The Dickinson press., 1909-03-20

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Hoy Russell of the Russell Commission
Co. 10 expected home from his western
trip next week.
Fred Reece has finished work in Max
Beres barber SHOP and left the first of
the week for Cory, Ind.
Say John What are 90 many people
going to Dickinson fort Ochl sure. that
big sale is there Of c. B. Hanson's.
$40, 600 stock. s3u It
Miss Cora Walton has been kept from
her duties in the office of Walton &
Davis the past week Of ten days on
account of illness.
Leroy Hanneean. who finished work
for the Dickinson Meat & Grocery Co.
last week. has accepted a position with
the N. p: at Hebron. p
Miss Edith McDuffee, the Dickinson
teacher who recently resigned expects
to leave for Hettinger the. last of this
week aud will start in her school work
there Monday.
Seventy-fve applicants have been
taking the state pharmacy examinations
at Fargo this week. n of the LARGEST
in the history of the state. Included
among the number was Welland Orchard
of this city.
Leo Helbie arrived the past week to
take the foremanship of the Dickinson
Steam Laundry. Mr.. Helbig was with
the Dixon Steam Laundry at Fargo for
four years and understands every detail
of the business.
John Van Bergen of New England
was in Dickinson on Wednesday. In
addition to farming and looking after
the homestead. Mr.. Van Bergen puts in
a portion of his time taking orders for
the Campbell heating system.
The DickinsonssMilitary Orchestra held
a shamrock dance in the armory Wednes-
day evening. In spite of the counter
attractions. there was a good crowd,
many coming over after the performance
by the glee club in the opera house.
County Judge j. van der Las has
recently had some improvements made
in his Office at the court house and it is
now the cleanest and neatest in the build
ing. The walls have been kalsomined
the ceiling painted and linoleum laid
on the floor.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Freeberg were in
Bismarck the first of the week in atten-
dance at the wedding of Andrew Pear
son, a Bismarck contractor, and Miss Ella
Rusk of Mandan.' Mr.. Freeberg is the
foreman at the Missouri Valley Milling
Co. plant here.
The will of E. L., Jones will be offer
ed for probate in County Judge j. van
der Las court on April 10. A part of
Mr.. Jones estate includes an interest in
the grain business of Mckenzie & Jones.
It is expected that Nj. Mckenzie will
purchase the other interests in the
business.
81 G. Edwards of the Edwards Land
Go. Of St. Paul and Ed. O'Connor, a
business man from Rockford. ILL.,, were
in the city the past week. They. took a
trip into the country north and looked
over some fine tracts of land. Mr..
Edwards is we'll acquainted with the
Lands in this part of the state, having
made frequent drives over the counties
of; Hettinger, Stark and Dunn. His COM
|paany is buying and selling lots of land.
this year. Mr.. O'Connor is a new man
in this country but he is very %favorably
impressed with the present, conditions
and the chances for development. He
bargained for quite a tract of land that
he intends to retail in small farms to
people in his state. g.
Dickinson Lodge No. 1887, B. P. O.
E., held it's first annual meeting in Elk
hall Tuesday night. Officers for. the
coming year were elected as follows :
exalted ruler, Lloyd Raider; esteemed
leading knight, M. L. Mcbride esteemed
loyal knight, ". D. Kirkman !; esteemed
lecturing knight, Roy Butler; secretary,
F. D. Wilson; treasurer, W. G. Ray;
tyler, T. N. Hartune trustee for three
years, R. H. johnson. James G. Quin-
liyan, the retiring exalted ruler, was
elected grand representative to the
national Elks convention at Los Angeles
next July. After the business meeting
five candidates were given the initia-
tion, E. Deffebach, G. A. McFarlane,
W. H. Flanagan. Louis Petricka and
Hubert Faust.
B. H. CraW ford entertained q small
a company of his gentlemen friends at
a dinner party at his home on Mar
euerite boulevard last Friday. evening.
The occasion was in honor of the hosts
birthday. :; The guests found places at
the table by means of pretty place cards