The Dickinson press., 1909-01-09

Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. JOE Martin of this city wa
operated on for appendicitis at the Stein
hospital IN Tuesday.
Senator L. A. Simpson came up from
his legislative duties at Bismarck on
No. I, Wednesday evening. '"
C. B. Hanson expects to be in St.
Paul the coming week to replenish his
matters. ~
Hon. T. S. Underhill writes that he
and Mrs. Underhill have left Iowa and
are located for the present in New
Orleans. La. .H
Louis Metz, living about eight miles
northwest of the city, was operated on
for appendicitis at the Stein hospital
Wednesday.
Maxwell Glerup came in from Fayette
on Wednesday to attend the Dickinson
schools for three months. He boards at
the home of VIM. N. Crist.
Frank Vrazal. a homesteader SIX
miles south of Manning, was in Dickin-
son on Thursday to make communication
proof at the u. S.. land Office. .r.
Daniel Heidi, William Heiser, Walter
| Scott and William Bake were recently
| admitted to membership of the German
Commercial Club on the South Side.
Albert Stamm arrived last week and
will be reporter for the Post. succeeding
r. E. McGlynn. Mr.. Stamm had been
one of the reporters On the staff of the
St. Paul Daily News.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Rabe are making
a trip to Howard Lake and Maple Lake,
Mimi. for a short visit. Mr.. Rabe will
avail himself of the opportunity to trans
act business in the Twin Cities.
There is no foundation to the rumor
that William Cuskelly had wandered
from his ranch beyond Oakdale and be
come lost in a storm. He wal merely
away from home hunting cattle.
Mrs. Frank Ferris of Jamestown under
went an operation for appendicitis at
the Stein hospital on Sunday and is
doing very nicely. She is q DAUGHTER of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Messersmith of this
city. "t
w. A. Wax, who works at the +. H.
Keogh ranch II miles southwest of
Oakdale, came in Wednesday to get
Mrs. Wax and their three-weeks' old
son. Mr.. Wax came in with a wagon
as there is very little sleighing between
Sadowsky's and Fayette.
W. R. Holgate expects to leave next
week for Grand Forks where he will take
gate has been doing special work at the
experiment station since last summer
and previous to that was science
teacher in the high school.
Thomas Nottingham has purchased of
W. o. Mitchell the Mitchell barber shop
and is now owner and proprietor of the
shop that has been in his charge for the
past two years. Mr.. Mitchell has been
in Miles City the greater part of the
time and may move his family to that
city in the spring.
Mrs. Joseph Cuskelly was at home to
a very jolly party of ladies and GENTLE
men on Friday evening of last week.
The affair was in the nature of a house
warming. being the first social gather
ing in the pleasant new home on Barnes
street. The evening was spent in play
ing cards and other games. A delicious
lunch was served and it was midnight
before the guests left for their homes.
It is generally believed that the
Northern Pacific intends to start work
in the spring in building the proposed
branch lines north and south of Mandan
as a contract was recently signed for
the building of the road bed south and
it is reported that orders have been
received at Mandan to place twenty cars
in shape and have twenty crews in
readiness for the work in the spring.
The annual meeting of the Ladies'
Aid society of the Methodist Episcopal
church was held in the church parlors
Thursday afternoon and the following
officers were elected for the year ensuing !:
Mrs. Ira j. Wilson, president; Mrs.
L. A. Davis, vice president; Mrs.
Hugh Roberts. End vice president; Mrs.
Fred Deiters. secretary; Mrs. Robert
Lyon, treasurer. '''
Mrs. Emma McCl"y entertained on
Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
]. E. Phelan in honor of Mrs. Dugald
Stewart of Bowman. There were about
20 ladies present and the afternoon
was spent in playing 500. At five
O'Clock a delicious course lunch was
served by the hostess and the affair was
pronounced a delightful ending to a busy
round of social eaieties. ~ =
A champion checker contest of so
games is being played at Bismarck be-
tween Representative Tom Evans of
Stark and Senator Mclean of Cavalier
counties. The former is a crack player
and the latter is acknowledged the
champion of the eastern and north
eastern parts of the state. The Tribune
states that betting is in favor of Evans
and that the S op is always known to
deliver the goous. ~ Ill ,r.s ST
The latter part of the year Food
Commissioner E. F. Ladd issued an order
requesting all millers selling flour in
the state to discontinue selling bleached
flour as the U. S. department Of agricul-
ture has 'classed it as adulterated and
the practice of fou~r-bleaching illegal.
Practically all of the state has con-
frmed with the request, including the
Missouri Valley Milling Co. Of Mandan,
which had been one Of the s%tandouts.
This is the same company which is
erecting a Touring mill in this city. :
At a regular meeting of the knights
of Pythias Thursday evening, the first
degree was worked on two candidates.
F. J. Fleury and Max Beres After the