The Dickinson press., 1913-08-09
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS
The rainfall Wednesday evening
amounted to ~ inches.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Eskerstrandt Of
Richardton were visitors in the city
Wednesday.
Col. Ben Whitehead attended the Elk
dedication and wrote up the doings daily
for the Bismarck Tribune.
Miss Edna Cass, daughter of Engineer
Cass of Mandan. is visiting at the w. E.
Baker home for about a week.
Mrs. L. A. Simpson gave very pretty
luncheon on Friday, Mrs. Jewell of Bis
marck being the guest of honor.
Norris b. Fitch of Bismarck, an old
friend of John Orchard, was in Dickin-
son on Thursday in the. interests of the
Great-West Life Assurance Co..
Wanted to rent-a quarter or halt Sec
ton OF land no farther than 4 miles dis
tant from Dickinson. Good water and
buildings desired. Address Box 612,
Dickinson, N. D.-adv. 8-o-3p
Mrs. Jewell of Bismarck is visiting Mrs.
Mary McGillivray in this city. Mrs. P.
c. Remington, also of Bismarck, was
the guest Of Mrs. McGillivray early in
the week.
Mrs. James Callahan of Richardton
spent a few days visiting at the Joe Ouk-
rop farm, where her brother, Otto Kauer,
has been teaching. She returned to her
home Thursday.
Elpha Baker, who had been visiting
at the ]. ]. Sexton home in Glendive
for about a week, returned home Thurs
day. Her brother, Franklin, is visiting
his grandfather near Oakdale.
Mrs. A. l. Peck and Mrs. Stevenson
were among the invited guests that were
present at the picnic given in school No.
4 last Tuesday. The teacher, Otto
Kader. left for his home in Richardton
Thursday.
Clarence E. Milton, representing the
Van SAINT Investment Co. of St. Paul, was
in Dickinson this week visiting his agency
with Petricka and Blanchard. Mr..
Millions company is getting a good class
of loans in Stark county.
Miss Gladys Scofeld, who has been
visiting friends here for several weeks.
left Thursday for her home in San Diego,
Calf. En- route she was to stop off at
Billings to visit the Arnett and Kihm
families, former residents of Dickinson.
On Wednesday night lightning struck
the home Of Miss Pearl Smith three
miles south Of Oakdale, near the
Diamond c ranch. The house burned
down completely but nc one was injured,
| Miss Smith being in Dickinson at the
time.
The following parties were made
members of Dickinson lodge No. 1137,B.
P. 0. E., on August 9Th: Frank Gibbs,
A. D. Browning, Joseph Cain, F. F.
Butler, ]. Nelson Ewbank, A. H. Ahern,
E. ]. Buell., ]. L. Hughes, c. w. Lewis,
]. c. ~Bussanmas, Walter ]. Ray. L. w.
Richter, Albert Hike, Frank ]. Ray
Frank Clark, D. A. Cltnaw, A. +. E.
Schierbaum, c. M. Gardner and ABB.
Sweitzer.
The various committees for the Stark
County Industrial Fair are making good
Roadway and are confident that the ex.
hibits will be good in all departments.
A request is being Sent to merchants to
give special prizes for grains, vegetables,
live stock, etc. Think the matter over
and have something good to place at the
disposal of the committee. The Russell
Miller Milling Co. of. Dickinson offer a
barrel of -four to the person baking the
best loaf Of bread from their -four, a hall
barrel for the second and a quarter for
the third. Here will be a chance for
some housekeeper to get a full barrel
of the best flour in the world. Supt. c.
E. Ward has a long list Of prizes which
book companies are offering for Stark
county exhibitors. These are in addition
to the cash prizes, detailed announce.
ment Of which will be made oon Bear
in mind that the Stark Co. fan. will be
held in Dickinson on September 24-25-26.
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