The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1906-02-16

twenty-second birthday was given
pleasant surprise by eighteen OF III
young friends on Tuesday evening.
County Treasurer f. G. Benjamin
spent two days collecting taxes il
Frederick, receiving $4,000. A. II
Hack has been several days in Grotol
taking in county funds at a lively
rate.
All trains from the east due Tues.
day night and Wednesday morning
were from three to four hours late
The colder and more trying to the
passengers the weather becomes, the
slower the trains usually are.
Charles Eygabroad is engaged il
taking an inventory of the Hub City
Art store stock, he having been ap.
pointed receiver by G. N. Harris, re-
fierce in bankruptcy. He is assisted
by c.. A.. Lum and Attorney j. L,
Ruckman.
The parsonage of St. Mary's church
on north Arch street vas the scene of
a very pleasant gathering on Tuesday
night. Notwithstanding the extreme
cold sixteen tables were played and a
nice little sun realized for the benefit
Of the church.
The typewriter in the Office of the
register of deeds is being kept busy at
odd times transcribing the records
contained in some seventeen volumes
of records written up years ago, which
are becoming SO faded as to be in dam
ger Of becoming illegible.
e. f. Coleman & Co. are removing
their implement buildings from their
present location on Third avenue
west to a location between Second and
Third avenues, facing them east.
When they complete the removal they
will have fine, commodious quarters.
The ladies of the Methodist church
have arrau5ed for most of their next
years entertainment course through
an agent Of the Redpath Lyceum Blu
reau of Chicago. who was in the city
this week. Their star attraction will
be the Manning Glee Club of ten men,
who give a most elaborate program
The Trust and Savings bank, the
new institution which occupies the
corner store which was so long the
business place Of John Macarthur &
Son, orner of Main street and Second
avenue, was opened for business
Thursday morning of this week. G.
f. Easton is president and f. j. Nc
Arthur a member of the board of d.
rectors.
One Of the social events Of the week
n the city was the cinch party and
informal dance given Tuesday night
by the ladies Of the Altar society of
the Sacred Heart church at the Sher-
man house. The game vas in pro-
gress on twenty-seven tables, refresh
mentS being served at the conclusion
of the play. The dance then followed
and all fortunately present pronoun-
ced the affair a most enjoyable one.
Wednesday evening the Ladies Aid
society Of the Christian church gave
another of their popular series of So
Gals and entertainments at the resid-
ence of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. j. Aggas
on the corner of Main street and
Eighth avenue. Some very fine mu-
slca! numbers were rendered by the
church %luartette. Vocal solos, violin
and piano solos and select reading were
features. There was a very large at
tendance.
Miss Olivia Dahl, the talented Nor.
Weigian singer, assisted by Miss Gina
Smith at the piano, gave a very de-
llghtful concert last Thursday even
ing at them. E. church. The concert
was given under the auspices Of the
Luther league Of the Norwegian
Lutheran church and was we'll at
tended. Miss Dahl is dec AIRED b,
many to be one of the most pleasing
singers who have visited Aberdeen.
The new yard of the Hollandsworth
Hart Lumber company has been en-
closed and is being stocked up. 1t i
block 81 Of Hagerty g. Lloyd's add
ton. 1t is intended to make this
supply and storage yard. The var,
lies between the Great Northern an,
Milwaukee tracks and is within a fe,
rods OF the Northwestern track, max
ing it very accessible to three roads
An Office will be built there and f. c
Korte will have charge of the yard.
Fred G. Huntingdon, from Noven
Der, 1904 until recently editor of til
American, has accepted a positio
with the W. f. Il. Bushnell Co., pul
fishers Of the Dakota Farmer, an
Farm Young Folks. Mr.. Huntingto
has continued to contribute to til
editorial and news departments {
the American and will continue to 8
so for some weeks though for som
time he has not been entirely