The Dickinson press., 1912-05-25

J. W. Scott came up from Renville,
Dunn county. to spend Sunday with
Mrs. Scott who 10 stayina at the Allen
Harleman home.
S. NJ Crockett returned last Saturday
to Elk River. MIMI, where he will pur-
chase another shipment of cows for
this territory.
Prin. c. E. Ward was on his way
Saturday to Ricbardton. C.. d. Litch. H.
X. Nichols and others were also east
bound passengers on No. 8 the same
morning.
Miss Jessie Stewart who is coming
from Boston to accept a position with
the Holland Dakota Landbouw Co., will
arrive in the city today Saturday. to
visit friends a few days.
VIM. Kirby, the new N. P. car for
man at this place. expects to bring his
wife and son up from Mandan in June
or soon after school closes. He is look
ing for a suitable home.
Louis Arnett sends a picture of their
house near Fresno. California, where
they OWE 12o acres of land. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arnett were early residents of Bill
lings county, this state.
John Barnes was 10 Monday from
Maverick fats to make proof on his
homestead at the Dickinson U. S. land
Office. Alfred Gafner and John Barnes
came in as witnesses.
Alfred. Harry and Herbert, sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fisher. spent Satur-
day and Sunday at the Chas. Ofet home
near Gladstone. Their cousin. Willie
Ofet. celebrated his birthday on the
10Th.
Stewart Cummings will not 60 to Al
berta now as he expected to do. He was
to 60 to Regent this week where he has
charge of the brick construction work on
a new two story school building to be
erected there.
W. r. Peet of Grambs & Peet, was in
the city last Saturday looking over the
white Way" proposition. This firm
had the contract last year for putting in
the Bismarck system and will likely put
in a bid for the Dickinson work.
Robert Wilcox and Ed. Partridge got
in from the north the first of the week.
Mr.. Wilcox expected I return at once
and hoped the weather would be good
enough so that he could bring Mrs. Will
cox in for the Eastern Star doings We'd
nesday evening.
Mrs. G. G. Bowers was hostess to a
small party of neiehbors and friends
on tuesday evening to meet Mrs. Min
ME Parsons of Mandan. Mrs. Parsons
returned on Wednesday after spending
several days visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Litch.
Sam Rhoades was in the past week
from Mckenzie county to get some seed
for fodder crops which he wanted to
SOW. Mr.. Rhoades is one of the early
ranchers in the country north and he
finds it a herd matter late years to
get hay enough for his stock.
Rev. A. C. Hacke was in Flasher the
first of the week attending the annual
meeting of the Missouri River Asso. OF
Congregational churches which was
convened there on Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. Hacke was one OF the speakers,
having been given the Boy Scout sub.
ject.
Frank Kihm of Billings, Montana,
was a visitor in Dickinson on Monday.
He had been in Chicago for a month
getting treatment for his eyes which
were in a serious condition for q
time. Mr.. kim said that they were
very much better and he was returning
home we'll pleased.
Monday afternoon there were " ex-
press carloads of Holstein cows attach-
ed to No. 3. The animals numbered
e%iehty-two and were being shipped
from Monticello. Mimi, to Tyler,
Wash.. for a dairy farm ~ miles out Of
Spokane. The COWS were mostly two
year ODDS and a good many of them were
pure breds.
VIM. fIolton Dye of indianapolis has
sold some 1000 sheep he had at his
ranch in Montana to Preston Wilson.
formerly of Dickinson, now of Miles
City. Mr.. Dye was a passenger east the
past week, and he was very enthusias.
tic for Roosevelt. MI. Dye is one Of
the Chicago delegates from the 9Th dis
trict In Indiana.
The Little Missouri river has q new
cable ferry at the Robert Wilcox ranch
capable of taking s tons across at q
load. It is something that will be q
freat convenience to people with loaded
teams, automobiles, etc. The ferry ID
in first class shape and is run day o,
night. Robert Wilcox, Ed. Partridge
ond n e. Chpiat oman oro Tho o,vca.e