The Dickinson press., 1915-02-27
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Sutton arrived
in the city from Sparta, WISH, on
Tuesday and are spending a time Wis
iting with the Tillquist family. Mrs.
Sutton and Mrs. Tillquist are sisters.
The Suttons are on their way to
Willette, Mont, where they have some
land. They will remain in the city
until the weather is a little more
| settled.
Auditor Ira Wilson of Medora and
son, B. H. Wilson of Shollsmade, were
in Dickinson on Wednesday to look at
some stock cattle. They did not buy
but expect to put in some cattle dur
ing the spring. Mr.. Wilson had his
household effects shipped from Me-
dora to South Heart this week and
his farm teams were in Thursday to
get the same. The shedding has been
good this week between South Heart
and Shollsmade.
Competitive examinations under the
rules of the U. S. civil service COM
mission for a very large number of
positions will be held at the local
postoffice under the supervision of
Miss Margaret Steward on the follow
ing dates: March 10 and II, April ID
and May II. The railway mail clerk
examination will not be included in
this schedule. If it becomes neces-
sary to hold this examination an
nouncements will be made later.
The John Britt home south of Me-
dora burned to the ground the middle
of the week. Mr.. Britt was away
hauling logs at the Britt homestead.
Mrs. Britt and children were alone at
the time. The fire started from live
ashes left nea the building. The
fire had made a good start before
discovered. In vain Mrs. Britt tried
to telephone for help but the phone
would not work. Most of the furni-
ture was removed, but nevertheless,
the loss will be large.
Among the prominent people in
Dickinson the past week was Attorney
George P. Jones of LaMoure, better
known as Jones of Rock. Mr.. Jones
announced his intention of removing
his law office from La Moure, his
present home, and that he has de-
cided to open a new place at Kildeer,
in Dunn county. He is now erecting
an office there and will have law on
tap in that growing metropolis in a
I very few days. Mr.. Jones was a can
didate for Congress on the democratic
ticket in 1914. He will also be re-
membered in Dickinson as the attor-
ney who assisted Attorneys j. P. Cain
and T. F. Murtha last year in the
prosecution of the Hill case.
At the time Of going to press Fri
day morning it was understood that
Judge w. C. Crawford would finish
court at Mott in time to leave for Cal.
ifornia next Tuesday. Mr.: and Mrs
Crawford and son, William, Mrs
Catherine Ray, Mrs. Theckla Berry
and Mrs. Sarchet are scheduled for
this party which will go via St. Paul
and Kansas City points. MI. and Mrs.
w. r. Everett will leave on Monday
for St. Paul where they will spend a
few days and possibly join the Craw-
ford party later. Mr.. and Mrs. R. H.
Johnson plan to leave OF Monday, 60
ing first to Washington points. At
torney H. c. Berry is also leaving fol
southern California to join his family
Mr.. and Mrs. A.. H. Deiters are talk
ing about making the California TRIP
and if Ed. Hughes is in a position tc
come up to look after the Hughes &
Deters business, it is likely that Mr.
and Mrs. Deiters will get away with,
in a week or two. DR.. and Mrs. G. A
Perkins are making plans to go a lit.
tie later.