The Dickinson press., 1917-03-03

The Misses Mary Follis and Emily
Larson were hostesses on Tuesday
evening of last week at the formers
rooms in Medora, to six young ladies.
Valentine favors were presented to
the guests and Miss Mabel Rapp
carried off the prize for the best
player.
A telegram received by the school
board from Miss Terry, principal of
the Halliday high school department,
who is visiting at her old home in
Minnesota, states that she is unable
to return to her school duties at
present. Miss Terry was called east
by the serious illness of her grand
father.
The Gaylord Telephone Co. of Gay
lord, which plans to build a line
from Belfeld south through the west
ern part of Stark county, the south
eastern part of Slope county has
incorporated for ten thousand dollars.
The officers are V. A. Smith, presi-
dent; Joseph Schwartz, vice president;
| Shelby Ward, treasurer; A. B. Cooke,
secretary and Otto Uggla, director.
At Richardton on Tuesday morning
of last week occurred the marriage of
Pete Wetzstein and Monica Wanner.
They returned to the BRIDES home
about Is miles north of Richardton for
the wedding feast and dance at which
| there was a large number of guests
and all did honor to the occasion.
Both bride and groom are well known
and have many friends, who wish
| them good luck.
w. C. Mckenzie of New England is
goin to have pure ice for the COM
ing summer. He has a large number
of water tight paper boxes made for
the purpose of putting up ice. About
three inches Of water is put in the
boxes for a starter, when this is
frozen about three inches more of
water is put in and in a few days
the boxes are filled with pure ice
and packed away in the ice house.
J.. A.. Meyer is another New Highlander
| who is putting up a supply of pure
ice from the we'll at his residence.
Berger Elkin of Taylor is enjoying
a visit from his brother-in-law, Ole
L. Quanrud of Bismarck. Mr.. Guam
rud was one. of the early settlers in
the Taylor country, taking up a home
stead there thirty years ago. Eigh-
teen years ago he moved to Grand
Forks country, where he resided until
recently when he and his son bought
the accessory business of the Lah1
Motor Co. at Bismarck. Mr.. Guam
rud has not been back to the Taylor
vicinity for eighteen years and states
that a great development has taken
place.
Angus Neil, who lives eight miles
west of New England, made his frs
trip to that town on Wednesday Of
last week this year. Mr.. Neil is car
ing for As head of cattle and 10 heat
of horses and this keeps him pretty
, busy. He reports that his stock j!
wintering in fine shape. Mr.. Mel
did not have to feed any hay unit
Christmas but the past two months h
has had to feed a lot Of hay, bu'
5 still has lots left in the stack. Mr.
? Neil says this is the toughest winter
!, he has experienced, but that tn
: farmers are so well prepared for j
that stock losses will be very small
Halvor Gullicksen, who lives il
? Slope county, is carrying his left arm
lin a sling while nursing a fracture,
. bone between the wrist and elbow
! the result of a blow with a bundle
fork in the hands Of A. Vasfaret,
neighbor. Mr.. Vasfaret, who resides
on the P. o. Nesseth farm, was en-
joying a visit from several of tn
, n%eighbors and he proposed a wrestl
{ ing match between himself and MI
Gullicksen.. Gullicksen won out ii
the wrestling match and this did no
| seem to please Vasfaret, so the part!
. broke up. When some of the boy
, went to get the horses Vasfare
chased them out of the barn with {
i bundle fork. Gullicksen ran a shor
distance and then turned around il
, time to save his head with his arm
He received the full force Of tn,
lblow between the wrist and elbow