The Dickinson press., 1911-09-23
LOCAL NEWS

acting business in the city on Friday.
Valdemar Jessen was entertaining
some of his friends at a stag party last
Saturday evening.
Otto H%ennings, Chris Kunz and Miss
Edith Beidler became members of the
Eastern Star order on Thursday night.
A luncheon and dance followed the
initiatory work.
The PRESS is in receipt of a
delicious crate of peaches from Ash
land, Oregon, presumably from, the E.E.
Cook orchard. We wish to thank the
donor.
Wheat was worth SO cents at the local
elevators on Friday and fax 81. OF. The
quality of wheat around the city is gen.
orally poor on account of the rains
however, further north it is better.
Potatoes are still retailing at ST. so per
bushel eggs at zoe and two dozen fol
CSC.
Charles Bake started excavations
this week for a good sized brick house
on his lots just north of the j. F. Davis
residence. If the weather permits MIR.
Bake will have the house enclosed this
fall and ready for the family some time
during the. winter. The house will be
modern in every way.
On Monday twenty little boys and
girls were invited to the j. W. Reed
home on Second Ave. West, to help
Master Robert celebrate his seventh
birthday anniversary. Outdoor Games
amused the little folks and their appe-
tites were delighted with a luncheon
served by Mesdames j. W. Reed. Frank
Reed and M. A. Scherfius.
W. R. Cline thinks that the PRESS
stated things too strongly last week in
connection with the mention of his
arrests and hearings. There was no in
tention to do that. However, careful in
vestieation shows that in police magis-
trate court, the matter instead of being
treated as ''extortion," as stated, was
treated more as an overcharge and the
amount of shortage Vas refunded by Mr..
Cline and the case dismissed.
MIR. and Mrs. T. G. Saunders and
children autoed in from Oakdale on
Wednesday, bringing with them Ulysis
G. Edwards and Miss Emmeline West,
who were married the same evening at
the Methodist church by Rev. F. H. Far
rand. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Edwards
have homesteads in Dunn county and
both have been employed for some time
on the 7. G. Saunders ranch. They will
60 to housekeeping on the brides home
stead which has not yet been proven up
on. The party returned to Oakdale on
Friday.
Miss Katherine. youngest daughter of
Landlord and Mrs. M. Mckinley, was
given a pretty birthday anniversary
honor last Saturday evening by twenty
six of her young girl and boy friends,
who called at her home and made merry
the evening with games. A supper was
served by Mrs. Mckinley. assisted by
her daughters, Mary and Margaret. and
Miss Florence Jennings. Many tokens
of remembrance were showered with all
good wishes for the young guest of
honor. 4
Commissioner Joe Huska of Dunn
county was in Dickinson on the 18th to
deliver four head of steers which he had
sold to a buyer at $50 each. About the
18th of next month Mr.. Huska expects
to ship four carloads of mixed sheep to
market and he rather intends to 90 down
to the cities at that time. Mr.. Huska
was formerly a resident of this city, but
is now located q miles northwest. He
sowed 120 acres of grain this year and
has some wheat that he thinks will
yield 20 bushels to the acre. He believes
in diversified farming and mixed stock
raising.
The first of the week while Mr.. and
Mrs. c. j. Russell were in Dickinson
their place near Lehigh was searched by
Deputy Reuben Lyon at the instance of
Nick Smith, who had lost a few sacks
of potatoes. When getting the warrant
MI. Smith told Justice Folsom that lie
and Mr.. Russell had been the best of
friends. but he allowed that the pota-
toes must be at his neighbours home be-
cause fresh wagon tracks from his field
lead to-the place. The searchers found
nothing in the house or barn but they
finally dug into a hay stack and sure
enough they had the potatoes located A
little later Mr.. Russell was appraised of
the affair and a more surprised man
would be hard to find. He employed
Attorney T. fl. Pueh and they set
themselves to work to find out what was
at the bottom of the potato mystery.
They found that Will Crume, who had
been working at the Russell place. was
making preparations to leave this part
of the state: and further they found