The Dickinson press., 1916-12-16
LOCAL NEWS

down on Wednesday for the big dance
that evening.
She has long waited for that Singer
sewing machine-call 285 K and make
her happy this Xmas.-ady. 12-16-2t
Mayor ALT. White is spending the
He was expected, back the last of
the week. s.
Agent and Mrs. VIM. Spike of
Richardton were in the city on Mon
day, Mr.. Spike being called to serve
as witness in a case in court. +.
i Mrs. Paul Lebo of Medora was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Double
day on Thursday. While in the city
Mrs. Lebo also attended to some holi-
day shopping. ..l..
K We contend that there isn't bet
ter phonograph made than a Column
bia. If you don't believe it hear them
at Benzies. Hearing is believing.
adv. '#5J 1t
Geo. H. Parker of near Medora was
in the city on Wednesday and Thurs
day visiting at the home of his
brother, J. c. F. Parker. He made
the trip to Dickinson in the interests
of some land deal.
w. L. Richards and Bert Waddell
left last Friday for Grassy Butte,
where the latter took up his duties as
cashier. Mr.. Richards went on to the
ranch and returned via stage on Tues
day. p.
Miss Fay Mclean was expected
down from Fryburg on Thursday
evening for p several days visit with
friends in the city. Miss Mclean has
had a bad case Of tonsilitis the last
few days.
Otto Kruger of a short distance
north of Snow, was in Dickinson on
Thursday, doing some Christmas
shopping. He drove in with a load
of grain to sBelfeld and came on to
Dickinson via train.
The state board of regents is in ses-
sion at Bismarck and great deal of
business is to be transacted. Lewis
F. Crawford, a member of the board
from Sentinel Butte, went down for
the session Wednesday.
The employees at the local tele-
phone office wish to express their ap-
probation to E. H. Knapp for his
floral gift and to the Dickinson Fire
Department for their box of sweets,
which were presented to the girls
following the big fire last week. ..
The annual delinquent tax sale was
held at the county auditors office on
Tuesday. There were two Or three
parcels of land on which less than the
legal rate was bid, the lowest being
9 per cent. All others brought the
legal rate of IL per cent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Vallancey re-
turned on Thursday morning to their
home at Glendive, Mont, after short
visit. with Mr.. and Mrs. C. L. Bowen
in this city, Ms. Bowen being a
sister of Mr.. Val!ancey. Mrs. Val.
lancey was down since last Saturday
but her husband spent only a very
short time here, as he is proprietor OF
the Isis theatre at Glendive.
| Mrs. Geo. A. Perkins and daughter
Miss Mildred, expected to leave this
! (Friday) afternoon, providing the
train was not too much out Of
schedule, for Bismafck, to be present
at the grand opera, having tickets for
the ason. Dr. Perkins expects to
join them the next day but if the
train is too late today, they will all
go down tomorrow morning and stay
until Sunday.
E. C. Story cf Madison, Wis, who
represents the Clark Land & Loan
Company of Minneapolis, is in the
city this week looking after business
matters. In addition to the land busi-
ness Mr.. Storey represents Call
fornia firm which manufactures ma
chinery used for making briquettes
from Ignite coal. The complete
plant, which he recently sold for the
big Ignite mine at Scranton, will be
in operation about January 18th, and
local men are becoming interested
also in getting the briquetting indus
try established here.
The Episcopal fair last week at the
armory met with a high degree OF
success, the ladies clearing about
$3.50. The handmade articles were
very pretty and there was also an
assortment of Japanese novelties. In
connection with the sale of these
dainty and useful things was also a
food sale. In one corner OF the
armory floor, coffee and doughnuts
were served throughout the afternoon
and evening at small tables. The two
booths were very prettily festooned
with autumn leaves and other season.
able decorations. ~. y
i Miss Esther Ayers left this (Fri-
day. morning for Bismarck to be the
guest until Sunday of Miss Catherine
Morris, and also to attend the grand
opera, "Lucia Di Lammermoor" at
the Bismarck auditorium tomorrow
evening. While in Bismarck she will
see her father, M. L. Ayers, who was
spending some time in the eastern
part of the state, and will come: to
Bismarck on Saturday, having been
joined by his daughter, Miss Dorothy
who is returning home for her mid
year vacation from Oberlin College,
Oberlin, Ohio. Miss Dorothy will,
however, not stop off at Bismarck