The Dickinson press., 1911-10-28
LOCAL NEWS

P. J. Pelissier returned Thursday from
a business trip to Sheridan, Wyoming.
r. H. Yaech, the Richardton attorney.
had business in Dickinson this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Ladenbereer were
visitors in the city from Manning this
week.
Miss Mary GROCER, who has a home
stead near Hebron, was visiting friends
in the city this week.
W. E. Smith was in from Manning
this week and purchased a Case separa-
tor for his threshing rig.
F. A. Little and T. L. Beard loaded
u six cars of sheep for the Chicago
market from the Dickinson yards on
Friday.
N. L. Jackson was in the city the
past week in connection with a land
deal which he a making through Frye
g. Lillibridge. -.
H. M. Roberts and Fred Freeman are
enjoying a few days hunting trip in
the Bad Lands, being guests of Bill Nc
Carly at the Custer Trail ranch.
Mrs. r. H. West and children left
Thursday for New Mexico, where Mr..
West has been located for some little
time and where they will make their
future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Cuskelly came in
from Oakdale on the stage Thursday
evening. They left the following day
for Fargo to visit their daughter, Ella,
who is attending school at Sacred Heart
academy.
Albert and Jim Arnett were in this
week with five carloads of horses which
they shipped to Billings. Montana.
Willis Norred, who has charge of the
Arnett ranch on Spring creek, came to
help the boys ship.
Rev. John Dienam went to South
Heart on Friday and from there to the
Holland settlement. out about ten miles.
where Mrs. L.. Ferkens died. The re-
mains were to be brought to Dickinson
Saturday. where interment was to be
made in St. Patrick's cemetery, FIR.
Dignam officiating. :. d.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H: Crawford enter
tanned about 20 guests at dinner on
Thursday evening. Symbols of Halo
we en- season were seen everywhere and
were arranged in a unique ann
After dinner, ghost stories were told,
then cards were enjoyed. Mrs. Lilli-
bridge carried off hOnors for high scor-
ing and DR.. e. A. Perkins was given
the consolation prize.
The heavy 3.inch first floor joist for
the Elk home are laid and within a few
days the winter covering will be placed
and the job will be finished for this
season. During the winter the members
will be busy and hope to have a men,
bershiD of 300 by spring and a paid-in
working capital of at least $50. 900. This
will enable the order to let contracts
and get work started on the three story
structure very early in 1912. 1t is ex-
pected that the Dickinson Elk home will
cost $50. 900.
Robert Manley was in the city a few
days this week visiting his sister. Miss
Margaret Manley. whom he has not
seen Since she was IL years old. He is
a homesteader in Saskatchewan, and
after visiting his brother. Conductor
John Manley, at Glendive he will 90 on
to his old home at Rushford. Minn..
where he will spend the winter. He
reports good crops in his vicinity in
Canada, flax yielding II bushels to the
acre.
J. A. Farrah has moved from Wood
land, California. to Santa Rosa. north
of San Francisco, where he has pur.
chased a place in town. Mr.. Farrah
was one of the early treasurers of Stark
county. subsequently, serving the district
as representative in the legislature. In
territorial days he homesteaded three
fourths of a mile north of Taylor and
some years after statehood when the
M sold this choice f60.atre tract al
$40 per acre. it was looked upon as a
big price and people thought J. M.
Tracey was crazy. Later Mr.; Farrah
ENGAGED in the cattle business with C..
C. Mead on the Cannon Bali river, four
miles west of New England. When the
range became crowded here, he went in
by himself at a point eight miles south
cas- of New England, at the present E..
W.. Adams farm. Mr.. and. Mrs. Farrsh
have been living in California for some
years.