The Dickinson press., 1917-01-20
LOCAL NEWS

Mrs. Chas. Heitman, who resides
about even miles east of Dickinson,
was a guest for several days the
past week of Mrs. Walter Sterland.
DR.. and Mrs. ". H. Stickney and
daughters, Miss Dorothy and Mrs. A.
P. Nachtwey, left for their trip to
Daytona, Fla, on Monday afternoon
as planned.
The Ford Motor Company has
changed its system of selling cars.
Read Berringer-Petricka Auto Com
pany's advertisement, which is self
explanatory, in this issue.
Mrs. Richard Carroll of Miles City
arrived in the city on Friday morning
for a visit with her aunt, Mrs. Roy
Henderson. From here she will leave
for Taylor to visit relatives.
The residence property which JOS.
huffman recently purchased from w.
A. Nerthrop is being remodeled and
made modern in every way. Mr.. Tut
tilman expects to rent the property
when it is completed.
A. Palmer, who was here with the
bricklaying crew, which wer en-
gagged on the ice plant and warehouse
buildings and who was quite popular
with the Methodist choir, returned to
his home in Minneapolis the past
week.
Geo. Wolf, of the Wolf hotel, was in
Bismarck this week, attending a state
meeting of the billiard hall owners.
The Sunday closing order is not favor
able to pool hall owners and the asso-
citation is making an effort to have the
law abolished.
Peter Mischief, one of the sub
stantial farmers residing ~ miles
north of the city, is still marketing
wheat from his last crop. Mr.. Mischief
owns over 1000 acres of splendid
Dunn county land, along the Dickin-
son-Manning road.
Mesdames NJ. A.. Scherffius and B.
H. Crawford were hostesses at the
home of the former on Second Ave.
West on Thursday at a big 1 o'clock
luncheon, some seventy guests being
invited. The luncheon was served in
three courses the hostesses being as
sisted by Mesdames VIM. Service, J..
V. lessen and c.. L. Bowen. The
afternoon was very socially spent at
cards.
Ralph Hanson came in from the
ranch, five miles east of Grassy Butte,
last Saturday to spend a short time
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. B.
Hanson. He made the trip on horse
back and was three days getting
through the snow drifts. The horses
and cattle on the ranch are all
wintering in fine shape, but stockmen
generally are using considerable feed
for cattle. There is much nor snow
in the north country than around
Dickinson.
Thos. A. johnson, who lives three
miles south of Manning, was in the
city last Thursday on his return from
a short visit with relatives and
friends at his old home in Minnesota.
The stage was not running to Mann
ing on Saturday on account of the
| storm and he remained over until the
following day. Mr.. Johnson is n of
the big farmers of that section of the
country and during the past few years
has increased his holdings to three
quarters OF land, IN addition TO quite
a herd Of stock.
Friends in the city received an
nouncements the past week informing
them Of the marriage of Miss Mar
garet Jessie Harkins, eldest daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Harkins, to
Paul Kresbach, at the Harkins winter
home at Nevada, Mo-, on Monday.
January 18th. Mrs. Kresbach is a
1910 graduate of the Dickinson high
school. The Harkins family own
large ranching interests in the Reg
emit vicinity and for several years re
sided in Dickinson to give the chill
dren school advantages. The groom
is formerly Of Minneapolis but is now
a banker at Terrace, Mont.