The Dickinson press., 1902-06-07
The family Of w. E. Kowalke arrived

A son was born to MIR. and Mrs. w.
R.Veigel this week.
E. H. Smithsof Austin, Mimi. was out
this week to close up some land deals.
Mrs. B.L. Donnelly Of jamestown is.
spending some time with her friend, Mrs.
c. w. Conroy.
Friday was another rainy day. It is
bad ior the shearing crews who have
been unable. to do much this week..
w. E. Kowalke will be ready to COM
mence on the Caroline Busse residence
next week. He has the Wannemacher
house nearly completed.
Lost-Between Carroll's livery barn
and S. L. Carroll's house, a gold chain
and locket. Finder please leave at
PRESS Office. 81.
The 6remen had a wet time for the
closing of their tournament at Valley
City. The convention will be held at.
Wahpeton next year.
The Odd Fellows and Rebekahs were
handsomely entertained in Fargo this
week. Next year the grand lodge meet
ing will be held at Grand Forks.
Henry Anderson president of the Mer-
chants National bank of Los Angeles,
Cal, spent a day this week with with his
sisters Mrs. w. Sterland of Gladstone
and Mrs. Suits of this city.
North Dakota brand book-for 81 we
will give a copy of this book and a years
subscription to the PRESS and the
Weekly Forum. Copies of the book at
this oflce--mailed to any address on
avove terms. 6-7-2t
AT a social function in Minneapolis
this week the engagement of DR.. Arthur
Current of this city and Miss Rozella
Mcdowell was announced. Miss Nc
Dowell is the sister of Mrs. DR.. Perkins
of this city.
Co. K. gave the most delightful dance
Dickinson has known in a long time
Tuesday evening-and it was impromtu
and entirely informal. Exquisite music
harp and violin-was furnished by
travelling musicians.
Benedict Coulson of Belfeld returned
from Minneapolis a short time ago where
he had been to have an artificial leg
fitted. He is walking around with a
cane and handles the limb nicely. The
Winkley Artificial Limb Co. fitted him
out and he recommends this firm to any
in need of their goods.
One of the lady passengers was left
Sunday afternoon, together with the
porter of her car. The pullman conduc
tor, who had been assisting the porter in
an attempt to get the lady aboard sue,
ceeded in getting the train stopped a
short distance out of Dickinson, but no,
until the lady and her colored aid had
been taken into a caboose attached to an
engine which was to overtake the train.
This week John Van der Las, R. J
Turner, Ferd. Leutz, R. A. Fox and A,
+. Patterson closed a deal with the N.
p. for the purchase of I84,32o acres Of
land, which practically includes all of
the company's unsold lands, in township
lots, south of the road and west of range
%. Messrs. Van der Las and Turner
went to St. Paul on Monday to make
final arrangements for this purchase,
and Mr.. Fox is now in Iowa soliciting
buyers. The land will be re-sold in
township lots.
Miss Ina Hawkinsen has just received
word from the Western Milliner-pub
lished at Chicago-that out Of hundred:
Of competitors she wins first prize Tor the
most artistic lady's hat for mid-summeI
wear The hat was designed for 0
the Dickinson teachers. Miss Hawkin
sen was required to send a front and bach
view Of this hat and Osborn secured
some fine ones. The prize is a diploma
and five hundred hat tips with the win
ner's name and residence printed in
gold.
1t was extremely warm Decoration
day which kept some from joining in the
procession to the cemetery. The excl
cises at the opera house were largely at
tended, and the dis ppointment of ,h'
hour was that Mrs. Geo. A. Hughes wa
ill and unable to sing as had been prom
Used. The name off WaltsrSterland 0
Gladstone was added to~he list OF speak
!. ers, he being one Of the veterans of tn
Indian war of 1876. Mr.. Sterland spok
feelingly and said that he thought tn
memory of Custer should have a shar
of attention on Decoration day. H
served under Reno, and his detachmen
passed west a few miles north OF Dick
:, inson, just south of Davis buttes, on tn
goth Of May, 2o years ago. They campe'
on the banks of Green river the nigh
: before. This will be news to many
our readers as it has been generally ur
derstood that the Custer trailwaso mile
south Of Dickinson. This trail south M
j Sterland says was probably used in ca
rying mail and supplies, as it was ce
tainly not used by Custer and his troop
Mrs. L. A. Simpson and Mrs. L.
Rudiselle, assisted bv Miss Messersmit
and Miss Rudiselle, gave a parcel Shove
at Mrs. Simpsons Monday afternoon ft
Y Miss Margaret Connolly. Miss Connell
d received many beautiful and usef'
d gifts for her new home from her youn
l. friends. A musical guessing game W;
enjoyed, Mrs. Fulton Burnett and Mi!
"a Mamie Deffebach recognized the mo
selections played by Miss Messersmit
! and won the favors. Merchandising
h feet in every way-were served and wit
best wishes for the bride-to-be the con
pany dispersed. Those invited wer
MeSdamec Elypp purnetf McKaa,.