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

LOCAL NEWS
Mrs. j. W. Sturgeon returned Satur-
day night from a visit Of some months
at Desmet, S. D.
Mrs. Smith Harrison came down
from Billings on Thursday to visit rel-
atives and friends.
Walter Junkin was up from Moorhead
for the Elk doinas. renewing acquaint-
ances in the city and surrounding
country.
Mesdames 7. D. Casey and H. j.
Blanchard entertained about fifty
young people at a dancing party Nom
day night at the X. c. hall in honor of
Miss Grace Guertin, Mrs. Casey's sis
tel, and the Misses Blanchard, sisters Of
H. j. Blanchard.
Miss Clara Davis left Wednesday on
the North Coast Limited for Minneapo-
lis where she wal to take the 500 for
Bangor. Malone and other New York
points. On her return, probably late
in the fall. Miss Davis will visit in
Iowa and other Middle West states.
The oats was being cut on the Leon.
berger farm notheast Of the city the
past week. The grain gives promise of
IS to 40 bushels to the acre. There IL
some good looking wheat and other
crops on the farm this year. Wilfred
has been helping with the harvest
when he is not working at the Bijou
theatre.
Cashier l. F. Crawford of Sentinel
Butte. formerly of Dickinson, recently
received a consignment of fish. includ-
ing sunbeam trout and perch from the
State Hatchery at St. Johns. Of the
five cam received three were planted in
Sentinel Butte lake, one in Kellogg
pond, one in Beaver creek and three
in Knutson creek.
j. ]. Mccarthy went west the first of
the week to look over some moving
picture show propositions. He came up
from Minneapolis the last of last week,
leaving Charlie in charge of their
theatre there. Mr.. Mccarthy will
spend a little time at Missoula looking
after his orchard. He expected Mrs.
Mccarthy to join him the last of this
week in Spokane.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. j. Berry of Glendive
were in Dickinson last Saturday on
their way to Mott to visit MI. Berry's
mother. They were to 90 out in an auto
and expected to be back this week to
make some repairs in their store in this
city which has been rented to Jacob
Rosenberg of Minneapolis, who has
rented the part formerly occupied by j.
V. lessen & Co. for September LIST.
Mr.. Berry is feeling very well since
his serious illness of last year.
w. II. Byrns, agent for the Northern
Pacific at Dickinson the past W. years,
has taken a 90-day leave of absence
and expected to 60 west the last of
this week. He does not expect to re-
turn to Dickinson for work with the
company as he is greatly troubled with
hay fever at this season of the year
and wants to make a change of climate.
MIR. byrns has several things in view
out west and may decide to engage in
some business other than %railroading.
However. he cannot say until after he
has looked around. 1t is expected that
Mrs. Byrns and the children will re-
main in the city for six weeks or two
months. MI. and Mrs. Byrns have
many friends at Dickinson and Bel6eld
who hope that they will find a pleasant
end profitable business in the west.
Frank D. Cooper of Beach has been
promoted and given the Dickinson
agency. He was expected here during
the week to assume his new duties. r.
L. Williams of Richardton goes to Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. C. Erbes of 1879
West Minnehaha, St. Paul, and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Edwards and daughter,
housed their Velie auto at the Dickin-
son Motor Car Co. garage Sunday night.
leaving Monday morning at e o'clock
for jamestown, expecting to make the
200 miles easily before dark. Mr..
Erbes is a retired business man and
was out on the Glidden auto trip which
left the Twin Cities on July 18th. He
came in from Baker. Montana, on Sun
day, crossing the Little Missouri river
below Medora. The trip had been a
very pleasant n and 2. 1888 miles had
been travelled up to the time of re ach-
ing Dickinson. The party expected to
reach home on Thursday. In the fall
the Erbes family will auto to Los
Angeles the same as they did for last
winter. MIR. and Mrs. w, H. Tumble
and daughter and mother from Spokane,
in a National auto, Joined the Velie
car party at Terry. Mr.. Tumble was
on his way to Indiana and other eastern
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