The Dickinson press., 1916-06-17
LOCAL NEWS

Miss Nora Jarvis passed through
Dickinson last Saturday en- route to
Killdeer on a business mission. She
returned on Tuesday.
Miss Beth Johnson has as her visi-
tor, her college friend, Miss Verle
Jensen of Great Falls, Mont, who ar
rived Thursday afternoon.
N. S. Gleason returned last Friday
from a short business trip to James
town.
|. Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Lindsay and
baby Of Fargo, and Miss Florence
Walton, who has been attending the
Minnesota u, arrived Thursday, visit
ing at the home of Mrs. Mary Walton.
Mrs. Mary Walton and sons, William
and Victor, are expected from Spo-
kane, Wash, today (Friday).
! A large ~tarantula was discovered in
a bunch of bananas in the Roquette
store the middle Of the week and
was placed with a banana in a glass
jar, where it was a subject Of curl
osity to great many. 1t is Of the
spider family, very large and hairy.
Its bite is extremely venomous.
Ernest Marty of near Lefor passed
through Dickinson on Tuesday, driv-
ing three head Of cattle, belonging to
his sister, Miss Marie, of near Oak
dale, to his brother, Robert, who will
take care of them for the summer.
Miss Marty will attend summer
school in Dickinson.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Christensen and
Victor Christensen autoed in from the
ranch out north on Tuesday and are
the guests of DR.. and Mrs. C. N.
Barker. They made pretty good
time over the rough roads. Victor
had been home from the N. D. U.
only a few hours before starting out
for Dickinson.
Matt Blick expected to go
to Killdeer shortly after July fourth,
to open his new saddlery shop in the
former First National Bank building.
He will leave the Dickinson shop,
which he has managed for a number
of years, under the supervision of
Frank Kuss, who has been with him
for sometime.
The W. C. T. U. flower mission
held at the Methodist church parlors
on June 18th was very we'll attended.
Flowers and jelly were sent out to
about 80 of the sick people of the
city,. An entertaining program of
readings, songs and instrumental
music was rendered. It was decided
at this meeting to postpone the gold
medal contest until September.
About 40 guests were present at
the dancing and card party given by
the social committee of the D. Y. w.
A. Wednesday evening in the Com
mercial Club rooms. Misses Garlic
ton, chairman, Frances Soules and
Dora Poland, of the committee, deco
rated the rooms very prettily in red,
white and blue in accordance with
flag day. Punch and macaroons were
served during the evening. Miss
Eleanor Davis and Mr.. Jones of the
St. Charles orchestra furnished the
music. \
Mr.. and Mrs: Raymond Hayes, MI.
and Mrs. Victor Hayes, Nh. and Mrs.
Joe Cain and Wayne KIinefelter, all
IF the Grassy Butte country, came in
on Thursday to be present for the
Elks celebration and will go out again
o. Sunday, Raymond returning with
a load of lumber for his new sheds
and blacksmith shop. Mrs. Minnie
Klinefelter, who has been visiting in
the city for over a week, will return
with them.
On Monday of this; week the Misses
Van Dyke, Brown, Shaw, Drury,
Morris and Ayers; c~haperoned by
Mrs. Mike Drury, went to Medora.
Autos were hired and the party
autoed to the old Custer Trail ranch,
where they ate their supper. They
returned to Medora and went for al