The Dickinson press., 1912-08-24

1HE DlIklNSON PkESS, 81
Joe and Otto Kaspar were business
visitors from Manning the first Of the
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eyer were visitors
from the Dunn county seat last Satur-
day.
H. L. Reichert was able to be out
again this week after his illness of sew
eral days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Krier of Gladstone
were in the city a few days the first of
the week.
j. P. Galyen. democratic nominee for
clerk Of court. was down from Bel6eld
on Wednesday.
Joe Marsh received Il draft for $3.50,
the total amount of his claim for dam
age done by the hail storm of July 18th.
MIR. Marsh lives 9 miles northwest of
the city and was insured in the John
Orchard agency.
Supt. L. r. Waldron of the expert
ment station left Wednesday evening
for Cornell University, where he will
study plant breeding five months. Mr..
Thysell~remains at the station until the
first of November.
Native SOM and daughters of Illinois
and Indiana will gather at the North
Dakota Industrial exposition at Bis
marck on Friday, October 4, in a big
reunion and homecoming celebration.
Col. B. G. Whitehead has charge of the
arrangements for that day.
o. j. Grace, for a time with the ex-
pertinent station, has, since leaving
Dickinson. had charge of the Depart
ment of Agriculture Sub-station at Ak
ron, Colorado. This year they are har-
vesting a very good crop. Last year it
was almost a total failure and in 1910
they got only a half crop.
Mrs. Chas. Bake and children return
ed last week from their camping trip on
Maverick Flats in the Bad Lands, about
Is miles from Fayette. They vent out
about five weeks ago, taking their tent.
and provisions with them and enjoyed the
outing so much that they were loathe to
come back to Dickinson again. MIR. and
Mrs. Bake expect to get moved int
their new house inside of two weeks.
Mrs. Catherine Ray, Mrs. A. E. Stet.
son and Misses Anne Powell and Heller
Jefferies were the members of a party
who left Wednesday for the Yellowstone
park. Miss Powell will 60 on to he
home in Texas while the others expect
to return in about ten days. Mrs. A.
E. Stetson is of Auburn, Me-. and is q
friend of the W. R. Everett family,
whom she will visit for some time OF
her return.
The N. P. is putting in a new spul
from the main track to the Farmers ele
vator west of the city. The distance j.
about 800 feet and they expected t.
have it finished by the latter part O
the week. The railway company viii
also place a Waterman at the west eros
sing during the season of the heavy har
vest traffic. A recent ruling of the com
pany requires the west crossing to bt
cleared for 200 feet on each side ant
conductors who leave their trains with
in this limit have to suffer a fine. Tn,
west crossing is a dangerous place a
any time and the company will do al
they can to avoid the accidents which
are apt to occur. David Roberts will
in all probability, be chosen as tn,
Waterman for this crossing. the work OF
the parks being nearly completed TO
this season.
Ellis Hoist and James Kittleson re-
turned last Friday evening from thei
automobile trip which covered abou
2. 800 miles. On account of the heav!
roads they had to leave the car at New
Salem and make the trip home b!
train. The boys left Dickinson on Au
gust 3rd. making their first stop a
Lennon and from there they touched a
Mobridge, Brookings. Sioux Falls an,
Canton then down into Iowa stopping
at Sioux City. Jefferson. Des Moines
Muscatine and Davenport. where the!
visited relatives for two days. The!
went as far as Moline. ILL.,, and return
ed home by Cedar Rapids and the Twill
Cities They had few real mishaps on tn
trip but encountered a lot of bad aut
travelling. On n day they made 30
miles in order toreach Davenport for tn
night. They were gone IS days ant
enjoyed the trip immensely.