The Dickinson press., 1913-07-19

MI. SaVOty OF MlnnedpOl16, who Is
re-ratine the city for fire insurance,
gave some valuable suggestions on
Wednesday evening at the Commercial
Club rooms. As a result of his talk q
committee consisting of Geo. A. SEM
our. J. F. Davis and M. L. Ayers. was
appointed to consider the feasibility
Of trying to get an ordinance that
would give more protection to the city.
Editor John NJ. Connolly and two
friends. Mrs. Bertha Burridae and Miss
Harriette Hayward of Randolph. Yer
mont, arrived Wednesday afternoon
from their tour Of the Yellowstone
Park. In Dickinson they visited a few
hours with George E. Ryder and his
sister, Mrs. Myrick. also former resi-
dents of Randolph. The Vermont la
dies will spend q week or so with the
Connollys at New England.
Mrs. Edith Burdick, daughter Pearl
and son Arden left Wednesday morning
for Sparta, Wis. to visit a week before
going on TO Coloma. Wis.,, her old
home to spend some time. Mrs. j.
W. Akenhead who had been in this
part of the state on pleasure and BUSH
ness for some time. went at the same
time to her home at Sparta. Her son,
Earl. a graduate Of the Dickinson high
school is just home for the summer va
cation, having spent his first yea at
Madison where he is taking an enein-
eerine course.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Cuskelly, their
daughter. Ella. and Miss Margery Gus
kelly returned ithe early part of. the
week from a nine days. trip through
the Yellowstone Park and left the next
day for Oakdale. where Miss Cuskelly
will join her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Cuskelly, who moved out on their ranch
a short while ago. They intend to re-
main there until September and until
that time their residence here will be
occupied by the H. L. Reichert family.
Miss Beatrice Lish. who accompanied
the Cuskelly party through the park.
went on to visit at Spokane and other
western points.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Brown returned
Wednesday evening from attending the
Holstein Breeders circuit meeting at
New Salem. Dairy Commissioners Flint
and Prof. Richards were among those
present. 1t was a very profitable gath
ering and Mr.. Brown had the pleasure
of visiting each of the IA farms whose
owners are members of the circuit.
While the men were making the rounds
of the dairy farms, Mrs. Brown visited
with Attorney and Mrs. Leverson, for
mer %neiehbors at Hawley, MINI. 1t
was the first time Mrs. Brown had
been away from The Brown Dairy for
some time and she found the trip a
real pleasure.
A. L. Haugen of Taylor was attend
ing to business in Dickinson on Tues
day. Mr.. Haugen bought his fathers
farm north of Taylor last year and is
doing quite a little. farming this sea-
son.. having 10O acres of oats and
wheat and 20 acres of corn. His crops
are looking we'll. Mr.. Hagen milks
three cows and from the sale of butter
buys all of his groceries. He
keeps his cattle on Knife river in sum-
mer and at the farm during the winter.
Last year he turned a carload of beef
cattle at S7.35 per hundred live weight
and he will have about the same num-
Der to turn this season.
Mandan News:--Thomas Conroy was
down from Dickinson Saturday and Sun
day, looking after his home here. as he
and. Mrs. Conroy have been staying in
Dickinson since the death of the lat
ter's father. George Drenkel. Deceased
left his heirs a fine arocery store. an
interest in a garage and considerable
other property and holdings. amounting
in all to some $50, 900 to $50. 600 and
as administrator Of the estate Mr.. Con-
roy will be busy for some time. He
has dropped a hint to the effect that be
and Mr.. Robinson may see fit to estab-
lish their residence in Dickinson and
looksafter the business in which the
late Mr.. .Drenkel was interested, but it
is hoped here that the popular family
will not decide to move.
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