The Dickinson press., 1917-12-29
LOCAL NEWS
Special New Years dinner at the
Willard hotel-12 to 2:3O and 6 to 8.

A reward will be paid to anyone
who furnishes information leading 10
the arrest of the party or parties who
carried away the Christmas tree from
the of the Willard hotel on the
night of December 81.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Kono and
daughter, Miss Helen, left on Wednes-
day for Mott to spend a week with
another daughter, Mrs. Duncan Nc
Neil, and family, formerly of this city.
Mr.. Mcneil is enjoying a fine meat
market business at that point.
J.. J. Simonis, residing six miles
southeast of Dickinson, came to town
on Thursday to meet his son, Private
John Simonis, of the 18th U. S. A.
Field Artillery, at Fort Bliss, Texas,
who came on No. 3 for a short fur
Tough with his parents and his broth
er, Joe.
The DR.. Sam and Will Chernausek
and J. w. Berns families enjoyed their
Christmas Eve at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Beedle, who reside in one of
the Jacob Bull houses on Second Ave
nue. East. A Christas tree was a
feature of the evening and later. the
guests were all served something good
to eat.
The Knights of Columbus have
changed their meeting nights from
every second and fourth Monday in
the month to every second and fourth
Tuesday. This change was made SO
as not to conflict with Home Guard
drill nights. The organization will
meet at Elks Hall instead of at the
Odd Fellows building as formerly.
Raphael Gress of near Richardton
was a visitor in the city on Thursday.
He states that he and his wife spent
a most pleasant Christmas with the
latter's folks at Glen Ullin, Mrs.
Gress remaining for a continued visit.
Recently they enjoyed a visit from
their cousins, Misses Eleanora and
Annie Gress and their brother,
Raphael, of Mandan, who were on
their way to Billings, Mont, to spend
a week or so. u ri
P. F. Suits, of a short distance east
of the city, sustained quite a painful
flesh wound in his right leg on Christ
mas day, which necessitated a doctors
care. He had just come from town
and was putting his car into the gar
age. Forgetting that he had Left the
machine in gear, he cranked 4. The
a started pushing him up against
the wall, the front spring striking his
leg. He is now confined to the house,
but will soon be up and around again.
Miss Virginia Croteau, bookkeeper
for Drs. Perkins, Nachtwey, Bowen &
Long, was taken with a sudden attack
of acute appendicitis on Tuesday and
underwent an operation at St.
Joseph's hospital a few hours later.
She is getting along very nicely and
it is expected that she may be able to
return home this coming Monday.
Her place at the desk is taken by Miss
Fisher, a trained nurse, who was en-
gagged about two weeks ago to assist
this doctors firm in their office work.
Hospital notes: For operations
Wenzel K%ostelecky, city; William
Kennedy, city; Genevieve Wincentsen,
Belield; Mrs. w. H. Erickson, Bel
field; Miss Virginia Croteau, city;
Mrs. j. C. Mullaney, Belfield; John
Vogel, New England; Marvin Parks.
Wibaux. For treatment-Herbert
Donahum, Glendive, Mont; F. J. Sew
erson, Sentinel Butte; Mrs. John
Mularvrik, South Heart; Mrs. John
Leaky, T~rotters; John Peterson, Fry
burg; Dan Konnell, Medora: Mrs. NJ.
Booky, city; Reinhardt. Groin, Fry
burg.
The following teachers in the sur
rounding territory were among those
a dinner and social hop afterward
IN MorIo1r ,oxyooi,ar Miccn~ A M
Mahon, four miles north Of this city;
A. Jones, north of this city; Lera Otto,
tan mll IS mi aegthW yout5ves Gene Xnns
Karbon, seventeen miles southeast; q.
H: Honnke, Is miles southeast; Miss
Kittleson,, twelve miles of Of
Richardton; Pearl Karlen, sigk-
teen miles southwest of Richard
ton; Thelma Willard and Viola Lisle,
ten miles south Of Richardton; Naomi
Stratton, IL miles southwest of the
city; Anna Mccain, four miles south OF
Gladstone. Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Mar
shall, proprietors Of the hotel, acted
as ckaperones, and at this time also
distributed little Christmas remem-
brances among their employees.
Saturday, January 5th, is the date
of Miss Julia Newton's next food DEM
~onstration, which will serve as the
program for the Women's Federated
club meet, scheduled for that day.
The demonstration will take place in
the parlors of the M. E. church, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock. Miss Newton
has chosen meats as the basis Of her
talk and will prepare several dishes.
keeping conservation and economy up
permost in mind. A number of
women have been chosen by the Fed
Grated Club to act as the Dickinson
Council Of Food Conservation. Each
member represents some organization
and is RESPONSIBLE for the interest that
her organization shows in Miss New
TOMS demonstrations. The council
consists of the following ladies: Mrs.
w. c. Crawford, Mrs. E. A. Lilli-
bridge, Mrs. E. P. Lee, Mrs. Fl. c.,
Berry, Mrs. Charlotte Reed, Mrs. T..
H. Rudiselle, Mrs. Clinton Davis, Mrs.
c. H. Wiley, Mrs. Allen Harleman,
Mrs. E. IL. Knapp, Mrs. M. L.
Auner, Mrs. j. w. Sturgeon, Mrs. O.
Schwartz, Mrs. F. Froelich, Miss Edna
Mae Harris, Mrs. M. Cuskelly, Miss
Maysie Dinsdale. These ladies are all
to meet at 8 o'clock Wednesday after
noon, January End, in the Commercial
Club rooms.