The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-14
LOCAL. NOTES
from THURSDAYS Nnily

last night on a short business trip.
S. H. Pugh. OF Gam Valley, was in
Mitchell yesterday on business.
\. e. Hughton. OF Detroit OF the
Dodge Bros aulomobile factory, was
here today on business.
Ethan I Cotton, graduate OF Da-
kota Wesleyan in 1899, Will deliver
an address in Sioux City Saturday
evening at a banquet of the Y. NJ. G..
A. on Sunday, he Will address the
congregation OF Grace Methodist
church. Morningside, under the aus
pieces OF the college students. MIR Col
ton is secretary OF the foreign depart
ment OF the international committee
of the y. NJ. G. \.
II. w. simpson. OF Sioux Falls, was
in Mitchell yesterday ON business for
the state deaf mute school Mr. Simp-
son and w II King went out TO the
IP. A. Zollman farm and purchased
some stock for the school.
Ross Jacobs, of Pukwana, editor
of the Pukwana Press Reporter, was
a Mitchell visitor today.
The members OF the Dodd local OF
the Farmers union have decided to
hold series OF social meetings again
this winter. The first OF these will be
held at the l.. +. Lowrie home Sat
urday evening, December 9. The wo-
men Will serve refreshments. Friends
and neighbors are invited to attend
these social meetings
Mr.. and Mrs. j. v Trepanier. OF
Sioux Falls, We're Mitchell visitors
today
Miss Lucille Hitchcock, OF Dakota
Wesleyan, will give the second mum
Der OF the Farwell lecture course at
the church on Friday evening. Decem-
Der s
The New Home Lutheran church
is making elaborate preparations for
the Christmas celebration. The pastor
would like to meet all those who
take part in the program at o.
clock next sunday afternoon. The
children and members OF the choir
are especially urged to be present at
this time.
Further details of the j. r. Torgrin
tragedy at Duluth We're received to-
day and indicate that the young man
was attending a house party ON Pike
lake near that city In company with
Miss Margaret Swendby, OF Duluth
he was taking a last circle of the
lake on skates before returning 10
the city. AS the two We're skating
along, the ice gave way without warn
ing and the couple disappeared
Their friends who We're following at
tempted to rescue them, but We're UNI
successful. Local friends assert that
Mr.. Torgrin could not swim at al
and would have been entirely help
less in the water The body of the
young woman was recovered, iDu,
that of Mr.. Torgrin had not yet beer
found.
Il. E. Cooper has leased the store
building now occupied BY Baron
Bros. and will move his furniture
stock there as soon as Baron Bros
move to their new location.
Miss Grace Rifenback, of White
Lake, spent the day in Mitchell witt
Miss Agnes Herrick
Congressman John A. Magpu;re
of Lincoln, Neb., left this morning
for his home after visit with MS
father. Francis Mcguire. and his
sister, Mrs. Martin Wider.
In publishing the list of officers
of the A. o. U. w. yesterday, the
name of Gus Erdman was inadvert
edly omitted. M. Erdman was elect
ed to the position of foreman.
Robert Jordan, OF Minneapolis
, who has attended Dakota Wesleyan
, the past three years, was in Mitchell
today for a short visit.
! w. C. Botkin, of Letcher was {
Mitchell visitor today, coming down
to attend the opera.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Beckwith ant
Miss Grace Beckwith will leave Sat
urday for California, where they
will spend the winter.
w. A. Fish, of Mt Vernon. wa.
!. operated upon yesterday in loca
hospital.
Mrs. Adolph schreyak. of Chi
cago, and Mrs. John Storm, OF Al.
iiioui, ilC SutStJ at the j. L.. Low
niger home today,
Mr.. and Mrs Warren fIeston, o
kennebec, We're visiting friends her,
yesterday. Mr.. IIeston underwent
minor operation while here.
j. II. Foster, OF Minneapolis. gen
eral superintendent of the Milwaukee
system, was here today on compan.
business.
Funeral services for VIM. Tyler
who died at his home in Ethan a
; O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, will b
he'd in the Methodist church at Ethan
tomrrow morning at 1890 o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Carhart and fam
lily arrived this morning from visit
with friends in Woonsocket an,
! Washington Springs. They will leay
tomorrow for Sioux Falls and will e
;, from there to San Antonio, Texas. Mr.
Carhart Will cross the border abou
January | and proceed to Mexico Cit
where he is engaged in missionar
work.
F. j. West, of Parker, eft for hi
home thisevening after being here a
a witness in the case of f. r. McMul
len.