The Dickinson press., 1916-02-26
The Parker G. Sons meat marke

The Parker & Sons meat market
has purchased several loads of live
hogs, recently, rs coming in from
parties near Emerson, two loads from
Oscar Helgeson Of near Manning and
two loads of Owen Baxter of north
east of Dickinson. The hogs were all
in fine condition and brought a good
price live weight.
Mrs. w. T. Nickel is enjoying a
visit from her sister, Mrs. C. J.
Weston of Miles City, who arrived
Monday evening to remain about two
weeks. From here she will go to
Sidney, Mont, to join her husband,
who is in the contracting business and
will be having work at that place at
that time.
Theodore Schweitzer and sister-in-
law, Mrs. Alma Whitmore, of Beach
came down the first of the week, the
latter entering the local hospital for
an operation. Mr.. Schweitzer was
formerly of Dickinson, having resided
here about nine years ago and is now
successfully engaged in the mercan-
tile business at Beach.
Conductor M. G. Brown left Tues
day for Forsyth, Mont, having been
transferred to a run from that point
to Laurel, Mont. Mrs. Brown and the
children expect to leave for Forsyth
about the first of April. The Browns
have made many staunch friends here
and are sorry to leave as also are
the Dickinson people to see them go.
Mrs. Will Carroll entertained the
Dorcas ladies Wednesday afternoon
and in the evening was hostess to
about twenty young people in honor
of her brother, John Connolly. The
decorations were in green and white
and the evening was spent at cards
and with music. The hostess was as
sisted by Mesdames S. L. Carroll and
Lloyd RAIDER in serving.
A. F. Collar, agent for the Under
wood typewriting machine company,
for this section of the state, sold ma
chimes to W. w. Stackhouse and Miss
Stella Tingle the first of the week.
This vas Mr.. Collars last trip before
beginning work as city salesman in
the Fargo office in the place of
James Gaffaney, well known in this
section, who becomes state manager
for the company. This is a promotion
for both gentlemen.
Supt. L. R. Waldron left the first
of the week to do some institute
work before going to Fargo to take
his permanent work the first of the
month at the State Agricultural COL
lege. Mrs. Waldron and the children
will remain in Dickinson until the
close Of school. However, they have
made arrangements to take rooms
at the Langdon home as soon as Mr..
and Mrs. John c. Thysell arrive from
Washington, which will probably be
about the 10th Of March.
A. H. Deiters has purchased of
Mike Mckinley the fine Soft. corner
on Fourth Ave. West and First Street
North, the vacant property adjoining
the Deiters home on the north, for a
consideration of $1,000. Mr.. Deiters
will move his fence on the north side
of his drive way to the north side
of the new lot. He has ordered
hedges, shade and fruit trees, shrubs
and flowers for the grounds which
will be made into one of the beauty
spots of the city the coming spring.
Allen Harleman, for the past two
years employed in the grocery depart
ment of the Roquette & Co. store, left
Monday on a we'll earned vacation, to
be spent in California with his wife,
who with her mother, Mrs. L. Scott,
is spending the winter at Pacific
Grove and who was to meet him at
Hollister, Calf. They expect to be
back in Dickinson about the first of
April, returning via Phoenix, Arizona,
where they will visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter A.. Wilson, formerly of
this city, for a short time, and Santa
Fe and Denver. Upon his return Mr..
Harleman will take up the local
agency for the Standard Oil Co.
|. On Saturday last Berringer & Pc
tricka autoed to Killdeer, making the
first automobile trip to that town
since the heavy snow. Another car
following became stuck in a snow
drift and had to be.left on the road.
The following morning when. Messrs.
Berringer and Petricka were on their
return trip, they found that the car
was still there. After considerable
trouble they managed to shovel it
clear of snow and pull in from the
drift. While at Killdeer they closed
a deal with John Pechal, who will be
their sub-agent for Dodge ars in
that town.