The Dickinson press., 1909-01-02

No. 3 Sunday on his way home from the
Twin Cites to Glendive.
Rev. Eugene Ali went to Richardton
on Wednesday to look for his driving
horse which had strayed.
Miss Frances Watkins of Bismarck
is visiting with her brother. Rev. F.
L. Watkins, in Dickinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Lyon came up
from Minneapolis to spend the holidays
at their old Mandan home.
Miss Alpha Dunlap, daughter of Con-
ductor and Mrs. S. ]. Dunlap. is home
at Mandan from Manchester college.
Frank Neumann. one of the clerks for
Roquette Bros. wat kept from his duties
by sickness the latter part Of last week.
Mrs. John Symonds. who has been
spending three weeks with her son, G.
A. Mcdonnell. leaves today for her
home in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Among the six postofices in this state
raised January 1 to the presidential
class is that of Hettineer, where the
postmaster's salary will be 81, 900, the
highest of the six.
Miss Mabel Pierce, an Iowa teacher
employed in the Washburn school, this
state, spent her vacation until Friday,
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. F. L.
Watkins in Dickinson. ="
Beginning with Saturday auction sales
have been held at the C. Goldstein store
on Barnes street, both afternoons and
evenings. Mr.. Goldstein is ~disposing of
lis entire stock and is going u of bust
ness. j. van der Las has been acting
as auctioneer.
Miss Anna Stone entertained a party
of about 20 of her young. friends at her
home Saturday evening. The time was
very pleasantly spent in playing games
and dancing. A dainty lunch was
served during the evening and all
pronounced the gathering n of much
pleasure and enjoyment.
What promised to be a severe biz
zard set in on Christmas eve at about
S o'clock and for two or three hours it
looked like a bad storm. A binding
nov was swept along at a fast pace by
a west wind and while it lasted there
were few people on the streets. The
weather cleared by 8 O'Clock and all
danger of a bad blizzard was over.
According to the Grafton Record, a
recent dispatch from Washington states
that the wa department has about de-
cided to send a large body of regular
troops next year to Lake Kampeska.
South Dakota. where they will 60 into
camp with the National guards of South
Dakota and adjoining states. Should
this prove true, it is likely that the
North Dakota militia would spend its
annual camping period there.
The eleventh session of the North
Dakota legislature will convene at the
state capitol in Bismarck next Tuesday
L. A. Simpson is the senator from this
district and F M. Baker. Thomas Evans
and George Senour the representatives.
The great state social function, the in
augural ball, will occur on Friday ever
ing. January 8, in the hall of the house
of representatives. The Jamestown or
chestra will furnish the music. 1t is
expected that q number of Dickinson
people will attend.
Nothing has been. heard from Theo-
dore Hall, the alleged %absconding man
aser of the I'm que theatre, since he
left here two weeks ago It has been
l arne that he was in Fargo a week ago
last Sunday. appearing at the Ideal
theatre, where he was employed last
summer, and that he. visited there for
some time during the day. He stated
that he was on his way to Minot. It
is believed. however. that he went to
the Twin Cities or Canada. 1t is said
that he left the Ideal theatre at Fargo
very suddenly without giving the pro-
prietor any notion of his Intentions. and
that he ewes a number of Fargo mer-
.chanta
An automatic piano which is run by
electricity. was installed in the lobby
of the Unique theatre Saturday. This
piano is of the latest model and is at
tracing a great deal of attention. R.
F. Warren. the proprietor. following out
his policy of giving his patrons every
thing that is going. has been to q CON-
siderable expense in getting the instru-
ment. 1t is operated from the machine
booth and plays four selections from
one roll. with a repertoire of about 50
numbers. These pianos r used in
theatres in all the large cities to attract
the attention Of ~passersby to the theatre.
The piano represents an outlay Of nearly
500
/: v. A. Hill. who has been in the Stark
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