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

John Grant and Harry Taylor near
Killdeer, were in Monday on business.
Wayne Klinefelter is now filing
the position of clerk in the Roquetto
grocery department.
/ Herman Rabe and T. L. Beard
made short business visit at New
England on Saturday.
John Ufer has bargained for the D.
S. Littlehales residence property on
Second Avenue West. The Ufer
family have resided in the Little
hales house the past year or two.
Mrs. Christian Thomson enjoyed as
her guests from Saturday until Mon
day, her sister, Miss Vera Johnson,
and brothers, Hugo and Glen 1ngold
of Taylor.
Wenzel Rambausek, who is home
steading IL miles north Of Dickinson,
was in on Saturday with Frank Ram
bousek and Chas. Ridl as witnesses,
to make fn:l proof on his land at
the Dickinson u. S. land office.
The Capitol Hill Club met the past
week with Mrs. Frank Swope. It was
decided at this meeting to postpone
their next meeting date till January
9th, when they will gather at the
home of Mrs. Chas. Kono.
L. r. Waldron, formerly superin-
tendent Of the Dickinson sub station,
and now connected with the agricul-
tural college at Fargo, spent several
days in the city the first Of the week,
furnishing data in the flood case
which was considered in court on
Tuesday.
Miss Pearl Blanchard of Colby,
Wis.,, sister of Attorney H. J. Blanch-
ard and Mrs. L. w. Richter, is again
at her old post as stenographer in the
law office of her brother. Miss
Blanchard spent the past summer at
her home. She will continue her work
here until the coming spring.
Mrs. Miles Bartle, better known
here as Miss Myrtle Homer, came
down from her home, % miles north
Of Beach, for visit with her mother,
Mrs. Viola Homer, and sister, Miss
Goldie, until after the holidays. Mr..
Bartle is expected down for Christ
mas.
E. A. Lillibridge in connection with
the land which he leased while in the
cities recently, also purchased five
sections Of railroad land, which makes
eight sections which he ard his son,
Roy, own and five sections which they
lease, the total range covering thir-
teen sections.
w. w. Kelly formerly wire chief
of the Dickinson Telephone exchange,
recently suffered loss of $4,000,
when the electric light plant ne owned
at Bowdon, N. D., was burned to the
ground. Mr.. Kelly did not carry q
cent of fire insurance. The plant will
be rebuilt as soon as material can be
rushed to the location.
This week Henry Roberts, en- route
to his new location in Terry, Mont,
was calling on friends and attending
to business matters in Dickinson.
He had been visiting relatives at La
kota, this state, where his brother,
Robert Roberts, was reelected states
attorney of Nelson county without op-
position in the fall.
Florence, the little daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. J. Russell Of a short
distance east of the city, has resumed
her school work after being absent
for over a month on account of an at
tack Of Bright's disease. Florence is
now staying in the city with Mrs.
E. H. Trill, owner Of the Home Bak-
cry.
R. H. Kennedy, general salesman
for the Brodio Coal Co. at Medora
and the Consolidated Coal Co. of
Dickinsono, returned the first of the
week from trip as far east as
Jamestown. Mr.. Kennedy says there
is no difficulty in selling coal this
year. The Kennedy family, it will
be recalled, returned from Montana to
this city about a year ego.
It is rumored that Tillotsons Or
chestra, now Of Grand Forks, may
make their headquarters in Dlckln-
son, and will play for dances on the
Missouri Slope. They like this por-
tion of the country, especially because
they can make trips to various points
in their auto, nearly the whole year
round.
J, F. Luhman of Is miles south OF
the city, came in on Tuesday with a
load Of hogs which he disposed Of to
private parties at II cents per pound,
the seven hogs bringing in $22O. Mr..
Luhman stated that Tuesday was the
first day this fall that he FED his
stock, the nice weather heretofore,
allowing his 40 head of cattle to feed
on the range
R. w. Robertson, editor OF the
Spring Valley Times at Dunn Center,
was in for several days the first Of
the week, visiting his wife and chill
drcn who are at the home of the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. R.
Stewart. Mr.. Robertson was accom-
panied back by Chas. Bake, who is
experimenting the erection of the
new school house and bank at that
|point.
The people of Dickinson and vicin-
ity will be pleased 70 know that D. s.
Littlehales Of Jamestown is again en-
joying good health. He was round
house foreman here for many years,
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