The Dickinson press., 1915-07-03
!. LOCAL NEWS

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The Alces club held a special meet
ing Thursday afternoon to consider
the entertainment Of visiting ladies
next week.
w. c.. Coils of Medora was down
on Tuesday. His son, Earl, dislocated
his knee sometime ago but is improv-
ing rapidly.
The mother and sister-in-law of
Miss Margaret Schuttleworth of Me-
dora, who was operated on at st.
Joseph's hospital recently, left Thurs
day for trip east, after visiting here
for few weeks. They are also from
Medora but plan on making their fu-
ture home in South Dakota.
Col. Charles E. Brewer, secretary
Of the state game board, arrived in
Dickinson on the early morning train
Wednesday, taking in the gun tou,na-
ment for the day. Mr.. Brewer is al
ways q welcome visitor among the
sportsmen of North Dakota. J. P.
Reeve Of Beach is president of the
state game board, and early in July,
to comply with the new law, Gov. L.
B. Hanna will appoint the third men,
Der.
A. H. Arnett and son, James, were
in Dickinson on, Wednesday, coming
down from Killdeer in the Norred car
for few hours. Mr.. Arnett is out
with his son at their Dunn county
ranch for a short times while arrang-
ing some business matters. He states
that they have had an unusual amount
Of rain around Shell, Wyoming.
When he left Mrs. J. c. Haskin anc
Mrs. Ralph Heaton were both visiting
at his home.
Early in the week E. A. Lillibridge
sold Peter Klein a section of land six
miles south of Dickinson at $22.5O
per acre. Mr.. Klein is a prosperous
farmer, owning 480 acres near the
$40 that he bought this week. He has
40 head Of cattle, horses and farm
machinery at his place. AS has been
shown before in these columns, the
resident farmer is the one most likely
to take advantage of adjoining land, :,
offered for sale.
Cashier Arthur Tollefson of the
First National bank has purchased the
Busse house in the eastern part of
the city so long occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. o. R. Meyer, moving into the
house during the past week. It is a
fine residence property. modern in
every way. Mr.. Meyer has taken one
of the flats in the Parker building,
and the house on Willard street vacat-
ed by Mr.. Tollefson will be occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Muth as soon
as they can re-varnish the floors.
Attorney and Mrs. T. G. Johnson
and son, Bruce returned on the 24th
from their long auto trip to Grand
Forks via Mandan, Bismarck, James
town and Fargo. They plowed
trip and know now what it means to
be on an auto trip many miles from
home during a rainy season. Mr..
Johnson's Ford car was able to make
the road when many other makes be-
came totally disabled. Crosby Rich
ards returned in the johnson car.
Deane Wiley, who went down in this
auto, came home on the train.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. O. Armstrong and
daughter, Miss Laura, were in Dick
inson the first of the week, having
driven in from the Quinion country
in their buggy and taken the train
down from Belfield. While in this
city Mr.. Armstrong purchased a
Dodge touring car of P. F. Berringer,
to be delivered next week. This will
enable the Armstrong family to auto
into Dickinson in the future in about
four hours when the roads are good,
or in less time than it now takes them
to drive to Belfield. The distance
across to Dickinson is some 65 miles.
Mrs. Armstrong; father, D. C. Rowe,
resides with his daughter in Mime
apolis, and is enjoying quite good
health, although about 80 years of
age. Mr.. Rowe resided at Dickinson
and vicinity for many years in early
days.