The Dickinson press., 1912-06-22
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. John Rattan was visiting friends
in Medora this week.
S. S. Sutherland made a business
trip to South Heart on Wednesday.
Attorney T. H. Pugh went to Medora
Thursday to look after business mat
tiers.
Wanted-competent girl for general
house work. Mrs. Welton Mcdonald.
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The Misses Violet and Ruby George
went to Glendive on Thursday to visit
for two weeks.
Mrs. l.. D. Gray was suffering a bad
attack of asthmal trouble this week but
was better on Thursday.
Ed. ]. Hughes decided this week that
he could not spare the time to attend
the democratic convention at Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alt. White came in
Tuesday from their ranch. Mr.. White
expected to return alone later in the
week.
Attorney T. D. Casey left Friday
afternoon for Baltimore and was &C.
companied as far as La Crosse. Wis.,.
by Mrs. Casey.
George Wilson returned home to
Manning, leaving Miss Georgia for a
few days LONGER visit at the home of
her uncle, VIM. Ely.
The supreme court recently denied the
motion for a new trial in the Bancroft
case and affirmed the decision of
Judge W. C. Crawford.
For Rent-fat in PRESS building,
we'll lighted and well ventilated rooms !;
city water and modern conveniences.
including central heat. M. L. Ayers.
Brakeman Geo. Neptune, running be-
tween Dickinson and Mandan, recently
underwent a successful operation for
appendicitis at the N. P. hospital at
Brainerd.
Miss Edna Hoyer returned this week
to her home in Minnesota after spend
ing several weeks at the home of her
sister, Mrs. August Dlers, of RAIDER
township.
F. Robinson arrived this week t. &C
cept a position with the Northern Pa
cifc in the freight house. His brother,
John Robinson, has been employed
here by the company for some time.
Mrs. Lewis F. Crawford and two
daughters are down from Sentinel
Butte. visiting in the city until the
first of next week when Mr.. Crawford
returns from Jamestown. where he has
been attending a meeting of the state
bankers for a few days.
Schmidt Bros. are operating theil
steam pillow rig at the Lloyd RAIDER
place. As soon as they get through
with the breaking they hope to get sum-
m%er-fallow blowing for a few weeks.
The Schmidt place has 20 acres of very
fine Swedish Select oats. Lloyd RAIDER
and D. E. Shipley also have some of
the same. grain that gives promise of
making a great crop.
James W. Hatley and Miss Celia
Bauer came down from Zenith on Thurs
day of this week and returned on No.
7 as husband and wife, Rev. A. c..
Hacke of the Congregational church
tying the nuptial knot. They were ac-
companied by Miss Ella Bauer and Fred
Bauer as witnesses tt the ceremony.
Mr.. Hatley is in the Mercantile bust
ness at Zenith where they will reside.
J. G. Kittleson and Ellis Hoist ar e
jubilant over the crop prospects on
their farm about four miles west of the
city. These boys have 70 acres in
wheat and their field of about 80 acres
of flax is looking exceptionally good.
They also have about three acres in al
falfa and some millet and potatoes.
C. H. Wiley, with his steam outfit, did
the breaking and seeding on the farm.
L. H. Wellman arrived Saturday
from the University of Minnesota to
take charge of the public playground in
this city. Mr.. Wellman is a law stu
dent and will return to his studies in
the fall. His home is at Monona,
Iowa. He is pleased with the way
Dickinson people are taking hold of the
playground matter, and thinks that it
will be possible to get ready for ses-
sions the first of July.
Will Vredenberg. en- route from a
trip east, was visiting his brother,
George Vredenberg, who works on the
railroad at this place, a few days this
week, leaving Wednesday for his home
in Long Beach, California. 1T is about
seven years since Will Vreden bere
lived in this part of the country. : He
lived at Tacoma for a time and has
greatly prospered in the west. His
father, P. Vredenberg, and sister,
Mrs. Ed. Persons, are visiting in Wis.