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The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
Ne,D Ray
to Be Opened IN
Christmas DuH

The new Ray theatre, on which
workmen have been engaged for the
past two months, will be opened to
the public on Christmas day, the first
performance being scheduled for a
matinee at 2:3O. This new theatre is
one of the best and most modern in
the northwest and is under the per-
sonal supervision of Mrs. w. G. Ray.
It is located in the St. Charles block,
having frontage on Willard street two
doors east Of the St. Charles hotel.
No expense has been spared to
make :. the playhouse attractive in
every detail. The lobby, 18x35 feet,
is finished in mahogony and white
with a small business and ticket Of
flee between the entrance and exit
doors. The machine room above the
ticket office is lined with steel and as
near fire proof as is possible to make
It. N
The main room of the theatre is
28x6O feet with seating capacity of
three hundred. The floor is elevated
to within a few feet of the room and
comfortable chairs are arranged in
groups of four on the sides and five
in the center. The color scheme of
the theatre room is brown with side
wall panels of hand-painted tapestry
paper, in brown and pale tan. The
columns and ceiling are finished in old
ivory and gold. The lighting scheme
carries out the Japanese garden ef-
feet, the ceiling lights being a basket
cluster of soft brown light, and the
side lights are fitted with Japanese
! globes. The stage setting and seen
cry work was done by the Dickinson
Sign Company.
The moving picture equipment is
the best and most modern on the
market. The machine is the very lat
est model Simplex and the Gold King
screen make an outfit as good as in
any city theatre.
The front of the building will be
fitted with an array of electric lights
with large electric sign suspended
over the Sidewalk with the word
cray" worked out in large display
globes. The photograph frames and
billing frames are all also made to
conform with the interior decorations.
The inside work is now being
rushed to completion as fast as pos
sible under the direction of J. G. Kit
tleson, so that the theatre will be
in readiness for the opening show.
Wilford Leonberger will be in
charge of the machine and for the
present an accomplished piano play
er has been secured. The established
pricesof admission is ten cents sffoa,
everybody. y
Mrs. Ray has made arrangements
to distribute large souvenir: photo
graphs of leading movie stars free of
charge to those who attend the show
at any performance on the opening
date.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
B, & /. ASSOCIATION
HANDLES $4,000

There are but few organizations
that can show such splendid growth q S
can the Dickinson Building & Loan
Association.
At the regular monthly board meet
ing held last Monday it was reported
that there has passed through the
trea surer's hands since it's organiza-
ton last May of over eleven thousand
dollars.
This means that every dollar is
earning a profit greater than can be
found in any other legitimate invest
ment.
The constant applications for loans
shows also that in the borrowing
public, there is deep appreciation of
the plans for repayment at a very
moderate interest.
It may not be known thct any one
can become investing members with
as few shares as five and a monthly
payment of $3.50, or rs shares with
$3.50 payment.
These monies paid in each month
are invested and re-invested, so that
not only are the dues of the investor
bearing interest, but the interest
coming from the borrower, is also re.
invested, thus the money is turnec
over again and again, and which
makes the stock to the investor sc
valuable.
Citizens contemplating building
next summer should place their earn
ings in the association now, thus en-
hancing the value Of their stocl
when ready to build.
Providing these payments are KEEP
up there will be a net profit at thu
end of ten years for the five share
investor of $4,000, or for the on:
who pays in $3.50 each month, there
will be a profit Of $1,000, in othe1
words, the five share investor pay
less than $4,000 and receives $500
and the rs share holder pays less thar
$500 and draws $25O0.
The first Of the year is a splendit
time to take shares because the 1:
months dividends will be declared OF
January 1st, 1918, for the year 1917
giving full years profit.
The secretary will gladly give an!
information for those seeking safe in
vestments for large or small amounts
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
n. D. GUARDS LEAVE
BORDER JANUARY 7

According to press dispatches from
the Mexican border, the North Dakota
regiment of the national guard are
due to leave the border about January
7th, this statement being credited to
officers of the company who have
wired to Fort Smelling, MINI, to have
turn of the guards.
10000 soldiers are to be released
in groups, the North Dakota regiment
being in the third group scheduled
to leave. According to the arranged
program it will be about February
1st before the members Of Company
K will reach home after being must
cred out at Fort Smelling.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
SALARY ACT IS
IS EFFECTIVE JAN. |

States Attorney H. A. Burgeson
has received an opinion from At
torney General Linde regarding the
salary regulations of county officials
under the laws enacted at the last
session of the legislature. County Of
ficers all over the state have been
anxious to know whether the new plan
of basing salaries on population
rather than upon the assessed valua-
ton became effective January 1st.
The last legislative assembly adopted
a bill changing the basis of paying
county officials and adopted the new
plan basing salaries on population,
effective January 1st, 1917. At the
same session law was enacted limit
ing the increase of tax levy and sal
aries, and providing that no salaries
should be increased prior to January
1st, 1917, beyond the amount now
authorized on the basis of the as
sessed valuation Of 1914. There
would appear to be- a conflict be-
tween the two acts, one enabling
counties to increase salaries on a
population basis January LIST, while
the other prohibits such increase until
July 1st. ~
The attorney generals opinion as
given to Mr.. Burgeson follows:
"In your letter you seem to assume
there is a conflict between section
of chapter 254 Of the 1915 session
laws and section 8 of chapter 112. A
close examination of the language
used in these two sections might in
dicate an apparent conflict, out if both
sections are read together it would
seem that there is in fact no conflict.
ut is my opinion, therefore, that
YOUR county would be justified, as a
matter of law, to fix the salaries of
your county officers on population
basis as provided by chapter 112, af-
ter January 1st, 1917"
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
Nuessle Will Hear i:
J.C.R. and Murthu
Cases Next Week

On account of an affidavit of preju-
dice having been filed against Judge
W. c. Crawford in the case of Stark
County VS.. T. F. Murtha, former
states attorney, and former Commits
sioners Mischel, Hughes and Roquette,
Judge w. L. Nuessle has been called
in to try the case which will begin
next Wednesday, having been held
over from the 22nd. Judge Nuessie
will also sit in the famous 81. C. R."
case, which comes up Immediately
following. The latter case will prob
ably be in court for a week or more
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
INTEREST AROUSED
IN "J.C. R." CASE

As the date set for the trial Of
the famous 81. C. R." case approaches
the more interest is being taken in
the identity of the claimant to the
Caldwell estate. Attorney w. F.
Burnett, who is representing the
elder Caldwell, returned Sunday from
Chicago, where he was taking depo-
sitions from parties who had hand
in the mystery when ~. C. R." was
a mental blank at the Oak Forest in
frmary. Among those whose depo-
sitions were taken were DR.: H. g.
Stevens of the University Of Chicago;
DR.. C. H. Lowell, an uncle of the miss
ing Caldwell, and Mrs. Lowell; J. l.:
Butts, a reporter who interviewed
Mrs. H. E. Pitkin who first claimed
81: G.. R." as her missing son, Earl
lies, and then said ne was Caldwell; ;
DR.. McCullock, dentist who had
worked on the teeth of Caldwell, and
James Mullenback, who was superin-
tendent at Oak Forest when 81. C. r. ]"
was released.
While in Chicago Mr.. Burnett was
interviewed by reporter and the
Chicago Tribune carried lengthy re-
view of the famous case with photo
graphs of J. A. Caldwell before his
disappearance and 81. C. R."
That the case is attracting nation
wide attention is evidenced by the fact
that the Associated Press will have a
representative here to report the
trial, which lays claim to being the
worlds greatest newspaper.
This promises to be one of the
greatest cases ever fought in the
courts of the northwest and readers
of the Press will watch the outcome
with great deal Of interest as the
Caldwells are well known to Stark
tcounty residents and ~. C. r." the
man of mystery, has been a promi.
nent character here since the begin
ming of the case about two years ago
Casey & Burgeson are looking after
the interests Of the claimant to the
fortune and Mr.. Burnett represents
the elder Caldwell. (
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
Archie Merrill
Insane Patient
To jamestown

Archie Merrill was taken to the
hospital in Jamestown this week, fol-
lowing a commitment by the Dunn
county insanity board at Manning.
Merrill was taken last spring to a
private sanitarium in St. Paul in the
hope that he could get relief from
his ailment but returned to his Dunn
county home in the fall not much
improved. Relatives have been car
ing for him until last week when his
condition was so serious that it was
brought to the attention of the au-
thorities.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
Purchase Pleads
Guilty to Charge
of fEnlbezzLen,ent

At the trial of Geo. H. Purchase,
the Halliday attorney who was
charged with forgery and embezzle-
ment, which was being held in the
Burleigh county court, a sensation
was sprung when Purchase, through
his counsel, entered a plea of guilty
to the embezzlement charge. Sent
ence will be passed by Judge Nuessle
on January 18th, and bail bonds were
fixed at $4,000.
The prosecution alleged that Pur-
chase, as attorney for Charles Jentz-
en-, administrator of the estate of the
late Andrew Lipter Of Dunn county,
ceive and take into his possession a
certain check for $2,O52.08 and ap-
propriated it to his own use." About
twelve witnesses from Dunn and
Stark counties hadrbeen subpoened by
the prosecution, number of them be-
ing county officials from Dunn
county.
The forgery charge growing out
of the same transaction was dis
missed when the plea of guilty was
entered Wednesday morning. Pur-
chase agreed to return all the funds
misappropriated. According to the
attorneys for the prosecution a sent
ence for an offense of this nature will
be from one to five years and will
result in the defendant being dis
barred from practicing law in North
Dakota, the matter having already
been brought to the attention of
the committee of the bar associa-
ton.
An array of legal talent was pres
ent when the case was called. Thos.
G. Johnson Of Killdeer, states attor-
ney for Dunn county, headed the
prosecution. Assisting him were H. j.
Linde, attorney general, T. D. Casey
of this city, special counsel represent
ing the Lipter estate, and F. E. Nc
Curdy, city attorney of Bismarck,
who was procured to aid in the selec-
ton of the jury.
Counsel for the defense were T. F.
Murtha and C. H. Starke of Dickin-
son, and Miller, Zuger and Tillotson
of Bismarck. Purchase once practiced
law at Jamestown, Beach and Rich
ardton and later moved to Halliday.
Before coming to this state he served
with the police force at Superior, Wis
consin. He is we'll known in Dick
inson, having been located in towns
tributary to this city for number
! of years.
! Witnesses who were called from
Dunn and Stark counties We're Geo.
lW. Morton, county Judge of Dunn
county, r. Leroy Evans, editor of the
Halliday Promoter, O. J. Wick, cash
ier of the First State Bank at Mann
ing, Sheriff H. A. Kaspar Of Manning
and Victor Maser, assistant cashier
of the Dakota National Bank of this
city. Other witnesses were called
from the Halliday vicinity who were
connected with the Lipter estate.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
All Sales Records For Holi- :.
days Broken; Merchants Feel
Good Over Trade Prospects

Dickinson merchants have good
reason to be joyful at this yuletide
season, as it is believed to be the
largest volume of business transacted
in the city durng any previous year.
The merchants bought heavily Of ali
kinds of Christmas and holiday goods
and the number of buyers has in
creased from day to day as the
Christmas season approaches in spite
of the cold winter weather Tbe,s.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23

Thelma Sterland, who stays with
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Sterland, and attends school
here, leaves today (Friday) for a va
cation visit with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Sterland, at Glendive.
She will be accompanied up by Louise
Williamson, who will be her guest
during vacation.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23

was a larger and better assortment of
holiday goods on display in the Dick
inson stores than ever before and the
sales reported have more than justi-
fed the large expenditure necessary
to carry on the additional stock.
Christmas shoppers from other
towns were frequent visitors to the
local stores and went home with the
feeling that Dickinson is mighty
good place to trade. .~. =. ----<..--.. d.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
MASONIC DANCE POSTPONED

MASONIC DANCE POSTPONED
Owing to the rush cf Christmas
business the regular Saturday night
Masonic dance will be held on Monday
night, December 25th.
These dances are for Masons, their
families and members of the Eastern
Star order. Special music. Lunch
will be served.
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23
LATEST NEWS FROM ..
MEXICAN BORDER

o Mercedes, Texas, Dec. 20, 1916. 4
o Notice has been issued that (
o the North Dakota guard are to :
o be mustered out. The exact date (
. of departure for Fort Smelling (
o has not been fixed. Will let you 4
o know as soon as we hear. Citi- :
o zens Of Mercedes are to give the :
o enlisted men Of our regiment :
. Christmas tree.
o sl:< tt5 2.s 4
81 CAPT. C. N. BARKER. 4
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The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23

The Press is prepared to do all your
stationery and job printing. 2rs
The Dickinson press., 1916-12-23

Y Denver Berg is expected home for
his mid-year vacation from his work
at the Minnesota university tomorrow
(Saturday.)
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14
OF WOMEN ON
 CHICAGO'S POLICE FORCE

CHICAGO, Dec. 27.--Hundreds of women were among the first of Chicago's proposed 10000 citizen police force, which went on duty to- day. They took up their patrol in the politest, as well as the toughest dis tricts in the city. Millionaires' row along Lake Shore drive and Little Italy a short distance away, were the districts chosen. That women were to be allowed on the force was not known until Louis Damon, Secretary of the Civic Co-operators, sponsor for the movement, made the announce ment today.
 "They'll be better than men," said Damon. "They notice things quicker than men. The force will be compris- ed mostly of women" When com plete, every block in the city will have a citizen policeman or policewoman.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

THE S. O s. CALLS sent out by us the past month, seemed to have attracted little or no attention. We hope the ones that Seward and a greater part of Alaska are sending to the Finance Committee in Wash ington, to get a move on them with that Emergency Appropriation" will be heard, by Saturday the 18th. Whatever the result the Seward Com mercial Go. are getting in readiness to meet the Big Rush that is bound to follow the Annual Appropriation of $S,5OO,OOO for construction. No trouble to wait on you, lots of time to take inventory after waiting on our trade.
 SEWARD COMMERCIAL co.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14
NEWS NOTES

The ladies bridge Whist club will meet tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Horace De Line.
 The monthly examinations of the Seward schools took place today.
 "Uncle Joe" Irvine, of Mile 26, telephoned to town that he would come in with a load of pumpkins for the barn dance the Arctic Brother hood will pull off the twenty-sixth.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14
ALASKA FISHERIES

Secretary Lane of the Interior in his report says the yearly catch of fish in Alaska is worth about $20,OOO,- 900. Since the purchase of the terri tory Alaskan waters have produced S254,O 100000 worth of fish.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14
LOST

Large black cat with white nose, white under body and feet. Missing six weeks. Suitable reward on re- turn. Phone Main 13O. Mrs. J. Myers. 1-14-
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

FOR SALE: English Setter bird dog pup at $25 each. The best of breeding. Eligible for registration. Write Nj. D. Snodgrass, Kodiak.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Percolators, Electric and Common, Casseroles, Fl Grillo- o-Toasters. Make sensible presents. Buy of SEWARD COMMERCIAL CO.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Mems and boys Jersey sweaters in plain and athletic stripes. Just the thing for winter wear. Brown 6 Hawkins. Quality First"
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

New stock of Eveready>fas lights and Batteries.
 Brown & Hawkins, Quality First" |"
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

New patterns in China and Japan floor mattings, rugs and linoleums.
 Brown & Hawkins, Quality First"
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Watch for our advertisement in to- morrow's Gateway. Brown x Hawkins.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14
THE KEY

Seward-made candies. Johnston Chocolates fresh from the factory. Also fruits. 12-16-tt
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14
l 9 l 0
 A FOREWORD To the People of Seward and Vicinity
A FOREWORD

During 1915 there was gradual and steady improve ment in almost all lines of business in the United States Ever the previous year. 1916 promises to be banner year for the whole country.
 Business in all lines held up well for Seward and vicinity bank deposits during 1915 reached total of twice as much as at any previous period
 The business of this bank for 1915 has been exception ally satisfactory and grateful to our customers and the general public for the confidence and good will that has been manifested toward to such an unusual degree We enter the year more resOurceful and bote enpned than we have ever been the nan cia needs of our customers.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

WANTED:-Furnished room for housekeeping. Close in. Inqmre Gateway. 1-14-2t.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

All mushers are invited to meet at the Commerce Cafe. Open night and day.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Jersey Cream Kisses" VANILLA FLAVOR. A pure food candy, made in Seward Alaska. For sale at the Key.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Noodle Cafe. Phone Main III. Tray service receives prompt at tention. 10-5-h.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Waterfll & Frazier whlskey at "The Branch"
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Ladies' and childrens' furnishings at Butts.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14
" PALACE JINGLES"

The summers slipping away again, And winters almost here;
 The boys are coming from the hills In search of warmth and cheer.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Dry goods at Butts.
The Seward gateway., 1916-01-14

Come; all you lads from Anchorage When you crave a glass of beer. You're welcome as the flowers in May, And no one is siwashed here.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-08-17
on this fund amDunt to $500 this
wear.
THE PRICE OF PAPER.

COMMITTEE of the Democratic
Congress has been holding some
hearings to determine why paper
lis so high in price This subject
Is one which affects every pub
Usher and every reader Of a news
paper-but, despilt our direct In
tercst in the questi on. we canmot
see how Congh' essio ona q mmit tee
holding a few Solated hea rings and
liste ming ITO the accusati tions a.
sainst and the denals BY the
manufacturers of paper, can accom-
piish anythfng W nth while.
The Clhyt a trade oommi SSH on was
supposed to do something like thus.
1t has the maN hineny. 1T has the
appropriations for such a purpose.
Why does not this great body,
which Mr.. Wilson haas SO highly
praised, make searching inquiry
into this question and take steps
to remedy it? The great trouble
with the Democrats in Congress
and in the administrative depart
ments and bureaus, lis that they
delight to start things which they
do not know how to finish. The
probable net RESULT ef the present
Investigation win be the publisa-
ton of the stenograIh hic Report of
the testGm any taken thus us. nig up
anme more of the available stock
OF print -paper-anh there the
natter with enid. The Democrats AL
ways talk hike people who want to
help everybody but act like peo-
pie who do not want to and never
do help anybody.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-08-17
WOLF BOUNTY CLAIMS

Pierre. Wolf bounty claims in
this state for the year ending
Jnlly 81, were s1S,2S9. which, when
apportls med on the amount of the
annual appro pr alton. pays II cents
on the dolIar on all claims The
claims were FIR approximately mime
th ousand coyotes, and few gray
wolves. Last year the claims were
for $14,7 No, which paid out S3 cent
OH the dollar. Spectators on
bounty certificates who have been
paying about $140 each will get
two cents more than they paid. for
he claims. The state auditors de-
partm emit will be senddng out the
warrants on these claims Within
a few DAYS.
The department is today send
ng out warrants ON claims for
horses killed on account of being
infected with CHAMBERS. The claims
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-08-17
BUILDING NEW LINE

Manager Il. r. Spears, of the
local teleph one exchamge, Uniforms
Us that his company. the Nebraska
Telephone Co, has within the last
few days started a large f nee of
men at the work of buibding the
new line from Rapid City to Pierre
.c work mmeneing at the west
end This lime will follow secti on
lines, so tHat repair work cam be
more easily handled. The present
line is on the Western Union poles,
paralleling The railroad, and repair
men eth er have to walk cr obt aim
emission frt m the rain oadfDffici-
ais to use a motor car
The new line comes into Philip
from the west, extending i'm that
dire, tion III a straight lime for
forty miles A jog Of mile to
the north Will be made nmt of
Philip, from theme east and north,
as the topogfaa lly OF the c umtry,
AMID the location of the company IS
stations win require The Improve
ment involves am expendit ure of
about $50, ,000.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-08-17

perty consists of a section of
rich South Dakota land, town pro-
perty, and considerable property,
in north ern Minnesota, where his
mother formerly lived
Van Moore was sent up from
Stanley County for the murder of
Susan Tim Cup, another Indian has
sentence being for life. Soon after
ward a legal flight was started for
his freedom ON the grounds that
he was a goyernmen charge and
therefore the state courts had no
jurisdiction over his actions
Attorneys w. G. Porter and e.
L. GranHham of Aberdeen took
hold of the case, ,and recently their
cont ention was recognized in AN
opinion from Federal Judge Elliot
of Sioux Falls AS Van Moore had
served fifteen years impri risonment,
the federal authorities defd ID
that he had been punished s0lffi-
ciently.
Philip weekly review and Bad River news. [volume] (Philip, Stanley County, S.D.) 1912-1918, 1916-08-17
INDIANS JOY RIDE

Pierre, s. D.-An old Indtiatn driv-
ing hearse with "a pahr of weary
looking mules drawing the sunlblis-
tered vehicle along the street a
few days ago was not an evidence
of death NOR "trip to the cemetery
1t was chilly am old INDIAN from
Crow Cheek reservation who OWNS
an old hearse 1or family carriage,
and finds ft very convenient for
carrying the camp equipage inside
while his family rides in state on
the top of the vehicle.
This has been used ais the family
travelling carliaee for many years
since the Indian had only the
heatse left to pick from lin a stock
of "catMin ges' which were pick
ed up when the reds ain got a
lump government payment many
years ago, and took the first OPP
portumdty to spend 1t.