The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-10-26
LOCAL NOTES
From Thursdays Daily

LOCAL NOTES
From thursdays Daily
Ed. M. Clancy left last night OF
business trip to Sioux Falls
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Rath
bun, on Tuesday, October IL, daugl
ter.
Ludwig Loevnger, of White Lake
was a Mitchell visitor yesterday.
Raymond Blynn made a bushes:
trip to Sioux Falls yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Henegar lef
Yesterday afternoon for a visit a.
! the home of Mrs. IIenegars parents
in Letcher
II. G. Mohr. of Alexandria, visited
in the city today.
Guy Frink left last night for Sioux
Falls where he has been summoned
for duty upon the petit jury,
Paul Breeding, of Whi1e Lake
transacted business i'm the city today
i Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. John Rem
ner, of Ethan, on Monday, october
16. son. -
] Word received from Madison, Wis,
indicated that Lyle and Melvin Chase
former Wesleyan athletes are more
than making good in this work there.
Lyle is putting up a wonderful game
on the all-freshma.. football team,
which Melvin is helping to coach.
Melvin won the university all-around
athletic championship last spring and
will be eligible for varsity competition
this year.
Mrs Robert Lincoln Kelley was
operated upon yesterday afternoon
at ST. Joseph's hospital.
l.. r. Fagg, of Highmore, was a
business visitor in the city today.
H. S. Daniels, of Rapid City. who
donated the municipal Christmas
tree which was used here last winter,
has written The Republican that ne
would like to furnish another this
year Mr.. Daniels declared that he
knew the tree used last year was a
disappointment and that he would
like another opportunity to furnish
one
H. G Nichols will return to Fox
Ridge, S. D., this evening after a
visit here. Mrs. Nichols expects to re
main here a few weeks more at the
home of her parents, Cor. and Mrs
George A. Silsby.
The latest method of eating water
melon without immersing the ears in
the juice is to encase the lower half
of the face in a napkin. This was
the contribution to social etiquette
which Charles Chaplin made in this
latest release, 1.-THE Count" shown
at the Gale yesterday and today. fhe
film was a typical Chaplin produc-
tion and was repleate with comic sit
uations. The thrilling chase around
the ball room floor and the antics at
the table drew forth generous roafs
of laughter from the audience.
Herbert f. Hitchcock lolt today
for Chicago where he will attend Il
conference at the Democratic west
ern headquarters.
C. f. lynn returned this morning
from a business trip to Washington
Springs.
Supt. f A. Reynolds and General
Foreman c. A. Beebe. of Sioux City
arc in the city today on business for
the Milwaukee railroad
The Beulah Township Farmers
club has postponed its woman suf-
frage rally scheduled for this week
until November 8, when the club
will gather at the home of A. A.
Lawrence, nine miles west and one
mile north OF Mitchell.
Traffic over the S. c. & d. division
OF the Milwaukee road was consid-
erably delayed today due to wreck
three miles south of the city. The
hub on one of the cars of freight
train burned Off about O'Clock this
morning, just as the train was about
bridge and as a result, five cars
were piled up in rather bad shape.
One car OF grain was turned on end
and its contents spilled out. Had the
wreck occurred on the bridge intsead
Of on the approach. 2S cars would
have gone into the ravine. Both the
morning and afternoon passengers
We're routed by way of Marion juno
UOn, but the Wreckage was to be
cleared away by midnight.
The Retail Mcrcahnts' association
held its regular monthly meeting last
night. having postponed it from
Tuesday evening because OF a con-
tlict attraction. The association APP
proved the action of the board OF
directors in endorsing the George
Washington highway project. The
captain of the Salvation Army APP
peared before the body and asked
support in the building project
which the army is now undertaking.
The association also discussed the
ACCESSIBILITY of having mutual col
lection agency and collecting all
debts through the seretary's office
Frederic West-Wood appeared be-
fore the council in regard to his
concrete mixer proposition, but no
action was taken.
Tho bad weather failed to keep
number of sportsmen from going out
to the lakes today in search of
ducks. The cold snap was particul-
arly adapted for hunting and sever
al parties left the CITY this after