The Dickinson press., 1908-12-26

Russell Commission Co.
President Vittum of Fargo college was
a guest of MI. and Mrs. M. L. Ayers
during his stay in Dickinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Satchel are now
looted in their home in the new house
of J. van der Las on Billings street.
John W. Stimson of Manning was in
town this week and on Monday made
fve-year proof on his Dunn county home
stead.
Hubert j. Dehlinger of Oakdale was
in town the past week and made proof
on his homestead at the U. S. land
Office Wednesday.
Miss Mildred Smith and Deane Wiley
returned Saturday from the University of
North Dakota, Grand Forks, for the
Christmas vacation.
Miss Edna Williams was able to re-
sumo her duties in the Roquette Bros.
store Monday, after a weeks enforced
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Carl Anderson is taking a vacation
from his duties as clerk in the First
National bank and is spending the holt
days with his people in Minneapolis.
Theodore Hall. who has been the
manager of the Unique theatre since
it's opening, completed his engagement
Saturday evening and left for parts un-
known. o
R. F. Warren, proprietor of the
Unique theatre, and H. A. Kline were
in Leeds last week. looking after inter-
ests in Mr.. Warren's theatre at that
place.
Quite elaborate preparations are being
made for the dancing party to be given
in Masonic hall next Monday evening
for the children of Masons and members
of the Eastern Star.
A. M. Kline of New Rockford, N. D.,
arrived in town last Saturday to spend
Christmas at the home of his sister,
Mrs. E. E. Boslough. He wat greatly
surprised to learn that his sister was in
the hospital recovering from an opera
ton for appendicitis. MI. Kline likes
Dickinson and would make this his
home if he could find suitable employ
ment.
A company of five came in from Mott
on Monday to take No. 2 for eastern
points to spend Christmas. Their names
and places of destination are as fol-
lows: Attorney Geo. H. Stone. bound
for Minneapolis Editor w. Irish, Wheat
land, N. D.. Banker r. E. Tronsdale,
Grundy Center, Iowa; W. j. Glenny,
Waterloo, Iowa; w. j. 'Bassford, Stur-
eeon Bay, Wis.
The school in the Taylor butte neigh
borhood closed last Friday for the holt
day vacation. An appropriate Christ
mas program was arranged by the
teacher, Miss Virginia Beidler. Recita-
lions and dialogues were a new feature
for the pupils and the feast of popcorn,
candy, etc, was a grand treat. Miss
Beidler reports that the average attend
ance at her school has been very good
and the scholars are good, willing work.
ers.
New mileage books were placed on
sale at the Northern Pacific ticket office
on Sunday which are a great improve
ment over the old ones as they will be
accepted for transportation over the
Northern Pacific, Great Northern,
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, and the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy roads.
These books will contain transportation
for !, 900 miles. They are good on the
above named roads in North and South
Dakota and in the states west to the
coast. The price is SIS. co., without re-
bate and the limit for using is one year.
No mileages have before been issued by
the Northern Northern Pacific which were
good for transportation over the Milwau-
kee.
G. A. Mcdonald, the MANAGER of the
Northern Pacific depot restaurant, is
thoroughly up to date in his methods of
running the lunch room. His Elk deco
rations were among the most admired
interior effects in the city and he has
now given a CHEEKY holiday air to the
restaurant by a lavish use of ropes of
evergreen and Christmas symbols and
wreaths formed of the green, about the
walls. The newsstand has been deco
rated with holly wreaths and evergreen.
Hundreds of people who pass through
here every day judge the city from what
can be seen about the depot and from
the train, and the neat appearance of
the restaurant and its progressive ideas
do much toward making their impress
sions of Dickinson good ones.
Christ Peterson has sold out his black
smith business to Charles Oukrup, who
will take. possession of the shop on
Cloueh street January list. MI. Peder-