The Dickinson press., 1917-03-24
LOCAL NEWS

LOCAL NEWS
Buy spring needs at reduced prices
at H. F. Schroeder Co. It
Harold Poor has been %indisposed at
his home during the past week.
Bargains still reign at H. F.
Schroeder Co. 1t
Miss Geraldine Berry is quite ill
at her home on Second Ave. West.
Mrs. H. O. Doering was down from
Beach on Thursday doing some shop
ping.
Miss Lucille Clark has been on the
sick list and absent from her school
studies for almost a week.
Merchandise as good as the rest
and cheaper than anywhere at H, F,
Schroeder Co. 1t
Mrs. T. B. McDonough is quite ill
at her home with an attack Of rheu-
matism.
H. K. Nichols is assisting tempo
rarily in Auditor J. L. Hughes office
during the absence of Miss Mabel
Currie.
George Johnson, a farmer in this
vicinity, will leave soon to locate
on a farm which he recently pur-
chased near Beach.
Division No. 3 of the Ladies Aid
Society of the Methodist church will
hold a food sale at the Farr furni-
ture store April 7th, beginning at II
a. m.
Failing from a load of coal as he
was crossing the tracks at Lehigh,
Philip Vogel sustained a large cash
in his forehead, which required twelve
stitches to close.
Walter ]. Ray, register of deeds
Of Billings county, came down from
Medora on No. 2 Tuesday to attend to
business affairs. Mr.. Ray returned on
No. 7 that evening.
Hugh McKeever, who is i'll at his
home with pneumonia and other COM
plications, was quite low during the
past week but was resting a little
easier on Thursday.
It is reported that Mrs. Sidney
Shannon of Flasher, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. L. H. Nichols of this CITY,
was very sick and expected to enter
the Bismarck hospital. ,
Rev. R. E. Green, who was out at
the w. H. Cooke farm southwest of
Dickinson for about a month, left
Wednesday for Benedict, where he has
accepted a passionate.
Noah Garwick and son, Kenneth,
were in from their Manning home on
Monday and Tuesday of the past
week, to do some shopping and at
tend to business matters. Miss Melba,
daughter Of MI. Garwick, is a student
in the Dickinson high school.
Chris Kunz, secretary of the North
west Abstract Co. at Manning, after
spending the greater part of last
week in this city, left last Friday for
a visit of two or three weeks with
relatives in Wisconsin,. During his
absence E. H. Piatt will relieve him at
the abstract office.
James Safar of near New England
Twas in the city on Saturday, coming
Tin from the Ignatz Dolezal farm,
eight miles north of Dickinson, where
his wife was spending some time Wis
iting at her parental home. Mr.. and
Mrs. Safar expected to return to their
home the first of this week.
A report from Chehalis, Washing
ton, gives the information that Adam
Long, a former Dickinson resident,
died at that place recently. The
Long family made their home on the
present Archie Dingman farm, near
the dixie just west Of Dickinson, for
some time. They removed west some
nine or ten years ago.
A number of high school boys will
compete tonight (Friday) in a silver
medal contest at the high school au-
ditorium, beginning at 8 o'clock. The
contestants r as follows: Henry
Hogue, Roy Baker, Leroy Scharf,
Harold Robinson, Gordon Lillibridge,
Lloyd Rounds.
Albert C. Matson of near Manning
came in via stage on Monday to
transact business and on Tuesday left
lfrom here for South Heart to visit for
a day with his old friend, S. S. Suth-
erland. He was in a hurry to get
back home before the roads became
too bad. Mr.. Matson expects to put
in a half section to flax this spring.
An elaborate banquet at the St.
Charles hotel, served to about 40 Sir
knights, preceded the inspection of
the Dickinson Temple Commandery,
lNo. IL. The officers of the Grand
Commandery Of the state including
Sir Knight Geo. Russ, who was in
speeding officer, and Sir Knight
Col. Henry, both of Bismarck,
and Grand Warden w. L. Richards,
were received by the Dickinson
knights Templar previous to the in
spection. Chris Peterson of this city
was given the degrees Of the Black
Cross and Knights of Malta. The in
spection closed with a luncheon in the
Masonic hall.
Mrs. Margaret Roberts, who re-
sides on First Avenue West, in read
ing of the fire at Bismarck forty years
ago on st. Patrick's day, is reminded
very wildly of the event, as that was
the very day of her arrival in Bis
marck from the east. Bismarck was
then the western terminal. Mr.. Rob-
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