The Dickinson press., 1913-05-24
LOCAL NEWS

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John Robinson injured his knee at
1.-The ball park and may not be able to-
jplay with the boys at New England.
A. B. Cooke, who is carrying on the
home farm at Gladstone this year, was
up Thursday for the Mothers Day exer-
cises at the armory.
Mrs. Herbert Hauehton has been on
the sick list the past several weeks.
She was a little better the last of this
week and able to sit up a short time.
Mrs. VIM. Kiby, wife of Car Foreman
Kirby, has been i'll the past week.
Her sister Mrs. Levi: Wake of Mandan,
was here for a few days, returning
home on Tuesday.
Paul Gross. a resident of Stark county
for some 20 years. was down from Bel
field OF Thursday, looking after tax
and other business matters. Mr.. Gross |
has not been very we'll the past spring
and winter. He is gaining slowly and
hopes in time to recover his health. !
Joseph Koch was accidentally shot in
the chest the FIRST of the week. He was
handling a % rifle. rhe bullet was
taken out of his back by his physician
and after " days he was able to be
around and apparently he suffered no
permanent injury.
Prof. W. H. Meyers of the Bromley
party. received word Sunday night that
one of his children was not expected to
live and he took the first train east. It.
will be remembered that Mr.. Meyers
had illness in his family in April
which detained him seve1al weeks and
he had only been with the party here
a short time when the sad news of the
illness of his child came.
The .63 of an inch of rain which fell
the first of the week was just what the
farms needed 10 start the grain in good
shape. 1t was cool and cloudy for two
days after the fall, giving every par
ticle of the moisture a chance to soak
into the ground. This makes a preci-
pitation of 1.06 in less than a week
and is all the rain that is needed for
a time. Most of the farmers had fin
ished seeding wheat and a few had
their corn planted.
School No. 8-the Shipley school, -
closed May 10th. Twenty-t two pupils
were enrolled and the attendance very
good considering that most of the pupils
were small and many lived consider
able distance from school. Theodore
R. Schmidt, youngest son of Henry
Schmidt, entered this school in the. fall
of 1909 and has had a perfect record of
attendance ever since. being neither
absent nor tardy all the four years.
Mrs. Bessie Shipley is the teacher in
No. s.
Mrs. Werner has secured a small
judgment against Thomas Bros, we'll
borers in the vicinity of Bel6eld. 1t
seems that James MCGEE. son OF Mrs.
Werner contracted with Thomas Bros.
for a we'll. The contractors. it is said,
did not get clear water as guaranteed.
However, they wanted pay for the we'll
just the same and filed a mechanic lien
against Mrs. Werner's farm in the sum
of $500. Heffron & Baird looked after
Mrs. Werner's side of the case and the
getting of the Judgment enables her to
clear up the title to her land.
A. H. Runge of Bismarck. state fire
marshal, was in Dickinson on Wednes-
day afternoon, going from here to Bel
/ field. Mr.. Runge looked over the wir-
ing of W. A. Cutnew's in the Elk
building, Masonic temple and other
k public places in the city and stated
s without hesitatinon that there was no
Il better work to be found in any city than
in Dickinon. He said the Dickinson
- electrician like Mr.. Cutnaw. Mr.. Runge
is an old friend of H. A. hogue and
stated that he would likely return to the
city within a short time to inspect
wiring in all buildings.
y On June 4th and 5th the club women
of Dickinson will entertain the club
women of this district in a district
convention. Three Dickinson clubs are
members of the state federation-the
! Dorcas. Equal Suffrage and Monday
. Club-and the members Of these clubs
= will arrange for the entertainment oil
l the visitos. There will be a dinner and
. reception for delegate and visitors
)" Wednesday evening. The sessions Of
Wednesday will be held in the Congre-
j" eational church and are open to all
who care to attend and the people Of
a the city are urged to avail themselves
v of this privilege. Miss Minnie Nelson,
It president of the state federation Of
women's clubs. Mrs. E. M. Darrow
Ie president of the state. ''Votes fol-
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