The Dickinson press., 1909-01-23

Frank Poe Of Stroud raj in Dickin-
son the first Of the week.
w. T. Loomis and Herman Fredricks
were in from New England on Wednes-
day.
Paul Lebo. clerk of court in Billings
county, was down from Medora the first
Of the week.
r. w. Neal and Ed. Davis, of Glad
stone, were t~ransactine business in the
city last Saturday.
Sheriff John Bangs of Dunn county
was visiting Ed. Partridge and other
friends in the city the past week.
Mrs. L. r. Waldron and son left Satur-
day night for Fargo, where she will be
Joined by Supt. Waldron in about a
week.
The next meeting of the German
Commercial Club on the South Side, will
be held Tuesday evening. January Is.
at 7 80 O'Clock.
Glendive Independent: C. S. johnson,
of the Montana Manufacturing Co..
visited Dickinson, N. D.. Wednesday
and returned the following day.
This has been examination week in
the Dickinson schools and the scholars
have been taking mid-year examine
tions under the direction Of the state
superintendent of education.
Ole Jahr has finished work as driver
for the Goodall dray line and is now
night baggage master at the depot.
Martin Martinson is in charge of the
baggage room during the day.
G. E. Mcdonnell. who has been in
charge of the N. P. restaurant for several
months, has been transferred to Helena,
Mont. and he and Mrs. Mcdonnell left
Dickinson for that city this week.
Local Elks will be interested in the
announcement that the Elks of Valley
City are having plans made by Hancock
Bros. of Fargo. for a fine building Of
their own upon which work will COM
mence as soon as spring opens up.
The Racket store opened up for bust
ness in its new quarters in the Thomp-
son block on First Avenue West, Mon
day. The interior has been greatly inn
proved. including new paint and the in
stallation of high power electric lights.
In a couple of the notices for publ
cation in the Butte County News of Lem
mon, S. D.. it is noticed that Don
Stevenson of Jamesburg is one of the
witnesse for claimant who are to estab.
lish five year proof. He is a son of Don
Stevenson, the pioneer who died here
several weeks ago.
H. C. Meithe =: l did think of going to
Californian to visit my mother, but il
does not look now as though l would Gel
awy for q while and perhaps not at all.
l have cattle and horses to look aftel
and it is not certain yet as to what
will do in the future. / find this 8
good country in many ways and l ma,
decide to remain here.
J. A. Ferris of Sidney, Montana. wat
in Dickinson on Monday and Tuesday
and closed a deal with Christ Peterson
for the purchase of his Medora store and
stock of goods. Mr.. Peterson went. UP
with Mr.. Ferris Tuesday evening to take
possession of the new property. The
good people of Medora and vicinity
will find MI. Peterson m of the best
fellows on earth and in this respect not
unlike his predecessor.
Mrs. S. T. Gotta received word last
week of the death of her uncle, Sylvester
Farrell, the millionaire commission
merchant and pioneer of Portland,
Oregon. who dropped dead there Janu-
airy II. MI. Farrell was IS years old.
He was one of the foremost business
men of that city and was prominent in
political circles, serving in state and
county Offices. He left a wife, two sons
and three daughters. Mrs. Gotta has
frequently visited her uncle and family
at Portland.