The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-04-15

Perry and Badger townships, dam
aged during the recent water. The
board voted this morning to allow
County Treasurer Charles Fowler SIS
a month for the services of his
deputy.
Two pile drivers started work this
morning to replace the piling in the
Milwaukee bridge over the Missouri
river at Chamberlain. 1t is expected
that the bridge will be completed in
about ten days.
Local Ty Cobbs or iris Speakers
will have sufficient opportunity for
exercise with the indoor baseball ma
chine being installed in the Scharn-
weber alleys. The alleys. walls and
ceiling are covered with heavy can
vas and a mechanical baseball pitcher
will toss baseballs for the players to
hit. The players batting the balls 10
certain areas on a curtain al the rear
Will score homers, triples doubles or
singles, and be given points accord
ingly. All balls are automatically re-
turned to the pitching machine.
which is operated by a lever near the
batter. This game has met with con
siderable enthusiasm in the elite i
where it has been installed.
John III. Higgins. charged with per-
hitting minors in the Fits pool hall,
demanded a jury trial in municipal
court this morning and the case was
continued until the next term of
court. Higgins was placed under
500 bonds.
III. c. Harvey, of Sioux Falls, ar
,tx,nl ro.tn,ln, , 81 nrYnnn Mrs ~,
vey and little daughter have been
here the past week on account OF the
serious illness of Mrs. James Kimble.
who was reported to be much better
today.
Albert Nolt left Saturday evening
for Clinton, Ia, where he Will join
the baseball club OF that city in the
Central association. He played his
first game of the season today in an
exhibition contest with the Daven-
port, Ia, club. The Mitchell young
ster had a good year with Clinton
last season and his work this season
will be watched with interest by Nit
chell fans.
C. w. Morgan returned SATURDAY
evening to his home at l4adysmith
Wis, being called here by the Hines
and death of his sister, Mrs. j. II.
Nolt.
Much enthusiasm was manifest at
a farmers meeting for McCook and
Hanson counties. held Saturday w
half of the county agricultural eN-
pert movement. The roads are goot
in that section of the state and a good
crowd was in attendance.
Miss Rinnie Nolt left Saturd&,
evening for Minneapolis to resume
her duties as teacher in the pubic
schools of that city. She a calico
here by the illness and death of he
mother, Mrs. j. II. Nolt.
Mrs. II. S. Die and Mrs. A. r
Bratsberg, of W~oonsocket, We're Nit
chcll shoppers today. ~
Baseball returns will be receivot
at the Scharnweberr billiard parlor
again this season. Both maio
leagues, the American and Nation;-l
viii open their seasons on Wednesda.
of this week.
T.. w. Mitchell left this mornini
for Tyndall, S. d., where he will a.
sist in the prosecution of the mem
bers of the town board of Kingsberg
S. d., charged With illegally rissuin
\ saloon license. kingsberg is sit
mated in Albion township, in 80
Homme county. a short distance O
Springfield a dry" town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Eastcot
spent Sunday at Canton at the HON
of Mrs. lIastcott's parents, Mr.. ar
Mrs. A. A. Arnold.
The meeting of the Congregation
al Mons Brotherhood has been post
poned for one week from tomorroI
night on account OF the temperate
Tally.
Mrs. Frank A.. Gates. of Kingsley
la, arrived last evening for a month
visit with her parents, Mir. and Mrs
j. j. Mylcs, i'll the Koch flats.
G. A. Beebe, of Sioux City. spen
Saturday and Sunday at the home @
his daughter, Mrs. |. l.. Baldock. d.
A small blaze in the basement III
der the office in the local yard of tn
anderson Lumber company caused Il
alarm to be turned in at $3.50 o'cloc
last evening. The fire is believed t
have originated in a pile of rags.
was extinguished before the ari'iva
OF the fire department.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. A. Witzel hav
gone to the home of Guy Sheldon
south of Artesian, for a short visit
Mr.. Sheldon is Mrs. Witzel's son.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Jones arrive
Saturday evening from Montgomery
Ala, where they spent the past yea
and three months with their sol
Louis Jones, an engineer in the gov
eminent service there. They eXepec
to stay in Mitchell about two month
with their son, Charles Jones, an
then so to the state of Washington
Frank Winsor arrived this afte;
room from New York city, where h
is a student at Columbia university
to attend the funeral tomorrow al
ternocn of his brother, George W
Winsor. Frank NJ. Hammer wen
down to Parllston this morning
meet him and accompany him nome
Miss Eleanor Osborn, of kadck;
: S. d.. arrived Sunday for a short vi:
( II with Miss Ollie Hitchcock, leavin
This morning for ParkStOn to pen