The Dickinson press., 1908-12-26
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CHRISTMAS
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the Sunday schools there were exercises
by the children and Christmas trees on
Christmas eve.
At the Coneregational.church a hand
some tree was loaded with--good things.
A fire place and Santa Claus were at
fractions at the Methodist church and
old Santa himself distributed the gifts
from a heavily loaded tree. The young
people of the Lutheran church enjoyed
a beautiful tree glistening with tinsel
and hanging low with choice gifts.
At the Episcopal church the children
of the Sunday school were given a treat
through the efforts of Misses Maybe
Dinsdale and Margery Lytle. AS the
church is without a pastor and not doing
active work, no Christmas festivities
had been planned for the children.
These two young ladies of the church
decided to arrange some sort of a tree
and program for the little folks and
went about it with such enthusiasm that
a very delightful time was held. The
church was prettily decorated with holly
and evergreen and. at 4 O'Clock the
children met. Christmas carols were
sung. followed by a beautiful tree, with
gifts, candy and fruit for all the men,
bers of the Sunday school. The enter
prising young ladies succeeded in inter-
esting their friends and gave the coed
time to the children by using their re-
ceipts from the sale of dolls at the
Episcopal fair several weeks ago and
from funds contributed by members of
the church. 1t is safe to say that no
two girls made more little people happy
this Christmas than Misses Dinsdale
and Lyle.
Religious services were held in the
Catholic churches on Christmas day.
At the Congregational and Lutheran
Christmas services will be held
IN Sunday.
MAIL AND EXPRESS
Two departments which are working
,yer time are the postofice and the ex-
press Office. For a week the Offices have
oeen flooded with packages of all sizes
md shape. both coming and going.
At the postofice special arrangements
we're made for receiving and giving out
he Christmas packages and a clerk was
Kept employed at the window all of the
line, just attending to the wants of the
public along these lines.
At the registry window, a land office
business was done. An average or nearly
70 PACKAGES were registered every day
his last week and there were fully that
of money orders issued.
The express company was flooded
with packages and the delivery teams
have been kept busy until late at night,
the express.
CHRISTMAS SOUVENIRS.
Many of the merchants make an es-
peclal practice OF giving their customers
some souvenir at Christmas time, in the
form of calendars, etc.
Reed Brothers have been giving out
what is probably the neatest souvenir.
It is a china plate with a calendar,
crossed flags and the firms name in gold
and colors on the face. These plates
have been greatly sought after. Calendar
are especially pretty this year and some
beauties are being presented. Among
them are the Mandan Mercantile Co.
Missouri Valley Milling Co., Frank Lish,
Dakota National bank, City Bakery, The
Hub Clothing store, Consolidated Coal
Co., Harleman & Scott, Zenith Coal Co,
Dickinson Mercantile Co., Dickinson
Co.. G. B. Hanson and @. B
have been giving their
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