The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-02-25

they have cried this season. Bidding
was spirited and high prices prevail
ed. y FIVE year old gelding topped
the horses with Il price OF $225. \
pair of mares sold for $500. Several
geldings and mares brought from
$155 to $1S5. Two-year old coils
sold for S155. Cattle sold Well, With
COWS bringing up to $50. and spring
calves at So. Chickens went for Il
dollar apiece. Corn brought &C cents
a bushel. The total amount OF the
sale was $4,000. Although this Was
one of the biggest sales of the sea
son. it was less than three hours from
the time the sale opened until the
last article was bid OFF.
Mrs. G.. r. Tice has arrived home
from Armour, where she went to
help care for her brother, Roy Baird
who was I'LL.
Prof. IL. !. Jones lcft this morning
for Springfield. S. d.. whore he viii
speak in the interests Of the South
Dakota Anti Saloon league.
DR.. w. S. Shepherd went down to
Armour this morning and will hold
quarterly conference in the Method
list church al chat place tomorrow.
Mrs. II. l.. Trcmaine went up 10
Redlield last evening for a short Wis
lit With her daughter, Mrs. c. q.
hopkins.
The Newman club met last Thurs
day afternoon With Mrs. John b. Till
The lesson WAS read by Mrs. Martin
G.. Wider on the supreme and circuit
courts.
Mn. and Mrs. Oliver Grace and ba-
by Arrived yesterday afternoon for
a Snort visit with Mr.. Grace's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. O. j. Grace. Mr..
Grace is superintendent of the gov
ernment agricultural experiment sta
ton at Akron. Colo, and has been
in Washington. d. G.. since Deem
Der in consultation With department
officials.
A sieighing party of young people
from Mitchell were entertained last
evening al. the home of Mir. and Mrs.
ID. III. Strother. northwest of town
The evening was spent IN music
Miss Bertha Todman tavoring the
cpupany with a number bf selections
and Others also assisting III the music
to make the evening d pleasant one
Miss Clara Hall presided at'the pia-
no and j.. l.. Morgan accompanied
will, Il horn. y sumptioHs iepas'
was sc%rved>latcr IN the evening ny
The hostess, and after more music
and u~4rasant conversation the young
peopla left for their homes. Not the
least Of the enjoyment of the occas-
ion Was the sleigh ride and an over
turned bob-sled on the return trip.
j. w. McClinton. superintendent
of the city schools, left this nfornlne
for Cincinnati, O., where he Will at
tend the annual session OF the Ma
tionai Superintendents association
next week. -
Mrs. Edwin Birge is seriously i'll
al her home. 321 East Ninth avenue
Mrs. lDirge is quite old and her all
+, ment is. believed TO be due to old age
She 81 the mother Of John w. Blrse
George Fischer, of Ethan. un
dcrwent an operation for appendlclt
, is Yesterday afternoon at st. Joseph
. hospital.
Il. w Gerhard, cashier of iii
Farmers and Merchants State banI
I IOl tlunklHtDH Wt~7 ~ -
I evening on his way home from IL Wis
III at his former home al Rcdield, )
ID.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. IL. Mann, OF VI
i XII, were in Mitchell Yesterday. MI
Mann is the cashier of the. Wig
d State bank.
Mrs. VIM. Scallin and Mrs. a. I
Hcon spent the day in Ethan VII
t Mrs. Ora. p. Shaw, who was an OF
school-mate OF theirs.
Mrs. J. f. Barber, who has bee
( caring for her daughter, Mrs. op;
Barber. during an attack OF measi'
d returned to her home at Lane tn
l. afternoon.
Miss lrma Blades of Planklnlo
l. $ d.. who is attending Mitchell hie
II ,:chool returned home Friday ev
d ning for a short visit over sumo
&c with her parents, MI and Mrs. g.
e. Blades.
oil Mrs Carl Becker ard Mrs. Charl
LYMAN will entertain the Easte
in star Social Hour club at ESQ o'cio
il, Tuesday afternoon at the mason
!; hall. The affair will be a patrlo
CT social. All members are cordia
s,s invited.
es Mr.. and Mrs. George Troth, V