The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-05-27

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deliver a similar address at Beresford
Plankinton Mail: The friends here,
OF Mrs. All. Otterson. former resident
OF Aurora county will be shocked and
grleved to learn of her death last Fri
day at the family home in Mitchell.
She had been i'll but a short time.
The Otterson family resided last year
on the w. b. Irwin farm just east of
~Plankinton and moved to Mitchell
last March. The bereaved husband
and two little ones have the sympathy
of the community in their loss.
The Dakota Wesleyan baseball
team has been scheduled to play the
Columbus college team at Chamber
lain at the barbecue and celebration
on American island a week from to-
day.
Washington Springs Review: Miss
Jennie Williamson of Mitchell, is the
new stenographer at the First Ma
tional Bank. She comes from Dakota
Wesleyan.
Supt. j. w. McClinton, Miss Mary
+. Walters. teacher of public speaking
at the Mitchell high school, and Ho-
bart Brown, Mitchell's representative
in the state contest at Brookings
Thursday evening, arrived home this
morning. Mr.. Brown Won third place
in the committed orations contest,
being awarded a bronze medal.
Miss Anna Laura Saul. who has
been supervisor this year of music
in the Plankinton public schools, di
rected the high school concert in
that city on Thursday evening. Mum
bers We're given by the girls glee
club, the high school chorus and solo
lists. At the commencement eXer-
c!ses last evening. the address of the
occasion was delivered by DR.. j. S.
Hoagland of this city.
The Metropolitan theater is closing
its vaudeville program this week with |
the best bill seen since the house was
opened. Commencing next week, only
motion pictures will be shown. Dun
can and Holt, burnt cork commed-
ians, keep their audiences in u roar
of laughter and were brought back
by repeated applause. George Dixon
presents a musical act that is unique
in every feature.
The remains of Philip Lucas, who
died at the national sanitarium at
Hot Springs. S. d.. Friday morning,
are expected to arrive in Mitchell Sun
day evening. Rev. Henry Snyder will
conduct the services on Tuesday af-
ternoon at the Noble undertaking
parlors. The G.. A.. r.. will be in
charge. The deceased would have
been II years old next August.
Let us show you the thin model
Hamilton and Howard watches. Woel
the Jewefer.
Somewhat damaged, the Ford au-
tomobile belonging to John p. Nolan
was found this morning by Mr.. Mol
an and Sheriff E. E. Owens on the
bank of the Firesteel creek on the
road east of Mitchell. The car was
stolen from in front of the CONNER
cial and Savings bank about IL
O'Clock last evening, it is believed by
boys. The indications We're that the
parties taking the car could not turn
on the lights and that in the dark
ness they ran off the grade approach
ing the Firesteel bridge.
b. T.. Carol, of Des Moines, for
mer governor of Iowa, was in the
city for several hours today on his
way to Pierre. The ex-governor of
the Hawkeye state was born within
two miles of the birthplace of A. 7.
Downey, and the two had an inter
esting visit today.
Mrs. c. p. Farnsworth was elected
president of the Parent-Teachers'
circle OF the Lincoln school at its an
nual meeting Friday afternoon. Mrs.
Charles w. Giles was named vice
president, Mrs. James p, Mullen, sec
rotary, and Mrs. Will II. Gapp, treas
urer. In the social hour following the
meeting, Mrs. w. w. Reams sang
and Mrs. II. l. Snow gave a reading.
Refreshments were served.
l., T. Jarnuth, cashier of the First
State bank OF st. Lawrence, S. d.,
returned home this morning after at
tending the l. O. O. f. sessions here
this week. Mrs. Jarnuth drove a new
car home, purchased in Mitchell.
Mrs. Nellie Fralich, of Syracuse,
N. Y. arrived yesterday afternoon
for a visit at the home of her niece,
Mrs. A. b. Darling.
w. b. Gormley will commence
work as a pharmacist in the ]. ii.
Ferris drug store Monday morning.
Mr.. Gormley has recently completed
the ours in IA pharmacy school at
Minneapolis and passed the state ex-
animation.
The, Woman's Relief Corps and
Grand Army of the Republic will
meet in their headquarters at 1:30
O'Clock tomorrow evening. They
will march in a body to the First
Methodist Episcopa! church, where
DIR. j. S. Hoagland will preach the
annual Memorial address.
Myron X. Rowley arrived last
evening from Sioux City fro a visit
over Sunday at the home of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George NJ. Rowley.
The track team of Yankton col
lege arrived last evening from the
down state city for its dual meet
with Dakota Wesleyan on the college
field this afternoon. The Methodists
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