The Dickinson press., 1908-11-21

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Mrs. Catherine Ray entertained the
Bridge club Friday afternoon of this
week.
August Pertner left Wednesday for
Lucky, Ohio. to spend Thanksgiving
and Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Mack of Mid
way were visitors in the city the latter
part of the week.
1t will cost you nothing to help your
favorite. The checks are as good as
gold in payment for merchandise. 1t
Postmaster w. C. Mckenzie was in
from New England Sunday to meet Mrs.
Mckenzie or her return from Idaho.
w. P. Brannon. of the Dickinson Fire
& Pressed Brick Co., returned the past
week from a business trip at Billings.
Mrs. August Werth of Hannaford, N.
D.. is visiting with her sister, Mrs.
Fred Harris in this city.
The excellent skating on the river
Sunday and Monday attracted big crowds
of followers of the sport.
A turkey shoot will be. held on the
South Side neal the German hotel Sum
day afternoon at 2 80 O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Written and
daughter of White Bear Lake. Mimi,
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Rus
sell Thursday and Friday of this week.
On Saturday and Monday. November
21st and %, with all orders of 81 or over
we will give you eight bars of Santa
Claus soap for rs cents. Harleman &
Scott. 1t
Walter P. Written, assistant chief
engineer of the Great Northern railway,
was a passenger on No. 3 Tuesday. and
enjoyed a few minutes visit with Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Russell.
Nels Bruvold of Richardton was in
Dickinson last Saturday as q witness for
Miss Gena Bruvold in making homestead
proof. Martin Olson was the other wit
ness.
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Glass and little
son were in from Gaylord yesterday. Mr..
Glass was a witness for W. o. Chase
who made proof on his homestead at
the U. S. land Office. r. j. Wilson was
the other witness.
Don Stevenson, one of the Missouri
Slope pioneers, who has been ill for
some time at the home of his dauehter.
Mrs. B. S. Townsend. and whose condi-
ton has been very low the past ten days,
remains about the same.
News was received here early in the
week that the automobile belonging to
Lefor Bros. of Gladstone burned up
about n mile east of that town on
Monday night. The machine was in
sured for a part of its value.
J. A. Writ wat in from New England
on Tuesday to meet his sister, Miss
Frances Writ of Churdan. Iowa, who
came out to establish residence on what
is known as the Clough water claim a
mile and a half north of the Cannon
Ball metropolis.
w. C. Coils was in Dickinson on
Tuesday for the first time in a year. Mr..
Coils is successfully growing cattle and
horses in Billings county. His beef
steers, without a cut, sold at Sc. per
pound in market this fall and AVERAGED
/, $50 lbs. He finds that it pays well to
breed only the best stock.
Herman Hartman was in from Hettine-
er county on Tuesday. He raised 2, 1000
bushels of grain this year and estimates
that he was damaged $500 by hail. Max
Trzyuka, a neighbor, raised 587 bushels
Of wheat, 316 bushels of oats and some
other grain. He was also seriously
damaged by hail.
Mrs A. D. Heaton entertained a
small party of ladies Saturday after
noon of last week in honor of Mr..
Heaton's mother, Mrs. w. N. Heaton,
of Des Moines, la. The afternoon vas
pleasantly spent in playing 500. A
dainty luncheon was served by the
hostess.
Anton Tanbere was up from Gladstone
on business Thursday. His farming
operations have been very successful
the past year. He raised /, 100 bushels
of wheat that averaged ISL bushels to
the acre and, after cutting a good share
of his oats or hay, he threshed 800 BUSH
els of fine grain.
Mrs. j. v. lessen and Miss Louise
Clarke entertained the lady teachers of
the Dickinson schools at the home of
Mrs. lessen Saturday afternoon. There
were Is present and the feature of the
entertainment was a button sewing
contest, after which a luncheon was
served, making the afternoon one of
much pleasure for the teachers.
The committee of St. Johns Episcopal