The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-03-18

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connection with the hardware dealers
convention. Harry and Ed Ness and
John Potter We're among the visitors
to the Metropolis.
In ,ha annual election of the Y.
NJ. c. A.. Of Dakota Wesleyan, Miss
Maud klai Was elected president,
Miss Violet J-aes. vice president Miss
ElYa smith secretary, and Miss Ruth
Goodrich, treasurer.
George Ferguson is ill at his home
212 Second avenNe A sister Of Mrs.
Ferguson, Mrs. w. c. Lambert, has
arrived TO assist in caring for him.
Miss Vannie Mills, a high school
pupil and daughter OF MIR. and Mrs.
w. II. Mills, living northeast of Nit
chell, is seriously i'll with pneumon-
ia.
Alexandria Herald: Fred Putnam
was over from Mitchell Tuesday for
a short visit with friends. Fred has
but recently left the hospital after
undergoing a surgical operation, and
though he is feeling pretty good again
he has not recovered his strength.
Harry WNtlow, of Beresford. S.
D., a graduate OF Dakota Wesleyan
in the class of 1913, is visiting al the
home OF his sister, Mrs. II. A. Hardy
| Mr.. Whitlow was principal of the
| Hurley. S. D., but was forced to re-
linquish the position because OF ill
health.
In the John Mullin sale at Letcher
Wednesday. a total OF $4,000 was
realized. 1Ioreses sold up to S20O
each, two-year-old steers AT SCI and
yeariing steers up to S5l.5o a head,
st the j. IL. Palmer sale at Artesian
yesterday a span OF l2-year-old mares
brought $500, a pair OF th~ree-year-old
unbroken colts $500, Sucking colts
up TO 500 and COWS up 10 SOS. ihe
! total amount Of the sale was $1,000.
Goth Of these sales were crleG ny
Judge Bros., OF Mitchell. with good
crowds in attendance N hNeiy oid-
ding.
j. +. Whiting and S. y. Ramsey, OF
Woonsocket, and +. f. Wagner, OF
Sioux Falls, We're attorneys today IN
Mitchell on legal business.
The Aiken Construction company,
of Fargo. N. d., has started on its
contract for the construction of the
sanitary sewers on the alleys OH
Main street. from Fifth avenue TO
the Milwaukee yards. The first work
is being done al the outlet. south OF
the Milwaukee tracks by the plant OF
the Mitchell Fruit & Grocery com
pany.
II. j. Burnham, inspector for the
city at the construction OF the con
crete waterWorks reservoir. was IN
the city today. Ward Il Weighton,
The contractors, viii resulne work on
the reservoir when the SNOW is oil the
ground.
prof. Matthew ID. Smith came down
from Huron this morning with the
Huron high school debating team,
for the clash in the triangular CON
test tonight with Mitchell and 40
~ordeen. Prof. Smith is an alumnus oil
Dakota Wesleyan and Columbia II
versity. The debate. which is open 70
the public. Will be called at the as
sembly room at S O'Clock tonight.
The reception which is given by
1.-THE Intermediate Epworth league oil
the Methodist church has been post
poned to a later date.
Mrs. Laura Seaton. wife of of Rob
ert 4. Seaton. living ten miles north
west of Mitchell, died at st. JOSEPH
hospital at 80 O'Clock this mornlhe
The deceased was 81 years old and Is
survived by her husband and ioul
children. the Oldest a girl of Ia years
Funeral services viii be held at thu
First Methodist Episcopal church a
1:3o O'Clock On sunday afternoon
Rev. w. T. Ferguson, of Mt. Vernon
officiating.
Albert c. Hockett. of Pennington
county has brought suit for divorce
from Mrs. Elsie 1tuckett. OF Mitchell
to whom he was married at Plankin
;lton on June "a, 1910. According to
!, the statement of the plaintiff. he wa
/, deserted by his wife about July
1910. a few days after the wedding
In the answer made by Mrs. Hocketl
: the husband deserted the wife OF
Iuly S. 1910, and since refused t.
. provide for her, A daughter, Lueil
Hockett. aged three years, was Dor
OF the union.
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