The Dickinson press., 1907-01-19
The Rebekah lodge installed the

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following officers on Thursday evening,
Mrs. J. c. F. Parker acting as installing
officer: Goldie Homer, N. G.; Clara
Davis, V. G.; Katharine Porter, record
ing secretary; L. A. Davis, permanent
secretary; Mrs. L. A. Davis, treasurer;
c. w. Blakely, trustee. The lex regu-
lar meeting will be held on the 9TH of
February when several limitations are
booked to take place. I
A grand ball, under the auspices of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men, will be held in the opera house
Friday evening, February 8. R. l..
Hager, Charles Sproat, George Sprague
and D. E. Noark will have charge of the
preliminary arrangements and the
affair promises to be one of the most
social events of the season. To defray
necessary expenses the admission to
the hall will be one dollar: Supper
will be served at the st. Charles hotel,
during the intermission.
Quinlivan &Lytle, who have built up
a f%atteringly large land office practice
in this district, have securedsrthe a*serv-
ices Of Matt ]. Schmitz,a for some time
employed in tn" local US land office.
MI. Sc:hmitz will enter upon. his new
work Fiebruary.1o and will have.especial
charge .of'the contest work, for which he
is thoroughly fitted, He has been in the
government employ several years and
is familiar with all forms of land Office
practice and regulations and is recog-
nized as one of the best posted men IN
the state in such matters. In addition
to this, he is an expert stenographer
and speaks German Auently. Quinlivan
& Lytle have proved themselves
hustlers and in taking MI. Schmitz into
their employ they have strengthened
their working force.
At a meeting of Company K held at
the opera house Monday evening, A. J..
Osborn was elected captain to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Charles Phelan. AS soon as the COM
pany can be re-organized regular drills
will be held each week, also a school for
non-commissioned officers will be organ-
lied. Capt. Osborn has had consider
able experience, having served as an
officer in the PHILIPPINES during the
Spanish-American war and for several
years past has very creditably filled the
Office of battalion adjutant in the
National Guard of this state. With his
practical knowledge of military affairs
Captain Osborn is we'll qualified to take
charge Of Company K.
The cold snap of the past week,
coupled with heavy falls Of snow in
Montana and the central part of this
state, p~aralized train service for several
days. Dickinson was not without mail
for more than "a hours at any one time;
but on the branch railroads. north and
south of Jamestown, $50 miles east of
Dickinson, it is reported that all traffic
has been suspended for about a week.
Trains were stalled in drifts and the
train crews we're compelled to walk to
the nearest villages. There has also
been much trouble in the northern part
of the state along the Great Northern
and its branches. The greatest delays
O the Northern Pacific seem to have
been. in Montana and points farther
west. IF the weather continues mild
and the wind: does moi pile up the snow,
the train service should be normal in a
day or two. There is a;great amount Of
light snow on the ground and with a
two or three days blow, such as
times comes, the railroads would certain
y have work 81 for snow plows in this.
locality.