The Dickinson press., 1912-02-17

Miss Jean Sellers wat down from
Glendive Sunday visiting at the Jerry
Hayes home.
P. Olaf johnson was in the city Tues
day from Beach to file on a home
stead near Trotters. north of Beach.
Miss Myrtle Homer was able to be re-
moved from the Stein hospital to her
home on Monday and seems to be gain
ing rapidly in strength.
There will be state inspection of the
local militia Company X on the even
ing of March 18th. These inspections
are public and are conducted by 8 state
officer.
Mrs. T. o. Geppert was ill several
days last week at the C. C. Chatham
home in the city. She was able to re-
turn to her home on Antelope Creek on
Saturday.
Manager r. S. Davidson of the Rus
sell-Miller Milling Co.. returned the first
of the week from Glendive where he
purchased several carloads of wheat for
the local mill.
Joe KittIeson underwent an operation
at the Stein hospital last Sunday for
appendicitis. The Ease was quite a Sc
we're one but Mr.. Kittleson has been
getting along splendidly.
The caucus nominations in Fryburg
township the first of the week, as near
as could be learned. were as follows !:
E. D. Peck, supervisor = Harry Engel-
bretson, treasurer: Hugh Fitzsimmons.
clerk Geo. Dollard. n of justices A.
A. True. assessor; Bob and Emery
Lewis, constables. Geo. Frisbie is the
outgoing clerk.
Joseph Dolsk was in from Fayette
Tuesday with a load OF flax. Mr.. Dolsk
is located about IS miles north of Fay
cite and has a band of 1, 500 sheep, also
raising about 200 bushels of fax last
year. He says the snow is very deep
in his vicinity and that he has had to
feed his sheep since about the middle
of November and thst hay is a mighty
hard thing to get right now even at 81
per ton. Mrs. Alan Schlangen. MIR.
Dolsk's mother-in-law, accompanied
him to the city Tuesday.
Commissioner W. II. Hanson from the
old logging camp ranch 30 miles south
of Medora, was in Dickinson the first
of the week for dental work and busi-
ness matters. Mrs. Hanson hae sold her
farm at Luana, Iowa, and in the spring
will join her husband with the children
at their Billings county home. On the
return trip Mr.. Hanson was accompanied
by G. W. Sargent.
Hettineer County Herald: A number
of the friends of George Gerlich rendered
him u surprise party at his home on the
Mead ranch on the evening of January
rs. Mr.. Gerlich was equal to the occa-
sion and with the assistance of his
friend. Paul Kittleson. waited upon the
guests in royal style. Cards and dan
cling furnished amusement and refresh
ments of sandwiches. cake and coffee
were served at midnight. 1t was in the
small hours of morning when the guests
left for their homes, having had a de-
lightful time.
Deputy Sheriff R. A. Lyon left for
Curry. Mimi, on Monday, but not be-
fore announcing his candidacy for sher-
III Of Stark county. During MI. Lyons
honeymoon vacation he will 60 to Lam
caster. Wis. where he. and Surveyor
". R. Velsel are summoned as witnes.
ses in a land case. The land involved
is q section about four miles west of In
dian Springs. formerly owned by one H.
IS. Stevens of Lancaster. r. A. Lyon,
actin4 for the absent parties pronounced
the land 80 per cent tillable and fixed
the price at $40 per acre. The purchaser
late. disagreed and is bringing suit.
The inspection by w. R. Veigel shows
over IS per cent tillable land. Henry
kits of Relfeld is also called as q
witness in the case.