The Dickinson press., 1913-03-15
LOCAL NEWS

Attorney L. A. Simpson had business
in u. S. court at Bismarck this week.
The Pythian Sisters will give a dance
in the X. P. hall the night of the nth.
Millinery opening at Lsnnevilis* 4
9elden's on Saturday, March 18th.
adv. 3-87t
G. L. Heageard of the Mandan Net
camille Co., was out from M inneapoiis
this week.
Deane Wiley was in from the Wiley
farm and coal mine west of the city,
attend the basketball game last FRI
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Crawford were
entertaining the Gard Club on Thursday
evening. The decorations were in honor
of St. Patrick's day.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Marucheck and
mother. Mrs. A. A. Rosendahl. were
in from the Fayette country the first Of
the week on business matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Berzel left last
Saturday for the Twin Cities to pur-
chase the fixtures and other supplies for
their new bakery. They will also visit
at her old home in St. Paul.
A warrant was issued recently for the
arrest of Christ Will of Antelope for
o compliance with the school law in
the matter of sending children to school.
Supt. C. E. Ward made the complaint.
Mrs. John Foster and little son ar
rived last Saturday from Kansas City.
NO.. where they have been visiting at
her old home for several weeks. Her
mother, Mrs. F. E. Molloy, accompan-
led them to Dickinson and will likely
spend the summer here.
A Tacoma paper says Morrell Adams
and Harry McLane were found guilty
of robbing a house. Adams. who served
a year in the %penitentiary at Bismarck.
was given q sentence of 1 to 20 years.
The theft was committed on the street
where Adams was living.
1t is said that so acres of land directly
west of the city limits have been leased
from James c. Young of Minneapolis
by promoters Of a local golf club. The
club will be organized in the near
future and it is expected that 40 or 50
Dickinson residents will enjoy this
popular sport the coming summer.
Miss Lizzie Rapp was elected to the
Office of Massachusetts representative
for the Eastern Star. which means that
she will be the Eastern Star member in
North Dakota, who will correspond with
our state representative in Massachus-
etts in regard to matters pertaining to
their order.
The supreme court handed down a
decision in n of the John Johnstofe
cases the past week, reducing a judg-
ment from $3.50 to $3.50. This was sat
isfactory to Mr.. tombstone. a farmer
residing in the vicinity of Beach. F..
c. effron of Heffron & Baird, appeared
as his attorney. A firm of lawyers from
Wahpeton appeared on the other side.
The '"Sheridan's Ride pictures at
the Bijou Monday and Tuesday evening
were among the best motion pictures
ever shown in Dickinson. This famous
historical event of which so much has
been said and written, was portrayed
ia a way that those attending will never
forget it. The theatre was crowded to
its capacity at each of the shows on
both evenings.
Thursday was a real March day. Three
to four inches of Snow fell and with a
cold wind blowing it was rather disa-
ereeabfe out side. This will make the
roads tad and will keep the farmers
from getting onto the land for another
week at least. The snow is generally
looked upon as a good thing for the
country. 1t is about the largest fall of
the winter.
Karl Schestak is in trouble on q
charge of selling mortgaged property.
The hearing wal held on Thursday be-
fore Justice A. P. Folsom Owing to
the fact that States Attorney Murtha
vas a witness in the case. Attorney H.
c. Berry prosecuted for the state and
Attorney T. D. Casey defended. Justice
Folsom held defendant to district court
fixing the bond at $500.
At their meeting this week the P. E.
O. society elected the following officers
Mrs. Z. N. Barker, president Mrs. M.
L. Ayers, vice president; Mrs. Alice
Poland, recording secretary ]; Mrs. j. W.
Reed, corresponding secretary; Mrs. W.
N. Poor, treasurer /; Mrs. J. v. lessen,
guard; MI. Guy Hunter. chaplain. The
candidates were Miss Anna Hillesheim,
Miss Josephine Hargrave and Mrs. B.
H. Crawford.
The railroad committee W. l.. Rich
ards. +. C.. HeffrOn and Alfred White