The Dickinson press., 1913-04-05
LOCAL NEWS

JOnn TOMBSTONE, q beacN IdrWeE, |
was in the city this week.
Cashier W.. G. Watts was up from
Gl adstone Wednesday night.
A son was born on Saturday, March
29th. to MIR. and Mrs. Frank Veverka.
T. Leroy Evans, the Dunn county {
auditor, was in Dickinson on Wednes-
day. coming up via Taylor.
A. W.. Beals. one of the general
agents for the Fargo Loan Agency.
was in Dickinson this week. -
The alumni association of the D. H.
S. had a business meeting at the
Walton fiat on Thursday evening.
Miss Minnie Angliss was hostess
Monday evening to a party of girls
in honor of Miss Marvel Ward of Bel
field.
Mrs. W. C. Crawford and son, Will
liam, we're expected to arrive the latter
part of the week from their winters
WISH I'LL tllC "CSl COdSl.
Miss May Hacket, telephone operator
at Sentinel Butte, spent Sunday in the
city. attending church and visiting
at the home of Mrs Viola Homer.
Cashier H. E. Skauee of the Taylor
State bank, was in Dickinson on Thurs
day for the Marcovitz-R Reuter- hearing.
A. J. Laubscher was another up from
Taylor.
Miss Thora lessen spent last Sunday
at the Chris Peterson home at Medora
and Hilda Peterson accompanied her
home Monday for a few days. visit
with her here.
Miss Agnes Butler, who has been in
charge OF the N. P. lunch room for the
past several months, left for jamestown
last Saturday morning to assume the
position as manager of the N. P. lunch
room. Miss Butler. during her short
stay in the city has made many friends
who regret her departure.
Mr.. and Mrs. julius Hoist and Miss
Meta, who have been visiting in Den
mark and Germany for several months,
expected to sail for America on April
5th. Mrs. Hoist and Miss Meta will
visit relatives in Iowa en- route home
while Mr.. Hoist will be busy at his
ranch near Quinion.
Next Friday evening the armory will
be the mecca for the great crowd of
people who are planning on attending
the hospital ball and banquet. For a
social good time it will come up to the
best that has eve been given in Dick
inson. It will be a big reunion and
get-aoquainted gathering and there will
be amusements for everyone. The ban
quet will include all the best things to
eat and the de]icacies of the season.
The admission price is SIS per couple
and ST for extra ladies and the proceeds
will be for the benefit of St. Josephs's
hospital.
Mrs. S. P. Gotta arrived Thursday
from Portland, Oregon. to pack her
household things and complete noeotia-
tions for the sale of the Gotta home on
First Ave. West which has recently
been purchased by Mr.. and Mrs. r. L.
Kennedy. The purchaser is a travelling
salesman for heating and ventilatine
plants and will be welcomed as a per-
manent resident. while it is with re-
gret that we lose Mr.. and Mrs. Gotta as
Dickinson citizens. They have been
here for many years, had built a nice
home and were among our most re-
spected citizens.
This week Hebron & Ba ird received
notice of a decision in their favor in a
hard fought land contest in the Rapid
City land district. Their client was
GEORGE Morgan of Rapid City. S. D.. a
grandson of M. fl. Reid, a former resi-
dent south of Belfeld. The case was
won in the Rapid City land Office, re-
versed by the land commissioner and in
an appeal to the secretary of the in
terror, Hebron & Baird got the case for
George Morgan. The land involved
is said to be worth SIS, 600.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Geesaman and
little daughter from the country west
of Fayette were among those who at
tended the teachers institute here this
week. Mr.. and Mrs. Geesaman were
both formerly high school teachers in
Iowa and Mr.. Geesaman has been
teaching the past winter. Mrs. Geesa-
man has proven up on a fine quarter
section of land and they are now maxi
ing their home on Mr.. Geesaman's
homestead just over the line in Billings
county. They farm about rs acres
each year and enjoy the country life
very much.
The members of the Dickinson Gun
Club are already formulating plans for