The Dickinson press., 1909-09-11

Charles Rogers has accepted a position
with the Dickinson Mercantile Co.
Mrs. Irving Muth has a position as
clerk in Crowl's department store.
Father Rabsteinek returned from his
eastern trip the latter part of last week.
Warren Arnett is acting as clerk in
the Merchants National bank during
the absence of E. W. Bartik.
Us. Dardis. who has been visiting
relatives in Waseca and other southern
Minnesota points, returned to the city
this week.
Miss Anna Cuskelly is attending the
Dickinson Business college this fall,
taking a course in typewritine and
shorthand.
The contest against the c. F. Merry
claim near Dickinson will come up for
hearing at the local U. S. land office
next Tuesday at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing.
This week the Kindleyville school in
Dunn county opened with Miss Merrill
as teacher. The school is conducted at
the B. o. Kindley home and nine pupils
are enrolled.
Arthur Pease of Saltwater moved onto
his homestead in April and broke So
acres which he put into crops. He has
harvested a fine yield of oats. fax and
corn from his ground this year.
The Dakota Land g. Cattle Co. raised
1000 bushels of grain this year at their
ranch on Spring creek. They already
have a 1000 bushel granary and it is
to be enlarged to hold 5000 bushels
more of grain.
Eighteen of the Ladies Aid members
of the Congregational church attended
the monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon
at the Peter F. Suits farm and those
who did not attend missed a very pleas
ant time. The weather was ideal and
the luncheon was served from tables act
in the handsome grove.
The Dickinson Fire & Pressed Brick
Co. shipped four cars of facing brick to
Missou]a this week to be used in a new
school building there. The company
also shipped three or four cars of facing
brick to Gle1dive for the new Methodist
church that is being built in that city.
Mayor Geo. Frye, W. L. Richards and
A. H. Arnett went u north on q hunt
ing trip this week. They rode 125 mil es
in n day through Dunn county and
found that the grain averages a large
yield everywhere. At Pat CuskelIy's
place wheat averages 81 bushels and
oats SO bushels to the acre.
Miss Emma Kaphingst, who has been
employed as clerk in Crowl's department
store for several years, has resigned her
position and will make her home in
Vancouver. B. c.. with her brother-in
law and sister. Rev. and Mrs. o. T.
Just Miss Kaphingst has many fri ends
in the city who regret her departure.
Commissioner C. W. Herstein of Black
butte came in this week to met Ed.
Keoller, who has purchased a half-sec.
ton of land within four miles of the
Herstein place. and will build upon it
and improve his land at once. Mr.. Her
stein reports that wheat runs from
% to 30 bushels to the acre in his local
ity.
A merry hunting party, including
MI. and Mrs. VIM. Peet, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Gruschus, Mr.. and Mrs. M. A.
Scherfius and daughter. Dorothy. and
Mrs. Scherfius' uncle. BENZ. Thacker,
went out north Monday. The party
camped Monday night and returned to
the city Tuesday evening. having Sc
cured their share of ducks and chickens.
Gorton's Big Minstrels will be e at
the Dickinson opera house Tuesday,
September IA. 1909. The Management of
this favorite company promises every
thing new this season. There will be
big novelty features. great dancing
s~pecialties, sweet singing, amusing
comedy, etc.. all of a first-class charac-
ter. Among the best of the special acts
is the comedy and dancing specially of
Welby & Pearl; Jake Welby's Negro
comedy has long been noted for its ex-
~cellence; while c. C. Pear contributes
a marvellous dancing speciality. Their
sketch, which is said to be one of the
strongest of its kind, portraying the
quaint humor and amusing peculiarities
Of the southern darkey, displays to
the best advantage their we'll known
ability in character work.