The Dickinson press., 1917-06-09
LOCAL NEWS

al Ladies' Aid Society at her home on
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. B. E. Noark is slowly on the
road to recovery after a very serious
illness of almost two weeks. . She is
at her home under the care Of Nurse
Ida l.. Holtz.
Brakeman James Armstrong re-
turned last Friday after a visit of a
week at Mortified, MIMI, where he
formerly resided, and where he was a
guest of his brother.
Ben Stegner, who has been spend
ing the past month out on the farm
with Deane Wiley is again at his
former job in the Doubleday studio,
beginning work last Saturday.
Miss Carrie Bake of New England
was a guest of Miss Edna Kono from
Friday until the following day. Miss
Bake vas on her way to Beach,
where she will be engaged in teach
ing Norwegian school.
Miss Efie Eyer went out to Mann
ing on Thursday to spend about two
weeks visiting her brother, Fred Eyer,
and family near Manning. Miss Eyer
owns a quarter section of land close
to her brothers ranch.
Miss Mildred Davidson, sister Of
Miss Tena Davidson of this city, was
a guest here the latter part Of last
week, going out to New England on
Friday. Miss Davidson spent about
two weeks at her home at Sutton, N.
D.
R. T. Crawford has discontinued his
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and is now engaged as manager of
the retail sales department in the Of
flee of the Dakota Ignite mines. His
former position is nov filled by Phil
Patterson.
Mrs. Jennie Ware was most COM
pletely surprised last Friday evening,
when about twelve ladies gathered at
her home, giving her a cup and saucer
shower. They brought a tasty lunch
and enjoyed several hours of fun and
conversation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Scharf were in
the city for a short time calling on
friends last Saturday, being en- route
to their home at Golden Valley from
the bankers convention at Beach. Mr..
Scharf is cashier of the First State
Bank at Golden Valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. S. Cuskelly and
daughter, Ellen, and Mrs. A. B. Curry
of near Oakdale came in last Satur-
day for the big K. C. meeting and
we're guests until Monday of the J.. T.
Cuskelly family on First Avenue
West.
Miss Bessie Flynn expects to leave
this coming Monday for her home
stead, 40 miles north of Beach, her
brother Robert, and carpenters having
gone out the early part of this week
to build. Miss Flynn will have her
brother, James, as a close neighbor.
E. R. Orchard and Chas. Carpenter,
state deputy auditors, who were here
for about two weeks, completing the
auditing of city records, left for Bis
marck on Tuesday, expecting to go
north from that point to continue
checking Mercer county books at
Stanton.
Alvin A. Noltc, salesman in Stark
and Hettinger counties for the w: T.
rich, both of Richardton, were in the
purchase a wagon from S. G. skude,
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same concern.
Oscar Dagenhart is back again at
his old post in the Reece & Dixon
barbershop, after an absence of sew
eral months, while out on his claim
south of Miles City. Dewey Litsheim,
who for the past several months has
been employed in this shop, is now
in the Hughes shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Deiters and
three little daughters left on Tuesday,
eastward bound, Mrs. Deiters and the
children going to St. Paul to spend
about a month at the formers parent
al home. Mr.. Deiters accompanied
them as far as Mandan, where he
spent several days on business.
Ralph Crawford, who recently
moved into the city, has been a busy
man the past spring, having plowed
of Dickinson, 300 acres being on the
Steve Zastoupil place, east Of the city,
and quite a tract on the farm belong
ing to the J. A. Caldwell estate, near
Taylor.
Little Blanche, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dominick wanna, made a re-
markable catch, while fishing in Green
river last Sunday, succeeding in bait
ing a carp two feet long and 1472
inches around. The fish weighed six
pounds and three ounces, and was all
the little girl, with the assistance Of
her playmate, could pull up.
F. A. Shipman, formerly editor of
the Fryburg Pioneer, was in the city
on Tuesday, en- route west to Belfeld,
Fryburg and Medora. Since leaving
Fryburg he has bought and disposed
of papers at Mineral Springs and
Shields. His present plans are rather
indefinite. Mrs. Shipman is visiting
at Towner, N. D.
Glen Cassidy, residing a short dis
lance south Of the city, has the base
ment for a new house excavated and
is awaiting the carpenters, who will
begin construction on the building
the coming week. The residence will
be two story and contain eight good
sized, airy rooms. It will be very
convenient and modern throughout.
Mrs. G. L. Dalton and sons got off
on Wednesday, as planned for their
Iowa visit. Mrs: Dalton expected to
stay only a few weeks, but her sons,
Edison and Kenneth, will remain with
their grandmother for the summer.
Mr.. Dalton's pastor hopes that the
gay and festive Charles will not be
lonesome during their absence.
A. G.. Elfstrom started packing his