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Woonsocket

Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Carmody accom-
panied by Mrs. w. r.. Jones went to
Ramona last week to attend the we'd
ding Of Mr.. Garmody's sister, Miss
Mayme Garmody to Mrs. p. T. Kelly.
They returned home the first of this
week.
Miss Velma Van slyke of Waukee-
gan, III, is visIting Isl At the home OF her
last Thursday night from visit with
his brother at Detroit, MINI. He left
Sunday for Washington, ID. c., where
he was directed to report. Hc does
not know TO what duty he will be as
Mrs. B.T. Patton, Miss Hazel Hobart
and S. A. Ramsey went to Huron
Thursday evening by auto, returning
by train the next morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Muench have
gone to Plarr, Texas, to visit Mr..
Muenchs parents. They will be gone
three or four weeks.
The former friends of l.. ]. Encboe
are glad to welcome him back to Woon-
night from Great Falls, Mont, and will
visit some time at the home of his
daughter Mrs. II. S. Die.
The Misses Florence and Ruth Pen
dexter left Saturday for Sioux Falls tt
spend Thanksgiving With relatives ant
Mrs. A. l.. Tucker arrived las
Thursday night from Detroit, MINI.
| for a brief visit at the o. l.. Tucker
home. Mrs. Tucker returned to he
home Saturday accompanied by Mrs. 0
L. Tucker. :.
] A family reunion was held sunda!
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Elk MEMORIAL
WELL ATTENDED
ATTORNEY E. E. WAGNER, OF
SIOUX FALLS, GIVES EXCEL
LENT ADDRESS IN HONOR
OF DEAD

Nearly the entire membership of
the local lodge of the Elks attended
The memorial held here Sunday in
honor of the departed members of the
order. Many who We're not members
Of the B. P. o.. E. were guests at
the service.
The great attraction of the after
noon was the excellent patriotic
speech given by Attorney r. E. Wag-
ner, of Sioux Falls. He dwelt upon
the service that the lodge was doing
for its members and the patriotism
that the order stood for. His rLibute
to the deceased members of the local
order, many of whom were personal
friends of his. was beautiful. He paid
especial honor to the memory of Gen.
eral George A. Silsby, one of the most
energetic organizers of the Mitchell
lodge and the greatest favorite which
the chapter has ever had.
Music Is Pleasing
The musical program closely We'd
with the other numbers in pleasing
the audience. Lieutenant Paul Eg-
bert, of Fort Leavenworth, who is
spending short furlough here. act
ed as organist. Jack Mclaughlin.
esquire, sang much appreciated
solo. The Congregational choir also
sang several numbers.
presided at the services. The other
officers for 1917 and 1918, who were
present at the memorial We're:
Sidney Hugh Smith. Louis II. Low
niger, John X. Fox. j. II. Davis, j. j.
Lahey, Ncls Jensen, Jack Mclaughlin,
j. III. Nolt. Frank j. Evans.
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Memo

Mrs. George Thorpe of Scotland,
was Memo caller last Friday.
=, Mrs. Albert Jungman visited rela-
tives in rripp several days last week.
G. R. Douglass and family left Fri
day morning for Worthing, Minnesota,
for visit.
Henry Stoller came over from Scot
land to attend the Hereford sale at the
Henry F. Mettler farm.
Mrs. Dimock received word last
week that her nephew, Lewis Case,
had died of measles at Camp Funston,
Kansas.
Druggist Fergen of Parkston, is
here taking G. R. Douglass place at
the drug store for a week or SO.
Julius Winter, of Kimama, Idaho, is
here visiting his parents. He has half
section homestead in Idaho where he
has been making his home for the past
year.
Attorney H. G. Tilton drove up from
Vermillion Friday with his brother,
Sidney, who came to buy carload of
horses TO ship to his plantation near
New Bern, North Carolina.
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FAKE ROAD PROMOTER
HAS GOLD BRICK RECORD

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 3.-Frank II.
Henderson, whose arrest at Bowbells.
N. D., is announced in dispatches from
that place, he being charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses
from farmers whom he had interest
ed in proposed railroad to be known
as the Dakota & Northwestern railway,
is known to many in South Dakota.
Only a few months ago he was very
active in the promotion of Il railroad
which was to run from Huron to Du-
luth,by way of Waubay. He made his
headquarters at Wauba2 for some
Tine.
II is not known how much money
he secured in South Dakota before go
irg to North Dakota to work railroad
SANDER COSTS 500
Sioux Falls. S. D., Dec. 3.-In the
Day county circuit court jury tried
the case of Elsie Falkner VS.. Matte
Patterson, by which the former sought
to recover damages Of $4,000 from
the latter for alleged SANDER. After
hearing the evidence the jury returncl
verdict awarding the plaintiff dam
ages of SiO0. The trial of the case
was hotly contested throughout.
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BY "HussIE,D

It's Thanksgivin' evenin' about seven
O'clock and Bill's just finished readin'
my story about the Community concert
which amt happened yet.
Its a. awful war;" says Bill, puttin'
a top head on it.
Fine thing" sye I" it's putting local
musicians to the forefront of munich
pal activities, promotes the civic well
fare. and is making two voices howl
where only one voiced howled before" !"
Better sift over to the concert. It
startes in about ten minutes" See.
>, spoil my story sye, II can't make
it any better by goin' to it. What'm /
gettin' newspaper training fer. if
have to go to things. amt no stenog,
shoulda happened and what didn't
"This is bum way to start out a
Community singing story See.
"Can't use this"
Bill starts to read the first parra-
graph out loud, holding down all the
fine emphasis and climatic effects,
which | pride myself on. The para
graph follows: (Bill uses consider
able irerny and bittin' sarcasm.)
"At least 500 persons were decoyed
to the ed Cross benefit dance Thanks
SlVluS llSllG, Dy lllG llFSG community
concert held in Mitchell," has started
out.
"That amt journalism" says Bill,
"Thats the truth; never tell it, my
boy, never tell it,
Bill peruses farther.
.Now here is the way TO lead this
OFF," See.
Bill shifts over to his mill and bat
ters this out, which is what went in
to the paper the next day:
welcoming Mtchell's Community
singing innovation, more than 1000
people attended the Thanksgiving con-
cert in the city hall Thursday even
ing, while scores, who failed to find
standing room in the auditorium stood
at doors and windows to join in the
revival of patriotic songs and the old
familiar airs, which from time imme-
mortal have been the fayorites in Amer
ican homes. Several hundred were
turned away, unable to get in the big
hail."
"pretty tame. stuff" sye when he
turns it ou.
"That's journalism though" Bill a.
yers.
"Weli," Bill says, 'Now as there is
nothin's do until tomorrow we might
so out and see the town, seein' as it
Is holiday. If we have time we might
drop into the city hall and see what the
concert is like"
Me and Bill goes over and gets mild
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accident Thursday afternoon of last
Week. When playing with group of
D0ys near the Alexandria House, one
OF the crowd managed to throw lime in
his eye. His left eye is badly swollen
and 1nilamcd, and as yet he can not use
it. 1t caused him a great deal of suf-
fering for a few days but is gradually
improving. and does not show signs
of lasting harm.
Alexandria people will learn with no
small degree of pleasure that the two
young. men in whom they have had
special interest during the time they
have been members Of the second Of
flcers' training camp at Fort Smelling
came through with honor and each re-
ceived a commission as first lieuten-
ant. The young men referred to are
Leslie Caldwell of this city and Miller
Steele of Plankinton who became
known to the people of this vicinity
while he was member of the local
team in the Corn Belt baseball league
in 1915.
Gaylord Thompson went over to
Sioux Falls Tuesday to tender his SER
vices to Uncle Sam during the pres
ent war. Gaylord will make an effort to
secure entrance to the aviation SER
vice
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MISS Nafy smiley Went 10 Nefillll-
lion "Wednesday to visit her sister,
university.
Miss Fern Dorman went to White
Lake Tuesday evening to attend the
wedding of Il cousin.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Newell went to
Sioux City "Wednesday evening to
spend THANKSGIVING with +. A. Me
Gormick and family.
G. II. Smith family the first of the week
Mr. and Mrs. Peterson came up from
Mason City, Ia. to spend Thanksgiv-
ing. with their son, w. A. Peterson,
and wife.
Ed Brcnnon returned Tuesday from
a trip to FL Paso. Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Wagner and Mr..
day for Platte where they will visit
the George Schlund family for few
days.
Auctioncer r. II. Earl reports that
the John Field sale was q big success.
Everything brought good prices. Cows
We're sold for 500, horses Si95.5O
hens 81 each. and alfalfa S21.50 per
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Olson on
The members of the Willing Work
ers club gave their president a mis-
cellancous shower last week at her
home. The event was in honor Of
Miss Lauretta Darlington whose mar.
riage 10 William Lemke of Mitchell
took place on Thanksgiving day..
On "Wednesday evening the friends
Of the John Field family gathered al
the Field home south OF Mt. Vernon
the nature of n surprise for no mention
TO make a farewell visit. 1t was iii
to the Field family was made of the
expected event. Music and converse !;
tion made the evening pass quickly
and at Il late hour light refreshments
which the guests had brought with
them were served. Mr.. Lord, in behalf
of the people present presented Mr.
and Mrs. Field with a cash gift with
the Instructions that they get some
Thing all could use in thcii, new home
Mr.. and Mrs. Field both responded
| feelingly in accepting The gift.
Mr.. and Mrs. Field and family eX-
pcct to leave Saturday for a Short
visit at Grundy Center. Ia. and from
|thcrc will so TO their new home iT
Lodi, Cal. The best wishes of hos
Of friends so Will them.
The burial of Mrs. d. p. Stout tool
place in MI Vernon Sunday morning
Short services were conducted by Rev
John Nolt in the Olson undertaking
parlors. Mrs. Stout who is an earl!
settler of Mt. Vernon died at the home
of her son al kadoka at The advanced
| age of &c.
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FIFTY HOME GUARDS
SIGN FOR UNIFORMS
EACH MAN IS REQUIRED TO PAY
ONLY a MINIMUM OF $40 TO
$f2 FOR EQUIPMENT

Fifty members of the Mitchell COM
pany Of Home Guards have signed for
new uniforms to be issued soon. Cap
tain i. w. Mitchell says that nearly
every one of the members is expect
cd to report within few days and
that the uniforms should be here
some time during the early part of~the
coming year.
The uniforms. which arc nearly the
Se@s poss as 81 s sf refoon o e pad p o T1gs by s o
men of the companies, but appropria-
tion by inc state makes it necessary
for the enlisted men to pay only a
minimum of from $40 to sig for the
complete cGliDme.n.
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Parkston

Frank M. Olds and Otto Leisllner
uroNe up from Nermilllon sasurads ss.ruds
and relatives in the city. 49,,
DIR. G. A. Landmann, at one lilile
resident of this city, but now locaC.
ed at Scotland, left TUESDAY, Tor NeM ~.
York Where he will take up. MS dulles
as Il first lieutenant in the U. ,; army.
Carl zehnpennig arrived Meahgsdas ~, ,amns aivs
from Sioux City to spend TflanKssiV-
ing with his parents. ,,oo
Misses Anna Schlimgen and tlorehfte lore .
Arend went to Yankton "Wednesday u
spend Thanksgiving: ,, r,o
w. j. Emery and wife arrived lie
last of the week from Hansen luano'
and are visiting relatives here: ,,t
Lewis Hohenthaner and wife VEN a.
TO Mitchell wednesday to spend tile
Thanksgiving day with relatives:
Mrs. Chas. Fergen and son n Gari aI;nn a,-
rived Tuesday from Marshall, M Mihn''
TO visit friends and relatives mere. Eel,
Otto Scheel left the first OF lne Metn IN
for Elgin, Iowa, where ne ne eApeo'' -
Father Dahlmanns, president OF tlle
local Red Gross reports that the l.. re1
CENTS from the Red Gross dance las.
week were $40. This will go ,.nt qu,le
Il ways toward buying Chrlstmas pr prs
cnts for the boys at Camp Funslon:
Mrs Cottlieb Hildebrand dlea ias.
week al her home four miles soutnWest
of the city at the age OF ~ years ID all.
seven months, She was born anu ruiz ruiz
ed in South Russia, ana ca,l,G caI,ots S'; ;r
her husband and children 70 a paAoIoi ai 8 )
1878, settling on a h0mestsIa' issan N1rs
miles southwest of Parkst9ai:. Oh. INV
llildebrand's husband died iaS1 IS 80 yh,S bs,
She was sick but two days; All ,:s,a. oa iI, !,
children except David, VINO SIant l'ats VI hel 81
McAlen, Texas, were present ;H1 ,1o,da, ~ az,
funeral, which was held lasI G,,rnh Mo''fv tiv,
morning at the Lutheran ciiufe''' NV
miles southwest OF town.
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Letcher

r.. w. Eitel, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
]: c. Eitel, who mas Deen ylslting rc,-
atlves and friends in this vicinity, left
Monday for his home at Lacota, Mich.
Mrs. w. H. Dean and daughter, Mrs.
d. II. French went down to Brooklyn.
1a.,. Monday for a thre months visit
with friends and relatives.
Joseph Amundson was down from
Aberdeen Sunday to see his brother,
w. A. Amundson.
Mrs. o. Clapsaddle left Mond5y for
Manson, Ia, to see her mother who
is quite i'll.
Mrs. Ida Mayhew and daughter Mrs.
Harold Nordyke and the latLec's little
son, all Of Villisca, Ia, are visiting
Mrs. Mahews sister, Mrs. Il. N. Mirk-
patrick.
Irl Rearicl1 remembered the Lctcller
boys at Pine Camp, N. Y, by sending
them box of apples nuts, candirs, etc
for their Thanksgiving. This is some-
thing the boys will surely appreciate.
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Arthur Shurtleff and wife and daush
tier, Miss Appleby, Jeanette Werlz Eu-
lrIa Fletcher, We're among the passcnS
EcrS to Sioux Falls on Saturday.
.Nrcll and Delos Smith and their
wiycs and children are down from
ncar Lake Thompson to spend Thanks
giving with Mrs. ID. G. Smith at The
tparential home.
Iassie jacobson, the tWelve-year-
old son of Chris jacobson received a
badly fractured arm as tile resul. Of
getting it caught in a corn elevator
on last Saturday. He was taken to the
city hospital where the arm was set
and The boy is gest!n;g along nler:y.
stota has bought the northeast 40
acres of the Douty farm wests6f town
and the 5-acre tract known as the late
Wm. Allen home Of Will DCuty, at
$3.50 per acre.
Prof. E. A. Steadman of Beresford a
teacher in Parker schools last year,
was recently graduated first .ieu-
tenant, Prof. E. A. Gaech, of Yankton,
II soninlaw Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam. Pat
rick of this city, is also among tile re
cent graduates in second lieutenancy,
at the IT. Smelling officers training
school, They are awaiting assignments
10 lne army. l...
Tom Marsh and Jack Devereaux ar
rived on Monday from North Yakima,
Washington, with two carloads Gf
choice apples, which they promptly
sold. Messrs. Marsh and Dey'ri1nH
left Parker to make their homes IN
North Yakima year or SO ago.
The sixteen men, including Harold
Maybee, Floyd Scott, Roy Jacob Walt
ner, ct al, who went to the training
camp at Funston, Kansas about SIX
weeks ago, have all passed the physi-
cal examinations and have been taken
over into the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noberg of Emerson,
Nebraska, returned home, the first Of y
the week after visiting at the CLAUDE
Purcell home.
The faculty of the Parker public 3lic
school left on Monday to attend me me
South Dakota Educational Association
at Sioux Falls.
Mrs. James Clifford and children {, 81 !,
Washington Springs, spent Sunday Wll.l ,l
Mrs. Chords parents, Mr.. and MIS-
II. L. Selby.
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CROWDED HOUSES GREET
MITCHELL GOSPEL TEAMS

A crowded house greeted A.,A. Tru-
ak and his gospel team, consisting Of
Messrs. LeGrand, Grafton, Todnem, and i
evening. Other parties from Mitchell,
who drove over there to attend the SER
vices were ]. B. Haines, Mrs. G. S..
Bobb, Mrs. TruaX and daughter Luie,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. f. Tym and Mr..
and Mrs. o. w. Coursey.
The people of Alexandria were en-
thusiastic over the meeting, and 1T is
expected that good audiences will
greet the gospel teams, that will go
over there to hold meetings next Sum
day.
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FLYING CREAM Can ~"
SEVERELY HURTS Girl

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 3.-Miss
Kathryn Lohman, daughter, of Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Lohman, living on a
farm near the village of Como, was the
victim of a peculiar accident. She was
struck and badly injured by a cream
can, which was thrown from NOV
ing train.
Her father and herself were stand
ing on the depot platform at Cimo when
the baggageman OF an incoming train
to the depot platform before the train
came to a stop. 1t was one of these
which struck Miss Lohman with grea
force. 1t is probable that a damage
suitwill result.
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lily, of Alexandria, motored to Mitchell
Sunday for short visit.
Fred Tones, of Spencer, was trans
acting business in Mitchell today.
MISC. L. G.ies!es of Armour, is ,is-
is'ng friends in Mitch,ll to,tay.
Henry Klatt, Jr., arrived from his
home in Tripp Monday evening to
attend the fall term of court here.
Prof. and Mrs. E. H. Hahne have re-
turned from a trip to Lincoln, Ne
braska, where they spent the Thanks.
giving period. Prof. Hallne is head of
the Commerce department at Dakota
Wesleyan.
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Artesian

Mrs. j. NJ. Nelson Of Linn Grove:
Ia. was here to attend the funara. OF
her uncle, F. H. Little. She returned
home Monday by !he way OF Mitchell.
w. @. Shoemaker aud family iiave
been enjoying visit from his nephew
and wife who returned TO their nome
al Grand apids, Mich, Monday mora
Geo. Roberts and ,'ami!y left Monday
morning for C1unpaisn, ILL.,, where
they will spend Thanksgiving Will fei-
etives. %. e..,,,,
day morning for sioux Ealis w'i";G i',;,i
they will spend a few days and VIII
then Her 60 to Arcade, N. t., where Mr..
Tersey has purchased a dairy farm.
Mrs. obinson sans Friday evening
from Brazil, Ind, and is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. Fred Gilcher and lam
MISS Louise Ryan came Friday even
inm from Cotton wna:e she mas l"ei'
Teaching and will spenl q lew days at
TIE PARENTAL home. .,. 7,
Geo. McNair, of Warren county, a.
was here a few days visiting Ills hfolh-
er Ellis. and left Monday evening tsl
California where he vii. sM'nd the
Mrs. S. A. Wise aud children re-
turned "Wednesday morning IRON al'
extended visit with relatives at fsh
ton, Mich. ,,,s ,o.r
v:sitins iti Il: at the Faust home, left sat
,,ray rave evening for Dur!sy, Idaho. where n
che et..' viii make her noEle win her nus
hands parents her husband being IL
the navy.
If his ,is home Friday, formed hask.
+, ;o.. fi, hec and put hi; forty acres Of corr
In nthe crib. Mr.. Goe has been tfnlln1, y,
ed with his feet and was unable TO u
his work.
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in Mitchell Sunday for a short visit
here.
G. Il. Estabrook, of Artesian, was an
over-Sunday visitor in Mitchell.
Miss Ruth Thomas, of Spencer, ar
rived in Mitchell Saturday evening for
a short stay here.
Joe Martin, of Newell, was in Nit
chell today attending to business af-
fairs.
Mrs. Joseph Bettag. of Pullwana,
was visiting relatives in Mitchell this
week.
A. t. Downey and son, Paul Downey,
left this morning for Chicago. They
expect to return overland to Mitchell
Friday with a new 12 cylinder road
ster. The shortage Of freight cars
makes almost impossible for a buyer
to get machine without delivering it
by the overland route.
The Clement meat market fixtures
at Ethan were sold to L. P. Earles of
Mitchell. Wayne Barnard cried the
sale.
Miss Mary Schultz, of.sioux City, left
this morning for her home in Sioux City
after spending few days in Mitchell,
the guest of her friend, Miss Viola
Marshall.
|. Jacob Harbodt, of Memo, was a
Mitchell business visitor Saturday.
Miss Alice Montgomery, who has
been visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. w. Mitchell, returned to her
home at Madison, S. d., after few
days stay here.
S. A. Boyles, of Yanllton, returned
to his home this morning after spend
ing a week at the home of his son, Vir-
gil D. Boyles. Mr.and Mrs. E. w
and Mrs. John Bingham and family, OF
Chamberlain were also Thanksgiving
week guests at the Boyles home.
John ]. Roth. of Memo, was Nit
chell visitor Saturday.
Fails, returned to his home Sunday
evening after giving the principle adj
dress at the Elks memorial service held
! here Sunday afternoon. Attorney Wag-
| ner will return to Mitchell Tuesday
| to attend the fall session of court here
| and will be the guest Of his brother
II. D. Wagner.
| E. B. Sogstad, OF Fulton. mortored
| to Mitchell Saturday on q brief bust
ness trip.
Lieutenant David Wallace, of The
engineering corps stationed at CAM
Funston, Fort Riley, Kas.. is in Nit
chell visiting at the homeof his par
i ents, Rev. and Mrs. William Wallace
| He will return to Funston after shor
furlough. ..
| Fritz Kapke, of Letcher, motored t.
Mitchell Saturday for a short business
visit here.
! w. F. Allen, formerly of Mitchell am
now a successful farmer of Wessingto
Springs, arrived in Mitchell Saturda
for a short visit. He is the son of Ar
thur Allen, eX-ttreet commissioner, 0
Mitchell.
The Y. w. girls of the college vii
have large display of Japaness
goods on sale and we invite you t
come and look over our assortment.
Carl Aringdale. of Fedora, arrive
:, Saturday for a short visit here.
: Prof. l.. A. Wilson, prinvipal Of th
5 Mt. Vernon high schol, was Mitche
4 visitor Saturday.
: Miss Clara A. Boyce, Of Murdo;
!. visiting friends in Mitchell today.
I j. Jones, of Kimball, arrived Sun
; day for short visit with Mitche
: friends.
5 Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Gingles and fan
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COL. MoLIsoM GIVES HIS
OFFICERS A BRONCHO RIDE

Camp Cody. Demlng, n. NJ, Dec. i
Col. w. IT. Mollison, 136th infantry
(2nd Minnesota) surprised his officers
"Wednesday afternoon by ordering them
all out for their first lessons in equl-
tation, with The colonel himself as in.
structor. A considerable number OF
these officers had been drawing horses
from the remount depot, but t he gov
ernment does not always buy. the gen
tlest nags although they are bought as
ubrOke.n .