The Dickinson press., 1916-07-29
LOCAL NEWS

up with friends on the Tourist special
last Sunday evening for a short visit
with friends in the city.
w. J. Orchard, who attended a
house party given by the A. billiard
lakes north of Brainerd, MIMI, re-
turned the first of the week.
Mrs. E. E. Huntington and four
children arrived Wednesday from
Creston, Iowa, for an extended visit
with the formers brother, l.. H.
Nichols of this city.
Mrs. J.. G. Dickey entertained the
ladies of the Congregational choir
and a few others on Wednesday
evening for her guest, Miss Anna
Byers, who expected to leave shortly
after.
A. NJ. Bourque, who for nearly a
year has held a position with the
local telephone management, has
been promoted to district troubleman
with headquarters at Garrison, this
state. Mr.. Bourque will take up his
new position about August first.
Mrs. R. c. Sherman of Miles City
came down Monday to see her BROTH
err, Pete K%arrigan, who has been
confined to st. Joseph's hospital with
a v cas- of typhoid fever for
some time. Mrs. Sherman was a
guest at the Chas. Kono home while
in the city. Mrs. Sherman returned
to Miles City on the following day.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
of the NJ. E. church held their month
ly meeting at the Glen Cassidy farm,
a short distance south of the city.
Mrs. Allen Harleman acted as leader.
Following is the program: Devotion,
Mrs. L. Scott; "Oversea News From
The Foreign Land" by members;
brought by the Postman," Mrs. J.
G. Bitzan; "The Women Who Came
in the Night" Mrs. R. H. Craig.
Mrs. James McKechnie of Bismarck
arrived Monday for a several days
visit with Mrs. H. A. Hogue of this
city, the ladies being old friends from
Darlington, N. D., their former homo
town. Mrs. McKechnie was en- route
home from Ollie, Mont, where she
visited her daughter, Mrs. Walter
Keyes. En- route down Mrs. Nc
Kechnie stopped off at Medora for
the bridge dedication.
Chas. Fisher of eight miles north
west of Zenith was in the city on
Monday visiting at the home of his
brother, VIM. Fisher, of this city.
Chas. Fisher recently sold out his
cattle and is now planning on stock
ing his. farm with Herefords. Mr..
Fisher and j. j. Eaton are interested
in a fine bunch of horses and recently
sold a span of fine grey horses to D.
L.. Slaton Of Zenith.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Chase and the
~latter's brother, F. D. Morford, also
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gallagher drove
up from Hebron in the Chase car IN
Sunday and after spending the night
, at the J. w. Harnden home, left the
. next morning for Medora; where they
spent the day. On their return trip
MI. Morford accompanied them back
only as far as Dickinson, where he
remained for several days in the in
terests of his nursery business. Mr..
Morford reports a hail loss southeast
of Hebron last Saturday that in
many places amounted to about 80
per cent.
Howard H. Ellsworth and his bride,
formerly Miss Marguerite Ritter,
who about a month ago were married
at Baltimore, arrived from the east
Saturday for a visit with the formers
sister, Mrs. Andrew Erdahl. They
were accompanied by Mr.. Ellsworth's
mother, Mrs. Emma Ellsworth, who
went down for the wedding, and Miss
Helen Reed, an old friend of the
family who Joined the party at
Jamestown. On Tuesday the Els
worths and their guest left for their
home at Killdeer. Miss Helen will
visit out there for a short time and
then come back to Dickinson to visit
with Mrs. Erdahl.
Mrs. Eugene Otto and little daugh-
ter, Margaret, of south of Medora,
Mrs. Geo. Pelissier of Belfield, came
Otto's grandmother, Mrs. Margaret
Roberts. The following day she was
joined here by the Pelissiers Of Bel
field and all proceeded to the pho
]tographers, where a picture of four
generations was taken, these consist
ing of Mrs. Margaret Roberts, Mrs.
Geo. Pelissier, Mrs. Eugene Otto and
Baby Margaret. While in Dickinson,
they were joined by Mrs. Otto's
sister-in-law, Miss LYDIA Otto, who re-
turned with Roger, the Fl months-old
brother of Baby Margaret, from
Michigan. Roger went east sometime
ago with his grandmother for a visit.
The Anton Burda farm, about five
miles northeast of Dickinson, presents
a prosperous and thrifty appearance.
The place is we'll improved with q
comfortable residence, large barn,
granary, garage, ice house, cement
and brick cellar, various sheds, and
other buildings, which snuggle in
among a grove of trees. The scenery
is enhanced by an artificial pond
nearby, where the numerous ducks
and geese revel. Chickens, turkeys
and guinea hens raise the poultry
n11mher tn pood ro1nd fp11res. Mr..