The Dickinson press., 1912-06-01

Otto Thress wal in. the city on
Wednesday.
r. L. Harmon was down from Medora
the first OF the week.
Auditor J. A. McGregor of Medora
had business in the city the first Of the
week.
H. X. Nichols mads a trip to Rich
ardton Thursday in the interests of his
candidacy.
W. G. Watts, cashier of the Glad
stone State bank, was in Dickinson on
Wednesday evening.
John Mead recently sold his home at
Randolph. Vermont, and plans on NOV
ing to California in the fall.
Senator L. A. Simpson went to New
Salem on Thursday to deliver the Memo
rial address of the day there.
Geo. Nolan. who was so seriously ill
with erysipelas last week, was out of
danger and improving nicely this week.
The Mari Sisters, dressmakers, have
moved from over the Dickinson Hard
ware store to the Mcdonald block. 6-12-p
Raphael Koch. the deaf mute printer
from the south side, went to Beach on
Monday to work in the Advance Office.
DR.. j. W. Bowen returned Tuesday
from Iowa City. lowe, where he accom-
panied the remains Of his wife last
week.
Mrs. S. S. Sutherland wal hostess
last Saturday evening to a party of
twelve ladies at her home on West
Third street. The luncheon served to
the guests was very delicious.
1t is not certain that any of the Elks
from Dickinson will be able to attend
the state meeting in Fargo next week.
Ed. J. Hughes is exalted ruler of the
local lodge. Possibly J. G. Quinlivan
will 60 down.
Mrs. L. A. Simpson expects to leave
today Saturday for Minneapolis to be
the guest for several days Of her sister,
Mrs. J. P. DansOn.
Next Monday night the children Of
Masons and Eastern Star members will
enjoy a party at Masonic Temple.
There will be dancing, cards and good
things to eat for which an admission of
Is cents will he charged.
Mrs. A. C. McGillivray returned Mon
day from her winters visit to Californ-
ia. She was accompanied by her nephew.
D. E. Montague of Kansas City. who
will remain in Dickinson for the sum-
mer.
The repairs and Improvements on the
Mrs. Klinefelter house are about COM
pleted and the Bachelor club, with their
housekeeper, Mrs. Hahn, expect to get
moved early next week. Several of the
boys will be able to have rooms at the
new location which will make it much
more convenient than at present.
MIR. and Mrs. E. G.. johnson were
gues is at the r. H. Johnson home a
few days the first of the week on their
way to their home in St. Charles
MIMI. from Los Angeles, California,
where they spent the greater part of
the winter. They were accompanied
from Washington by Mrs. Mary John
son, motherof E. c. Johnson and r. H.
johnson.
William Alpert. who resides south
of Richardton. was visiting relatives in
Dickinson on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mr.. Alpert has three quarter sections of
and but does not attempt to farm more
land than what he can handle in good
shape, which is go acres this year. He
has a grove of about 3. 900 trees which
was started three years ago. and he was
anxious to see Supt. L. r. Waldron at
the experiment station about some
pines. Mr.. Alpert attended the agricul-
tural college a few years ago where he
obtained good ideas about the cultiva-
tion of the land.
Some two years ago when Link
Young. now deceased, was here from
Oregon, he sold a mare c%onditionally to
Frank Lish. Mr.. Rooney, who was liv-
ing in the Young house in the eastern
part of the city. was to deliver the
mare to Mr.. Lish, who was to pay SIPS
on receipt of the animal. In due time
the mare was brought in from Crooked
creek and Mi. Lish bought a draft and
forwarded to MI. Young. He heard
nothing from the matter until a few
days ago when it was learned from
Mrs. Young that the money had never
been received. Mr.. ..Lish inquired at
the local bank and after considerable
search it was found that the draft had
never been returned. Now the question
is, what became of the draft? 1t was
certainly issued.
There were q GOOD many peope out
Thursday for the memorial exercises