The Dickinson press., 1909-05-15

Albert Left of Reeder spent Sunday
in Dickinson.
The Benzie drug store opened its soda
fountain business on Sunday.
John VIM. Stein returned to Oakdale
the past week leaving his wife in the
city.
Judge w. C. Crawford was up from
Mandan over Sunday returning to court
Monday morning.
w. L.. Richards returned home from
his trip to Washington and other eastern
points Sunday.
There are only three weeks more of
school for the Dickinson school children.
The year will end June 4.
The Altar Guild of the Episcopal
church met at the home of Mrs. j. B.
Thompson Tuesday evening.
Medora Herald -. D. Holstad of
Beach and Matt Schmitz were transact
ing business at the court house Saturday.
Mrs. May Goodale has been quite
seriously ill for the past two weeks at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. Ed.
Lenneville.
Rev W. j Brown will preach the
memorial sermon for the Knights of
Pythias. Their memorial day occurs
early in June.
A. T. Crowl and w. H. Walton re-
turned Sunday from a several weeks
stay at Hunters Hot Strings, Mont. Their
trip did them much good.
In another column will be found some
reasons for eating Quaker Oats; Every
one who has eaten this food regularly
will recognize the truth of the state
ments made in these advertisements. II
j. Harry Schriver of Fargo wat in the
ci ty over Sunday and at the evening
service at the Episcopal church he sans
a solo which was exceptionally fine and
appreciated by a good-sized congregation.
Quite a number of Dickinson younl
people planned to take in the baseball
benefit dance at Belfield Friday evening
of this week and the Belield boys dis.
posed of a good bunch of tickets il
this city.
The next big dance in Dickinson vii
be the first annual ball of the Dorca'
society at the armory next week Frida,
evening. The advance sale of tickets i.
large and one day last week the ladie'
sold 40 in a short space of time.
Great preparations are being made
by Manager J. H. Watson of tn
Dickinson Horse Sales Co. for the mex
horse sale, which will be held June 2.
and 22. At this time the Short & Rankin
and other e Unknown punches of horses
will be sold.
The Mandan News wonders if Dick
inson is considering the commission
system of city government. 1t say
&c. A.. Ripley went to Dickinson
Wednesday on business matters. Car
it be possible that Dickinson is consider.
ing the commission system of govern.
ment? 1t is quite possible; every
other city of any consequence in thu
state has at least given the matter
thought and it may be that City Auditor
Ripley went to the city to throw a little
light on the subject"
At the Methodist parsonage in Dick.
inson at 1 80 Sunday afternoon a double
wedding ceremony was %tsolemnized by
Rev. F. L. Watkins. when John
Preston Galyen of Belield was united
in marriage to Miss Minnie Belle Huston
of Bowman and Miss Belle Clara Kinl
of Belfield became the wife of Samuel
Tolliver Galyen of South Heart. W. G,
E~nglehartson and Miss Eva Dyer of
Belfield were the only witnesses. The
Rrooms have homesteads near Belfeld
and South Heart respectively, where the
happv people will make their homes.
An alarm Of fire was sounded shortly
after n o'clock Monday afternoon and
there was lots of excitement for a few
minutes as it was the first time the fire
alarm had blown for several months.
The blaze was trifine and was in a
straw pile in the alley back of the
Mott place. north of the Merchante
National bank. There had been several
bonfires in the yard all the morning
despite the fact that a heavy wind wat
blowing and the stack must have caught
from the sparks of a bonfire near by.
Neighbors put out the fire with pals of
water before the department arrived.
The straw pile was against two old
barns which would have burned briskly
had they had the chance.