The Dickinson press., 1909-02-06

Thompson Racket store.
Joseph Zeigler, the book keeper of
the Mandan Mercantile Co., left this
week for a W weeks vacation which he
will spend in the Twin cities.
Attorney W. F. Burnett made a bust
ness trip to Bismarck this week.
States Attorney M. L. Mcbride was
in Richardton Saturday on business.
Representative Tom Evans was in the
city, Monday returning to Taylor the
following day.
w. A. earns, Jr., of Dunn county
was %transactlng business in Dickinson
on Tuesday.
Bucyrus notes: Albert Vogelmuth of
Dickinson is building a house on his
claim west of town.
w. H. Smith, formerly with the Dick
inson Mercantile company, commenced
work February 1 for a Beach firm.
A marriage license was issued
Wednesday by County Judge van der Las
to Frank Kolar and Mary Ficek, both
of Dickinson.
James A. Soules is expected back
from his trip to Nova Scotia and Boston
next week. He is now with Mrs. Soules
at Terre Haute, Indiana.
Some much needed filling in has been
done about the court house grounds.
Later on a sidewalk will be laid around
the east side of the building.
Andrew Erdahl. clerk at the Dickinson
land office, and James Erdahl, employed
in the Thompson Racket store, were made
members of Co. X, N. D. N. G., Mon
day evening.
Vincent Kovash has finally coded the
Office of county commissioner of the
second district in Dunn county to Joseph
Huska of Now Hradec and the contest
over the election results was dismissed.
It was expected that work would be
begun this week in making the repairs
to the street floor of the Simpson-Field
building, formerly the Star restaurant,
which will be occupied by A. M. POM
roy as a drug store.
Wibaux Pioneer L. H. Nichols, the
Dickinson contractor who started to
erect the big shed for George Heaton,
arrived in Wibaux Monday evening to
complete the work, after being laid up
for three weeks on account of cold
weather.
The Order of Eastern Star initiated
five candidates Thursday evening. Those
who entered the lodge included Mr.. and
Mrs. A. T. Crowl, Mr.. and Mre. T. l..
Beard and Mrs. w. R. Everett. Following
the degree work a lunch was served and
the time pleasantly spent socially.
Miss Eleanor Davis, daughter of DR..
H. A. Davis, is attending a school at
Fon du Lac. MINI. DR.. Davis, Miss
Florence Davis and Miss Anna Stein
are still at Chicago. Miss Davis is
deriving much benefit from her treat
ment there and is now able to 90 up
and down stairs. Dr.. Davis and Miss
Stein are taking special work along
medical lines. They expect to be absent
some weeks longer.
There will be plenty going on in the
amusement line in Dickinson on February
II, the centennial of Lincoln's birth.
On that evening will occur the annual
masquerade ball of the Ladies of the
Macabees. in the armory. On the South
Side, there will be a dance in the Ger
man Mercantile hall. At the Unique
theatre an especially good program will
be offered and the pictures and music
will be appropriate to the occasion.
Recent changes have been made at
the Unique theatre. Beginning with
last Sunday, the films are furnished
from a Chicago house and come in
quantities, enough for a week, furnish
ing a better range of subjects and better
service. A system of ventilation by
means of electric fans is a great i'm
prevement. Manager Warren expects
soon to furnish the patrons of the theatre
with programs at each performance.
These will contain a number of pages
and will be changed twice a week, with
every vaudeville change.
R. H. Freeman, the restaurant man,
returned to Oelwein. Iowa, Saturday.
He found one, or two locations in the
city which would make ideal places for
IN up-to-date restaurant but could not
make the satisfactory arrangements and
so left without accomplishing anything
definite. Mr.. Freeman was greatly
impressed with Dickinson as a business
city and felt that a restaurant, managed
along the most improved lines, would
be a paying proposition here. He has
had a great deal of experience in the
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