The Dickinson press., 1917-01-13

Mrs. P. 8. Washer was the guest of
friends in Medora from last Friday
until Wednesday.
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
Insurance policies written while
you wait. ORCHARD AGENCY,
Phone 2. Press Bunilding.
Mrs. N. D. Nelson of Great Falls.
Mont, a the guest for a few days
the latter part of last week of Mrs.
A. c. Hosfield. Both ladies are form
er Belfeld residents.
L. E. Anderegg of Helena, Mont,
was the guest of his sister, Mrs. w.
R. Veigel, over Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. Anderegg was en- route to his
home from the cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. l.. Beard left on
Wednesday for eastern points, includ-
ing st. Paul, Rochester and possibly
Chicago. They plan on being gone
about six weeks, Mr.. Beard expecting
to take treatment for his eyes and
other ailments while away.
w. j. Elliott, manager of the big
brick and tile plant of the North Da-
kota Pressed Brick Co. of Dickinson,
was a Bismarck visitor last week
watching the legislative wheels turn.
While there he also attended to bust
ness matters IN connection with his
plant.
Miss Adele Berg was entertained
as the guest of Miss Theckla Peter
son from last Friday until Sunday
evening. Miss Berg formerly resided
here and attended school here after
her parents moved to Glendive, their
present home.
Miss Martha Deiters has for a week
been laying off from her office work
at the electric light plant on account
of being sick abed with a bad case of
grippe, and an abscess that later de-
veloped as a result. She was able to
sit up a little the first of the week.
Ernest Orchard of Fargo returned
the latter part of last week to Bis
marck, having spent a few days as
the guest of his father, John Orchard,
brother, w. J. and sister, Mrs. Welton
Mcdonald and family. Mr.. Orchard
has for the past two years been state
municipal examiner.
! A. G. Hosfeld returned on Monday
from a weeks trip to Marshalltown,
Iowa, headquarters of the Marshall
Oil Co. En- route home he stopped off
in the cities and also at Fargo,
where he was in attendance at the
state convention of Marshall Oil men,
on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
The P. E. O. society met on Tues
day evening with Mrs. Frank Reed.
"The Consumers League" and
points in Choosing Textiles" were
the topics of the evening and were
ably handled by Mrs. w. F. Burnett
and Mrs. J. V. lessen.
Albert Cooke, who has a farm six
miles southwest of Gladstone, but who
has for the past several months re-
sided in this city and is attending
night school, returned on Tuesday
from his farm where he spent two
weeks. While he is here, his place is
under the carc Of his brother, Harold.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Messersmith are
again spending the winter at Biloxi,
Miss, this being the third successive
winter they have resided at this gulf
point. 1t has become their custom to
go south every year. Among other
places that they chose in the past for
winter resorts was Brownsville,
Texas.
B. F. Manning, who for the past
four years has been ranching about
four miles up the river from Wilder,
Mont, came in via Lewiston, Mont,
the latter part Of last week for a
few days visit with his mother, Mrs.
Dan Manning. Mr.. Manning says
that there is an overabundance OF
snow in his territory.
O. L. Quanrud, prominent Stark
county resident of early days, who
moved to Grand Forks county about
10 years ago, has established a resi-
dence in Bismarck, where his son,
Theodore, is engaged in the automo-
bile business. Mr.. Quanrud is still
the owner of a considerable acreage
of Stark county land, south of Taylor.
Mrs. Henry Young Of near Gorham
is the guest of her mother, Mrs. ]. A.
Belden, for several weeks. Mrs. Bel
den recently paid a visit to the ranch
and was accompanied back by Mr.. and
Mrs. Young, the former returning
within a few days. MI. Belden was
also in from the ranch for a short
time last week.
Due to the heavy snow last week,
the J. A. Currie family did not get
off for New England, their new home
town, as soon as expected. Mr.. Currie
and son, Jack, went down on New
Years day but Mrs. Currie and little
Frederick did not go down until Sat
urday. Mr.. Currie has a position in
the Master department store.
Miss Ivy Conant, who was the
guest of Mesdames H. Anderson and,
Welton Mcdonald for over a week,
departed for her home at Fargo on
Sunday to be on hand for the
opening of the Fargo schools on Mon
day. Miss Conant was engaged as
a teachers in our public schools last
year and this year supervises the first
grade in one of the Fargo schools.
The last meeting of the Sorosis
club on Monday evening, January 1st,
was a very social affair. The dinner
was particularly appetizing, the COM
mittee in charge being Misses Allie
an1 Arnoc niokcop F1oropoa D;ol>;n.