The Dickinson press., 1914-03-21
LOCAL NEWS

SAO AiSt VI ulo week. ne ID erecting 8
large house at his ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. M. Rigier, Joe Fleck
and Mr.. Jennings and daughter were
Saturday visitors in the. city from Rich
ardton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Lee. Mrs. Geo.
W. Lee and Mrs. w. L. Prindle were
among those in the city from Gladstone
on Saturday. \
Miss Frances Stone came down from
Sentinel Butte Saturday and. visited at
the r. H. johnson home. She returned
home Sunday night.
j. o. Mullaney returned Monday from
his winter trip at Long Beach. Califor-
mia. Mrs. Mullaney is expected back
about the first Of April. Both have
improved a great deal in health.
Word wa received in the city that
Mrs. John Kelly passed away at her
home in Tacoma Sunday night. Mrs.
Kelly was a sister Of Mrs. David Rob-
erts. 1t was impossible for Mrs. Roberts
to attend the funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. MAIDS Jesperson came
up Tuesday in their car from Taylor to
visit at the Rasmus Jensen home for a
day. On account of the snow storm
during the night they left their car and
returned on the train Wednesday.
Henry Loran Of Richardton, Valentine
Loran of Canada and C. %. Loran of
Montana were in Dickinson on Monday
on business in connection with the John
Loran estate. These gentlemen are
brothers of the late John Loran of Rich
ardton. -. ,.
. Henry Luitble, school clerk at Heart
river, came to Dickinson via Richard
ton on Tuesday. He stated that he
commenced working his land on the
14h. Some people were blowing little.
The snow of Tuesday night stopped the
work for a few days.
Edwin johnson, vino has a ranch
northwest Of Midway was in Dickinson
Tuesday. He wintered q band Of sheep
in first class shape. Mr.. Johnson spent
part of the winter in Vermont, but re-
turned some six weeks ago to enjoy
cur good winter He attended the Elk
meeting in--the evening.
Mrs. Clara Lowery was in Dickinson
from her ranch home sixteen miles
SOUTHWEST of Belfield. She was in town
to attend to some business and legal
matters. She reported that her sons,
Frank and Ed. Harkins, were both doing
well in the stock business. Another
son, A., W. Harkins, better known as
Win" is in Montana. Their stock
is in first class shape.
Charles Rife drove in Monday from
the Black Butte country. He found the
roads good-as they have been nearly
all winter. Farmers had already COM
menced to work the land when Mr.. Rife
left home. He said rain or snow would
be needed a few weeks later but just
now the land can be worked to good adj
vantage without either.
V. A. Baker was in from Emerson
Tuesday getting supplies for spring
work. He expects to put in about 500
acres, sowing wheat, barley, speItz and
corn. He intends. to feed all but the
wheat which he will raise for market.
Mr. Baker thinks that he will get more
for his" grain by feeding it to hogs than
by selling it on the market. Mr.. Baker
has a Hart-Parr outfit to help out in his
farm operations. He expects to let 200
acres lay to be summer fallowed.
T. S. Underhill in a visit to the court
house tuesday morning noticed an
icicle about FIVE inches in length hang
ing from one Of the trees. 1t struck
him as rather peculiar as we have had
no M or rain lately to cause such a
form of ice. Upon Investigation he dis
covered that a small twig had been
clipped and instead--of water frozen into
an icicle. it was sap which started up
through the limbs Of the tree. It seems
rather early, especially for these parts.
The annual inspection of Co. X took
place in the armorys Thursday night.
The men were we'll drilled, the guns
were in first class shape and the gem
eral equipment was in order. Capt.
Tollefson, Lieuts. Barker and FURY and
the men deserve much credit for the
good showing which they made. Capt.
Tollefson will now receive applications
Tor enlistment for camp. He has been
busy in, preparing for inspection and
has not taken up any Of the many ,ap-
plications. S
The Card club was. entertained at the
home Of MIR. and Mrs. E. A. Lillihridge
on. Thursday Of last week. A seven
o'clock four course dinner was served.
It was a St. Patrick's dinner with