The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-11-02
LOCAL NOTES
From Eriday,s Daily


engineer, died at his home in San
born. Ia. yesterday. Mr.. Hanson
has worked out of Sanborn for years
and has; many friends in this vici-
nifty, having made occasional trips
here.
W. S. Hill returned yesterday from
a, business trip to Omaha.
Mrs. Ed. Leehan and Mrs G. s.
Blackwell left unis morning for Sioux
City, wher they will visit for short
time.
Mrs M. A. Polk, of Davenport,
Ia, who has been visiting for three
weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs
Mary Polk, departed for her home
last night.
Mrs. j. F. McGilvray returned to
Sioux Falls last night after visit
at the d. G. Drisbow home.
Miss Helen Keller, who was to
appear in Mitchell for lecture up
on November IA, may possibly be
unable to fill her engagement. She
is at present suffering from sprain-
ed spine and is reported to have
cancelled all of her engagements for
the season.
John Looack, who was arrested
yesterday for assaulting Matt Meyers,
farmer living west of Ethan, was
brought into police court today still
rather unbalanced. He was unable
to understand what the judge vas
saying and professed an absolute ir-
norance of all proceedings, so he
was held until Mr.. Meyers could ar
rive and testify against him.
Last night the Dakota Wesleyan band
accompanied Rev. e. f. Hunt, of the
Anti-Saloon league to Ethan, where
a rousing dry campaign meeting
was held Four autos carried the
musicians and the orator, to Ethan
The band collected large crowd.
listened to Mr.. Hunts speech.
An unsual record was recently
made in speed typewriting at the Da-
kota Wesleyan school OF commerce.
Miss Elsie Gullander made an aver
age of 1914 words per minute for
ten minutes. Prof. j. w. Miller stat
ed that this is nineteen words above
the requirement for graduation in
typewriting and it is considerable
higher than the record of all last
year.
A committee consisting OF represen
tatives from the various classes at
Dakota Wesleyan selected the fol-
lowing question for the girls inter
class debates which are to be held
in December: Resolved that the
United States constitution be amend
ed to provide for national marriage
and divorce laws, constitutionalty
granted" This is a question which is
being debated by many of the larger
colleges.
Mrs. j. H. Baldwin and children
returned to their home in Faulkton
this afternoon after a visit at the
home of Mrs. 'Baldwin's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. A. Branch.
Mrs. +. d. ellis and daughter will
leave tomorrow morning for visit
at the home of her parents in De-
troit, Mich.
The balloting in the first three
days of the ReSall poll resulted in a
total of IS votwes for Hughes and
81 for Wilson.
Mrs. Anna Scott left this morning
for Sioux City, where she will spend
couple of lays with her sister, Mrs.
John Bartolet.
The jury for the November term
of circuit court was drawn at 4
O'Clock this afternoon. Sixty-five
names were added to the list that
remainded after last session and
from the 200, a total of SO names
will be drawn.
l.. P. Earles has disposed of his
interests in the Wright & Earles
meat market at III 12 Main street
to his partner, Otto Wright. Waiter
Wright arrived yesterday morning to
assist his father in the business.
George w. Adams, promoter of the
Cam Va,ley-Platte railroad, was call
ed to his home in Council Bluffs this
morning by the serious illness of his
wife.
George Mccullough the veteran
conductor on the Milwaukee line, will
start his forty-fifth year of railway
service on the Iowa & Dakota diyis-
ion on the system tomorrow. Mr.. Nc
Cullough is still one of the most ac-
tive and reliable of the men in the
employee of the company.
Mrs. A. R. GroenKe, who has spent
oSSCl Oh odyS lllS IL. u. fhlluSl
home, left this morning for her
home in Los Angeles. She also has
visited relatives in Minneapolis and
Chicago during her trip.
The football team from Huron
high school arrived from the north
this morning for the game with the
local eleven this afternoon The HUI
ron squad is composed of number
of good-sized men and was expect
ed to put UP strong fight against
the local team.
A concrete mixing gang arrived
from Minneapolis today and will at
once start work on the masonry of
the new portions of the Milwaukee
round house.
John Looack, who was arrested
for assaulC and battery upon the
person OF, Matt Meyers, was given u
hearing in municipal court this
morning and upon the testimony of
Mr.. Meyers and the defendants
statement that he coulu not remem-
Der anything that had happened,
Judge w. MI Herbert assessed fine
81 a n Il