The Dickinson press., 1916-05-20
LOCAL NEWS

oGID OONN Tor Sale. we nave 4
limited quantity of North Dakota
grown Northwestern dent which has
a termination test of IS per cent.
Dickinson sub-station. 1t
Attorney and Mrs. Thos. H. Pugh
are expecting IS their guests this
Friday DR.. and Mrs. Robert Colwiil
from Darlington, Ontario, where they
have been with the lattcr's mother
since leaving Belfield last fall. The
Colwills will be here for about two
weeks before leaving for Edmunton,
Canada, where they will locate in the
future.
Judge w. C. Crawford and Stenog-
rapher R. V. Boulger went to Man
ming on Monday, where court was
opened for naturalization matters.
The cases were all finished that day
but the judge and his s~tenographer
were unable to return home until the
morning of the 10th. Next week
Judge Crawford goes back to Beach
to try court cases for a few days.
Paul Erb and Robert Pugh each
filed on a half section of land north
east of Killdeer the past week. J. C.
Erb was in to get his son last Sat-
urday, getting back with him in time
for school this week. Mr.. Pugh has
been employed at the Erb farm the
past year and the two young men are
to range the Erb cattle during the
summer and fall.
Attorney T. D. Casey, a delegate
to the democratic national conven-
ton in June, plans on making
the trip his summer vacation. On
his return he will likely visit a
brother at Sioux City, going to Butte
tor a day or two and joining Mrs.
Casey at Hunters Hot Springs. Mrs.
Casey has been troubled some with
rheumatism and thinks that a few
weeks at the springs would help her.
Mr. land Mrs. A. G. Elfstrom re-
turned from their winters sojourn in
San Diego, California, on Saturday,
making the trip via the southern
route: They stopped for a day at
Salt Lake and were very much i'm
pressed with the beautiful Norman
temple at that place. Mr.. Elfstrom
is very much taken with the west
but says it is nc poor mans country
as there is too much competition for
business.
Il. S. Davidson and MI. Peterson of
the Mandan Mercantile Co., came
over from Killdcer on Wednesday.
Mr.. Davidson was going to New
Salem for a day and hoped to return
north Friday or Saturday. Mrs.
Davidson and son, Willis, are already
out from Rochester and are now
permanently settled at Killdeer. Mr..
Davidson is very busy these days be-
tween his elevator just taken over
and the Touring mill and electric
light plant which he is installing at
Killdeer.
George A. Hughes of Chicago, for
merly of Dickinson, has been selected
as a member of the entertainment
committee of the republican national
convention. He has been selected to
care for the needs of North Dakotans
who are in attendance at the CONVEX
ton. Any from this state contem-
plating attending and desiring infor-
nation can address Mr.. Hughes in
care of the Hughes Electric Heating
Company, 211-233 West Schiller st.,
Chicago. It will be remembered that
Mr.. Hughes was formerly manager
OF the electric light company in this
city. He is now manufacturing cleo
trio ranges such as many Of the
people of this place are using in their
homes.
Mrs. Inez Creswell's case against
the Northern Pacific Ry. Co., for dam
ages on account of her husbands
death in the Dickinson yards two
years ago, has been settled, the COM
pany paying her attorney, l.. A.
Simpson, $500. The settlement was
made in st. Paul a short time ago
and seems to be satisfactory to all
parties concerned: Curtiss Creswell
was a rancher in the territory south
west of Dickinson, having as his part
ner, John Elliott, who is still raising
cattle at the same place. Mr..
Creswell was we'll acquainted in this
part of the state and his instant
death in the yards at Dickinson was
a very sad affair. Mrs. Creswell has
resided in st. Paul for some time.
Before her marriage she was a school
teacher in the country southwest.