The Dickinson press., 1915-12-18
LOCAL NEWS

Dig JODS was S,UUU DuSnelS OF gram
for Peter Walter and about the same |
for George Grassl.
A. H. .Axtell was in the city this
week and stated that he was soon to
be at his home in Valley City. After
Christmas he will go to Chicago for a
few days. -
Louis Berge writes from Waco,
Mont, where his crew is now working,
that he enjoys the weekly visits of
the PRESS. Everything is fine out
there with five inches of snow which
fell the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Dietsche and
Mrs. Mary Turner have been in San
Diego, California, the past week.
They had delightful visit in San
Francisco during the closing days
of the Exposition.
Joe Goetz of Richardton was in
Dickinson on Friday, looking after
property he has here and some busi-
ness matters. He hopes to send his
sons to school here after the first
of the year.
Mrs. Francis Sipta Wadzvik of
Lehigh was taken i'll on Sunday with
pneumonia and died the following
day. She was an Austrian, 18 years
of age and had been married a year.
Services were held from St. Joseph's
church.
! Miss Minnie Siverts, who is the
able deputy of Miss Wall, county
superintendent in Dunn, informs the
Settler that her father is not enjoy
ing his usual good health these days.
This paper hopes that the genial
"Captain," however, will see another
twenty-five years roll by.
Commissioner John Lob was to
leave Friday morning for Mandan to
attend the good roads meeting. Com
) missioners Del Hughes and Adam
Mischel and Auditor J. L. Hughes
were expecting to attend the meeting.
A big banquet is in store for those
who attend.
Reuben Lyon and his brother,
George, went out to the Mary country
recently, where the latter expected to
remain on his homestead until the
holidays. Robert Lyon returned with
his son, Reuben, Monday and will
visit with his family here until the
first of the year.
The Dickinson Young Womens AS
sociation organized Sunday and chose
their executive board Of twelve men,
bers and advisory board of seven
older people on Wednesday evening.
The executive board was to hold a
meeting in the near future to
: choose it's officers and appoint COM
a mittees.
I Rev. A. Zenk, John Luhmann,
Christ Eggers and Carl Reimann were
S in Wednesday from the Black butte
country to attend to the incorpora-
v tion of the German Lutheran Christ
church of their neighborhood. Mr..
= Luhmann was driving his Ford car
a and brought in some turkeys for the
poultry show.
:. The Co. X drills are held Monday
> night at the armory. Members who
fail to attend at least two drills a
D month will be promptly dropped from
the roll. J. L. Monson, physical di.
rector in the public schools, has
joined the company and will be on
hand in the future for drills.
The Dorcas society finds great
need just now before Christmas for
as much clothing for the needy as
they can possibly get hold of. They
will accept worn garments that can
be mended and shoes with worn
soules, if only the tops are good
These ladies are doing a mighty good
work and deserve the strong support
of the community.
Settler:-Daddy Gibson and son.
William, were visitors in Manning
Tuesday. 1t just seems as though
every time old Dad drops into town
he looks younger and, by heck, the
tunes he whistles would just make
you walk right out and dance the
highland fling whether you know how
or not. The only thing we don't like
about him is that he doesn't come to
town often enough.
The Methodist supper and fair
Thursday evening was hugh sue
cess and we'll attended. The fancy
work and candy booths were all sold
A out, the ladies taking in a neat little
sum of $17O for their work. The
fame of these ladies for their good
suppers has spread far and wide and
people We'd with each other for places
at the table.
w. G. Mineah of Emerson did not
go in very strong on farming this
year, seeding only about twenty
acres. He had five acres of Marquis
wheat, however, which went over
forty bushels to the acre. He is de-
voting most of his efforts to stock
raising and has about ninety head of
cattle besides horses. In this particu-
lar, Mr.. Mineah states that he finds
stock thrives better on straw when it
is brought to them instead Of allow
ing them to make free with. the straw
\ niles