The Dickinson press., 1908-10-03

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Harve Robinson Of Sentinel Butte was
avisitor in the city Wednesday.
G. II. Merry was in from his ranch in
the Cedar creek district over Sunday.
Miss Lulu Rowell returned to her
studies at Minneapolis Tuesday evening.
Nj. and Mrs.A. E. Lawhead were In
Thursday from Tom Fisher's ranch to
meet their father and mother. Nj. and
Mira 7. !. Carter Of Missouri. I.
Nj. and Mira I'll Carter Of Princeton,
Mo. arrived Thursday morning to visit
a month with their son. Fay CarteF,
and daughter. Mrs A. E. Lawhead.
Auditor j. S. White, Judge van der
Las,. Senator L A. Simpson and others
from this city. who journeyed to Fargo
the first Of the week. N high in their
praise Of VIM. H. Taft
J. X. Moody, well known to all old
timers in Stark and Billings counties,
writes that he will winter in Truro, Col
chester county. Nova Scotia. and that
he must have the Press to keep posted on
matters in North Dakota.
"A meeting was called for the DEM
ocratic club to be held in the Commercial
Club rooms on Friday evening, October
End. Henry Truelson. democratic can
didate for representative from the 31st
legislative district, was to be the prin-
cipal speaker.
Miss Mona Maude Branick, daughter Of
Mrs. A. Branick, and Edwin Earl Funk
were married at the home of the brides
mother in this city Thursday afternoon,
October 1. by Rev. W. J. Brown. pastor
of the Congregational church. They will
make their home with Mrs Branick for
the present
Old Timers day was observed at the
Mandan fair Wednesday. The day was
spent in renewing old acquaintance.
Badges of different colors denoting the
years when the settlers arrived were
issued to the pioneers. In the evening
a meeting was held in the opera house
with addresses by prominent speakers.
Hon. L. A. Simpson of this city was
one of those making addresses. The
meeting was followed by an old timers
dance.
Henry Heaton of Bel6eld had another
interesting letter in defense of the bank
deposits guarantee planks of the Dem
ocratic platform in Tuesday evenings
Fargo Forum. The letter makes good
reading but as it is over a column in.
length, is too long for reproduction. Mr..
Heaton wrote the communication in an
swer to the arguments of Deputy Comp
troller of Currency 7. P. Kane of Wash
ington, D. c., which appeared in the
daily papers the last of the week. Mr..
Heaton puts up some good arguments on
his side of the question.
A new bank is to be established in
Billings about December 1, capitalized
at $3.50, 600. The new enterprise has a
local interest, as r. E. Shepherd of
Billings, who is well known here, is to
be the president and L. F. Eeaton of La
Crosse, Wis, formerly a business
partner of A. H. Arnett of this city, is
one of the stock holders. The bank will
be located in the Northern hotel block.
Some of the best known fnanciers of
Montana are interested in the organiza-
ton of the new bank. The name will be
The Merchants National bank The
fixtures and equipment will be of the
most modern pattern. Mr.. Shepherd, in
speaking of the plans, writes, THE new
bank will do a commercial business
purely. The men who are interested in
the new enterprise are starting this
bank because they believe that the
country is going to- prosper and inn
prove.
Already quite q number Of tickets
have been sold BY members of the Dick
insonF baseball team for the benefit game
at the local grounds Sunday afternoon.
The proceeds will be given to Frank
Smith the Dickinson pitcher, who broke
his left arm while pitching in the game
with Miles City a week ago last Sunday.
The opposing nine will be from Belfeld
and q fast team will be brought by the
visitors with the prospects Of one of the
strongest games of the season. As it
will close the season. an especial effort
will be made for winding up in a blaze
of glory. The tickets ! selling At 81
and Mr. Smith will haaM a,,rnriaod ,.xhon he