The Dickinson press., 1917-02-03
LOCAL NEWS

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eThos. Nottingham returned on Tues
day from Fargo, where he spent sew
eral days on business. :
Max Hendrick left for the Cities
on Sunday to look into business prop
ositions. He is expected back the first
of next week.
R. D. Heaton and family enjoyed 9
visit from Thursday until Friday OF
the formers father, Geo. Heaton OF
St. Paul, who was en- route home from
a business trip to Billings, Mont.
Mrs. R. R. Doubleday is recovering
very nicely after her recent operation
at Flasher. Mr.. Doubleday is spend
ing the week in St. Paul and is ex-
pected home next Monday.
Mrs. H. C. Short, who was conva-
lescing at the st. Charles hotel fol-
lowing an operation at the local hos
pital, is now with her friend, Mrs: L.
A. Simpson, and is steadily improving.
Representatives H. J. Blanchard Of
this city, c.. G. Turner of Gladstone
and H. A. Mackoff of Belfield, re-
turned from Bismarck to their re-
spective home towns on Tuesday to
spend about week at home during
the recess of House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ray of Me-
dora and the formers brother, DON
aid, who is ranching about 18 miles
north of that point, came down on
Tuesday and remained in the city un-
til today (Friday), visiting and at
tending to business.
A. J. Scherer, manager Of the Oc-
cident elevator at Richardton, was in
the city for the first time in six years,
being called here in company with
Paul Messer, Rochus Gress and Henry
Comas as witness in a court case.
They returned to Richardton Thurs
day evening.
Nine ladies of the Third Division of
the Methodist Ladies Aid Society;
namely, Mesdames F. C. Hefron, D.
D. Mars, R. w. Eyer, R. T. Crawford,
Delaney, A. w. Chaplin, j. G. Bitzan
and C. E. Ward, enjoyed an outing on
Tuesday at the w. H. Cooke farm five
miles south Of town. The ladies went
out in a big sled and arrived in time
for fine chicken dinner. Mrs. Cooke
is co-worker of this division.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Gerlich, Sr., are
expected back the end of the week
from Mankato, Mimi, where they
have been spending the winter with
a son and daughters. Upon their ar
rival they will move Immediately into
their new bungalow on Fifth Avenue
West, which has just been built for
them by their son-in-law, w. r:
Everett. They will be accompanied
back by their son, George, who, with
his wife have been in Minnesota
since Christmas, the latter now con-
valescing after severe illness.
E. A. Lillibridge returned on Fri
day morning from his southern trip
into Texas, where he spent few
weeks at Forth Worth and Amorilla,
great stock centers, with a view to
buying cattle. But now prices are
terribly high and on account of
scarcity of feed in that country, due
to an extraordinarily dry season, the
stock is awfully thin, hardly able to
stand the transportatio Mr.. Rich
ards, who was also down with Mr..
LilllDridge, is expected back with his
son, Frank, tomorrow Saturday or
the next day.
Rev. Father John Dignam returned
on No. Thursday from a short So
journ in the cities, full of praise of
the strong, robust condition Of the
Company K boys. He did not have
the opportunity of seeing them all
but Of the large number he met while
there he says: "Never have seen
such a change. All are looking
straight and strong and hardy. Some
1 hardly recognized. The rigorous
out door life which they have led has
done wonders for them. This, if moth
ing more, ought to be strong argu-
ment for militarism." Col. Frame
told him positively that the boys
would be disbanded on the 18th. They
will likely reach home on the 18th.