The Dickinson press., 1908-12-26

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, Asa Dawson left Thursday for Bis
marck to spend Christmas at his home.
County %Judge-elect Sperber was in
from his Dunn county home the first of
the week.
Mrs. A. W. Ellickson and little daugh-
ter left Wednesday for Madison, Mimi.
for a few weeks visit with relatives.
Martin Thompson. who attends the
Agricultural college in Fargo. is spend
ing the holiday vacation with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Thompson.
Mrs. Adam Schmidt is seriouly ill at
her home in South Dickinson, suffering
with typhoid fever. One of the sons of
Fred Meyer is also a victim of the same
disease.
Tom Vallancey is spending the holi-
days at his home in G%raceville, MINI.
He will make a trip to Chicago before
resuming his duties with the Bismarck
Grocery Co.
Mrs. Dugald Stewart of Bowman ar
rived in the city Thursday to spend
Christmas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E.. Phelan. A later train brought
C. j. Phelan. thus completing the
family circle.
J. C. Mullaney has rented of X. j.
Ike the liner house on Hannaford street.
Mr.. Ike and family will leave next week
for Crookston. Mimi. where they will
spend the winter. They will return here
in the early spring.
County Treasurer John Riessbeck reports
that the taxes are rolling in in fine style
this month and that the receipts are
fully fifty per cent more than for the
same period last year, which is a good
indication of prosperity.
Fred Mccarthy came down from Liv-
ingston. Mont, to spend Christmas with
Mrs. Mccarthy at the home of her
mother, Mrs. Ella Fox. He likes Liv-
ineston but says that in that city the
wind blows all of the time.
]. w. Silver writes to have his Press
sent to Hillyard, Washington. He says
that the thermometer ranges from IS to
40 degrees above zero in the Spokane
country and he likes out that way very
much. He will return in April to close
out his horses and cattle in the Cedar
creek country.
On Wednesday the Merchants National
bank handed Welton Mcdonald a draft
for the amount of the Aetna Insurance
Co. loss by the fire at his store last
week. It was but a week from the
date of the adjustment and indicated
that the Merchants National bank com
panies are prompt in paying losses.
While in the city the first of the week,
DR.. Vittum. president of Fargo college.
visited MIR. and Mrs. j. W. Colwell, old
Pensioners of his at Grinnell, Iowa.
He found in this city many of his ole
Dickinson and Gladstone Pensioners,
among them Mrs. Anna Lenneville
who assisted him in the first Sunday
school in Dickinson.
Owing to lack of a quorum, no meet
ing of the Commercial Club was held on
Wednesday evening. Members should
make a special effort to be present at
the next meeting as considerable bust
ness of Importance is to be taken up.
The committee appointed to look into
the matter of %sub-lettine two of the
clubs rooms for the judicial chambers
of the district, will make their report
then.
In the absence of Capt. A. J.. Osborn,
the boys who are drilling under the d.
rection of Mrs. w. J. Brown of the Con-
EDUCATIONAL church at the armory, were
given instructions in the military
tactics by Roy Baird of Co. X. A wrong
impression of this club has been gained
from the publication of an article q
couple of weeks ago. The organization
is not a town affair but is confined ia
the boys of the CONGREGATIONAL church
and was originated and planned by
Mrs. Brown.
A lodge of the Brotherhood of Ameri-
can Ye0men vas instituted in South
Dickinson on Tuesday evening. State
Manager E. C. Coils of Mandan was
in town and assisted in the work. John
Steckler was named as president and
Valentine Koch as secretary. Owing to
the fact that the policies had not been
received the. officers were not elected
Tuesday evening. January 4th is the
date set for the next meeting when the
officers will be elected and the organic.
alton perfected
After January 1. the Knights Of
Pythias will hold their meetings or
Thursday evenings instead of on Mon.