The Dickinson press., 1908-04-11

r. ]. Ike of Crookston is in the city
with a car of pianos.
DR.. Courtney was an eastbound pas
senger on Tuesday,
George Dobson is improving every
day from a siege of typhoid fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Ferris of Medora
visited friends in the city the first of the
week.
Rev. John Orchard of Fargo has been
visiting the past week at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. Welton Mcdonald.
Miss Maude Wilson was taken i'll with
typhoid fever the first of the week and is
now being cared for atthe Stein hospital.
w. G. Ray has been telling his many
friends the past week of his many novel
and pleasant experiences in the leading
cities of Europe. .. 4
Nine inches of snow fell during the
early day Tuesday. The snow melted
quickly and is of great benefit to the
farmers.
Dan Brew was in from Dunn county
this week to see Mrs. Brew al the
hospital and reports that his wife would
be able to return home in a few weeks.
DR.. G. A. Perkins left Friday morning
for Red Wing, MIMI, being called there
by the serious illness of his sister.
Rep. J. F. Brodie and A. T. Crowl left
Wednesday for Big Timber, Mont. L.
H. Dow, who came from the east that
dry, accompanied them on the trip.
Rev. c. E. Dobson had an attack of
hiccouehs Thursday night which left him
lin a rather weak condition Friday morn.
ng. He still has considerable fever
but as a whole seems t be getting on
favorably.
Dr.. v. H. Stickney returned from his
Florida trip in time for election. Mrs.
Stickney has been spending the week in
the Twin Cities with her daughter.
Miss Marjorie. Miss Dorothy returned
with her father.
Attorneys Heffron & Baird moved
Tuesday from the Ray building to the
rooms recently occupied by the U. S.
land office in the First National bank
building. Justice A. P. Folsom now has
his office in the room formerly occupied
by Register S. M. Ferris.
E. A. Currie is having a brick store
building 25x8o. feet erected on Clough
street on his lot between the Peterson
shop and the o. K. stable. The struc-
ture is to have a full basement and will be
ready for occupancy early j n the summer.
Mr.. Currie's increasing store business re-
\ quites larger and better quarters than he
has heretofore had in the stone building
on the opposite side of the street. The
Dickinson Fire & Pressed Brick Co
and Soules & Butler have the work.
On Wednesday evening B. H. Craw.
ford. local manager of the Mandan Mer-
camille Co., appeared before the Com
mercial Club committee and stated that
the Missouri Valley Milling Co. had
all arrangements for erecting a large
Touring mill and elevator on a site re-
Gently acquired ear the brick plant.
He stated that it was planned to erect a
brick structure for the mill, the capacity
of which would be $50 barrels to start
with. A mill of this size will furnish
daily employment, the year round, tor 20
men and will mean much to the city.
Mr.. Crawford wanted to know if the city
and county would be willing to ex-
empt the mill from taxation for FIVE
years. Geo. Senour, A. T. Crowl and
w. A. Mcclure were appointed a COM
mittee to investigate,
MI. and Mrs. L. D. Sundquist lost
their house and furniture by fire early
Wednesday evening. The fire was
caused by the explosion of a lamp and
Mrs. Sundquist was barely able to take
the children from the house before the
interior was a mass of flames. Prac-
tically everything was lost. The fire de-
partment was called out but the distance
from the house, which was located in the
extreme eastern part of the city, made it
impossible for ne fremen to be of n
assistance. The furniture included, be.
sides regular household goods and cloth
ing, a new piano valued at $3.50. The
house was insured for $500 and a SINH
lar amour was carried on the furniture,
but the total insurance, Mr.. Sundquist
says, would not replace the furniture.
News was received here Tuesday OF
the death of Miss Lena Daily, who passed
away Monday afternoon at St. Johns
hospital in Fargo. Miss Daily was the
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Daily of Grandin, and for the past two
years had made her home for the most
part in this city. where she did consider
able work as a dressmaker, until about
three months ago when she was COM
PEELED by poor health to give up work.
She was taken to Fargo and operated
upon for the removal Of tubercular alb
scesses and for a time seemed to improve
in health but a second operation was ne
cessary and she gradually failed until the
end. Miss Daily was IS years of age.
possessing a bright, social nature and
was held in afectienate regard by her
many friends and acquaintances. The
funeral was held at the Daily home in
Grandin.