The Dickinson press., 1912-08-03
LOCAL NEWS

Tom Vallancey. with the Stone Or
dean Co.. was in Fargo for the fair, at
the company's state headquarters.
Mrs. T. S. Yeakel of Palmer, Idaho,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Hender-
son. and sister. Mrs. ]. F. Davis. and
expects to visit her brothers in. the
country north and other relatives be-
fore returning home. 1t is seven years
since the Yeakles moved to Idaho. The
boys are staying with their father, Mrs.
Yeakel making the trip alone.
F. E. Hegna, a South Heart elevator
nan for a year and a half. was in Dick
inson on Tuesday and completed the
purchase Of the Gunderson & Ale ir ele-
vator at South Heart. Mr.. Hegna will
put some responsible party in charge
of the elevator and the coming week
will move his wife and child from
Beach to Carson. where he is erecting
an elevator of 40. 600 bushel capacity.
Carson is II miles west of Flasher
and gives promise Of an important
grain center. Mr.. Hegna is handling
the South Heart and Carson elevators
himself.
Speaking of the Ashton Wilson mar
ria&e, the Pipestone (Minn.) Star of
July 10th, said:' mi. Ashton and
Miss Wilson are botn we'll known to
everyone in Pipestone, and will have
the sincere good wishes of their host of
friends here. Mr.. Ashton has resided in
this city for many years, is one of our
most prominent and respected citizens
and q leading financier of this section
of the state. Miss Wilson is known
here as a most estimable lady, who
during the years that she was engaged
in the local schools won popularity not
only with the students but with the
people of the city in general"
A. H. Axtell. who has been in
charge of the dry goods department of
the Crowl- Schroeder store for over three
years, will leave next week to take a
position with the wholesale firm of
John V. Farwell Go. of Chicago. This
is a dry goods company and Mr.. Axtell
will represent them in the southern half
of North Dakota and southeastern Mon
tana, between Fargo and Miles City.
MIR. Axtell will be at the company's
headquarters for about two weeks get
ting fully acquainted with his work
and Mrs. Axtell will remain here until
her husband decides where he will make
his headquarters. Mr.. .Axtell is a thor
ough dry goods merchant of many years.
experience and is fully capable of hand
ling the large business Of his company
in this territory. The Crowl- Schroeder
Co. loses a very capable man and Dick
inson people will regret Mr.. Axtell's
departure. Mr.. and Mrs. Axtell have
been making their home at the Bache-
lor's club for some time.
| Mrs. Louis Connolly and daughters.
Misses Celia and Florence, were guests
at the M. Mckinley home a few days
this week. They were returning from
Bailey where they visited al the home
of Commissioner VIM. Connolly, to their
home in Mandan.
J. B. Dexter, who has been farming
five years on Antelope creek, was in
the city on Tuesday selling garden vege-
tables. He stated that his crops were
exceptionally good this year, his field
of oats standing fully feet high.
William Young, one of the call boys
for the. N. P, had his eye badly in
jured on Tuesday evening. He was
coming down Willard street on his BIZ
cycle a little before dark and collided
with a horse and buggy coming the op-
posite way. Both had turned to the
same side and before Young knew it
the end of the wagon shaft struck him
in the eye and it was fortunate that the
iniurv was not more serious.