs, ast =
Drs. NJ. w. Myler, X. E. Stair, ]
T. Sweeney, G. S. Blackwell, and G
G.. kimball returned this morning
from attendance at the state den
lists association at Sioux Falls, ses.
sions of which extended over the
past two days. DIR. Stair was &C.
companied by, Mrs. Stair. Rapid
City was named as the location fol
the convention next year., with the
understanding that Mitchell would
be selected for the assembly in 1916
A license to wed was issued las
evenin gto Elizabeth Stemmermor
of Haynes, N. OAK, and Hugh Hin
ton of Mitchell.
Twin girls were born Tuesday
May ~, to Mr.. and Mrs. John A
Carlson of Mitchell.
F. j. Malone of Wessingto1
Springs underwent an operation
Tuesday for appendicitis at the st
Joseph hospital. He is recovering
nicely at present.
The Wesleyan ball team left thi'
afternoon for Bookings. On Fri
day and Saturday two games will b.
played with the state college. Inas
muchsas the Rapid City Miners VOL
from the Farmers 9 to 2 last Satur
day and Wesleyan drubbed the win
ners of this match 6 to 1 last Mon
day, it is figured that Coach Hardy
aggregation should be able to anne
both contests.
From Fridays Daily
Albert A. Kaye of Scotland. a grad
uate of Dakota Wesleyan, has bee
elected to the principalship of tn
Iroquis public schools. Miss Grac