The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
NEWS

LOCAL NEWS
j. J. Sexton, more Familiarity known
to his many friends as "Jack," for
merly Of Dickinson and Of late a resi-
dent Of Glendive, has gone to Billings,
Mont, to assume his duties as train
master for the Northern Pacific at
that place, having been: promoted to
the place made vacant by the transfer
of r. R. Auerbach to the position of
union station superintendent at st.
Paul. Mr.. Sections place in Glendive
is: taken by Thomas E. Flynn, who, for
several years has held a similar po-
sition at Forsyth, and MI. Flynn is
succeeded by "Tod" Sloan Of Glendive,
who was head of the department of
bridges on the Yellowstone division.
"A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. H. K. Nichols on Saturday, Aug
ust Ia.
Ben Kunreawsky, of the Model
Clothing Co., left Saturday on a two
weeks visit at Minneapolis.
% Sunday Dugald Stewart and H.
L. l.eichert went to Bismarck and
drove back in Mr.. Stewards new
seven-passenger Chalmers Six. Ern-
est ,Angliss drove to Bowman with
Mr.. Stewards other car which he has
sold to Bowman parties. Tuesday
morning Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart and
little daughter left for home, accom-
panied by Ray Reichert, who will be
their guest for some ten days.
Judge and Mrs. V. E. Pehrsson of
Medora were in Mandan at the week
end for a days visit with Mrs.
Pehrsson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J..
M. johnson. Judge and Mrs. Pehrs-
son are on a vacation trip, and be-
sides visiting relatives at New York
and Boston, will visit other large
cities of interest in the east, where
they will spend the next two months.
Under the heading "Leave Guns
Alone" Deputy Game Warden Har-
tung hunters that it is not
permissible to shoot brush rabbits at
this time Of year.
Arthur Heasley says that his eye
does not bother him any now. He is
we'll pleased with his place at the ma
chine shop of Ufer & Foster on West
Willard Street.
Barney McGrane, manager of the
Killdeer team, in the Sunday Forum,
challenged Belfeld to a contest for
baseball supremacy and offered to bet
$1OO on the coming game. Manager
Ed. Ziebarth of the Belfeld nine
comes back promptly and says that,
while he does not believe in betting
on the national game, he will play the
Killdeer team for a purse of $3.50 to
$500, winners take all, on the Dickin-
son diamond, where each would be
away from the "home town" and let
the sporting editor of The Forum or
any other good man manage the game
for both sides.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Burhans of
Beach, former residents of this city,
have, a baby daughter, born August
10.
DIR. M. H. Everett of Nebraska was
a distinguished Red Trail traveller in
our city Saturday. DR.. Everett is a
famous botanist and has made sever
al trips across the country to the
west coast in the interest Of this sci
ence. He and his party went out this
year over the Lincoln Highway and
are returning over the Red Trail.
They. were greatly interested in the
Bad Lands flora and also in the rich
deposits of pottery and brick clays
and coal in this section of the state.
= Miss Esther Crowl, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. C. T. Crowl, formerly of
Dickinson, is reporting on the Scran-
ton paper:
Anton Burda has Blue Stem wheat
which ripens a little later than other
varieties, but he expects to commence
cutting the first of next week. He
has some grain that promises an
enormous yield this season.