The Dickinson press., 1911-11-04

Nrs. Mary Lufl made Q business trip
to Taylor on thursday.
Sig and Olaf Ensvold were In Tuesday
from Oakdale with loads If fax for
which they received $1.89 per bushel.
C. H. DeFoe has reopened his bowling
alley in tho arniofy basement this week.
The place 10 open every day and q cor
dial invitation 10 extended to ladies
who enjoy the game.
Druggist Wm. Blakesley, formerly with
The Benzie Drug Co. now at Bozeman.
Mont. was shaking hands with old
friends in the city the frst Of the week.
He was on his way to his home in Far
60.
Among the Dickinson people attend
ins the dance at Medora last Saturday
evening we're: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Pert
ridge. Misses Anna Larson. Matte Nit
chell, Ethel Summers. Anna Severson
and Miss Rue.
Attorney T. D. Casey, Of Casey & Bur-
eeson. returned Wednesday from Valley
City, where he transacted legal BUSH
ness. He also brought his car along
as far as Glen Ulliu but had to leave It
there for repairs and continue home by,
train.
Joe Marsh. who resides on a farm IL
miles northwest Of Dickinson. has pur-
chased the W. B. How. residence on
First Ave. East through the John
Orchard agency. Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh
will move to the city about the first of
December.
Anton Anderson, one of the substant-
ial citizens of the Belfeld community
and a bank director up there wat trans
acting business in Dickinson the first
of the week. Alfred Constantine, who
is employed at the Anderson place. was
also in the city.
Several little friends Of Fay Foster,
son of Fireman and Mrs. Foster, called
at his home on Sims street on Monday
night and helped him celebrate his
birthday in a merry style. Games of
various kinds were PLAYED and a de-
licious supper served.
Herman S. Zachow and Lille Petit
john. both of New England, were mar
ried at Dickinson by Rev. F. H. Farrand
of St. Paul's Methodist church. on Tues
day, October 31st. The couple returned
to New England Wednesday where
they will reside.
Local Telephone Manager NJ. E. Hall,
District Manager F. L. Shuman of Bis
marck, Wire Chief P. w. Waltz and j.
Smith of Beach spent Sunday the
quests of Bill McCarty at the Custer
Trail ranch, also securing a few prairie
chickens in the Bad Lands.
George Connolly, a former engineer OF,
the N. p. was in the city the past week
with his fuel economy car. demonstrate
ing to the railroad men the proper COM
bustion of coal. Ignite and briquettes
were used in some of the tests. Mr..
Connolly shows a freat saving in coal
when the same is properly placed in
the fire box of an engine. f1e stops in
important cities like Dickinson from two
to three weeks. and has been out since
last spring, and is on his way west.
The third city well. known as the
Sims street well, had its first ties, the
past week and produced 80 gallons of
water per minute. The water appears
to have too much coal and the workmen
are lowering the well a little more. 1t
is fine soft water, perhaps a little bet
ter than the other two deep wells, and
the indications are good for a large sup
ply. The we'll at the plant is now pump
ing 80 gallons of water per minute and
the big n further west holds up to the
1870 gallons.
Beach Advance: Fire. which is
claimed to have been of incendiary ORR
gin, entirely destroyed the State Line
saloon of W H. Rucker g. Co. lust
across the Montana line. Three attend
antes were sleeping on the premises and
made a hurried exit out of the building.
The building and c0nients were valued
at 81, 500. which amount was only part
ly insured. The owners have put up a
temporary shack, from which liquors are
again being dispensed as usual. 1t has
not yet been decided what will be done
about replacing the burned structure.
1t is likely that Supt. W. J. Little
hales, of the city water works. will soon
make a trip to inspect different pump
inc apparatus. The water works COM
mittee believes that this would be
practical and it is likely that the mat
ter will be considered by the counsel
next Monday night. One company has
already proposed to furnish a pump
that will lift three times as much water
as the present machinery and at one
third the expense. If this is actually,
what a be done the city has q GREAT