The Dickinson press., 1908-12-12

r M. Blackburn has been in from
the north this week
Helen Stone has a birthday party this
evening, the company numbering four
teen.
J. W. Pavlicek & Bro. have opened a
~refreshment place in the building
recently occupied by H. R. Folscoft.
l. A. Davis moved this week into his
large house and H. L. Thompson has
rented the one vacated by MI. Davis.
Attorney w. F. Burnett visited in
Butte and Helena the past week and is
now taking in the national apple fair at
Spokane.
Among those in from Oakdale this
week were John Stein. Sam Reems, who
came in to meet his wife from Min
nesota, Grant Taylor. Ralph Davis and
Geo. Hayes Joe Kane came in to take
the train to Minneapolis.
Don't forget to see those rugs and
some of the new furniture just received.
Have an up-to-date Cary safe, good
size; a cash register; a complete parlor
billiard table and all kinds of guns, re-
volvers and watches to clean u at a
snap. E. A. CulJte. 12-12-2t
Mrs. Julius Hoist of Gladstone left
Thursday for Rochester. Mimi. where
she is to undergo an operation. She
was accompanied by her husband and
her sister. Miss Catherine Gallagher.
They spent Wednesday night with Mrs.
Hollst's sister, Mrs. W. A. Mcclure. in
Dickinson.
At q meeting of the Order Of Eastern
Star in Masonic hall Thursday evening
eight candidates were initiated, Mr..
and Mrs P. H. Rumble. MI. and Mrs
John Dobson. Miss Fruh and Roy Baird
of Dickinson and Mr.. and Mrs. Keith
Kerth of Belfield. After the degree work
an oyster supper was served. followed
by dancing. making it a very pleasant
social event. z
News wa received here yesterday of
the death of Engineer Chris Parker,
who died Thursday at the Brainerd hos
pital after a short illness with typhoid
fever. Mrs. Parker was called to his
bedside the first of the week and accom-
panied the body to this city last even
ing. MI. Parker had been in this city
for several years and had many friends
among the railroad boys. He had many
setbacks in his work for the past two
years but as always ready to start in
again in an endeavor t. prove his true
worth. His wife has the sympathy of
many friends in her bereavement.
Among the patients at the Stein hospi-
tai the past week are: George Metcalf
of Fayette. successfully operated upon
for appendicitis: Peter Diesman az
years old, operated upon for the removal
of his left eye on account of a tuber-
culocis, doing nicely: Mrs. George
Wallace, operated upon for appendicitis,
doing nicely; Miss Gertrude Haines,
operated upon for appendicitis, doing
nicely; Mrs. A. Branick. operated upon
for appendicitis, rapidly recovering the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Lefor of Gladstone. receiving, treatment
for an injured eye. getting on nicely;
Earl Harmon of Medora. receiving treat
ment for an injured finger. doing nicely.
A basket social was held at the home
of Rasmus Jensen in RAIDER township
last Friday evening. Tho object of the
social was to raise money for a Christ
mas tree for the school children in that
township and $52 was raised for the
event, The baskets brought a very good
price, one selling for S.. Dancing fur
nished plenty amusement for the visitors
and J. C. Keys. the judge, awarded the
prize for the best walters to Mrs. A. B.
Fisher and Andy Shipley. The RAIDER
township people intend to have a hall
of their own in the neal future. A big
time is expected at the Christmas tree
exercises which will be held at Iam's
place, one mile east of Shipley's, on
Christmas eve.
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