The Dickinson press., 1906-04-14
A daughter was born the nth to Mr..
and Mrs. Mccarthy of Saltwater,

A daughter was born the 18th to Mr..
and Mrs. Mccarthy of Saltwater,
The stockholders of the Grand River
State bank, of Haley. are A. H. Arnett.
A. N. Jefferies, J. A. Farrah, w. A..
Shaw, VIM. and w. G. Hamilton.
The city council will organize next
Tuesday. Mayor Manning will re-
appoint P. B. Corbett, chief of police,
and M. H. Linsley will be named as
city: assessor. Both appointments are
good ones.
Rev. X. L. Jones has had large
audiences at the opera house this week.
The collection Sunday night rounded
out sos for expenses for two weeks,
the big item Of which has been the
opera house, at 500 per week. Mr..
Jones will close the series Of meetings
Sunday night. His work has been
very helpful and should he ever come
this way again he will receive a
hearty welcome.
Just before going to press it is
learned that the Dakota-M Manitoba
Land Co. have sold their immense land
holdings to the Stondahl, Ostelei
Land Co. of St. Paul. E. r. Swickard,
local manager for the old firm, is out of
the city and full details are unobtain-
able. 1t is understood, however, that
Mr.. Swickard is to remain with the new
firm and that will be good news to
Dickinson people.
On April 7 H. F. lessen of this city,
was married to Miss Marguerite
Petersen i'm. Denmark. The news
will perhaps be a surprise to many of
the PRESS readers, but all will join in
extending congratulations. Mr.. lessen,
of lessen Bros, owners of the Hub
Clothing Co., has been a very success
full mercantile man in this country, and
is the possessor of the fine residence
property now occupied by H. v. lessen.
On May 3 MIR. and Mrs. lessen will
leave Denmark and will be due in
Dickinson about June 1.
Clarence Robinson, who had an al
most miraculous escape from death in
Seattle this week, is getting along as
we'll as could be expected in the city
hospital. The snap of the safety belt
upon which he threw his weight while
at work gave way and he fell 40 feet
to the cement pavement. He sustained
a fracture of the leg below the knee
and a broken ankle. Mr.. Robinson
has been in the employ of the Seattle
Electric Light Co. since November and
in February took the civil service ex-
animation which is required for
municipal as we'll as government
positions. The doctors say that under
most favorable circumstances it will be
the last of June before he can resume
work.
The progressive and rapidly growing
town of R%ichardton took decisive
action on the school building question
Saturday, when by a vote of 81 to thirty
odd it was decided to locate the new
building south of the railroad in Har
lungs addition where Sheriff Hartune
has donated an entire block for a site
The old North side site has been sold
The district has $1,000 with which te
commence building and arrangement.
will probably be made to obtain more
80 that a permanent and ample build
ing may be erected. The new building
will admit of careful grading anc
as o o as practicable a high schoo
will be established. The town is to b.
congratu'a ted upon making Sc liberia
provision for the education of the youth
Wednesday was another field DAY
for land seekers at Dickinson. One
local livery firm had nine two-seatec