The Dickinson press., 1911-05-27
LOCAL NEWS

Dr.. Walter Courtney of Brainerd, was
visiting in Taylor and Dickinson this
week.
Mrs. L. L. Lewis and daughter,
Lucille. of Taylor visited at The John
Leask home on Monday.
A. D. Davis went out to the Palmer
Hall ranch at Gorham this week to look
after the Davis horses, that are running
there.
Justice A. P. Folsom has been i'm
proving slowly this week. His arm still
gives him pain but his condition is
0ther good.
1t is understood that J.. M. Watson
has bought the Will livery business in
Medora, where he will move his family
in the neal future.
Attorneys 7. F. Murtha and w. F.
Burnett returned from Mandan Thursday
night. Mr.. Murtha expected to take up
the prosecution hearing in the Bancroft
case at once. He will be assisted by
Mr.. Burnett.
Vern A. Mccall is q graduate from
the department of animal husbandry at
the Fargo A. C. in June. Mr.. McCall's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyke, moved
TO Tacoma last summer, and q brother,
Ray Mccall, is employed in the city.
Gus Gunderson, a member of the
board of supervisors of Fayette county,
Iowa, was in Dickinson on Friday.
going north to look after 1000 acres of
land which he owns in Dunn county.
Mr.. Gunderson is also in the banking
business it Elgin, Iowa. :,
The library entertainment at the
school house is called for 8 O'Clock.
Friday night, May 10Th. at the high
school auditorium. Those who wish to
call on Bishop Wherle can do so very
nicely at an earlier hour and thus do
justice to both appointments.
By the end of the week the brick con-
struction work on both the Jessen and
Parker buildings will be completed.
Work on both buildings is being rushed
and it will not be many weeks before
the two fine business structures will
stand completed.
The death of Mr.. Bloom, father of
Max Bloom. occurred at their home
south of Taylor this week. Burial was
made Thursday in Taylor. The Bloom
family are among the oldest residents
Of the county. being successful farmers
in the Taylor vicinity since the early
8Os.
Mrs. L. A. Davis and, Mrs. Robert
Lyon entertained the Ladies Aid society
of the Methodist church at the Davis
home. After the regular business was
attended 10. Miss Mae Heffron was
made guest of honor at a miscellaneous
bridal shower, receiving scores of
beautiful gifts from the ladies present.
Miss Heffron's wedding to Chas. Gray
will take place early in June.
The new Stark county maps will be
here the first of next week. Everybody
will want these maps for the home and
can get them for IS cents by paying q
full year in advance for the PRESS.
The second sheet is an up-to-dale map
of North Dakota. and the paid-in-
advance subscriber gets these handsome
wall maps for Is cents. or 1. rs for paper
and maps. Those living at a distance
should inclose S cents to cover postage
and mailing. :,
G. B. Hanson of this city has been
showing a good deal of land during the
month. mostly out south, and reports
q 6OOu OAoAA1V0Ss ~ ICCC1l SdlC Mas u
D. D. Lewis of Dodgeville, Wis, the
contract amounting to about sis, 900.
Mr.. Hanson had been in correspondence
with the party for a month or more and
when he arrived in the city and was
shown the lands it did not take him
long to close q contract. Mr.. Lewis is
a prominent dealer in feed, lime and
cement at Dodgeville.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Atema arrived
Sunday from Amsterdam, Holland.
ending a pleasant honeymoon trip of
IS days. Mr.. Atema is a painter, who
worked for Frank Hewes last season,
returning to his native land for the
winter, and was married to one of Hol-
lands fair maidens about five weeks
ago. Mr.. Atema is a steady, industrious
gentleman, employed again with Mr..
Hewes, and both he and his young
bride are pleased with Dickinson. They
have rooms at the Etling home on
Fourth Avenue West.
The supper given by the married men
Thursday night proved very successful,
the net proceeds turned over to the
treasurer being SIG. so. The single men
turned over SIS. IS as net proceeds of
their supper a few weeks ago. No one
knew until late Thursday night how the
accounts stood and the married men,
lest they should be beaten, auctioned
what was left over from their supper
which swelled the grand total quite a
little.
Ed. R. Partridge vas back Friday
from Miles City. where he and Bill
Weathers had so horses in the ring at
the Clarke sales. About 3, 600 horses
were sold and Mr.. Partridge says that
it was q good sale for this season of the
year. The June sales on the 10Th, 10th
and 21st will be much larger and the
horses will be in prime condition then.
Mr.. Weathers remains at Miles City to
get ready for the next sale. Mr.. Par
fridge expected to go,to the reservation
just as soon as il stopped raining and
may take his family out for two weeks.
He is moving his horses to the old
Phelan pasture, leased by the govern
ment to himself, Dan Manning, H. C.
Christensen, Robert Wilcox. John Good
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