The Dickinson press., 1909-01-30
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T H E H u B

Two games of basket ball were sched-
uled to come off in the armory Friday
evening of this week between two
teams, representing the high school boys
and between the Reds and the Fellows,
the teams of high school girls.
February IL. Lincoln's birthday, is a
legal holiday in North Dakota. In many
of the states where this is not so. the
Legislatures have passed q law making
February IL, 1909. a holiday in COM
memoration of the tooth anniversary of
Lincoln's birth.
E. Deffebach. who has been attending
the Western National Live Stock shows
at Denver, COL. sends the PRESS copies
of Denver papers containing accounts of
these big gatherings. From the reports
the conventions must have been full of
| interest and of much importance.
H. C. Christensen came in from the
north the past week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Sprague and two children.
who went on to Beach. where Mr..
SpraGue has q position in a store. Mr..
Sprague recently made proof on his
homestead in the locality of Schafer.
John Olson of Spring Creek was ir
the city Monday and made proof on his
homestead. j. H. Breaum and John
A. johnson were his witnesses. MI.
Breaum recently sold a section of land
belonging to the CooRan estate, located
TX miles south of Richardton, for $21
an acre. He expects that there will be
many changes made in the ownership Of
real esate in western North Dakota this
year.
Medora Herald: A petition is being
circulated and generally signed by the
people of BelReld, asking the blind
pieeers to close their places of business.
The people there have adopted this plar
in order to avoid, if possible, taking
drastic measures. 1t is claimed. how.
ever. that should the piegers ignore the
petition that measures will be taken that
will not only put them out of business
but keep them X.
The Star-Mirror of Moscow, Idaho.
states that F. H. Rau, the poultry ex.
pert, recently in charge of the Avon.
dale yards at Hayden Lake, idaho, will
spend five days in lecturing at a winter
course for farmers. under the auspices
of the University of Idaho. at Moscow,
February 1 to II. Mr.. Rau was formerly
q resident of this county and his son,
Charles Rau, is at present employed by
Roquette Bros. of this city.
1t is planned to have all of the com.
mercial clubs of the state send DELEGATES
to a convention which will be held in
Bismarck with n the next few weeks.
At the proposed convention the DELEGATES
will draft a bill carrying an %appropria-
ton for advertising the resources of the
state which will be introduced as soon
as possible. The amount which the
bill will call for will probably be be-
tween $50. 600 and 500, 600.
Mrs. Lydia Richards and son of Beach,
en- route to Minneapolis for "a short
visit. were renewing acquaintance in
Dickinson the first of the week. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Peck aud
Miss Peck. who recently made proof
on land west of Beach. Mrs. Richards,
it will be remembered, wat formerly q
teacher in the Dickinson schools. She is
now lite agent at Beach, where
she has q fine homestead just on the
outskirts of the city.
The young child of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Crandall was quite seriously hurt Mon
day evening in front of the Berrineer
block. Mr.. and Mrs Crandall were
going to the anniversary dance in the
K. Of P. hall and when they were at the
door going upstairs, the back Of. the O.
cart in which they were wheeling the
child came unfastened. and the little
one fell out onto the icy sidewalk on
Its face. A big cash was cut in the
child's head. As quickly "a possible
they went to a Doctors Office, where it
was Necessary to take several stitched.
Superintendent Lloyd RAIDER received q
circular letter from the state alperin-
tendent of education. offering sagges-
tions for the observance of Lincoln's
birthday in the schools. He advises
that the programs be given in the morn
Ing and SUGGESTS that the plan Of schools
in New York city, that just at IL
O'Clock, Lincoln's Gettysburg address
will be given in every school in the
city. is a good idea and might be
practicable here, In many Of the
counties i'm this state the plan will be
carried out.