The Dickinson press., 1914-12-19
LOCAL NEWS

C NEWS
l.. A. Davis was down town on
Wednesday afternoon, the first time
since October.
|. Mrs. Geo. Mischief from north of
the city is receiving medical attention
at the hospital.
Mrs. V. S. Langlois of Belfield
spent Wednesday in the city as the
guest of Mrs. H. J. Blanchard.
Mr.. Silvernail, of the J. F. Chris
ten store in Taylor, vas in Dickinson
on business Saturday evening.
"Gip" Jones of Schafer arrived in
the city Monday and is now in the
hospital receiving medical treatment.
J. J. Knutson of Orofino, Idaho,
formerly Of South Heart, wants to be
remembered to Stark county friends.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
C. c. Hart on December 10th. Mrs.
Hart was formerly Mrs. Garfield Nc
Neil Of this city.
James Potter, who has been work.
ing at The Brown Dairy, broke his
left leg last Sunday. The break is
just below the knee.
Mrs. James Soules has been suffer-
ing the past week with a severe cold.
It was feared the forepart of the
week that she had pneumonia, but she
is much better now.
Thos. and J.. j. Hannacher were the
guests of r. v. and J. V. Boulger on
Monday. They were old time friends
of the Boulgers and all had a most
enjoyable visit together.
Miss Della Spears is expected the
latter part of the week from Webster,
South Dakota, to spend the holidays
with her sister, Mrs. A. N. J~efferies.
Don't fail to see the speedy Alumni
team and the fast High School boys
in their contest for basketball! honors
Tuesday night, December 22nd. Plan
to stay for the dance and help out In
the jubilee.
L. T. Scheie writes from his home
stead six miles southwest of Plaza,
that his wheat went 81 bushels to
the acre, flax 13 and oats 60. This
gentleman, formerly of Antelope, had
300 acres in crops.
Claud Travis, who lives or Crooked
Creek, pleaded guilty in Justice
Bailey's court at Manning last Thurs
day to the charge of trapping out of
season. He received a fine ofa$24 and
costs. Another one for T. N. Har-
tung, deputy state warden.
Mrs. Jud Paxton of Sentinel Butte,
who recently underwent a severe
operation on her throat, is improving
rapidly and will be able to return
home within a few days. She has re-
covered her speech entirely which will
be good news to her friends.
The teachers gave q very pleasant
party Wednesday evening in honor Of
Miss Alice Dixon, who has resigned
her position in the city schools. The
party was q surprise to Miss Dixon,
given at the F. G. Reed home. With
fancy work and conversation a very
enjoyable evening vas passed. A
dainty lunch was served at the close.
Miss Dixon was presented with q
beautiful silver clothes brush by the
teachers as a token of their esteem. :
Mrs. Henry Engerle of Wibaux
passed away at the Dickinson hos
ipital Wednesday. Death was due to
typhoid fever. The body was taken
by the husband to. Fergus Falls,
MINI. Two children are left, one a
little boy, who is also sick at the
hospital with the fever and the other
a little girl about a year and a half
old. Miss Schuster, a sister who has
been here during the sickness of Mrs.
Engerle, is now a victim Of the dis.
ease.
Guy J. De France, who has been on
his homestead 10 miles northeast of
Elbowoods, was renewing acquaint-
ances in Dickinson on Thursday and
Friday, it having been two years
since he was here. Mr.. DeFrance
drove across the country, putting his
team out for the winter at the farm
|sof his daughter, Mrs. Collins, in the
Marshall neighborhood. This old
timer at Richardton and Taylor and
former clerk of court and county
auditor, is enjoying fine health. He
has a leave of absence from his claim
and will likely spend some months in
the eastern part of the county.
Coach Gill of the University of
North Dakota has picked a basket
ball squad, composing the star play
ers from the different class teams.
From this squad the Varsity quint
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