The Dickinson press., 1908-10-17

Charles A. Gustafson filed on d home
stead near Fayette this week.
Ed Dennsdt Of Fairmount N. u. was
q business visitor in town this week.
Mrs. F. L. Pound visited with Nj.
and Mrs. A. A .Harleman last Saturday.
Charles A. Porter and R. G. Warner
filed on homesteads near Belield this
week. B.
Charles H. Wells returned Wednesday
from a visit with friends in the Twin
Cites and Fargo.
A.A Leiderbach wal in from Oak
dale this week and loaded out Friday
with freight for the Cuskelly store.
Mrs. s. D. Moore and little son arrived
from Jamestown for a visit at the home
of her sister. Mrs. J. W. Stribline.
Mrs. Gus Anderson Of South Dickinson
has developed q case Of typhoid fever,
but is reported as Getting on nicely.
Mrs. Ernest c. Cooper Of Grand Forks
has been the guest Of her sister, Mrs.
A. c McGillivray, the past week.
Charles D. .Schall of Pope City. Iowa,
was in town the past week. He pur-
chased a section of land in the country
west.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Methodist
Episcopal church will serve a chicken
pie supper in the church parlors Thurs
day evening. October 22nd. from S. 30 on.
The ladies of the Congregational church
served chicken pie supper in the church
parlors Thursday evening. There was 8
great rush of patrons and fully $50 PEG
pie were served. netting the society
about $50. II
August Heinowsky has finished worl
in the A. T. Crowl store and has gone
to Milestone. Mont. to take charge of c.
Goldstein's store. Richard McVey hal
been added to the clerk force at thu
Crowl store.
Mrs. H. C. Short was in from Tarrymor.
ranch near Medora the first of the week,
the guest of Mrs. L. A. Simpson. She
Joined her husband on a trip to St. Paul,
leaving Wednesday evening.
Mrs. H. C. Berry and daughter lef
Wednesday night for St. Paul. The,
will be in the city for about two weeks
while Miss Geraldine receives treatmen,
from a specialist. Her trouble is nothing
serious but her parents deemed it bes
to have her case attended to at thi.
time.
Messrs. Reichert & Ray announce tha'
they have cancelled all attractions booked
at the opera house for the next six weeks
with the exception of Willard Mack
great play of western life In Wyoming
which will appear here Saturday, Octo
Der 18th. Owing to the magnitude O
this attraction they did not wish tt
deprive local theatre goers of the oppor
tunity of witnessing this great American
play.
The ''Kirwy'', an ANIMAL festiva
observed by many of the Germans
Bohemians and Hunearians was helt
last Sunday in the country south O.
Gladstone. The festivities start witt
a special service 1t the church which il
followed by feasting, dancing and merry
making for many hours. sometimes
covering a period of two or three days.
The custom is observed in the old coun'
tries and is really a harvest jubilee.
The older people enjoy a grand reunion
each year. while the young DeoDle i'm
prove their time dancing. singing,
making love and selecting life partners.
This year the afternoon and evening
festivities were held at the homes Of
Frank Dyer and Bernhard Martin. Al
the former place fully 500 people congre'
gated and there were nearly as many al
the Martin home. Dickinson was vel
represented by political candidates and
party hustlers. who returned late Sunda!
night, satisfied that the day had beer
well spent.