The Dickinson press., 1915-01-02

Mrs. H. E. Haney and Mrs. DR..
Speare were visitors from Belfeld
in the city Wednesday.
Filing Helmer, the district Stude-
baker salesman, was in Dickinson
from Taylor for the last day of the
year 1914.
Alois Faimon was in from his farm
northeast of New Hradec on Wednes-
day with a small load of wheat which
he sold at Sill. He still has about
400 bushels to see, but finds travelling
bad as it is neither sleighing or
wheeling.
Miss Elsie Torgerson of Taylor
made a hurried trip to the city the
first of the week. She accompanied
Mrs. Paul liner and family back to
Bismarck Wednesday, where she will
enter the City Hospital to take up a
nurses curse.
Miss Mary Zdrahl entertained at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Zdrahl, on Green river, some
forty friends and neighbors at a 100
o'clock Christmas dinner. Dancing
followed and a most enjoyable time
was mad Dy all.
Charles Horst, the big meat market
man at Glen Ullin, and three sons,
spent Christmas with the Andor .fami-
ly in Dickinson. MI. Horst has a
large number of warm friends in this
city who n always glad to see him
f@for only a few minutes.
J. H. Gibson returned Wednesday
from a visit of several weeks at his
home in G%alesburg, Illinois. He ex-
perienced some cold weather there,
The thermometer lowering around 18
below, which with the dampness
made it mighty cold. He is again at
his post in the U. S. land office.
DIR. G.. A. Perkins is the proud
owner of a beautiful five passenger,
six cylinder, thirty horse power
Franklin touring car, which he is now
driving about. The car is the latest
model of this air cooled type, which
is an excellent car for winter use as
well as summer. There are many
fine features about this car which are
attracting the admiration of auto
owners.
| Mrs. j. w. Currie left on Tuesday
via Miles City for Bowman to take
charge Of the household Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. C. J. Phelan, while the hus-
band and wife are absent in Mime
apolis attending the marriage of their
father, Hon. j. E. Phelan. Mrs. Cur
rie was accompanied as far as Miles
City by Miss Doris Deffebach, who
was to visit her father, E. Deffebach,
until Saturday or Sunday.
Mrs. B. E. Noark and her niece,
Miss Ruth Sherman, returned
Wednesday from Ramona, S. D..
where they spent Christmas. They
also visited in the Twin Cities. Elk
citement was added to their trip while
on the Souix Falls-Bristol branch
Several cars Of the train in which
they were travelling jumped the track
and came within about a foot of 60
ing over a twenty foot bank. Mrs
Noark reports much colder weathe,
there than here. "a
December averaged 10 degrees low.
er than the average, but at that was
looked upon as a very good month
The coolest was 29 degrees below
zero, and during the past week mer-
curry dropped as low as 22 below one
night. The absence of wind was
quite noticeable during the month
There has been about three inches OF
snow around Dickinson and it is re-
ported that there is IL to 10 inches
of snow in the country south Of New
England.
Attorneys Murtha & Sturgeon have
received an order Of the court permit
ting them to offer for sale a quarter
section of land south of Taylor be-
longing to the Ladenberger Mercan'
tile Co. This firm recently secured E
judgment of $1,243.23 against G. A
Ladenberger in favor of Julius Will
liams as a result of a suit started
last summer. Mr.. Ladenberger for
mcrly resided in Dunn county but has
been a resident of Bismarck the past
year. He has about an 80 per cent
interest in the land near Taylor ane
the court permits the sale of his in.
terest in settlement of the judgment
A good old time watch meeting was
held at the Methodist church Thurs
day night. Services began at 800
Rev. F. W. Gress of Beach preaching
the sermon Special music was giver
by the choir. At 1000 an intermis'
sion with light refreshments were
enjoyed. After this addresses were
given by four laymen of the church
A. A. Harleman spoke upon "Bles'
sings of 1914;" L. H. Nichols had as
his topic, Necessity for Religious
New Years Resolutions;" J. Edward
Tufts address was "Every Day 6
New Years Day" and Frank Milhol.
Ian spoke upon Expectations oil
1916" The meeting closed at two
minutes after 1900 with the ringing
of the bell and good wishes to all fol
the new year.