The Dickinson press., 1915-09-04
NEWS

headquarters at Bismarck, conducted
the fourth quarterly conference at the
local Methodist church Saturday even
ing and preached a fine sermon Sum-
day morning, leaving Sunday after
noon to hold the fourth quarterly con-
ference meeting at Beach.
Don't you fool yourself in thinking
your education is sufficient to enable
you to succeed in business. Business
men are exacting and you need the
best possible training. Write Man.
kato Commercial College, Mankato,
Mimi, for their free catalogue.
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Secretary w. A. Carter of Gov. l..
B. Hanna's office has been spending
two weeks at Bayfield,, Wis, with
relatives and friends. Mrs. Carter,
who has been spending the summer
with her sister in Wisconsin, was to
return with MI. Carter at the con-
clusion Of his vacation.
Slope County News:-Mrs. T. F.
Roberts has a fine flower garden at
Cottonwood ranch a few miles west
of Amidon and in this garden she has
two poppy plants with dozens of
bright green blossoms on each stalk.
In every other detail the plants r
identical with the other poppy plants
in her garden but these two plants
have green petals.
Medora Herald:-A letter was re-
Gently received by J. w. Foley from
Theodore Roosevelt of Oyster Bay.
The purpose of the missive was to
thank those, instrumental in present
ing him with the maltese cross brand
ing iron found some. time ago. by
Clarence Watson. The Colonel and
Mrs. Roosevelt are very pleased over
the recovery of the old relic.
The Roy Butler home was the
pleasant gathering place of several
beach guests recently, Misses Eleanor
Wall and Mary DeMerse coming down
Saturday, and Hunter Patrick, Phillip
Paulson and Preston Wall the next
morning. Hunter and Phillip just re-
manned for the day and Miss DeMerse
and Preston Wall left Monday. Miss
Wall expected to visit with Miss
Butler a few days longer.
The New England school district
is advertising for bids for the trans
portation of school children on three
routes to and from the consolidated
school. The district furnishes the
| school wagons and requires a bond
of the party who gets the contract
for transporting the pupils. The dis
trict is also advertising for bids for
the purchase from the district of the
| school building south Of the McKen-
! zie store.
Ira J.. Wilson drove over from the
Midway country Tuesday morning,
bringing Mrs. A. F. White and daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs. White. The, first
named lady came over to consult a
physician. Mr.. Wilson says the harv-
est will be about completed at the
close of the present week. There is
some rust on the low fields but Mr..
Wilson does not think it is going to
prove very serious.
L.. w. Richter, bookkeeper for the
Heaton Lumber Co., left Monday on
No. 2 for Colby, Wis, the home, of
| Miss Bernice Blanchard, who is to be-
come his bride on September 9Th
Mrs. H. j. Blanchard and little daugh-
ter went down some time ago and ex-
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torney Blanchard also expected to be
present at the wedding but business
matters are keeping him busy al
home.
A delightful shower was given al
the R. w. Eyer home Monday even.
ing by Mrs. Eyer and Misses Ethe;
Peck and Lola Dryer for Mrs. Eyer's
daughter, Mrs, George .Goodale. The
affair was a great surprise to the
young bride, who received many beau.
tiful and useful gifts. Following a
pleasant evening, the hostesses. served
their guests, about twenty-five. in
number, a very fine lunch. MI. and
Mrs. Goodale planned on moving into
their new home. in the northeastern
part of the. city the first of the month
Mandan News:-The News last
week inadvertently neglected to men
ton a surprise party given Miss
Helen Belsheim at her home on Sixth
Avenue last Thursday afternoon. The
party was a handkerchief shower Civ
en- by fifteen girl friends as a re-
membrance Of their school days
spent here. The Belsheim family will
move to Dickinson before September
/, as Mr.. Belsheim is connected with
a bank in Killdeer and believes it will
be more convenient to reside in Dick
inson.