The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-09-13

The five district superintendents of
the Methodist Episcopal church von-
vened in Mitchell today to consider
matters concerning the South Dakota
conference. The principal work of the
superintendents will he a calculation OF
the number Of ministers needed in the
conference this year and the tenta-
tive selection before the annual con-
ference is held. Thos present at the
Of the Sioux Falls district. Rev. P. o.
Bunt, of the Aberdeen district, Rev.
C. E. Mattison, of the Black Hills dis
trict with headquarters at Rapid City,
Rev. w. S. Shepherd, of the Waterlown
district and Rev. j. S. Hardness, of the
Mitchell district.
One of the trophies of Company +
has been placed in the city library for
safe keeping and will be displayed
there Turing The absence of the COM
pany. Above the trophy is certifl-
cate signed by the chief of the militia,
altesting to the fact that the trophy
was won by the members of the com
pany while they We're yet a part of
The state militia.
Recent donations to tile city library
have been received from Mrs. w. e.
Rathbnn R I1I, and Rev; r. Z; Kelley; a, Mrs.
q
eral magazines of last year. Rev.
Kelley gave several magazines which
will be of especial interest to the
soldier boys for which the donations
are intended.
: Farmers having exhibits for the
Dawson county display at the State
fair to be held at Huron are request
ed 10 bring their exhibits TO the offices
of the Foss Land company in Mitchell
at least by Frilay.
The week beginning September 8
and closing September IL is to be war
service library week. This is the
week to be celebrated over the United
States at about the same time is for
the purpose of informing the public
that how very anxious the libraries of
the country are to serve the nation
by securing books for the use Of
soldiers in The cantonmcnt camps.
Miss lone Wallerstedt departcu this
will spend the winter visiting with rel
atives. s9
Frank ShiptUn who has been visiting
at the home of Mrs. Edith ShiptOn, left
this morning for his home in Riyerton,
Wyo.
Traffic on the S. C. and D. division
of the Nlailwaukee was deLoured last
night because OF the wreck of a north.
bound freight, the engine of which
was derailed near Scotland junction,
about 6 O'Clock in the evening. The
engine turned over on its side, the
engineer and flremen narrowly cs-
Gaping serious injury if not death.
w. r.. Ronald received word today
that thc First Minnesota field artillery
is on its way to Mineola, Long Island,
where if will embark for France Mr.
Ronald's nephew, Capt. II. II. Barber,
Of Battery D goes as member of the
regimental staff. Capt. Barber is only
% years old, having made a remark
qble record to be advanced to cap
fancy at his age. He was a student in
the University of Minnesota law school
when as a second lieutenant, hes,was
called with his battery to The Mexican
border. The First Minnesota Field
famous .'Rainbow Division" the first
of the guard troops to go to France.
The Minnesota regiment is declared 10
be one of the crack artillery organiza-
tions of the country.
Miss Esther Amburn, of Montrose,
has been spending the past week at
the home Of her aunt, Mrs. w. II.
Hughes.
Prof. f. II. Wills, former head of the
public speaking department al Dakota
Wesleyan, who has been spending the
summer at the University of Chicago
has arrived in Mitchell to make dis
nosilion of his household gods be-
fore leaving for Madison, Wis, where
University
in Mitchell this morning He viii as.
sumo his work at the college mex
week "a
: L. C. Caldwell. superintendent O
the Van Noy Interstate company lef
: Mitchell this morning for Minneapolis
after three day inspection Of tn
company's property here.
Capt. E. B. Rowley, Lieut.. Georg
t. shipton, and about SO memDers o
! Company + went to Alexandria thi
t morning TO attend the Hanson count
! fair. Troop E and Company F playe
e ball at the fair grounds there thi
: afternoon.
Mrs. Theodore Flittie, of Brookings
. is visiting at the home Of her parents
DIR. and Mrs. G. V. Gilliland.
a Mrs. Mae Z. Walker, who has bee
$ a guest at the home of DR.. and Mr..
). C. A. Bower, las returned to her HON
S in Columbus. Ohio. Mrs. Walker is
+ sister OF Dr. Bower.
II Rev. j. A. Shield, of Kadoka, was
: Mitchell visitor Tuesday.
DR.. and Mrs. c. S. Bobb, Mrs. j.
e Haynes, Mrs. Mary Haynes, Harol
: Haynes, Miss Anna Haynes, and Ralp
d o. Holdridgc, Miss Mildred Goodal,
! and A. f. Dean attended the weddin
of Ralph Johnson of Hot Springs, S.
If and Miss Blanche Avery, of Alexandra
+ at the home of the bride'y parent
i, in Alexandria, Tuesday evening.
y, e. j. Peterson. of Redneld. was
i Mitchell business visitor Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph kotrba ar
in daughter, Miss Ursule left today +,
70 the state fair at Huron. Mrs. kotrl
!. took several of her finest poultry spe'
" " linens TO place on exhibit. Miss Ko
T. rha will so from Huron to Mortified
Mimi, where she will attend Carl
-, ton college during the coming winter
r. ]. NJ. Brady of Canton, visit,
ke friends in Mitchell Tuesday.
,a ~ Elias Jones has returned to Mitch,
~ Nc after "trip to Lacrosse, Wis, al
> 81 Rantoul, Ill. Atthe' latter place he vi
l y tied his son Horace, who is a recruit
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