The Dickinson press., 1908-12-05

Mrs. William Heiser is recovering
nicely from her operation.
Mrs. Matilda Peterson entertained the
Lutheran church ladies on Thursday after
noon.
Carl Sischo of St. Paul, Mimi, was
in Dickinson Thursday. a guest of
William Huesgen.
J. c. Burnes of Glen Ullin, represen-
tative elect from Morton county, was
in Dickinson on Wednesday.
Senator l. A. Simpson has been in
Bismarck this week. looking after sev-
eral cases at the sessions of the district
court. including two important cases,
one for murder and the other for man
slaughter.
Pete Jensen writes his old friend, j.
c. F. Parker, that he has just moved
into his new house at Mosco. Idaho. and
that he and Mrs. Jensen would be de-
lighted to receive and entertain any and
all of their old Stark county friends.
Charles Leigh, a Unitype machine
expert from Chicago, was in Dickinson
on Wednesday. He came here from
Kalispel, Mont, stopping over a day
at Beach to look over the new Simplex
type setting machine in the Chronicle
office.
Miss Grace Lindsay of Glendive has
been spending the week with Engineer
and Mrs. w. T. Nichols and on Sunday
she expects her father, Hon. VIM. Lind
say. After day in the city the father
and daughter will 60 to Boston. where
Miss Lindsay attends school.
r. Arrangements have been made to
have Dr.. Franklin McElfresh. the Inter-
national Teacher Training Superinten-
dent. deliver addresses at a two days
institute at Bismarck. January Fl. and
~. The state is divided into four dis
tricts, Dickinson being in the Bismarck
district, and this noted worker will speak
at n place in each district.
The Stark county sale of delinquent
tax lands for 1907 took place Tuesday
morning at Auditor j. S. Whites office.
The sale was smaller than in former
years owing to the fact that unorganized
territory was cut off when the new coun-
ties were organized last spring. Among
the purchasers were M. l. Mcbride.
John Leask, J. G. Quinlivan, A. p.
Folsom. E. R. Swickard, ALT White.
H" Leutz and Fred Dickinson. Town
lots al Gladstone were taken by Mr..
Dickinson and Mr.. Leutz was given
first chance on the Taylor stuff.
In connection with the recent action
taken by the Dickinson Commercial Club
in relation to-. getting out advertising
for the city in the form of a pamphlet,
it is interesting to note what the Fargo
Commercial Club is doing along similar
lines. The club is to issue an attrac-
tive pamphlet, telling of the advantages
of tkecity from a business. educational,
manufacturing, religious and aericul-
tural standpoint and setting forth its
advantages as a city in which to make
q home. Aside from this the facilities
of Cass county in lands. railroads and
other advantages will be exploited and
the whole profusely illustrated with good
cuts, ..
At the regular meeting of the literary
society held in the business college
roorns Thursday evening the following
officers were elected for the coming two
month: Miss Louella Sargent, president
Miss Hazel Altman. vice president
Miss Leone, Klinefelter, secretary. The
debate wa postponed, until December
10, when tie subject. Resolved. that
the western continent is more richly
stored and prepared by nature for the
use Of man than the eastern continent, .
will be discussed by Messrs. Dawson
and Pelissier and Miss Berrineer on the
Affirmative and Misses Sheets and Alt
Imam and Mr.. Jahr on the negative. Nh.
Dobson will give a reading and Miss
Pauline Haserman will furnish music.