The Dickinson press., 1911-10-14

Mr.. n Mrs. o. II. Wichman of De-
sart, near Rainy butte, were transact
ing business in Dickinson on Wednes-
DAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Ray arrived home
Monday night and are receiving con-
CALCULATIONS from their numerous
friends.
Mrs, c. II. Wiley was entertaining
,he. .Women's Missionary society of the
Congregational church on Thursday
afternoon.
Mrs. C. S. Lee and children arrived
Thursday from Morris. MIMI. to visit
some time at the home of her brother,
c. A. %Schweieer.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". f. Burnett were en-
tertainins the Card Club on Thursday
evening. The supper. wal served o n
arrival of the members at 7 O'Clock,
Misses Emma Christensen and Jennie
freeman assisting in serving.
E. H. Hoffman was in frUm his Bull
creek farm the first of the week. His
flax averaged two bushels to the acre,
while that Of a neighbor. sown ten
days later. averaged. five bushels. Mi.
Hoffman says that the August frost
damaged his flax a good deal.
A. c. Wan, who was recently injured
quite badly by a horse. received a
SIS accident indemnity from the
Ridgley Protective association, which
insures members of the Odd Fellow order
only. Mr.. Wan lives about ii miles
north of the city and was laid up for a
few weeks from his injuries.
Rushing across the continent at a
speed equal to that of the fastest pas
senger schedule. the special silk train
leaving Tacoma over the Milwaukee
Railway last Thursday arrived in New
York in 81 hours and 40 minutes time,
breaking the worlds record for fast long
distance running in silk transportation
trade. The previous record was made
by the Great Northern.
Archie Granteer autoed in with GUY
Dickinson last Saturday from Ives and
was greeting old friends in the city for
a few days while visiting his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Granteer, and sis
ter, Mrs. Minnie Klinefelter. Mr..
Granteer is on the T-Cross ranch, To-
Gated south of Ives. a town a few
miles from Marmarth on tie Milwau-
ee. and does not sci to Dickinson very
Often. He returned ty rail Tuesday.
Mrs. C. F. Wanek and two children re-
turned last week from Grand Forks to
their home south of New England.
PRESS readers will remember how Mrs.
Wanek hurried to that place for the
Pastuer treatment for her children who
had been bitten by a dog with rabies.
Banker J. j. Murphy. making a record
auto run to Dickinson with the party.
The children have been Given the treat
ment and are now out of danger.
7. J. Greene went back again to
Glendive last Saturday to attend to the
supervision of business matters in CON
nection with his drug store business
there. His son. Vernon Greene, has
charge of the financial en- d of the Mon
tana business. while the pharmacy end
is taken care of by an experienced drug
gist. Mr.. and Mrs. Greene expect to
leave in the near future for California,
where they will spend the winter.
Capt. James M. Hanley of Mandan is
on an extended business trip in the
eastern cities. First he attends the
convention of the National Guards As
ISOLATION at Buffalo. N. Y. being presi-
dent of the state guard association. In
Washington he will appear before the
United States land commissioners in be-
half Of the Morton county homesteaders,
whose patents arc being held up because
of the belief that they are located in the
National Mineral reserve districts. At
New York City MI. Hanley viii be initi-
ated into the Benevolent and Protective
order of Elks.
Lavish punches of sweet peas and
other natural flowers decorated the cezy
rooms of the Fox home on First Avenue
West, last Friday afternoon when Mrs.
Ella Fox and her daughter, Mrs. F. M.
Mccarthy were entertaining a COM
pany of 30 ladies at cards. The
dainty 3-course luncheon was the con-
Guiding pleasure. and was served on
the small tables. Mrs. A. Dingman,
Mrs. Thos. Nottingham and Mrs. Thomas
vallancey assisting the hostesses in
serving.
Scranton Register: G. r. Wannemacher
was in Scranton over Sunday visiting at
the Rev. Bartels and Paul Schoen homes
and incidentally with other old friends.
About ten years ago, we are informed,
Mr.. Wannemacher came to this state
as field manager for the Rainy Buttes
Land Co. Later he branched out four
himself and prospered, acquiring both