The Dickinson press., 1916-01-08
LOCAL NEWS

MISS Helen JefferleS lett Saturday
to resume her work at The National
kindergarten College in Chicago.
The B. f. Kennedy family moved
recently into the Giel house in the
northeastern part Of the city.
J.. G. F. Parker, who spent a few
days at his brothers ranch near Me-
dora, returned Wednesday evening.
Fresh Cut Flowers Assorted
Fancy" Carnations per doz . SLIPS;
assorted roses per doz. $1.50, at
Knapp's Variety store.-adv. 1-8-1t
The z. C. B. J. are making arrange
ments for a big dance in their hall
in the western part Of the city on
Saturday evening, January 18th.
Philip Vogel has 1900 bushels of
wheat still on hand. He is on the
Rudolph Frank place and is one of
the prosperous farmers Of Stark
county.
Misses Margaret Berry and Vera
B%erringer left Wednesday Tor their
respective schools at st. Teresa Col
lege, Winona, MIMI, and Oak Hall, in
St. Paul.
The Western Union has a new wire
chief in Carl A.. Nelson of Minneapo-
lis, who arrived recently with a son
and daughter, who have already en-
tered school. It is expected Mrs. Mel
son will come out in the neal future.
w. A. Mcclure received a message
Wednesday evening informing him of
the death of his aged mother in
Guthrie, Oklahoma. The body was to
be taken to Kansas for burial. Mrs.
Mcclure was out here to visit her
oldest son about three years ago..
The ladies of the Congregational
Ladies Aid society will meet at the
church parlors on next Thursday,
January 13 and will be entertained
by Miss Lizzie Rapp and Mesdames
A. C. Hacke, J.. L. Hughes, John
Foster and Minnie Klinefelter.
Frank Davidson of Sentinel Butte
was down between trains Sunday to
visit with his daughters father-in-
law, Mr.. Hegseth, of Sentinel Butte,
who was i'll at the hospital. Mr..
Davidson was expecting his daughter
to return from a trip east on Wcdncs-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Butler and
daughter, Miss Ruth, returned the lat
ter part of last week in their car
from a trip to Regent, where they
visited Mrs. Buffers sister, Mrs. L,
A. Lane. Miss Butler also spent a
short time visiting the Misses Dirby
at Mott.
Word comes from Mrs. Allen Harle-
man, who, with her mother, Mrs. L.
Scott, is spending the winter in Pa
cifc Grove, Calf, that they had felt
quite an earthquake shock on Christ
mas day. This was their first ex-
perience in the rocking caused by an
earthquake.
Commissioner Joe Hushka of Dunn
county is planning on bringing his
daughter, Miss Mary, to Dickinson to
attend the Sisters school. Two years
ago, a sister, Miss Annie, attending
the school and is now able to assist
her father in taking care of his cor,
respondence and book accounts. :
Howard Young of zeal Mikkelson
shipped 76 calves of Red Poll strain,
which he bought of J. H. Caldwell of
near Taylor for $50 a piece, to his
ranch early in the week, the shipment
being made to Medora and from there
the stock being driven to the P. D.
ranch and on to the Young place.
Fifteen of the high school girls
gave a delightful leap year sleighing
party to fifteen classmates Thursday
evening. Two sleighs were engaged
for the occasion and following the
ride Miss Florence J~efferies, assisted
by her mother, Mrs. Nora Jefferies,
served a very appetizing luncheon.
J. P. Ravens, manager of the
Farmers Cooperative elevator, is ex-
pected back Monday from Minneapo-
lis, where he went to spend the New
Year season with his family. 1t is
possible that his family may come out
in the spring. O. A. Brown, of the
Brown Dairy, is relieving Mr.. Havens,
Mrs. B. O. Thorkelson, who expect
ed to leave for her home at South
Heart for Christmas, is still at st.
Joseph's hospital recovering from a
relapse. Cashier Thorkelson has been
coming down from South Heart
nearly every evening to see his wife
and hopes to have her home within a
week.
This week John Leask, register of
deeds, received a letter from w. ].
Larson of Passic, New Jersey, who
was a settler at Taylor during the
early eighties. He left Stark county
a long time ago, but still claims to
have an interest in a farm near Tay-
lor.
Bert Townsend, prominent rancher
in the Quinion country, came in the
first of the week to attend to
business matters, particularly the
buying of war horses. Incidentally
Mr.. Townsend had the opportunity of
meeting with his brother Elks. He
expected to remain in the city several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Dvorak of
seven miles southeast of South Heart
were visitors in the city on Thursday.
Mr. vorak hauls his grain to South
Heart, having about LOO bushels yet
to sell. Joseph and Emil Samek,
Louis Kudrna and Miss Theresa
Dvorak were New Years guests at
the Dvorak home.