The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-12-17
NC and FefS0nal
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The mercury rose from the record
of 10 below on Monday morning to
only 5 below during last night. The
average temperature of 4 above was
maintained yesterday and wiNa a
light fall of snow today, indications
are for warmer weather and a prob
able white Christmas"
w. r. Ronald left this morning
for a holiday visit of two weeks with
relatives in Marion, Ind, Chicago
and Cincinnati, O.
Arthur N. Bjodstrup went up to
Washington Springs yesterday after
noon. Bids on bridge work in Jer-
auid county for the coming year VIII
be opened at the Springsjtoday.
Harold Williams returned from a
visit Of two months in Cedar Rapids,
Davenport, West Liberty and Web
ster, ell in iowa. Mrs. Alice Herrick.
his grandmother, came with him tc
the winter in the Wallace Williams
home.
Frank Weiss, a Pukwana hardware
dealer, was in Mitchell today be-
tween trains.
Mitchell drug stores having the
Red Cross seals on sale are report
ing good sales. The money receiv-
ed from the sale of the tiny red and
green stickers goes for the fight
against tuberculosis in South Dako-
ia.
d. C. Cordry and Will H. Gapp
left yesterday morning on a business
trip to Chicago.
DR.. and Mrs. w. R. Ball returned
Saturday afternoon from Chicago,
where the doctor last week attended
a meeting of the surgeons of the
Milwaukee system.
+ Six tons of mail we're brought
back from Chamberlain Saturday
and sent north to Wolsey, from
where it was sent by way to Pierre
over the Northwestern to the Black
Hills country. The closing of the
Milwaukee bridge ovtr the Missouri
caused the mail to be sent back.
Donald Hoon has been elected
captain OF the high school team for
he season of 1915. For the past
two years. the new captain has play
ID a consistent and steady game at
tackle. He is a junior and regard
ed as one of the leaders of the school.
Sioux Falls Presto. l.. Dotson
president of the state board of char
tiles and corrections, received a mess
age last evening to the effect that
s. H. Blackwell of Chamberlain, mem
her of the board. was operated upon
ut Rochester yesterday and that while
md will be taken to his home within
: week, the surgeons state that he
ill not live longer, at the latest,
than a very few weeks.
Lloyd Doty, was kicked in the
light cheek on Saturday afternoon
when attempting to saddle his pony.
he animal turned suddenly and one
hoof struck him underneath the
we when he dashed out with both
'eet. Several stitches were taken.
Mrs. Ralph Wickersham, of North
Nakima, Wash, is recovering nicely
# Rochester. N. Y, from a recent
aperation for gall stones, Her sister,
lrs. S. Fl. Scallin, who accompanied
Sar to Rochester, has written that
onditions are favorable for her re-
'overy.
A short series of Special Gospel
Lettings will begin in the First
Tethedist EPISCOPAL church on Sun
ay. January II. The members of the
fficial board in their meeting last
ight unanimously resolved ITO in
tic Rev. y. w. Manhood, D.\D., to
ssist the pastors in the work. DR..
Manhood has just finished a series
If remarkable services in the First
hurch at Sioux Falls and his work
$ enthusiastically commended by
he pastor, Rev. j. w. Potter, DR..
Eenhood is one of the strongest
Derachers in the church, sane, sem
sihle, eloquent and magnetic. He is
without sensational methods, but
bright, interesting and powerful in
his appeal. 1t was by reason of the
changing of the date of a previous
engagement, that it was possible 10
secure this noted preacher ut His
time.
Charles ". Rogers secured a Ii
,ense yesterday to marry Miss Addie
VI. Green, both of Ethan.
Miss Bessie Kolda, who makes her
home with the H. G. Guynn family,
at 522 South Edmunds street, left
for Cedar Rapids, Ia, in response to
a message announcing the death of
her father.
Mrs. Ak. Mooney, of Mitchell,
underwent an operation yesterday at
st. Joseph's hospital.