The Dickinson press., 1915-02-13
LOCAL NEWS
A daughter was bovn. to- Mr.. amid
Mrs. VIM. Peterson oni February g.

A daughter. was bosn. to- MI. amid
mrs. VIM. Peterson on February g.
Harry Singer moved into the
Vaughn house on Third Avenue West
this week.
Fred Savage, the Belaeld hotel man.
filed on a half section. Of land about
five miles from town at the Dickinson
U. S. land office on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. II: Crawford en-
tertained at dinner last week Wednes-
DAY and Mrs. Crawford has issued in
vltatlons for a luncheon this (Shtur-
day. afternoon.
The ladies of the, Monday club held
their regular session Monday after
noon at the A. D! Heaton home, and
were Joined at dinner by their hus-
oands. All remained for a social even
ing. The previous meeting was SIM
lllary arranged and held at the T. D.
Casey home.
Alex Monty is milking Is cows this
winter and shipping his cream to the
DICKINSON Creamery Co. His silo
supplies the fhed'that mich cows need
at this season of the year. Mr..
Monty is constructing a barn 81 by
6o feet, with an 8 #. basement which
Will be Of great value to his stock
farm just east of Fryhurg.
The choir of St. Johns EPISCOPAL
church was very delightfully."- enter
tanned. at the home of Miss c. L.
wells; last Saturday evening. During
the. evening MI. Fart gave two recita-
ions which were very much enjoyed
by all present. Cards furnished a
port of the evenings amusement and
a three course luncheon was also
much enjoyed
Misses Jessie Leask and Florence
mckenzie arranged a surprise party
1asi Saturday evening in honor of
MISS Esther Ayers birthday. The
company included twenty boys and
girls who assembled at the Ayers resi-
dence while Miss Esther was out, by
invitation. Dancing to victrola mus
&c, games and a fine lunch brought by
the guests, made the hours until mid
night pass all too quickly.
Fred Christensen returned to the
Christensen ranch last Saturday. The
Chrlstensens are much pleased with
the prospects of. having a new post
office within five miles of the ranch.
Now they must get their mail either
at Oakdale or at Catln. Oakdale is
about twenty-five miles and Catlin
nearly fifteen. The petition has been
sent IN with far more names than
were needed. It is thought it will
bear the name of Croft and will be To-
Gated at the Pearce farm. When Mr..
Christensen was in Washington he
made known to Postmaster General
the need of such an office and he was
assured that a petition would receive
immediate attention from the depart
ment.
Supt. c. E. Ward has been busy the
past two days conducting teachers
examinations. These have been held
in the court house and were written
by twenty-three teachers of the
county as follows: Misses Leila Ber-
ringer, May Birmingham, Bessie
fFlynn, Nellie Grogan and Sophie
Jahr, Merle Buckley, Rollin Deming,
Earl Fisher and Leon S. George
Dickinson; Jennie F. Beebe and
Roena Jacques, Belfeld; w. L. Hill
and VIM. Mcdonald, Antelope; Alvina
Rust, Elizabeth Warbritten and Am
brose Knudson, Taylor; Floss;e X.
Krank and Aida Shetney, Richard
ton; Harvey Candee and Vincent
IOwen, Gladstone; Catherine Roth
schiller and Elmer Ecklund, Schefield.
Mrs. M. Drury and Mrs. F. Lish
were h~ostesses at two large Valen-
tine card parties at the Lish home
Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons.
The spacious rooms were fragrant
with carnations and bright with red
land white hearts and cupids which
also formed festoons in the arches.
Five hundred was played, the red and
white place cards being hearts with
raised cupids. About forty ladies
were present each afternoon. In
serving the elegant course luncheon
which closed the afternoons pleasure,
the hostesses were assisted by Misses
Fadora Drury, Marguerite Lish and
Anna and Emma Kostelecky, Mes
danes M. L. Mcbride and John Lish.
Mrs. r. E. Brown of Mandan, Mrs.
Drury's guest, and Mrs. William
Engelter of Hebron, a visitor at the
Lish home, were out of town guests
for both days, and Mrs. Lee Nichols
of Mandan, visiting her parents
Landlord and Mrs. P. Mckinley of the
Gem, was a guest on Wednesda y.
One of the pleasantest P. E. O
meetings of the winter was held al
the B. II. Crawford home Tuesda,
evening. Mrs. w. F. Burnett was
initiated into the Chapter and follow.
ing the business meeting there was
a Scotch program with two Scotch
danes in charge-Mrs. Crawford and
Mrs. Frank Reed. Master Frederick
and Miss Thora lessen played
Scotch airs-violin and piano. Miss
Mildred Perkins sang "Bonnie Sweet
Bessie The Maid of Dundee" and gave
IL! Love a Lassie" as an encore. Mrs
Lillibridge read Highland Mary
l 9ffo1. which Miss no1,ofL1, A,,n-o $780,