The Dickinson press., 1912-02-17

Dell Hamilton oil Oakdale was In Dick
inson on Friday.
Mrs. Arthur Davis successfully under
went an operation at the Stein hospital
on Thursday.
The Miwday Farmers Club at their
creamery meeting last Saturday ex-
pressed q strong preference for Roose-
welt for President. !
F. L. Roquette lett this week for
Chicago and New York. to buy a stock
of spring goods for his store. He will
be gone ten days or two weeks.
P: H. Rumble returned Thursday from
Midway, where he had been for q
week. He says that the thaw is a,great
help to those who have stock to Craze.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Fl. Richie are here
from Bozeman and have rooms at the
J. S. White home on First ave west.
Mr.. Richie is at the F. L. Roquette
store.
Miss Carrie Hamilton of Oakdale was
in the city Friday having some dental
work done. She expected to 60 to Rich
ardton on Saturday to visit the BENZ
amin Webb family.
The local Masonic bodies will cele-
brate the first anniversary of the dedi-
cation of their temple, mex Friday eve
ming. February 22nd, by a social re-
union and dance.
Angus Neil came up from his farm
west of New England the first of the
week. Mrs. Neil has been here for
some time with her sister, Mrs. Arthur
Davis, who has been quite i'll.
Supt. P. S. Berg transacted business
with the superintendent of public in
%struction at Bismarck last Saturday.
Mr.. Berg is a member of the state
board of educational examiners.
The Courier-News of Fargo has an
option on the Forum and if the right
support materializes it is probable that
the morning and evening papers of
Fargo will be consolidated under one
management within a few weeks.
Misses Edna Tollefson and Frances
Nolan and several of their young girl
and boy friends enjoyed a bob ride last
Monday night. It was a leap year
affair. the girls inviting their own
partners, and a merry time was had.
The wedding of j., Allen Clarke to
Miss Amber Aymar will take place
next Wednesday. February 2lst, at the
BRIDES home in Fargo. Mr.. Clarke has
been at Washington, D. c., since the
middle of December and will return i'm
mediately after his wedding to his
duties at the local experimental sta
tion.
Edward R. Ewes of Melville, Pa,
leaves on the 21st for Dickinson to take
a position. in the Roquette store. Mr..
Ewes is an experienced store man.. He
has a family but will not move here
permanently for a few months. or
until he a find suitable quarters. MI.
Ewes was an old friend of Cashier
Wilson Eyer back in Pennsylvania.
j. B. Dickson, the fax king from near
Halliday. returned this week from a
visit in Illinois. He also attended to
some business matters in South Dakota.
and on Friday went to Taylor, return
ing in the evening, and expected to
leave for Dunn county possibly on Sat-
urday. Mr.. Dickson is greatly inter-
ested in railroad activity north. One
of the surveys runs through his land.
The dates have been fixed for the
annual conclave of the Grand Com
mandery in Dickinson for April 10th
and 18th. This is the first time this
great state gathering has ever been
held in: the Missouri Slope country and
its meeting here this year is quite q
r%econgnition for Dickinson. The local
lodge will make every effort to royalty
entertain the great number of visiting
Masons.
The funeral of Max Geieer took place
last Monday from St. Joseph's church,
Rev. Fr. Groetschel officiating. Deceased
was about 81 years of age and death
was due to heart failure. He was a
native of South Russia and has been in
this country about three years. He died
at the home of a sister. Mrs. George
Kofler in the. country south of here. He
leaves q mother here and a brother,
John Geieer of Davis Butte, besides
his sister.
The lecture of C. P. Connolly Tuesday
night concluded the ]yceum course for
the season l911-12. The speaker wat
given a fair house and most of the
people enjoyed his address very much.
It will be remembered that Senator
Gore and the Dick Bergen Co. were the
previous numbers given in the course,
Ben Lindsey not being able to gil his
endadement on account of the aeveritv