The Dickinson press., 1915-04-17
LOCAL NEWS

Commissioner and Mrs. E. d. Peck
and daguhter drove to Dickinson from
Sully Springs in their car Thursday
and spent the day shopping.
Mrs. VIM. Kirby and son, Sidney,
returned from Mandan last Saturday,
where they spent a week with Mrs.
Sid. Parkins.
John w. Harnden al out Of the
house Tuesday for a little while for
the first time in three months. He
took a little cold and will have to be
careful for a few weeks.
Mrs. C. Peterson of Medora has
been with her daughter, Miss Thelma,
at St. Joseph's hospital the past week
or two. The daughter appears to be
getting along nicely.
Amos Wells arrived Tuesday from
K%erkhoven, Mimi, where he has been
working on a newspaper for some
years. After visiting his mother in
this city for a short time he will take
up work again.
The U. S.. land office and the post
office at Dickinson were closed Thurs
day afternoon, by the order of Presi-
dent Wilson in recognition of the
50th anniversary of the assassination
of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Deiters re-
turned Thursday from an extended
trip of five weeks through the west.
They attended the Exposition and Wis
tied many other places of interest on
the coast.
R. A. Lyon came in from Beach on
Thursday and left the following morn
ing on the auto mail stage for Man.
ming, hoping to get back in the even
ing in time for the home talent play
at the opera house.
Elizabeth Frye entertained a num-
Der of little friends last Saturday
afternoon in honor of her seventh
birthday. The time was happily
spent in playing games and a dainty
luncheon was served by Mrs. Frye.
DIR. Norris Orchard returned to
Rochester, N. Y, on Sunday morning.
E. R. Orchard went from Dickinson
to Mandan the same day, expecting
to return to Glen Ullin the last of the
week for state accountant work.
This week the Mandan Mercantile
Co. is having plumbing installed in
their office building by j. w. Molloy.
There will be one of the sanitary
drinking fountains in the place so
that all callers can get a pure drink
of city water at any time.
Anton Amburst was in last Friday
to deliver II head of horses to E. z.
Mark. The lump sum received was
$1,000, which makes $4,000 worth of
horses sold from the Amburst farm
in Dunn county since the first of the
year.
A. D. Heaton and DR.. R. H. Beach
Of Glendive returned Tuesday night
from a business trip into the Mott
country. Ray W. Heaton of St. Paul
and Guy Hunter were also out on the
trip and did not return until later in
the week.
D. D. Smiley, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Kowitz and Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Bean
arrived in Dickinson last Saturday
from Marinette, Wis, to be the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Smiley. Mr.
and Mrs. Kowitz and Mr.. and Mrs
Bean left Thursday for Idaho, but Mr.
Smiley will remain with his brother
and mother for some time.
Miss Jennie Casper, a trained nurse
who has been in Portland the past
year, has been the guest of her friend.
Mrs. R. A. Lyon, in Dickinson the
past week. Miss Casper is on her
way home to Osakis, MINI. She for
merly resided at Currie, Mimi, where
she became acquainted with Mrs
Lyon.
Lewis Hager left Sunday night for
Bridger, Mont, where he will oper-
ate the moving picture machine, in
the theatre lately started by George
w. Brandt of Fryburg. Lewis is a
licensed operator now and has had
quite a good deal of experience along
that line, having worked in both thu
Lyric and the Elk theatre in this city.
MI. and Mrs. VOLTA are in from
Daglum visiting at the home of he1
sister, Mrs. VIM. Satchel. Mr.. anc
Mrs. VOLTA have just returned from
Wisconsin and have rented their Dag
lum farm for three years and have
rented the Mrs. Viola Homer resi-
dence on First Avenue West, to take
possession the first of June.
Beginning Saturday evening the
Bijou theatre will have a four piece
orchestra, consisting of Miss Grace
Peck Of Bismarck, pianist, Roy
Grimes of Fargo, violinist, James
Rose of Dickinson cornetist and Ben
Rau of Dickinson will play the from
bone. In a couple of weeks a drum
mer will be engaged. Beginning with
Saturday evening the prices will be
1Oc and 15c instead of &c and 1Oc.
The treatre has been newly decorated
this week, the work being done by the
Dickinson Sign Co., and the lobby has
been repainted, giving a very pleasing
appearance. Next week new seats
will be put in, making the Bijou