The Dickinson press., 1908-11-21

The Northwestern Building Co., Dick
inson, does general contracting. Have
them figure on your job. 1.5-tf
We make a specially of fine, high
grade, solid gold wedding rings. H. M.
Roberts. the pioneer jeweler. 5-23tf
Charles and Tom Precise were in from
Alden the first of the week.
Capt. Geo. F. Clark was in from New
England on land business the first of
the week.
Frank X. Wanner has been licensed as
the local agent of the New York Life
Insurance Co.
O. Twedt of Enderlin, this state, was
an arrival in the city on Monday, in
search of a homestead.
Church j. Clark was in from New
England on Monday with wheat of which
he raised about /, 200 bushels this year.
His oats and wheat was nearly hailed
out.
The work on the laying of the Carnegie
library foundations was commenced the
first of the week. If the present weather
continues, it is expected that very good
progress will be made this season.
Albert Jones left for Schnebly the
past week to visit his father, Carl Jones,
a homesteader in the locality of the
Pendergast ranch. Ernest Jones, a
brother, who proved up on a homestead
in the same locality a short time ago.
has returned with his wife to HYDE
Park, Vt.
Miss Ora Gray, the IA year old daueh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. O. Gray of Me-
dora. who are well known here, observed
the anniversary of her birth November s
at the Medora hotel, where she enter
tanned a number of her young friends.
A fine supper was served during the
evening.
Rev. E. E. Smith of Glen Ullln occu-
pied the pulpit of the Congregational
church here both morning and evening
last Sunday. delivering two excellent
sermons. on his work in this field in the
morning and an address on some of the
questions of the day in the evening. MI.
Smith is the general Missionary of the
Missouri River association of Conereea-
tional churches and is doing an excel
lent work in that capacity.
A special train composed wholly of
private cars of railroad officials passed
through Dickinson early Saturday morn
ing, making a brief stop. There were
eight private cars besides a dining car
and baggage cars. -Four railroad presi-
dents were on board, including President
Howard. Elliott of the Northern Pacific,
President Geo. B. Harris of the Burling-
ton railroad, President James J.. Hill of
the board of directors and President
Louis Hill of the Great Northern, as well
as general and traffic managers of the
three roads. These officials were en-
route to St. Paul from Portland.
The dance given by the members of
the Rebekah lodge in the armory Wednes-
day evening was a great success and
over SIPS was added to the fund for
the purchase of a piano for the lodge
rooms. More than 100 couples took part
in the dancing, for which music was
furnished by the Dickinson Military
orchestra. An excellent supper was
served in l. o. O. F. hall to about 80
people. This was in charge of Mrs. J..
C.. F. Parker. Mrs. David Roberts. Mrs.
W. o. Mitchell and Mrs. Charles Brislin.
Considerable food was left over. so an
oyster supper was served at the l. O. O..
F. hall o n Thursday evening, adding a
good sized sum to the fund. Those in
charge of the dance were Christ Peder-
son, Arthur Davis, Duncan Mcneil and
Joseph Burkheimer.
Last week when mercury registered at
"a degrees below zero in Wyoming, the
record in Western North Dakota was 10
above, a difference of "a degrees in
our favor. In the Middle West states,
at the same time. a fall of three to ten
inches of snow was recorded, while here
there was merely a trace of snow.
The original down draft Heater at
A. T. Crowl & Co. If
E-ocl IT,, ~ DolJS.