The Dickinson press., 1914-07-04
DR.. Geo. A. Perkins left Monday

DR.. Geo. A. Perkins left Monday
forenoon on No. 8 and being a rail-
road physician, was sent over the
washed out road in a boat or some
other way and went on to the Twin
Cities, where he is taking special
work at the Minnesota U. for a few
weeks. Mrs. Perkins and Miss Mil
bred were to follow as soon as the
trains were running regularly.
Sentinel Butte Republican, Miss
Anna Tretter, trained nurse from
Dickinson, is taking care of Mrs.
Bublitz and the baby at the VIM.
Trester home. Although she has
very ill, Mrs. Bublitz is now reported
to be much improved.
T. G. Saunders and Christ Sperber
were in Saturday in the rain for two
loads of supplies. They were not
able to get started north until Mon
day morning. The roads were very
heavy and they did not expect to
make very good time going home.
A crew of painters and decorators
have greatly improved the appear
ance of the Merchants National bank
building, both inside and outside. The
walls Of the U. S. land office rooms
on the second floor were included in
the work. The Dickinson Sign Co..
had the job.
L. F. Crawford left on Monday for
Miles City,. where he attended the
horse sale and from there he went
to Aberdeen, S. D., where he ad-
dressed the South Dakota Bankers
convention on the 24th. He returned
to Sentinel Butte Friday.-Sentinel
Butte Republican. .
Mrs. David Roberts returned the
last Of last week from Glendive,
where she spent two weeks, the guest
of her daughter, Mrs. w. J. Buckner.
Mrs. Buckner and son, Arthur, ac-
companied Mrs. Roberts and made a
brief visit at the Roberts home. They
returned to Glendive Sunday evening.
Mrs. Arthur Webb and two chill
dren, Ruth and Ethel, left last Thurs
day for their home at Regina, Can
ada. They have been visiting rela-
tvies in Richardson for some time
past. Arthur Webb has his head
quarters now at Regina. He is
with the Pioneer Traction Engine Co.
Miss Efie Mason of Quinion came
into Belfield IN Friday from Billings
county to go to Valley City to at
tend summer school. Owing to the
washouts she could not get away on
the train and remained in town until
Monday when she came to Dickinson
to await the moving of through
trains.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. johnson came
in from South Heart on the local
train Monday morning. They were
accompanied by MI. and Mrs. George
Widener of Oberon, N. D., father
and mother of Mrs. johnson, who had
been visiting them a few weeks at
their home a mile from Daglum. Mr..
johnson said there had been almost
too much rain out his way.
BENZ. Webb was a visitor in the
city the later part Of last week, hav-
ing brought the election returns from
st. Mary's precinct. Mr.. Webb has
the N. P. experiment farm of five
acres into crop this year. He has
barley, wheat, alfalfa, sweet clover
and corn. His 120 acres Of wheat on
his home farm is looking exception
ally fine. Besides this he has so
acres in to flax. =
Lester Christ was a visitor in the
city the first Of the week. He started
in with Chas. G. Perry, Geo. Runduel-
kamp and Martin C. Scheufle in the
Christ auto. They were able to get
as far as the Palmer road house near
Crooked creek, where they had to
give up the auto and came in with
a team. Messrs. Perry, Runduel
kamp and Scheuffle proved up on
their homesteads on Monday.
Mrs. P. F. Berringer and Mrs. Jas.
Flynn arranged a pretty surprise
party in honor of Mrs. Tom McDon-
ough's birthday recently. The party
gathered at the Jerry Hayes home
and in a body called on MI. McDon-
ough, extending best wishes etc. A.
pleasant afternoon was spent with
musical numbers by Misses Vera
Berringer and Mabel Carroll. At
the close Of the Afternoon a delicious.
lunch was served.
Mrs. Clara Lowery and son, Rob
ert, were in Dickinson on Monday to:
Hook over the damage caused by fire
lin her barn on June 26th. Unfortu-
nately the 0Wner carried no insrlr-
ance on the barn. Mrs. Lowery re-
Gently purchased the Babcock house
lin Belfeld and is occupying the same.
The house has eleven rooms, good
water and modern The
spare rooms are being used for pa
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