The Dickinson press., 1916-05-20

Attorney Otto Thress Of New Eng
land transacted business in the city
Wednesday.
Finder of P. E.. O. pin marked
Gamma P. Eaton" kindly return to
Press office.-adv. Up
Victor Baker, who for the past sew
eral months has been employed in the
Greene drug store, left Tuesday to
accept a position with the Sentinel
Butte Drug Co.
O. r. Meyer is recovering nicely
from his two operations at st.
Joseph's hospital and will likely be
able to sit up a little by another
week. It will take him some time to
fully recover his strength.
Mrs. Harry Annear returned home
the first of the week in her new
Dodge auto. She bought the car the
week before of Berringer & Petricka
and learned to drive the machine in
good shape before leaving for home.
Bert Sprague of Beach spent Sun
day in our city visiting with Mrs.
Sprague, who has been confined to
the hospital. Mrs. Sprague is get
ting along nicely and it is expected
that she will be able to return to her
home this Sunday.
Supt. and Mrs. C. E. Ward autoed
out to the Gaylord country on Thurs
day. Mr.. Ward went out to inspect
schools in that community while his
wife accompanied him for the trip.
They expected to return today (Fri-
day.
Miss Hilda Eslick of Belfeld was
the guest of Miss Evadna Pugh the
first of the week. Miss Pugh also
had as her guest for several days
Miss Rosimond Holler of near this
city, who left for her home on Mon
day.
Local friends will be interested in
learning of the birth of a son to Mr..
and Mrs. R. J.. Beckley of Waterloo,
Iowa. Mrs. Beckley, better known
here as Miss Emma Coleman, is a
sister of Miss Katherine Coleman of
this city.
T. G. Johnson, states attorney for
Dunn county, was over from Killdeer
on Sunday to spend the day with
Mrs. johnson and children. He ex-
poets to take his family home within
a short time. W. L. Richards went
out with Mr.. Johnson OF Monday.
Ben Taylor Of the local p~ostofice
force, left Sunday on his two weeks
vacation to be spent in points in Wis
consin, northern Michigan and with
his mother at Valparaiso, Ind. His
mother is matron in one of the
large school dormitories at that place
and it is just possible that she may
accompany him back. .~>~
Miss Imogene Lyken, a teacher in
the Belfeld schools, is very ill with
erysipelas at the Dickinson hospital,
having been ill for about a week be-
fore entering the hospital here last
Saturday. She is a sister of Miss
Luella Lyken, one Of our sixth grade
teachers. At last reports she was
slowly improving.
Phillip Jahner, who recently sold
his farm five miles northwest of
Sheffield to Phillip Krank at $42 per
acre, has moved his family into Dick
inson. The purchase, price per acre
included cattle and improvements.
Mr.. Jahner is a carpenter and will
work at his trade in this city. He
had lived on the farm nine years.
Miss Geraldine Berry, who for over
a year has been with her aunt, Mrs.
c. j. Bush near San Diego, Calf, to
recuperate from a severe attack of
rheumatism, is expected back tomor-
row Saturday on No. 4 for the
summer. Miss Geraldine's many
friends rejoice to hear that she feels
very much better. The Bush family
reside on a ranch at El Cajon, a
pretty village some 18 miles from San
Diego and Miss Geraldine has enjoyed
her past year very much but is
eager to be back and see her home
folks again. She is coming via
Seattle.