The Dickinson press., 1917-01-27

Forced to Vacate-We have leased
building and sold out all the grocer
les to Baker Brothers and must close
out all our shoes, clothing, mems
furnishings and notions in the short
est possible time. Dickinson Mercan-
tile Co. 1t
Engineer Archie Dingman is slowly
improving in health and it is hoped
that with the opening of spring he
may be totally recovered. He is able
to be about a little after his six weeks
illness, but by no means a he con-
tinue his work as yet.
Oscar Baker went out to Emerson
on Tuesday via stage, and returned
on Thursday with Earl Bainhouse,
who brought in a load Of flour for the
Vern Baker family here in town. Mr..
Bainhouse is employed on the Vern
Baker farm at Emerson. He. will
visit with the Vern, Oscar and Louis
Baker families until Monday.
Little Helen, the seven months old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chris Egg
gers who: reside about IL miles south
Of the city passed away on Tuesday
dlIof d SlOIC llllltSS. ocIV1CcS were
held on Tuesday in the Lutheran
church in that vicinity, Rev. A. Zenk
officiating. lnterment vas made in
a neighboring Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. Joseph Brew returned on We'd
nesday from Mason City and other
Iowa points, where she made an ex-
tended visit. She was accompanied
back from Mason City by her sister,
Mrs. Addie Hill, who will be her guest
for several weeks. Mesdames Brew
and Hill went out to the Brew farm
near Manning the following morning.
A nine and a half pound son arrived
on Wednesday evening to gladden. the
hearts of Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Gillespie
of Grassy Butte at the local hospital.
Mr.. Gillespie has been here since
Monday, he and his wife having come
via Killdeer and Mandan. He is stay
ing at the Earl David home in this
city. Mrs. David is a sister of Mrs.
Gillespie.
Mrs. C. I. Frost is planning on
leaving the first of the coming week
to join her husband at Devils Lake,
where he has for the past several
weeks been working in his new posi-
ton in the credit department of the
Lake Grocery Co. While making his
headquarters here, Mr. and Mrs. Frost
occupied the James Birch residence
on End St. West.
At the Methodist parsonage on
Wednesday, Rev. R. H. Craig united
in marriage Ralph Albert Allen and
Miss Hazel Bernice Zebley, both of
Richardton. The groom is a young
farmer a short distance out of town
and the young couple will make their
home at the farm. The bride enjoys
a large circle of friends in that COM
munity. Their many friends extend
to them their best wishes.
Hospital Notes: Operations-Mrs.
Con Short, Medora; Mrs. C. w. Fos-
ter, city; Miss Maggie Nichols, Medi-
ma. For treatment-Mrs. R. F. Gange,
Wibaux; Mrs. B. Townsend, Quinion;
John Froelich, city; Joe Semlar, Have
lock; Ole Hegseth, Sentinel Butte;
Mrs. Jack Schwager, Mikclson; JOS
eph Kudrna, city; B. Townsend, Quin-
ion; Mrs. Jacob Belle, Hirschville,
Mrs. Mack Simonis, city; Lloyd Dow,
city; E. Hewson, city; w. T. Brown,
Sentinel Butte; Mrs. Andrew HART,
Lefor; Mrs. R. C. Gillespie, Grassy
Butte.
Emery Hewson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Hewson, of a short distance east
of the city, is in the hospital with a
dislocated left knee. The unfortunate
experience occurred last Sunday about
four o'clock, when Emery was out
horseback on a rather vicious horse
which he a trying to break. The
horse in some manner threw him from
the saddle into a snow bank and start
ed off for home. His appearance at
the farm with the saddle hanging at
his side caused considerable alarm and
upon, tracing the horses tracks they
found the boy q quarter Of a mile
from home, making his way back as
best he could. on one foot. He was
rushed Immediately to the hospital
here, where the joint was set.