The Dickinson press., 1916-01-22
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAI NEWS
Merchant H. K. Balthouser of Sem
tinel Butte was Sunday visitor in
Dickinson.
Attorney T. I. DeLang of Mar
marth transacted business matters in
the city on Monday.
Tom Ridl, a prominent farmer of
| IL miles northwest of the city, is ill
at his home with pneumonia.
John Leaky, well known rancher
northwest OF Medora, was Sunday
visitor in the city to take in the show.
Mrs. M. J. Donoghue of Belfield was
visiting friends in the city from
Tuesday until Thursday the past
week.
Ed. Mottershead and wife of Rich
ardton were city callers on Tuesday
last. Mr.. Mottershead is realty
dealer.
Ragtime Piano Instruction-Inqu
of Roy Koehler for particulars. Call
or phone residence of Mrs. Margaret
Roberts, Dickinson.-adv. 1-22-2t
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lefor of near
Lefor are the proud parents of son,
who arrived on the morning of the
18th, at the home of relatives in Dick
inson.
C. Williams, a well known realty
dealer of Taylor, is closing out his
interests there and will leave for
Colorado shortly to join his family,
which has already moved out there.
For Sale-Black Percheron stall
lion, coming four years old, weight
| $500 pounds, also two teams of work
horses. Can be seen at the old Peli-
ssier barn. R. A. Blair, owner.
adv. 1-15-3p
Walter Ray and the Misses Bessie
Nichols and Mary Follis of Medora,
visited Dickinson relatives and friends
on Sunday last and attended "The
Birth of Nation" motion picture
play.
Roy Koehler, first-class vaudeville
and moving picture piano accompan-
ist, arrived Monday from Devils
Lake, where he was employed for
several years, to take up similar
position in the Dickinson Opera
House.
| Mr.. Stoll, piano tuner for The Stone
Music House of Fargo, has been in
Dickinson the past week and remains
| at the st. Charles, where he receives
orders, until Sunday, when he departs
for Beach to spend three days tun-
ing pianos.
}. S. Cody, who recently disposed
Of his mercantile business at Zenith,
visited in the city this week. After
a stay of few weeks at Hunters
Hot Springs, Montana, and at Spo-
kane, Wash, Mr. Cody expects to re-
turn to Dickinson and enter some
line of business here
The Dickinson Chess club is now
well along in an interesting tourna-
ment, which will continue until some
time in April. The first series was
| played this week. About dozen
members are participating and the
excitement is already at fever heat.
A social session will be indulged in
once each month.
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society
held an election meeting in the par
lors of the church last Thursday,
which resulted in the following Of
ficers being chosen: Mrs. J. G. Bit
zan, president; Mrs. Horace Pierce,
first vice president; Mrs. C. L. Dalton,
second vice president; Mrs. C. E.
Ward, secretary; Mrs. D. D. Mars,
treasurer.
James E. Price, an employee of the
Dickinson Ice & Transfer Co., was
arrested on Wednesday evening on
the charge Of assault and battery up
on the person of R. H. Criss, another
employee. The trouble started over
an argument over the loading of ice,
and Price struck Criss in the face.
Price was arraigned before Justice A.
P. Folsom Thursday evening and was
fined SIS and costs, amounting in all
to $21.2O.
Mrs. John P. Berringer received
word Thursday morning of the
death of her mother, Mrs. Lena
Henry, who resided with a daughter
at Jefferson, Wis. Mrs. Berringer
and daughter, Miss Rose, departed
for that place in the afternoon and
expected to be gone about two
weeks. Mrs. Henry was about 80
years of age and had been failing
slowly for some time. Death occurred
Wednesday evening.
J. G. Smith, foreman of the ice
crew Of the Dickinson Ice & Transfer
Co., took an involuntary bath in the
Heart river near the city Wednesday
morning. He was out on the ice
quite early in the morning getting the
crew started, and was just in the
act of returning to shore when he
slipped from cake of ice and
plunged into the icy water. He was
soon pulled out, however, and made
his way back to the hotel, where he
took emergency treatment to counter
act the cold. His clothes were frozen
stiff when he arrived at the hotel.
Division No. 1 of the Methodist
Ladies Aid society, Mrs. Chas. L.
Dalton, chairman, has arranged for
a 'kid" party to be given at the
/ church parlors ON Tuesday. Fehr11aru