The Dickinson press., 1906-09-15

Miss Helen Wachner, a relative of
the Stoddard family at Sentinel Butte
and a late arrival from Minnesota, has
accepted the position of cashier and
bookkeeper in Roquette Bros store.
Trimmed Felt Street Hats for women
and misses, large, high crown styles,
straight brim or high side effects; small
hats, sailors and turbans, in the new
materials and trimmings; also the Gage
and Fisk tailored hats, at Miss Runck's.
The Rebekah ladies will serve a pub
lie chicken supper in the Odd Fellows
banquet rooms next Thursday evening,
Sept. 20, from 5 to $50 o'clock. The
price will be 25c. per plate; proceeds to
60 to the orphans home fund.
Last week was unusually warm for
September, the record at the local gov.
eminent station being 90 degrees in the
shade. Bulletins from other parts. of
the state, however, show the maximum
heat to have been 1914 degrees at some
points in the Red river valley.
Lon. Hilderbrand, business represent
alive Of the Parsifal Co., was in Dickin-
son on Thursday making arrangements
for the production of "Parsifal" on Sept.
rs. The company, which carries a car
load of scenery. skip Bismarck and
Mandan and jump from here to Billings.
Masters Cecil and Ned Dobson and
Eugene and Vernon Greene returned
this week to Shattuck school at Fari-
bault, Minnesota. Mrs. A. Hilliard and
Master Robert went down last week to
visit a few days before Master Robert
returned to Shattuck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus T. Carroll and
son, Glenn, who had been visiting Mrs.
Carrell's parents, Rev. and Mrs. R. J.
Kellogg, this summer, returned to their
home in Missouri Thursday, where Mr..
Carroll is a brakeman on the Burlington
road. While here Mr.. Carroll worked
s. days tor the Northern Pacific.
o. S. Chase was in Dickinson the frs,
of the week as a witness for Fred Dewey
of Mott, who made homestead proof
before the local land office. Last veal
Mr.. Dewey's daughter taught the Chase
private school in Hettinger county, and
Mr.. Chase said that they hoped to gel
the lady's services for the coming win
ter.
On September 4th Mrs. Hartford
organizer of the w. c. T. u, organized
a society in Dickinson with a member
ship of eighteen. This society is non
sectarian, everybody is invited to helE
in this good work. The next meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs. VIM
Nickel on Tuesday, afternoon Sept
18th, from 3 to 4.
About thirty-fve or forty members o
St. Johns Episcopal church choir ane
guild gathered in the guild hall at tn.
close of choir rehearsal. Wednesday
evening when a farewell reception wa.
held in honor of Mrs. c. H. Rau anc
daughter, Stella, who leave soon fol
their new home in Washington. Cak.
and coffee we're served. and in token o
appreciation OF their faithful work, Rev
c. E. Dobson, on behalf of the choir
presented Mrs. Rau with a fine souvenir
spoon of Dickinson and Miss Stella will
a beautiful gold cross and chain. The!
will be greatly missed in Dickinson and
particularly in St. Johns parish, wher'
they have been members of the choi
for a number Of years, Miss Stella beini
soloist for a long time. Mrs. Rau ha'
been a faithful member of the guild
We do not like to see them 60, but W,
wish them success in, their new home.
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