The Dickinson press., 1917-12-29

Special New Years dinner at the
Willard hoteL--12 to 2:S0 and 6 to. 8.
Editor E. K. Jenkins Of the Medora
Herald was a business visitor in the
city the latter part of the week.
c. D. Pearson, Of the Western Union
who has been spending a few days at
Minneapolis and st. Peter, is expected
back this weein.
The Thermometer showed 10 de-
grees below zero at 8 o'clock Thurs
day morning and a brisk wind kept
pedestrians moving.
Misses LaVerne and Oral Roquettc
entertained as their guest during
Christmas week, Miss Mary Barry,
who is engaged in teaching at Lefor.
No meals were served at the
Bachelor club Christmas day, in on
sequence Of which sixteen bachelors
were mighty hungry the next 0
ing.
Nh. and Mrs. C. J. Phelan and son,
James, came here from Bowman, via
Miles City, Mont, on Monday to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Phelan's parents,
Nh. and Mrs. J. w. Currie, on Fourth
Avenue West. They departed for
home on Wednesday.
Miss Anna Mccain, who teaches
four miles out Of Gladstone, is spend
ing the holidays here with Miss
Wayne McDonough. The McDonough
and Mccain families are old acquaint-.
ances from the time both resided in
the vicinity of st. Cloud, MINI.
Miss Florence Mckenzie, engaged
as s~tenographer for the Advance
Rumley Thresher Co. at Fargo, re-
turned to her place of work en-
Thursday after a short visit for over
Christmas with her parents, MI. and
Mrs. D. W. Mckenzie, of this city.
Robert Durmot, contractor, and s.
H. Smiley, who r erecting a CONSOLE
dated school in the Versippi district,
came home for Christmas, MI. Durmot
being entertained as a guest of Mr..
Smiley. They expect to have the
building completed in about a week.
William Walton arrived on Monday
from Gonzago college, Spokane.
WASH. for his Christmas vacation.
His sisters, Misses Florence and Ellen,
who are attending tho Montana uni
versity, are spending their vacation
with a sorority friend at Kalispell,
Mont.
Henry G. Swaren and Miss Gladys
both of Oakdale, were
quietly married at 6o'clock on Christ
mas Eve at the M. E. parsonage by
Rev. r. H. Craig, a few friends and
relatives Of the young couple witness
ing the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Swaren will reside out st sOakdale.
Mrs. E. X. Jenkins and children Of
Medora were in the city on Saturday
on their way to Manning to spend
some time with Mrs. jenkins parents,
MI. and Mrs. G.. w. Wilson. Mrs.
Jenkins Sister, Mrs. Harry Kaspar,
who has been visiting at Medora, re-
turned to her home out north with
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Mari and
and the formers mother, Mrs.
B. Mari, autoed up from New Eng
land on Tuesday to visit over Christ
day with the T. E. Beals family
of this city. Mrs. Beals is a daugh-
ter Of Mrs. B MARI, and with her also
reside a sister, who attends school
here, and a brother.
Reinhardt Groin, Of Is miles south
Of Belfield; is lying at st. Joseh's hos
pital with "a broken leg, having re-
ceived the injury when his horse fell,
while he was out feeding his stock.
He was able to remount his horse and
make his way back. He was brought
to Belfield by a neighbor and then
taken to the local hospital.
Arthur johnson of Belmount, Mont,
was here the middle of the week Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. Christian Thorn
sen. Both spent Christmas with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. August John
son, near Taylor, the entire family be-
ing together for the first time in two
years. Arthur will visit his relatives
in this vicinity for about three weeks.
The merchants are all wearing sat-
isfied faces this week as a result of
the splendid Christmas business. Just
most of the local institutions are
stock, which means that they
have little time to talk TO anyone. i
Some are getting ready to order new
for spring trade and we may ex-
pect some good cleanup bargains Of
fered from now until the new goods
arrive.
Mrs. Vernon Greene returned on
Monday from st. Paul, where she
spent three weeks with her mother,
Mrs. J. M. Niles, who underwent a
serious operation there. The patient
is still at st. Joseph's hospital ana
recovering slowly. Mr. Niles, who
went down with his wife and daugh-
ter, will remain east until his wife is
to come home, which is thought
will be in about three weeks.
Assistant Cashier Harold Rase, ac-
companied by Mrs. Victor Hayes and
John Jeferies, came in on Monday !
from Grassy Butte via auto. Mrs.
will: visit for about two weeks
with her sister, Mrs. T. A. Tollefson.
Mr.. Rase returned to Grassy Butte on
Wednesday but Mr.. Jefferies will rel
main here for a short time with his
mother, Mrs. "A. N. Jeferies, and SIS
ters, Misses Helen and Florence, who
are home for the holidays.
Miss Magdalena Rohr, who teaches
No. 8 in district No, II, seven
miles northwest of Dickinson, is
spending a~vacation of two weeks with
ler parents here. The last day of the
semester, her thirteen pupils rendered
! fine Christmas program, which was
exceptionally well attended. Mr.. and
Mrs. Santa Claus were there and dis
presents among the children.
The school and pupils we're ph0to-l
yraphed by Joe Dolezal. !