The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1906-08-18

appointed office rooms on the second
floor and for years they were rented for
residence purposes. Within the last four
years there have come demands from
business interests and the block has been
enlarged until it is now 75x132 feet. and
all of the twenty offices on the second
floor are rented for legitimate business
purposes, including suite for the U. S.
land office. twenty-five feet on the
west side Of the building was arranged
for the exclusive use of the Masons and
there the latter have well-appointed
lodge rooms and parlor. The first floor
is used by the bank, and at the rear on a
side elevation is the large and spacious
postofflce room. In addition to this,
other business blocks have been erected
and they have found no difficulty in find
ing tenants for Office rooms.
MATERIAL IMPROVEMENTS.
A former resident of Dickinson visit
ing the city today will mark the extent of
material Improvements which have been
made the last year or two commercial
and residential. The better residence
portions of the city are bounded by
Wales, Van Norden, Hannaford, Barnes,
Sims and Clough streets, all we'll built
up north from Willard street. There are
a number 0! very comfortable and at
tractlve homes, a prominent recent addi-
ton being the substantial and attrac-
lively designed home of Welton Nc
Donald. The basement, veranda and
Chimney are constructed of nicriv
matched native boulders, giving the ce-
vations a very unique appearance. :. +.
lhclan, L. A. Simpson, A. c McGilliv
ray, DR.. V. Fl. Stickney, A. Y. CroNl,
DIR. G. a. Perkins, w. a. Mcclure and
scores of others have homes all charac-
terlstlc of pcrmanencv, indicated by
pleasant environments A. H. Arnctt
and several others contemplate the crcc-
tlon OF elaborate homes this year, one or
two to approach cost of $50, 900 each.
In addition to the new bank building,
nearing completion, there is prominent
Improvement in the way of the Thomp-
son block and the Leonberger building,
illustrative of expansion after the erec-
ton last year of the Berry and Kay
blocks, both of them spacious piles
exclusively devoted to commercial use.
The Odd Fellows own a substantial brick
and stone block, the upper stories of
which were specially designed for lodge
purposes; and not the least attractive
business building is The Dickinson
PRESS office. modern throughout, very
ample in dimensions and metropolitan
in all its appointments, the BUSH ess and
editorial rooms and editors private sane
tum being especially inviting.
Ecclesiastical piles of prominence are
two Roman Catholic churches. The
German Roman Catholic edifce is an
imposing and costly structure ON the
south side, a part of the city populated
with thrifty class of German Russians,
for whom, and a large number of rural
worshppers, the church was erected.
%TlIe editice stands in the center of a site
comprising several lots, and the property
also includes a modern residence for the
priest in charge and his assistants.
| On the north side is the Church of St
Patrick, which is attended by English
speaking parishioners, and is of neauti-
full exterior and interior. The latter is
very devotional in appearance, has {,
truss roof, three altars, number OF
stained glass windows rejecting a hie!,
standard of art and workmanship. 1t is
seated with massive oak pews and is
illuminated by electricity.
A companion building to St. Patrick S
is a magnificent high school building re-
Gently erected at cost of over $4,000
Closely adjacent is the recently COM
rleted Lutheran church.
Dickinson has two hospitals, private
establishment conducted by Drs Smith,
and a maternity hospital, conducted bv
Misses Scott and Stein, trained nurses.
Both are suitably housed, the former
especially being we'll adapted three
story building, supplied with all mode n
hospital requirements, afording the best
surgical and medical attentions, which
make it valuable adjunct to the city S
life.
| CITY PARK.
| Through the munifcence of an eastern
friend, !. c. Young of Minneapolis, the
city has had decided to it, subject to GER
tain conditions, twenty-five acres Of land
northwest of the citys center, for park
purposes. The site includes a bluff,
which makes it subject to elaborate beau
tifying schemes. 1t is proposed to boule-
ward the road leading from the residence
part of the city, and that will be part of
a contemplated system of drives. The
city is to expend a reasonable sum an
nually for improvements and proper
maintenance. Near 10 the park Mr.
Young has had a tract plated as Young
| I'd addition to Dickinson.
EXPERIMENT STATION
In view of the greater attention which
apparently was destined to be paid to
the tilling of the vast acres of fertile
lands which abound in this region of the
western half of the state, and its attract
iveness to the thousands of seekers of
new homes from other states, the legis-
lature, two years ago, gave attention to
the idea that the time had come for the
establishment of an experiment station,
and representatives from Stark county
asked for its location near Dickinson, as
there was wide difference in the soil
and climatic conditions compared with
that of the Red River valley, the seat of
the. states parent agricultural college
and experiment station. The city of
Dickinson, under the terms of the legis-
lative enactment, decided to the state the
land required, site one mile northwest
of the city. Active work was begun last