The Dickinson press., 1916-12-30
LOCAL NEWS

LOOAL NEW
Ernest Angliss made a trip to
Beach the first of the week to spend
a few days with friends.
Paul Wander, son of Dominick
Wander, a former Dickinson family,
had the misfortune the past week to
crush the index finger Of one of his
hands in the gear of a machine which
he was manipulating in a deep we'll
on their farm southeast of New Eng
land. The physician expects to save
the finger but is not sure that it will
be a very useful member.
MI. and Mrs. Thos. Fisher and fam
lily, with the exception of Misses Ruth
and Grace, left last week for their
ranch two and one half miles from
remaining members of the family
with their cousin, Miss Della Fisher,
who expected to enjoy Christmas at
the ranch, could not get out on ac-
count of the stormy weather the first
Of the week.
Mrs. T. E. Beals and baby and the
formers sister, Miss Elsie Mari, who
resides at the Beals home while at
tending high school, departed on Fri
day for their parents home south Of
Fargo to spend Christmas. They
were joined by their brother, w. G.
Mari, wife and sister, Miss Anna, of
New England. But their anticipated
Christmastide was destined to be a
sad one as they had hardly left when
MI. Beals received a message announ-
cling the death of Mrs. Bcals' father,
who had been sick for some time.
Readers of the Press will recall G.
E. Lennon, one of the wealthy cattle
men who was in the livestock business
out south in early days and who often
visited in Dickinson. When the Mil
waukee road went through he engaged
in the banking business in Lennon,
but for the past few years he has
been in the stock business again, at
present owning a large band of sheep.
Mr.. Lemons ranch is. some twenty
miles south of the town bearing his
name, and it is said that he has made
a large sum of money the past year.
A number of guests are gathered at
the home Of Mrs. Nora Jeferies for
the holiday season. Her SON, John,
was in for a few days from the jeff
cries Bros. ranch neal Grassy Butte.
Her two sisters, Misses Della and
Florence Spears, are here from New
England. Miss Florence is home for
a short Christmas vacation from the
state university at Grand Forks. Mrs.
Jefferies other daughter, Miss Helen,
will not be home this year for mid
year vacation. She is finishing a
course at the National Kindergarten
school in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pound and fam
lily of Taylor spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Scott and Mr.. and
Mrs. Allen Hsrleman. They attempt
ed to return in their car in the after
noon but became stalled in a snow
bank about four miles cut and after
an exceeding lot of work succeeded
in getting the car out, but returned
back to the city about $50 o'clock.
Deciding to take no further chances,
they left their auto here and returned
via train. Their daughter, Mabel,
had both feet frozen as a result Of the
previous afternoons experience.
H. D. Stephenson, wire operator for
the Milwaukee railroad, has just
rounded out a year at Bowman, and
is as anxious as ever to hear from old
Dickinson friends, where he resided
for many years while employed by
the Northern Pacific, the family resi-
dence being on the present site Of the
Elk Home. Mrs. Stephenson and the
younger children make their home in
Spokane where Mr.. Stephenson plans
to go before long for a months vaca-
ton. Mrs. Rose Sigurdson, eldest
daughter and so we'll known to many
of the Press readers, resides in Valley
City, her husband being the manager
of the Dakota Drug store.
It was expected that O. L. DeSart
would undergo an operation for the
removal Of a humorous cancer at a
DeSart, a former resident of Dickin-
DcSart, a former resident ofDickin-
son, now of the Rainy Butte country,
went to Iowa some time ago to attend
to some business matters and to visit
old friends, and vas taken sick, re-
sulting in his going to the aforesaid
South Dakota hospital. So serious
was his condition found to be that the
physicians did not dare to remove the
diseased portion without first consult
ing the family. Sid DeSart, a son,
and Mrs. E. S. Johnson, daughter,
went to Sioux Falls, the mother re-
manning at home.
RED PEPS