The Dickinson press., 1909-07-24

bed the past week.
G. r. Wannemacher was out north to
his ranch this week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
James Wolford July Is.
DR.. Sarah Ethel Smith was quite ill
for a few days this week.
Elmer Bishop and son, Lester. were
in from Gorham this week.
Miss Lizzie Papp is spending a few
weeks at her claim neal Hettinger.
Receiver W. A. Mcclure was confined
to his home the first of the week with
a severe cold.
Mrs. Lloyd RAIDER is again filling the
position of deputy in the county super
intendent's Office.
John T.. Abraham A. and Martin c.
Knudson were up from Taylor on Tues
day on legal business.
MI. ALT Beall of Glen Ullin spent
Saturday and Sunday in the city renew
ing OLD acquaintance.
Mrs. Charles Bradley and daughter
are spending a few weeks at the Ramus
ranch north of Belfield.
Harry DeFoe returned Thursday to his
work in Miles City, after attending
encampment at Devils Lake.
Martin Thompson returned home Satur-
day from a several weeks trip to Fargo,
the Twin Cities. and other points.
Martin Connolly of New England
played with the Dickinson team at
Mandan on Sunday, in the position of
catcher.
Ex-Mayor and Mrs. Dan Manning
expect to leave Monday for Seattle and
coast points.
Amos C. Crowl did not take the
Hughes house. He expects now to have
the F. S. Cunningham house as soon
as vacated by Attorney Hebron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Murphy were in
from Brooks over Sunday and Monday.
MI. Murphy states that the most of his
hay this season will be put up by con-
tract.
John and Peter Engel were in from
Gladstone for the circus. John Engel,
Jr., was elected clerk in Gardner school
district No. II. The district was former
ly known al Norway.
Charles Bake expects to have the
foundation walls for the new high school
building about completed this week.
John Stein excavated the dirt. about
1000 yards, and made a quick job of
it.
S. C. C. Mofitt of Percy. Iowa, was
in the city on Thursday and paid a visit
to his old friend. D. H. Fortney. MIR.
Mofitt is in the land business and was
looking for a chance to make purchases
in this locality.
Henry Hunsman is working for the
Northwestern Building Co. at Miles City.
Mr.. Hansman was contracting for him.
self at Milestone until work got slack
and then he moved his family back to
Miles City.
In the awarding of bids for the new
%grandstand at the vGlendive fair grounds,
J. H. Wageoner was awarded the con.
tract at So, $50. The Northwestern
Building Co. bid So. 700 and the Kalmer
Construction Co. So, 7O6. All were for.
mel Dickinson firms.
;! o. N. Danham, vice president and
district manaser of the Goodridge-Cal
Lumber Co.. was in Dickinson las
Saturday en- route to his home in Bis.
marck. His company recently took ove'
the Courtney yards at Taylor and ap'
pointed John Knudson local manager.
For several weeks A. N. Jefferies has
been planning on making a business triI
to Schafer and points north heal the
Missouri river but owing to high wate'
ii has not seemed advisable to start ou|
and the heavy rains of Tuesday after
noon and evening made the chances o.
fording streams still worse.
The report of Supt. T. A. Hoverstad,
head of the institute work in the state,
shows that the total attendance during
the 19O8-19O9 season was 46. 538 as com.
pared with %, 900 the previous year
Meetings have been held almost continu'
ously from December 7. 1908, to July
8, 1909, 1906 regular institutes being
held in all parts of the state. The tota
number of sessions was PSI.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Johnson and
daughter, Mrs. j. P. Hendee and Miss
Lucille, of St. Charles, Mimi, arrived
in the city on Wednesday to visit a
the R. H. johnson home for two day.
before going to Livingston, wher'
they were to meet Mr.. and Mrs
A. P. johnson of Bakersfield, Wash.
for a trip through the Yellowstone Park
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