The Dickinson press., 1915-04-03
LOCAL NEWS

Attorney Benjamin fRigler was up
from Richardton last Saturday.
Miss Irene Walton has been in
Minneapolis the past week visiting
with friends.
C. E. Allen, general master me-
chanic, was returning to Livingston
on Saturday.
Miss Eleanor Davis returned from
Belfield Sunday morning, where she
spent a couple Of days on business.
Mrs. Clifford Smith and son were
due in Dickinson on Thursday to re-
main at the John Berringer home I'M
til after Easter.
Mrs. Letson and Mrs. Woods were
in the city from Beach Monday, visit
ing with friends at St. Joseph's hos
pital.
Miss Rose Flanagan, the milliner,
spent Sunday with friends in Medora,
returning to Dickinson Monday NORM.
ing.
Roy Smith, oldest son of w. O.
Smith, has been very sick the past
week at the home of his father south
of the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Everett were
expected home Saturday from Cali
fornia, where they spent some time at
the Exposition.
Mrs. VIM. Ritchel left for her home
in Belfeld Thursday, having been
the guest of Mrs. E. H. Knapp since
Monday afternoon.
Attorney Otto Thress was up from
New England last Saturday. He
thought it would be some time be-
fore the roads were real good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eyer autoed to
Dickinson Monday morning to do some
shopping, returning to their home at
Manning in the afternoon.
Miss Stella Hager began her duties
as bookkeeper at the Farr & Sibley
furniture store on Sims Street last
Saturday.
Mrs. Clara Lowery of Belield was
looking after some business matters
in Dickinson on Tuesday. Her moth
err has been quite ill the past few
weeks.
w. A. Carter, one of Gov. l.. B..
Hanna's secretaries, expected to re-
turn to Dickinson OF Saturday so as
to be on hand to vote at the city cleo
ton next Monday.
Miss Frances Nolan went to Bis
marck Saturday morning to attend
the play, "The Whirl of the World"
in the evening, returning to Dickin-
son Sunday morning.
Louis Asal went to Killdeer this
week to take charge of the Ray &
Clark hardware store at the new rail-
road terminal. Mr.. Asal has a third
interest in the store and will be as
sisted by Joe Clark.
Mrs. L. Hosield and son, who have
been visiting with friends in Belfeld,
returned to Dickinson Monday and
will be guests of Mrs. C. E. Ward I'M
til their future home in one Of the
Parker flats is in readiness.
Walter George left the past week
for Wallace, Idaho, to spend a few
weeks with his mother, brother and
sisters. Mr.. George had been at the
Layton George ranch during the
winter and expects to return not later
than May 1.
August Meyer purchased one of the
1915 model Overland cars of Leutz &
Mcclure. Mr.. Meyer is a brother Of
Mrs. w. E. Baker of this city. He
recently sold his property south of
Mandan and will probably make this
city his home in the future.
Any person desiring pure maple
syrup can get prices and all particu-
lars by addressing E. P. Walbridge,
Cabot, Vermont. His maple Glen"
sugar brush supplies nothing but the
best Green Mountain honey on the
market.
P. T. Birmingham expected to be
ready to return to Beach the last of
the week, where he still retains his
dwelling house. Mrs. Birmingham
was getting along nicely at St. JOS
eph's hospital at last reports. The
Birminghams have two farms now,
one II miles from Beach and the
other % miles from Sidney, Mont.
James Vaagen from north of Tay-
lor was up on Tuesday to make home
stead proof at the Dickinson U. S.
land office on his farm about IL miles
north of Taylor. The witnesses were
Nels Engbretson and Nels Myran,
neighbors in southern Dunn county.
Mr.. Vaagen is a son of j. A. Vaagen.
He farms about rs acres and pastures
the balance of his land.
Miss Della Fisher, who has been
employed as bookkeeper at the Dick
inson Steam Laundry for the past
year, leaves the first of next week for
Green river, where she will keep
house for her brothers, Albert, Henry
and Edward, at the old Fisher farm.
Miss Ruth Fisher, a cousin, will fill
the vacancy at the laundry, beginning
her duties Monday.
Nels Engbretson, whose farm is IL
miles north of Taylor in southern
Dunn county, stated Tuesday that
people had been unable up to that
time to work the land in his locality.
However, on the way to Dickinson he
saw a few farmers who were drag
cling their fall plowed land. MI.
Engbretson uses a disc gang which he
considers better than the pillow for
some kinds of land.
Mrs. Minnie Reid left Sunday for