The Dickinson press., 1914-06-20
OCA NEWS

school honse contract.
John Kampf Of Gladstone, who is
doing auto livery work this season,
was in Dickinson the first Of the
week.
Miss Laverne Roquette entertained
a company Of friends at the theatre
Wednesday evening followed by a
slumber party.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Little were in
the city last Saturday. Mr.. Little is
expecting a fine land business a little
later in the season.
George Upwright stated Tuesday
that it had been too wet for summer
fallow blowing for several days. He
thought his alfalfa would be ready to
cut the last Of the week.
w. J. Jones, a travelling sales man
of Winnipeg, Canada, and Miss Lilly
Leverich Of Castle City, Missouri,
were married by Judge Fred Maser
Monday afternoon.
Rev. A. C. Hacke went to Medora
Friday afternoon, where he conducted
services in the new school house in
the evening. This is the second time
Rev. Hacke has preached in Medora.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. n. Hafstrom of
Taylor were visitors in the city the
first of the week. Mr.. Hafstrom has
recently returned from a business
trip in the eastern part Of the sta.e.
v. Taraba autoed in from his farm
twenty miles northwest of the city
Monday morning. After attending to
business matters he returned home.
He reported crops in frst-class con-
dition.
Arthur Merrill was in the first Of
the week from the Kildeer noun
tains. They have been receiving a
goodly amount of rain between here
and there which made the roads
rather heavy.
A bad hail storm was reported in
the vicinity of South Heart Tuesday
evening. 1t is likely that most OF the
farmers had their crops insured:
The rainfall at Dickinson amounted
to .08 of an inch.
Agent and Mrs. F. D. Cooper and
four children left Wednesday morn
ing for Mrs. Cooper's old home at
Rushville, ILL.,, where she will spend
the summer months. Mr.. Cooper ex-
pected to return the last Of the week.
Emil Breune was a business visitor
in the city Saturday afternoon from
his farm five miles northwest OF
| South Heart. He had received no
rain till the shower Of Friday night,
the rain all going around him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Westmeyer and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Walker were up
from Taylor the first of the week for
pleasure and business. Mr.. West
meyer is the publisher Of the Taylor
Reporter and Mr.. Walker is the edi-
tor. -.
C. w. Herstein, Mrs. VIM. Leavill
and the three daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. f. j. Strang came up from the
Black butte country Tuesday morning
to get No. 2 for Iowa, where they
are to visit until after the 4th of
July. -
Prof. C. B. Waldron came out from
Fargo on Tuesday evening and the
following morning accompanied his
brother, Supt. L. r. Waldron, to Pur-
cell. II. K. Nichols took the gentle
men out. They expected to be abb
sent two days.
Mrs. Benedict Freid passed away
in this city the later part of last
week. She was recently brought to
the city from her home twenty-five
miles south of Ri%chardton. Deceased
was 40 years of. age and the mother
of nine children. .
Misses Carol and Grace Mcclure
plan. to go to Mandan on Saturday
to be the guests of Miss Celia Con-
molly until Monday, when they will
be joined by their mother, Mrs. W.
A. Mcclure. From Mandan they go
to the Knife river country in Mercer
county. r..
R. w. Leach, wife, sons and
a daughter, were in Dickinson on
Saturday en- route to Montana to get
land for the children. Mr.. Leach is
an old timer in Morton county, where
he has 800 acres rented out. He had
FL head Of horses, cows and several
loads Of goods.
Mrs. H. L. Dickinson pleasantly
entertained at a dinner party Thurs
day afternoon in honor of Mrs. Geo.
Hughes of Chicago. The rooms
3 were prettily decorated with pink
carnations and yellow iris. Covers
were laid for twelve. Miss Grace
Crowl assisted the hostess. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Strang of Het-
finger county were in Dickinson on
Tuesday, coming here to see their
daughters off on their Iowa summer
vacation. Mr.. Strang has 100 acres
Of fine timothy grass. He has also
been very successful growing alfalfa:
His fodder crops r fed to cattle and
horses which he keeps on the farm;
Mrs. M. T.. Auner and daughter and
and Mrs. Rose and son autoed to
South Heart on Wednesday to visit
for a day or two with Mrs: Kennedy
Mrs. L. Diers, who has been visit:
ing friends and her. children, August
and George Diers and Mrs. J. F,
Luhman, left Monday for her home
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