The Dickinson press., 1917-05-05
LOCAL NEWS

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See the girls in costume in the oper-
eta I'm India," next Friday evening.
The music is especially good.-adv.
The Sorosis club will meet for their
$3.50 o'clock dinner at the Congrega-
tional church parlors next Monday
evening,
Miss Frances Nader of Beach re-
turned to her home on Monday, after
spending a couple of days visiting
friends in the hospital.
The operetta, "In India" which is to
be given at the Elks hall next Fri
day evening, is entirely for benefit Of
Company K.-adv.
L. w. Richter, manager of the
Heaton Lumber Co. at Belfield, autoed
to Dickinson on Thursday on business
and to see old friends.
Clarence Noyes of Beach was in
the city on Monday to visit with his
brother, Walter, who is a patient at
st. Joseph's hospital.
Mrs. Valentine Koch and three chill
dren and Mrs. Koch's mother, Mrs.
Fisher, left Sunday for Halliday,
where they will visit for a week with
Mrs. Koch's sister.
There will be special singing, dane
eta at the Elks hall on Friday even
ing, May 11th.-adv.
Vernon Greene and H. L.. Roquette
left the latter part of the week for
Bismarck, to take the physical exami-
nation of the officers training camp
at Fort Smelling, which is to open
soon.
Miss Abbie Carlson completed her
school term south of Sentinel Butte,
last week and was in the city on
Monday en- route to finish the term
in the Shipley school south of Dickin-
son.
Explosive 1nsurance-We can offer
you a new insurance that will protect
you and your property in case of x
pl0slon or spontaneous combustion.
Rates. very low. See John Orchard.
5-5-3t
Five new members were added to
the local order of Eastern Star last
Thursday evening, who were as fol-
lows: Mesdames Ed. Fisher. A. l..
Garner and w. H. Cameron, E. l..
Peterson and o. T. Forde.
John Miller of Winneconne, Wis,
was a guest at the H. F. Rase home
from last Friday until Monday, Mrs.
Rase being a former resident of his
home city. Mr.. Miller came with a
view to locating here, and has several
residence sites under consideration.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. A. Simpson enter
tanned a few friends at their home on
Fourth Avenue West on Thursday
evening. Nh. and Mrs. VIM. Danson,
for whom the social evening was
primarily planned, were called to their
home at Great Falls, Mont, a day
earlier than expected, and therefore
could not be present.
Miss Florence Davis and w. J.
Orchard were among the Dickinson
guests at a prettily appointed 7
o'clock dinner given by Cashier and
Mrs: Thorkelson at their home at
South Heart on Thursday evening.
Other guests were Mr.. ,Thorkelson's
sister, Mrs. Clint Marvin of Glendive,
Mont, and his brother, Harold, of
Fergus Falls, MINI.
A bunch of 1873 cows and steers re-
Gently purchased by W. L.. Richards,
in charge of Jerry Hayes and son.,
Raymond, were rounded up at the
Eklund & Larson ranch last week
and worked north to the Killdeer
mountain country, where they will
range the coming summer. A bunch
of 62 was added to the herd at W. c..
| McKenZie's ranch.
Charles Gunkle, collector for the
land department, greeted friends in
Dickinson for a few minutes last Sat-
urday, en- route for the eastern por-
ton of the state, where he will re-
main for several weeks on, business.
Mr.. Gunkle is we'll known in Dickin-
son and throughout the Slope country.
He is now residing on a ranch south
west of Medora.
Editor W. A. Shear of Sentinel
Butte is in the city today (Friday)
purchasing a 4O-acre coal tract Just
south of Sentinel Butte, close to that
of his brother-in-law, A. o. maitland,
whose mine is already opened. A 30
foot vein of coal, one of the biggest
in the state, runs through the land
and Mr.. Shear is planning on joining
forces with Mr.. maitland this fall in
the operation of mines at both places.
"In india" an operetta based on the
Orient, will be given by the high
school girls glee club at the Elks
hall on Friday, May 18th. It's appear
ance will be made under the auspices
of the Patriotic Aid, the proceeds to
go entirely for Company K. 1t is also
being boosted by the Dickinson Fed
Grated Club. Miss Bradford, music
and art teacher in the public schools,
is in charge of the operetta. There
will also be solos by Mrs. A. P. Nacht-
wey, special dancing, music by the or
chestra and a number Of other special
ties. Tickets will be 35 and 20 cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Johnson re-
turned on Monday from a three and
a half months tour of the west, stop
ping off at all places Of note and Wis
ting many former Dickinson people
at various points. En- route west,