The Dickinson press., 1912-03-02
Mrs. F. A. Little Of Fayette wal a
welcome visitor in the city for several

Mrs. F. A. Little Of Fayette was q
welcome visitor in the city for several
days this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. Palmer, who
have been visiting relatives in Wiscon-
sin for the last several weeks, returned
this week to their home here.
Representative Hanna has q bill be-,
fore the public lands committee at
Washington, reducing the residence re-
quired of homestead settlers from five to
three years. It aslo provides thatsSet-
tiers have leave of absence eacn year.
The sub committee agreed to make q
favorable report.
Mrs. Harry Harleman and little
daughter, Marion. left Friday for q sew
eral weeks visit in the West.s They
will visit Mrs. A. M. Pomroy, formerly
of this place, at Oaksdale, Wash, rela-
tives, and friends at Genese, Idaho,
Portland. Tacoma and Seattle and on
their return, will spend some time
with Mr.. and Mrs. John Flynn at Twin
Falls. Idaho.
Mercury. registered at 20 below zero
| Wednesday night and is below at 7
o'clock Thursday morning. 1t was S
below the night before. but previous to
that mercury had not been below zero
since February II. when the record-was
4 below. The mail carriers from the
north report very stormy weather at
Spring creek and Green: river Tuesday
afternoon. The storm was OF. short
duration and was not very bad in the
city. The indications are good fOr
warmer weather now.
Miss Pennington, teacher in the
fourth grade, gave a vocal solo. THE
Swallows for the high school program
! last Friday afternoon. She has q well
trained. high. clear. bird-like voice
and the selection was one eminently
suited to her voice. A perfect storm
of applause greeted her a the close Of
the song and she sang again giving
mighty LAX a Rose" which was M
less enthusiastically received. Or
Sunday Miss Pennington sang Face
to Face at the morning service al
the congregational church. .
The Dickinson Rifle club shot thei
final match this week with Madison,
their aggregation score being 981 points
the highest score in this season.
matches. Last week they tied will
Badger. Wis, at 967. and will shoe
again with this team for honors. Dick
inscn stands second in the Western
League and will remain so. notwith
standing the fact that Badger scores
high next week. II is no small homo
that a team should spring up in q little
prairie city. that could compete. so credi
tably with teams from the larger cities
all over the United States. and Dickin'
son is justly proud of her sharpshooters
In this weeks match the high individ'
ual- score of zoo was made. by Charles
Oukrop. This is the highest possibl,
score and was made only by one othel
man in the Western League thissseason,
The first regular meeting for som,
years of the Dickinson Yeoman Home.
stead was held Wednesday evening in
the Odd Fellows hall. Nearly thirty
people were present and Deputy E. e
Coils was on hand to instruct in the
work. On March ~ will occur the regu
lar election of officers, arrangements
having been made to ecu the hall fo
the fourth Wednesday in each month
Mrs. Eva G. Robinson was appointed
to fill the left station and Miss Edit
Beidler the right. The following ar,
new members in the order: Mrs. Eve
G. Robinson, Earl Robinson, Clyd'
Owen, Miss Olga Jesness. Miss Carrie
|Slindee, Mrs. Laura A. Malone. Geo
A. Malone, Miss Edith Beidler. Ware
G. Davis. Fred Gerlich, L. P. Brenner.
There are already five names on the lis
for adoption at the next meeting. At thu
meeting Wednesday some six or sever
were present from the German Home
stead in South Dickinson. several tax
ing part in the exercises. Coffee and
sandwiches were served at 10 o'clocl
just before the members left for home.