The Dickinson press., 1908-10-31

the first of the week.
Mrs. F. D. Wilson has been visiting
In Glendive the past week.
Mrs. P. E. Zimmerman of South Heart
was in Dickinson on Thursday.
Dan Hanson, who is located neal
Bailey, was a business visitor in the
city Tuesday.
Sheriff 7. N. Hartuns and deputies
were busy distributing ballot boxes at
the various precincts the first Of the
week.
Geo. T. Donaldson. owner of the Custer
Trail ranch, was in Dickinson on
Wednesday. Mr.. and Mrs Donaldson
win 60 east for the winter after election.
H. Olstad returned from Valley City
the first of the week to his homestead
near Midway. He stated that wheat
around Valley City averaged about IA to
IS bushels to the acre.
Conductor Everett Baker leaves this
week for Cookville, Ohio. to join Mrs.
Baker, who has been away all summer.
They will probably return to Dickinson
the last of November
In a recent issue of the Miles City
Journal is a cut of the new Miles City
Manufacturing Co. building. X. A.
Kalmen is manager of this compan y
which employs 81 men.
MI. and Mrs. Nichols, who have been
spending a few months at the home of
their daughter, Mrs E. W. Carlork, will
leave for their home in Plattsburgh,
N. Y, next week.
Master Ross Swickard was given a
pleasant party Wednesday evening, IL
of his playmates being guests at the E.
R. Swickard home on Hannaford street.
Attorney Geo. H. Stone and Hon. L.
B. Hanna came in from the Cannon Ball
river Thursday morning. MI. Hanna gave
a good political address at New England
the night before.
Word is just received of the death of
David Anken at Davenport. Iowa,
October 9th. Deceased was a former
resident of this locality and full partic-
ulars of the death of this esteemed
pioneer will be given next week.
H. c. Christensen was in from the
ranch the past week to meet his son,
Nels, who was returning from St. Paul
where he underwent an operation for
appendicitis. Mr.. Christensen made
homestead proof on his Oakdale land
while in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Swickard and son,
Ross, plan to leave next Thursday for
St. Paul, from which city the mother
and son will 60 to Colorado Springs fo1
the winter. Mr.. %Swickard's principal
business in St. Paul will be as a witness
for F. A. Little in an important land
suit.
B. S. Covell, secretary of the Farmers
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Rainy
Butte, was in Dickinson on Thursday
and Friday. He reports a good business
for his company the past year.
The second annual convention of the
North Dakota Association of Science
and Mathematics teachers will be held
at FARGO, Saturday, November 7, with
an interesting program. Supt. P. S.
BERG of Dickinson is the vice president
of the association.
Rev. F. L. Watkins, the new Metho.
dist minister, came to Dickinson this
week and will preach his first sermon
tomorrow morning. Rev. F. ". Gress
and family also left for Washburn this
week to commence a pastorate in Mr..
Watkins former parish.
Miss M. Elaine Beaulieu. who came
here from Texas last spring to care fol
her sister. Miss Agnes, left this week
for her former home in Milwaukee, Wis.
It will be remembered that Miss Agnes
died in the early summer after a long
siege with typhoid fever. Both girls
were practical nurses and by their kind
and loving dispositions made many
friends in Dickinson.
Auditor j. A. McGregor of Bill ings
county is sending out postal cards OF
the reverse side of which is a goot
likeness of n of Dickinson's pioneer
townsmen. Mr.. McGregor is an indepen'
dent candidate for reelection and hi
many friends through this locality hop,
to see him successful Miss Rutl
McGreeor. an only daughter. is at pres
ent attending the Dickinson Bushes
college.
t A number of prominent Dickinson
| people have been invited to witness tn
launching of the battleship North Dakot'
t at Quincy, Mass. November 10. 4
| special train will carry the North Dakot'
e party, leaving St. Paul November 8 wit
D special rates. A large number of promi
+ nent people of the state will witness tn
! ceremonies, including Gov. Burke an,