The Dickinson press., 1916-02-12
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS
Wanted-A girl for general house
work. Mrs. r. v. Boulger.-adv. 2-12-H
Mrs. J. P. Tingle is recovering
slowly from a three weeks illness
with grippe.
o. Schwartz, Of the firm Of
Schwartz & Singer, spent Thursday
in Taylor on business.
Hon. T. D. Casey spent the past
week at the Mott term of court. He
was expected back today saturday..
The Standard Bearer girls of the
Methodist church are having tea this
friday afternoon at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Beatty.
r. J. Heisler arrived recently from
Cathmere, this state, and expects to
remain indefinitely at the home of
his uncle, W. j. Zimmerman.
Mrs. A. C. Ball, who has been fail
ing for the past several months and
particularly the past week, entered
the local hospital Thursday for an
operation. Mr.. Ball is bookkeeper for
the Dickinson Fire & Pressed Brick
Co. !
The Elks party for the children
will come on March 3rd and will be
open only to children of Elk members
and a few of their particular little
friends. For those twelve years old
and owe there will be an admission
fee of rs cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. H. Smiley are con-
t%emplating a several weeks trip to
their old home at Marinette, Wis,
for a visit with relatives and also at
Fish Creek, in the same state, where
Mr.. Smiley's relatives live. They
may possibly leave the coming week.
The Royal Neighbors are giving
a dance tonight (Friday) in the I. o.
.. +. hall. Music will be furnished
by Mrs. O. G. Maercklein and J.W.
Berns on piano and violin respectively.
Tickets will be rs cents and extra
ladies rs cents, these prices includ-
ing supper.
Tony Bechtl, a prominent farmer
residing five miles south of Lefor,
was a Dickinson business visitor on
Thursday. Mr.. Bechtl now gets his
mail at Lefor instead of Gladstone
as it is considerably nearer and he
is a great booster for that progress
sive little inland city.
Miss Veronica Hajney, saleslady in
the Reed Bros store, enjoyed a visit
from her brother, John, over Satur-
day and Sunday. He returned Mon
day to Sweet Brier, this state, where
he had been visiting his mother for
about two months and expected to
leave the following day for Nebraska.
Recently S. H. Smiley and DR.. Geo.
A. Perkins completed a deal whereby
the latter became owner of a half
section of land about rs miles south
east of Dickinson, just over the line
in Hettinger county. For the past
| several years Mr.. Smiley rented this
land to a neighbor, John Gram, living
just a mile north of same.
J. w. Parks of South Heart was
~transacting buiness in the city the
last of the week. Mr.. aPrks has
closed his blacksmith SHOP and garage
for a few weeks this winter but will
reopen again as soon as the weather,
moderates for his usual rushing bust
ness. Mr.. Parks had been on the
sick list recently with grippe and
rheumatism. - /
Earl Branick returned on Sunday
from an extended tour through Min
~nesota, Wisconsin and then on
through several points in Colorado
George A. Gesme, who accompanied
him part way, is now at some auto
mobile school in Akron, Ohio, where
he is specializing in tires particularly;
and will not be back for a month or
six weeks. +,
The following is an excerpt from a
letter received recently by Commercial
Club Secretary John Orchard in an!
swer to a request to have D. w. Y. Al
placed on the Forums complimentary
list: ut is easy enough to turn down
a nan when he asks for a free COPY
of the Forum but when a bevy of
handsome Dickinson girls make the
request-well you know how it is
yourself. The paper is on the list
Nick Richards of Sykeeson, this
state, suffering from a terrible
toothache got up at $50 in the morn
ing and settled the ache for all time
by cutting his throat with a razor.
He was AZ years of age and had made
his. home in that vicinity for ten
years. It is said that deceased had
a sister residing near Dickinson, but
the Press has been unable to learn
her name .