The Dickinson press., 1916-03-11
LOCAL NEWS

Taylor, was attending the Institute
this week.
Among those in from Taylor this
week for the Institute were Herman
Leutz, Fred Deeken, Mr.. and Mrs.
Anton Gabe.
Eggs for Sale-Single comb Rhode
Island Red eggs, $3.50 for Is or SIS
per hundred. See j. A. Dobson, Dick
lnson.-adv. 3-11-3mo.p
Mrs. w. B. Dickson was expected
home the last of this week. Her
sister, who was so ill at Langdon, is
very much improved in health.
Observation-Disclosures woman house.
keeper, without children, to care for
household of two bachelors. Address
Box 800, Belfeld, N. D.-adv. 3-11-tf
J. R. ~Baggenstoss, the Richardton
merchant, was in Dickinson early in
the week. Mr.. Baggenstoss has the
store formerly operated by Koesel
Bros.
Wanted-Competent girl for gen.
eral Homework in small family; will
pay $25 per month. Mrs. J. 0.
Mullaney, 33 Fourth Ave. West.
adv. 3-11-tf
P. P. Schlosser, assistant in the Of
flee of the secretary of state at Bis
marck, was an over Sunday visitor in
Dickinson with his brother-in-law.
Val. Koch, clerk of the county court.
Mike Tschida, a prominent Glen
Ullin business man and a candidate
as a delegate to the republican ma
tional convention, visited Dickinson
friends the fore part of the week.
John DeFrance, assistant cashier of
the Richardton State Bank, was one
of the people in Dickinson from the
eastern part of the county for the
Masonic dance last Saturday evening.
P. E. Zimmerman left for Mime
apolis the fore part of the week to
purchase a new dray wagon and per-
haps also an automobile truck to COM
plete an up-to-date equipment for the
Dickinson Ice & Transfer Co.
For SALE. W. Barrett of Bow
man has some splendid thoroughbred
Percheron stations for sale at the
old Scharf barn in Dickinson. Any,
one interested in fine horses should
not fail to see these animals at once.
adv.
Fred Madison of Taylor, who was
attending the Institute this week, told
of the pleasant visit he and his
wife had early in the winter with E.
L. Scofeld, John Courtney and other
former Stark county residents now re-
siding in southern California.
R. F. Flint, state commissioner of
agriculture and labor, in his address
before the farmers institute Wednes-
day referred to Prof. Thomas Shaw
as being the first Institute speaker to
advocate the silo for farmers in Stark
county. This was in 1900, and today
there are a number of prosperous
farmers who feed ensilage to their
dairy cow and other stock.
The following Billings county Of
ficials were in Dickinson Tuesday
J evening in attendance at the Elks'
meeting: E. E. Mccullough, county
superintendent of schools; J. X. Swi-
hart, states attorney, and P. E.
Pehrsson, county judge. Editor F.
A. Shipman of the Fryburg Pioneer
was also of the party, returning
with them by auto the following day
Noggle Brothers received the past
week from the treasury department
of the United States a draft in pay
ment for the work done last fall in
I digging pits and making soil tests or
! the site of the proposed new federal
building which will soon be erected
\ in Dickinson. The first appropriation
of cash has been made, and it is ex-
pected that excavation work will soor
be started.
The Willard hotel billiard parlors
. are again under new ownership, G. P
Miller, one Of the proprietors of the
. Dickinson Ice & Transfer Co., being
the new man at the helm. Mr.. Miller
I purchased the business from Philip
Kronk, who bought it only a few
I weeks ago from W. H. Dean. The
office of the Dickinson Ice & Transfer
I Co. is located in the Willard hotel, anc
Mr.. Miller figures he can manage
\ both businesses just about as readily
as one Mr.. Kronk received a South
I Dakota farm from Mr.. Miller in The
deal.
The Stark county people were glat
to see Supt. L. R. Waldron out from
Fargo this week for the Farmers In.
stitute work. Mr.. Waldron is now il
charge of the plant breeding depart
ment at the Agricultural college anc
) will also keep in touch with much oil
the work which he has so successfully
started at the Dickinson experimental
station. He spoke at the armory OF
Wednesday afternoon on the advant,
/ age Of growing a mixture of alfalfa
> and bronze grass for pasturage, ane
/ his address was very instructive.
At the Commercial Club meeting
\ held last week, C. P. Miller and P. E
Zimmerman, proprietors of the Dick
\ inson Ice & Transfer Co., were ad
mitted as new members. Messrs
\ Miller and Zimmerman are rapidly
gaining the reputation of having on,
\ of the most efficient transfer organi
cations that has ever done business