The Dickinson press., 1917-01-13
LOCAL NEWS

sick list with grippe the past week.
The card club met on Thursday
evening as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. G. Reed.
Ex-senator A. L. Martin, a wealthy
rancher and farmer near Sentinel
Butte, spent Sunday in this city.
Mesdames N. J. Stefan and L. l..
Lucian of South Heart were in the
city the past week getting dental
work done.
Mrs. Henry Plaggemeier of Taylor
and daughter, Mrs. Haugen, of Knife
river, were Dickinson visitors on Mon
day, being guests of Mrs. w. F. Marsh.
A nine pound daughter was born
to Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Fisher Of east
of the city last Friday. Mother and
child are getting along nicely.
The Reed Bros. store club enjoyed
their monthly banquet at the Willard
hotel on Tuesday evening, later ad-
journing to the store rest room tor
their business session. .
Roy Crandall, who resides north OF
the Heaton Lumber yard, was very Ill
the past week: He expected to leave aye
the latter part of the week for the
railroad hospital at Glendive.
Miss Julia Blume was hostess on
Thursday evening at the w. A. Blume
home to ten couples, who were enter
tanned at cards. Towards the close a
delicious lunch was served.
Mrs. Ed. Fisher and little son,
Harry, returned on Monday from Ben
edict, this state, where they were
called a week before by the sudden
death of Mrs. Fishers father.
A rear end collision of freight
trains occurred near Beach on the
Northern Pacific Thursday. No one
was injured and the wreck was not
serious enough to delay traffic to any
great extent.
Miss Myra Wiley, who is taking, a
short vacation from her work in the
Knapp Variety store, departed for
Bismarck on Wednesday to be gone
for several days as the guest of Miss
Emma Laise.
MIR. and Mrs. O. L. Rapp of Fry
burg spent the past week here as the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Rapp. Mr.
Rapp is also having dental work at
tended to. They will return on Sun
day.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Beneke on Friday, January 5th,
at the home of the formers parents
in this city. Nh. and Mrs. Beneke
reside about twelve miles south OF
the city.
Miss Sylvia Petricka, of the Reed
Bros. force will complete her work
there tomorrow (Saturday). Miss
Petricka has other plans in mind and
for a short time will remain at her
home in this city.
Mrs. S. B. Fiksdal took a cold ride
from her home northeast Of the city
to Dickinson on Wednesday,. She was
met here by her parents and taken to
Rochester, MINI. Her friends hope
to see her return in good health.
Miss C. L. Wells entertained a few
friends at Il pretty dinner party on
Wednesday evening, covers being lac
for eight. Miss Wells was assisted by
Miss Margaret Stewart. The table
was very prettily decorated with pink
carnations.
The Dorcas Society and several!
friends of Mrs. Lloyd RAIDER rendered
her a surprise handkerchief shower
at the T. A. Tollefson home on Thurs
day afternoon. Mrs. RAIDER was the
delightful recipient of rs beautiful
h~andkerchiefs. She expected to leave
today friday to join her husband
at Bismarck.
Mrs. S.~M. Ferris was hostess last
Friday evening to a number OF teach
ers who remained in the city during
the two weeks of vacation. Miss Ivy
Conant, a visiting teacher, was among
the guests. A most social evening
was passed, Mrs. Ferris having. the
assistance of her visitor, Mrs. Minnie
Reid. Carnations and roses were
used for decorations.
w. L. Richards departed the middle
of the week on a business mission to
Washington, D. c., to be gone about
ten days. On the return trip he ex,
pected to be present at the annual
meeting of the North Dakota Live
Stock Association at Bismarck on the
oath and 25th of January. He IS
booked on the program with a tax
on "Modern Methods in Beef Cattle
Ranching."
Miss Lucille Clarke was hostess to
eight or nine of her friends last Sat-
urday. Tonight friday this same
group will enjoy a sleigh ride in the
honor of Miss Lamoin RAIDER, who, at
the conclusion of this semester's high
school work, will leave for Bismarck.
Following the ride, the girls will be
the guests of Misses MADELINE and
Margaret Young at the Maxwell
Burnett home.
The members and friends of the
Epworth League Of the Methodist
church, enjoyed a social evening at
the home Of Mrs. Viola Homer on 2nd
St. West last Friday. The social
president, Miss Goldie Homer, and her
committee of willing workers, Misses
Alice Beatty, Ruth Candee, Marjorie
Cooke and Pearl Smith, had arranged
all kinds of games and kept the young
folks busy all the time. Light re-
freshments were served at the close
of the evening.
The Dorcas society met on Wednes-
day with Mrs. w. II. Brown, the
hostess also having several other
guests for the occasion. An elaborate
luncheon was served, Mrs. Brown be-