The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-11

citation, and the theater committee
of the Commercial club, met at the
club offices at 5 O'Clock this after
noon TO consider the progress made
in the campaign for raising the So
600 bonus on the theater proposition.
j. r. Morrow departed this morn
| ing for Watertown, n. Y, where
he was called by the critical illness
of his niece, Mrs. Lena Simmons.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. ePter l..
Heles, in t heKoch flats, on Tuesday,
March ., a son.
Mrs. Robert Seaton. of Route A
out of Mitchell, underwent an opera
| ton yesterday at ST. Joseph's hospi-
tai.
Dakota Wesleyan's affirmative
team in the triangular debate with
| Yankton and Huron colleges, com
! posed of Harold Smith, Clinton An
derson n Carroll Thompson. de-
parted this morning for Nankton,
where it will meet the C~ongrega-
tionalists this evening. The team
was accompanied by the debate
coach, Prof. F. II. Wilds. Wesleyan's
| victory over Huron Saturday and
Yankton's. defeat OF the Presbyter-
ians the same evening. will make to-
| nights contest the deciding II Tor
the championship.
Myron X. Rowley is steadily i'm
| proving in condition from his at
tack Of pneuomnia at Sioux City and
may be brought home to Mitchell
the last of the week.
The Milwaukee line west of the
Missouri river was opened as far vast
as kadoka this morning, when the
rotary snow pillow arrived. Nearly an
entire day was taken in going 20
miles, owing to the difficulty in max
ing Roadway against the snow in the
numerous deep cuts. An ordinary
pillow will be used in going west from
Murdo. as there are less cuts and the
snow is not drifted so badly.
The unexpected backing of a
freight train the Milwaukee yards
at Canton this morning caused the
| death of G. w. Wolrath, for the past
| eight years in charge of the round
| house in that city. Mr.. Walrath was
| underneath a locomotive in the yards
! adjusting the fireboX when the train
backed into it and killed him IN
stantly. The waiting locomotive was
attached to a train of which G.. X.
Tilton, of Mitchell, was conductor
fThe reason for the train backing in
| to the yards was not known, as 1t
| IS was supposed TO have LIT Canton.
Mrs. Vic Letcher, of Madison, has
| been called here by the illness OF her
| granddaughter, Mrs. F. r. Johnson.
Miss Opal Barner, of Dakota Yves
| leyan, returned this morning to her
classes after spending a week at her
/ home in Lane on account of illness
Mrs. L.. c. Taylor, of Enid. Okla,
arrived today over the Omaha, being
| called by the serious illness OF her
mother. Mrs. F.. R. Johnson, and her
| sister, Mrs. Mark Harris.
Fred Hepperle, state commissioner
of school and public lands, returned
this afternoon from Alexandria,
where he conducted the sale OF
school lands in Hanson county. This
evening he will make an appralse-
ment of Dawson county school lands,
preparatory to the sale here on April
5. All lands not sold at this time
will be leased on April 6, the fol
lowing day.
Because of a conflict in time with
another funeral, that of Mrs. Lottle
Nick will be held at 1890 O'Clock
tomorrow morning at the First Bap-
fist church, intsead OF in the alter
noon as announced in The Republi-
can yesterday.