The Dickinson press., 1909-02-06

the city this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. R. Barnett were down
from Sentinel Butte this week.
E. F. Ewald of Hebron was transact
ing business in the city this week.
Attorney F. E. McCurdy of Richardton
was in the city on business Thursday.
l. j. Dickinson & Son will take orders
for masquerade suits for the Maccabees
ball.
Mrs. w. S. Russell gave a dinner
party last evening, covers being laid for
eight guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Neil, who have
been visiting in Wisconsin, are expected
in the city o
C. j. Newkirk was in the city a few
days the past week. looking after some
business matters.
Mrs. C. A. Bloom, the wife of Con-
tractor Bloom, is seriously i'll at her
home in this city.
1t is like getting a present when you
buy that blue and white enamel ware at
A. T. Crowl & Co.'S 1t
G. W. Madesen, Fred Stafford, Jay
Lyon and ] Luther Risk were down
from Belfield yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Roberts enter
tanned a small gathering of friends at
a dinner party Sunday evening.
Miss Clara Thacker will open her
dancing school in the armory Tuesday
evening of next week at 7 80 O'Clock.
Richard Hayward. state high school
inspector. made the Dickinson schools
an official visit on Thursday. MIR Hey
ward seemed pleased with the progress
being made in the local schools and
complimented the teachers on their good
work.
j. W. Sturgeon. formerly captain Of
the Dickinson baseball team last season,
now of Judith Gap, Montana, is to man
age the baseball team at that place the
coming season and his friends here are
confident that he will give Judith Gap
a fast nine.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Messersmith are
spending a part of the winter in Old
Mexico. MI. Messersmith writes that
it is IS in the shade down there this
winter. He also says that that country
is 100 years behind the times and will
never catch up.
j. W. Reed. of Reed Bros, the Barnes
street merchants, has purchased the fine
brick residence property on Hannaford
street belonging to Mrs. Emily McCloy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed will occupy their new
home within a short time, as Mrs. Nc
Cloy hopes to leave for Californa within
a week or ten days.
AT the close of the business meeting
of the Ladies of the MaIcabees on
Wednesday evening, a delicious supper
was served at the home of Mrs. j., A.
McAndress. About 20 were present and
the menu was greatly enjoyed by all.
After the supper a jolly social time was
spent, one of the chief amusements
being the barn dance.
E. ". Carlock, who resigned a couple
of weeks ago as secretary of the Dickin-
son Loan & Investment Co., is consider
ing locating at Boston and has practi-
cally decided to accept. the offer. The
family will leave the city the last of
next week. Mr.. Carlock will 60 straight
on but the family will visit at points
along the way.
At the Business college Thursday ven
ing the question. Resolved that prizes
should not be offered in school, was
decided in the negative. The debate for
the nth will be Resolved, that doctors
are more useful than lawyers" Affirm
alive, j. A. Dawson. Pat McGrath and
Leone Klinefelter; negative, W. E.
Pelissier, Mary Berringer and Harold
Peck. Reading Cordelia Branick music,
Hazel Altman and j. P. Grady.
The ladies of the P. E. O. society
were entertained by Mrs. v. H. Stickney
Wednesday afternoon at a most delight
full luncheon. Covers were laid for
twelve and the decorations of the dining
room were masses of beautiful yellow
jonquils, carrying out the society colors
of yellow and white. Dainty hand
painted place cards in the same colors
made appropriate favors. After the
luncheon the guests were entertained by
their hostess with memory tests. TIE
title of we'll known books were guessed
and the different poets by quotations
from their works. Mrs. Guy Hunter was
the fortunate lady in both contests and
the prizes were two handsome books.