The Dickinson press., 1909-04-10

Hub. l
C. R. DeFoe of Rhame has been visit
ing in Dickinson and Valley City.
Mrs. w. A. Mcclure and childre1
have been spending the vacation IL
Gladstone.
Miss Celia jacobson of Sims arrived
in Dickinson last week and will spent
the summer here
Judge W. c. Crawford left for Eettine'
er Saturday on No. 3. accompanied b,
his official stenoerapher, Richart
Boulger.
Charles Chatham. the carpenter, ha.
been at the King ranch in Billing,
county. doing some work along h i.
line.
At the opera house on Wednesday of
next week will appear the western
drama In Montana. :" under the man.
aeement of Reichert & Ray.
C. J. Phelan of Bowman has Just re.
ceived a new Maxwell 30-horse power
automobile and is prepared to make
some hurry up trips around the country.
E. J.. Scharf is erecting a wooden
cottage for H. X. Nichols. The same
will be ready for occupancy in a few
weeks.
Postals from J. H. DAILY of this city
state that he is including the Catalina
islands in his trip to California and the
coast. He appears to be having the time
of his life.
T. G. Saunders of Oakdale has taken
his cattle to range in the Bad Lands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Saunders will move to
the camp in the near future and spend
the summer.
Capt. and Mrs. Hall of the Bismarck
Salvation Army returned to the capital
city last week. having spent several
days in this city, holding a series of
street meetings. They also solicited
funds for the army while in the city.
Beach Chronicle: ~. D. Halstead
was at Dickinson the first OF the week
and took a trip so miles north of there.
He purchased a fine team of draft horses
and had them shipped here. They are
one of the finest teams ever shipped into
the Valley"
New Salem has organized a baseball
team and in speaking of the prospects
a local paper states that two years ago
it was a weekly occurrence for them to
defeat Bismarck, Mandan and Dickin-
son and they are going to try and do it
again this year.
E. G. Belts of Canon City, Colo. is
in town this week looking after his land
interests in this county. He is inter
ested in mining in Colorado and has
offered a half section of land north :.of
Zenith for a very low figure. He is max
ing his headquarters at the St. Charles.
Sunday. Palm Sunday, was fttinely
observed in this city. At St. Parick's
church quite a little excitement was
caused at the first mass when one of the
congregation tainted away, due partly
to standing so long during the service.
Holy week has been observed with ser
vices every day at the Catholic and
Episcopal churches.
Every day there appear new evidences
that spring is here. The automo biles
are appearing one by one, the first game
of baseball has been played, meadow
larks, crows and other spring birds have
arrived and numerous other signs. All
this leads up to the point that it would
be a pretty good idea. for the street
sprinkler to appear also. and start in
it's good work early in the season.
Some of the days during the past week,
street sprinkling was very necessary.
In Justice Eaton's court at Manning
April 1. Lyle Merry of Dickinson waived
examination on a charge of burglary in
the fourth degree, preferred by Mark
Mierzwa. and was bound over to dis
trict court in the sum of $500, which
was furnished. The particulars of the
case were given in these columns in
the issue of two weeks ago. Mrs. Merry,
the boys mother, was present at the
hearing and arranged for the bond to
the satisfaction of the court. The boy
accompanied her home.
Captain Grant Marsh of Bismarck
passed through here last week on his
way to Glendive where he attended g
meeting of the business men of that
city, called for the purpose of discus
sing plans for the improvement of the
Yellowstone river. From his long ex-
perience in river navigation in this part
of the country, Capt. Marsh is thoroughly
acquainted with conditions and he ad-
vised the meeting the proper course to
pursue in the matter, in regard t put
ting in a lock at the Head Gates dan
and general improvement of the river.