The Dickinson press., 1909-02-20

For rent-two nicely furnished rooms;
hot water heat, Inquire at PRESS
office. 2-7o.tf
If you are in the market for any horses
or mules don't fail to attend the great
horse auction sale at the Barrett & Zim-
norman Midway Horse Market, st. Paul,
next Wednesday. 2-i3-4t
There was a little rain on Wednes-
day.
Fred Hamann Of Richardton was in
Dickinson on Tuesday.
C. 1. Zimmerman, the Mandan
banker, was in Dickinson this week.
Commissioner J. B. Stoddard and F.
E. Gorham. were down from Billings
county this week.
Street Commissioner Walsh is busy
opening up the drains in the business
portion of the city.
Mrs. H. C. Berry is entertaining her
sister. Miss Dinon. of St. Paul, who
arrived last week for an indefinite stay.
Attorney John Keohane, G. F. Nc
Closkey and A. B. Kellogg were among
those down from Beach during the week.
Supt. B. o. Johnson's division car
went eas as far as Mandan on No. 4
on Thursday. Trainmaster ]. J. Sexton
accompanied Supt. johnson from this
point.
Mrs. I. M. McCarty and little daughter
arrived from the eaat the first of the
week for a visit at the home of Mrs.
McCarty's parents, MI. and Mrs.
Joseph Cuskelly.
A new teacher will be added to the
faculty of the Dickinson business college
about the middle of March, owing to the
increased number of students. The new
instructor will be John Burke of Racine,
Wis.
This week Reed Bros. completed their
basement sitting room for the conven-
fence of their out-of-town customers.
The room is substantially furnished. the
ioer carpeted. and it will make a very
desirable resting place for tired ladies
from the country.
As a new feature, the managers of the
bowling alley have offered a fine tenpin
ball as a prize for the highest score
made on the alleys during the next two
weeks. The alleys have been put in
fine shape and the contest is now on
No high scores have been made this
week.
At their regular meeting last Wednes-
day evening the Ladies of the Macca-
bees installed officers for the ensuing
year as follows: Mrs. ]. A. McAndress,
lady commander; Mrs. J. Leonbereer,
past lady commander; Miss Mollie
Kostelecky, Lieutenant commander /;
Miss Lizzie Rapp, finance keeper; Miss
Sarah Clarke, record keeper; Mrs. ].
Birch, chaplain; Mrs. w. Junkin,
sergeant; Miss Mabel Cummings. mis-
tress at arms; Mrs. J. Berringer. sentinel
and Miss Hazel Altman, pianist.
Although the rumor is not officially
confirmed, it is believed here that the
Northern Pacific will put on a new coast
train about the middle of May. 1t will
run from Chicago to the coast and will
surpass Nos. 1 and 2 in righteousness
and improved methods of transportation.
1t will be the finest service possible and
will be put on owing to the increased
traffic which will be caused by the
Seattle exposition and the opening of
the Yellowstone National Park season.
This will give Dickinson four trains a
day in each direction.
Bulletins were received in the local
railroad Offices this week in regard to
the re-examination of train. engine and
yard empolyes on the Yellowstone divis-
ion, on transportation rules and rules
governing the handling of explosives.
The examining will be commenced
about February 22nd by the local ex-
aiming board composed of Engineer
William Jones, Train Dispatcher j. P.
Donohue and Conductor j. X. Porter.
At the same date the trainmasters,
dispatchers and road foremen and men,
bers of the local board will be examined
in Glendive by the general examining
board.
Clarence Campbell entertained the
members of the Co. X basket ball team
at a six o'clock Washington dinner at
his home last evening. 1t was a
thorough Washington party. The guests
were met at the door by George Washing
ton (impersonaled by the hosts brother,
Teddy,) and were ushered into rooms
decorated with the American flag and
other appropriate emblemsL Eight
covers were laid and a feast of the good
old fashioned kind was enjoyed. The
table cloth and napkins were of the
American flag designs and in the center
of the lar6e table wal a dO0d sized tree