The Dickinson press., 1914-01-31

IN T. Schroeder was TO leave on Fri
day for the cities TO buy stock Tor the
Growl-Schroeder Co.
!. The Birthday club was pleasantly en-
RETAINED Thursday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. w, "a. Mcclure.
81. and Mrs. R.II. Beach were down
5ifOm Giendive for several days this
week, returning home Thursday even
iing. They met with the Monday Club
at the home OF Attorney and Mrs. 7. D.
Casey on Wednesday evening.
G 7. Davis was in Dickinson on
Thursday on business for his company:
MI. and Mrs. Davis are nicely settled
now at Beach and like. the place very
much.
Mrs. S.. S. Sutherland is seriously i'll
at Phoenix, Arizona, where she is being
cared for by her sister. MI. Sutherland
iss liable to be called any day to the
bedside Of his wife.
Mrs. Jerry Hayes escaped very fortu-
nately from a bad fall down the armory
stairs while leaving the Mothers Club
party Saturday afternoon-sustainins
only severe bruises and a slight cut
from her broken glasses.
Miss Katerine Mason Of Quinion, who
hes been so ill at the Stein hospital for
some time. seemed a little better this
week. Her mother is with her at. the
hospital and her sister, Miss Jennie
Mason, spends a great deal of time
with her outside of school hours.
Col. Sir Knight J. c. Carroll, in his
itinerary for Commentary inspections,
has set the date for Temple Commentary
No, IL in Dickinson on Tuesday, Feb
ruary oath. Past inspections have re-
suited in placing Dickinson among the
first places for efficiency. 5
Three years ago D. B. Zimmerman
was sued for SIS. 900 by Hugo Gerke, a
laborer who received serious injuries at
the D z ranch on the Sioux reservation.
A judgment for 81, 600 was secured.
The case was appealed and this week
the matter was up in court at Aberdeen.
S. D.
Ernest Angliss returned Thursday from
an auto trip with S. S. Sutherland and
other parties. who had business in the
Fayette country. Snow was found a
few miles north of Dickinson and at
Manning and Fayette there is about two
inches. Nearer the Kildeer mountains
the depth becomes some three inches
and on the Little Missouri. river, four
inches.
Robert Wilcox and Ralph Ross made
a trip to the Robert Monroe ranch IS
miles northwest of Oakdale on Monday
in their White 30 auto. Mrs. Monroe
returned to Dickinson the night before
from a three weeks visit at Minneapo-
His and New Rockford and was taken
home by these gentlemen. They went
on over = % the Christensen ranch and
brought Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Christensen
Ia9nagf with them. So
sw.and Fl G. Reed expect to leave
Saturday: for Chicago. where they will
purchase spring and summer stock iol
theft store. While in Chicago they
wilH attend the annual meeting of the
Retailers Commercial Union. The OBJ
jectsd the union is to enable retail
merchants TO. obtain better buying rates
accomplished by pooling certain orders
Of the members. Membership in the
Union is limited to one retail store in
each city. Over $50 cities of the north
west are represented.
Robert Wilcox returned home last
Saturday from a 35O-mile auto trip on
the Little Missouri river. He started a,
the mouth of the river at Elbowoods
and=WasSs three days making the -trir
over5Gthe ice to Medora. He visited
along and states that he had the hes,
kindssof a time. So far as known nc
one ever made this long trip up the
Little Missouri. The, stream is very
crooked and in places the car has to be
run very slowly to insure safety,
Or! Herbert Anderson returned
Wednesday night from Glendive where
he had been called to inspect stock be-
longing to a Mr.. Parson, who has brought
suit for $40, 600 against the state oil
Montana on account of % mares recently
destroyed by Inspectors. The inspectors
claimed that the mares were affected
with dourine and wanted to kill 81
more. Dr.. Anderson reports that he
could not find any trace of dourine il
the mraes,
An examination will be held BY til,
U. s Civil Service Commission OF
February 2lst. for railway mail clerks
There is an increased demand for mel
in this capacity, caused by parcel pos
and other new regulations and it is ex
pecled that many appointments will re
suit from the examination. Those in