The Dickinson press., 1909-10-09

CITY on wednesday.
Dan Brew has bought part of the
Sam Gotta band Of sheep.
VIM. N. Crist and family got in
Thursday in the rain from Mary.
Geo. Dollard and E. B. King were
down from Belfield the past week.
Mrs. E. F. Hill and children were
up from Antelope last Saturday.
Mrs. Henry Will returned from the
Stein hospital to..her home in Medora
Thursday
Rev. F. L. Watkins went to Beach
Thursday where he held services in the
evening.
Roy Harmon of Medora was at the
Stein hospital for medical treatment
this week.
Cornelius Williams. president of the
new bank at Taylor, was in Dickinson
this week.
Mrs. j. C. Ireland of New England.
was operated upon at the Stein Friday
for appendicitis.
o. N. Durham of the Goodridee- Call
Lumber Co., was in Dickinson this
week.
Richard Berwick of Daglum was oper-
ated upon for appendicitis at the Stein
hospital Saturday.
Mrs. J. F. Davis and her mother, Mrs.
Henderson. have returned from short
visit to Richadton.
Geo. H. Foster and family OF Belfield
drove to Dickinson Saturday on busi-
ness. returning Sunday
Postoffice Inspector Drake was in the
city this week and looked over the
postoffice while here.
Bert Townsend went to Belfeld Thurs
day morning to arrange for his horse
sale there on the 18th.
Miss Bessie Otterson returned the first
of the week from an extended trip to
Chicago, the Twin cities and Starbuck,
Minn.. where her parents reside.
r. A. Lyon went to Oakdale on Fri
day to join Inspector A. F. Northrop
for a month in work on the Little Mis-
sour river. The inspector has four
! townships to look over,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. McAndress left
Monday for Aberdeen. S. D. They will
60 to Andover, S. D.. later to visit
Mrs. McAndress' sister, Mrs. Altman.
Miss Elizabeth Biggs was in Dickin-
son on Friday in the interests of the
Florence Crittenton Home of Fargo. 1t
is very worthy institution and many
Of our citizens made liberal donations.
W. C. Ladage and NJ. Mundy left
on Friday with two auto loads of land
seekers for the country around New
ENGLAND. They would have gone out
on Thursday had il net been for the
rain.
The annual mission festival of St.
Johns Lutheran church will be held
Sunday morning at the regular hour.
Rev. F. Bunge of New England will
deliver the sermon. The evening address
at 7 80 will be by Rev. Eugene Ahl.
The heavy work of changing all the
assessment values in the tax lists is still
going on in the offices of the auditor
and treasurer. Treasurer John Riessbec cl
is assisting in the work in the auditor !
Office and expects 10 be able to issue
the tax notices in the course of few
weeks.
Thursday was rainy day, the frs
in some weeks The government gag.
at the Dickinson experiment station
showed precipitation of 1.3 inches o.
rain. This has soaked the ground wei
for fall blowing and IS good thing fo
the country. Threshing operations were
retarded for practically two days OF
account of the rain.
The Dickinson rifle club will hold it,
annual competition Sunday, Octobe
II, at the rifle range just north of th'
city Some lively shooting may b'
expected at this meeting, all member
being eligible except DR.. Barker who
is barred on account of having alread!
won medal in a former annual con
test.
The birthday club met for the frs
time since last spring. Thursday a
the residence of Mrs. Catherine Ray, t,
celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Henr!
Reichert. Five hundred was the amuse
ment of the afternoon and dainty re
freshments were served at six O'Clock
The members of the club presented Mrs
Reichert with two solid silver tea
spoons.
There was little business at the Com
merc;al Club Wednesday evening othe
than the enrolling of Dr.. H. Anderson
Col. j. H. Field. Geo. Dobson. Victo
Chilgren, Roy Baird, Will Dickinson