The Dickinson press., 1912-05-18

Miss Margaret Meyer is to be married
in this city to a Mr.. Berger of Glen
Ullin on May 10th.
Jacob Krier. a merchant at Gladstone,
was in Dickinson on business Monday
evening.
Miss Jessie v. Mitchell is teaching
an 8 weeks term of school in Wyoming.
Her health is very good this year.
Medora Herald: Aft er a weeks visit
in Medora, Mrs. E. B. Brewster return
ed to her home at Sand Creek by way
of Miles City and Bowman. Mrs. j.
O. Gray accompanied her to Miles City.
James Foley. North Dakota's poet.
arrived in Bismarck this week from his
winters sojourn in California. He
came home via St. Paul and Mrs. Foley
remained in the SANITY City for a few
days.
Miss Beatrice Lish was able to sit
up just a little while at her home the
first of the week where she had been
taken from St. Joseph's hospital. By
the end of another week it is expected
that she can be out q little.
All parties who made homestead
proofs eight or more months ago, should
call at the Dickinson U. S. land
Office to get their patents. They are
ready for delivery on surrender of re-
ceipts.
The county board settled the past week
with the elevator company for seed
grain on practically the lines spoken
of in the PRESS last week. The SIS
expense incurred by the commissioners
in inspecting the seed was allowed and
a reduction of 1 cent q bushel on wheat
was agreed upon.
The 8-year-old son of Frank Knaub
died very suddenly in Dickinson on the
10th. The little fellow was brought to
the city suffering from pneumonia. He
had just been down with scarlet fever
and complications developed which
made it impossible to do anything for
him. The parents reside about three
and a half miles east of the Glen
Steier farm near the New England road.
Mrs. A. C. Hacke and Mrs. E. p.
Lee were entertaining a party of young
ladies at the Lee residence on Satur-
day afternoon. The various games and
contests participated in furnished much
amusement. Misses f1argrave and
Ostvig winning prizes. A delicious
luncheon was one of the pleasing
features.
O. M. Kelso of New England was
in Fargo last week consulting with Dr.
Ladd of the agricultural college, con-
earning the placing on the market of a
new cork he has recently patented to
prevent people from taking poison by
mistake from a bottle at night time.
The cork is on a hinge. so it cannot be
removed entirely from the bottle, and
one cannot drink from the mouth. but
the contents can be turned out into q
GLASS or spoon. If all poisons were
placed in bottles with this style Of cork,
no one could make q mistake at night.
and children could not drink acids or
DANGEROUS drufs when they got hold of
this style Of bottle.-Farso Forum.
"A: " Van Cleave came in Saturday
evening from his homestead northwest
Of Fayette. having received word the
night of the 10th that his father. T.
I. Van Cleave. was dying at his home
in Adel. Iowa. MI. Van Cleave had
been expecting the sad news, as his
father was 80 years Of age and had
not been very we'll for some time. The
son visited hisfather durinsthe winter.
The mother is still alive but IS rather
feeble. In order to get the stage In
from Fayette. Mr.. Van Cleave got up
at 3 O'Clock and walked 90 miles. He
expected to arrive In Adei. near. Des
Moines. on Monday. and will likely
be back by Sunday evening. ready 70
lRo north on, the steael Monday morning.
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