The Dickinson press., 1917-03-03
NEWS

Miss Veronica Braun of this city
underwent a tonsil operation on
Thursday.
Rev. Fir. Hiltner of Bismarck was
the guest of Father John Dignam
over Wednesday.
J. B. Malone of South Heart was in
the city on Wednesday, getting dental
work done.
A baby girl arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Banning last
Thursday, February 22nd.
James Kittelson went to Richardton
on Wednesday on matters in connec-
ton with his work as contractor.
MI. and Mrs. Plus Stoke of IA
miles north Of Taylor spent Wednes-
day in the city, going out the follow
ing morning.
Jerry G. Mahoney is employed on
the Roquette delivery wagon during
lar delivery boy.
Attorney T. D. Casey returned on
Wednesday from Butte, Mont, where
he was called last Thursday by the
serious illness of his sister. Another
brother from Sioux City, Iowa, also
came to Butte to see his sister. At
the time of Mr.. Casey's return his
sister was feeling a little improved.
Anthony and Sophie, son and
daughter of Mrs. Joe Pavlicek, are
quarantined at their home with scarlet
fever. Both are very week but are
doing nicely. Some of the members
of the family, who were not exposed
to the disease, are staying with their
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. }.
Urbonec.
VIM. Burchard of this city is the
delightful recipient of a m"eerschaum
pipe, which was purchased in Germ
any in 1910 by his grandfather, who
had it made to order, and the date i'm
printed. It is a beautiful heirloom
with a large bowl and long stem. 1t
was sent to MI. Burchard by relatives
at Fresno, Calf.
Among those who went down from
here to Bismarck during the past
week to watch the closing days of the
Legislative session and incidentally
boost for the normal school appropri-
alton bill were: Fred Turner, }. r.
Brodie, States Attorney H. A. Bur-
geson, Geo. Brown, L. Tobias, George
Senour and Herman Rabe.
Anton Armbrust was in town
Wednesday and Thursday from his
farm west of Manning transacting
business. He is wintering SIS head OF
stock, all of which are doing well in
spite of the very severe winter. Some
of the stockmen in that section have
run a little short of feed but were for
tunate in securing hay close by.
Kirkpatrick, Sentinel Butte; Mrs.
Geo. Mischel, city; c. A. Walker, city;
Mrs. J. E. Culp, city; Mrs. Jacob
Bleile, H~irschvifle; Mrs. A. H. Ander:-
son of Belfeld; Rosie Gottfried, South
Heart; Harold Beedle, city; Mrs.
Ray Walker, Fayette. For treatment
Mrs. H. Young, Mikcklson; Herbert
Bublitz, city.
The John Auer home is under quar-
antine for diphtheria, the patient be-
ing Mrs. Auer, who came down with
the disease last Friday. The middle
of the week she vas feeling a good
deal improved. Bert, the eldest son
of Mr., and Mrs. Auer, had a slight
touch Of diphtheria, prior to hlE
mothers illness, but he is now en-
,tirely recovered.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Short returned
on Sunday from Kansas City, NO.
where they visited for a few days,
Mr.. Short purchasing d carload OF
Hereford bulls, shipment to be made
March 1st. Mr.. and Mrs.. Short
stopped off in Dickinson until Mon
day, when they left for Medora,
) where their son, Donald, attends
school. Mrs. Short expected to re-
main in Medora for about a week be-
fore returning to the ranch.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Red Cross will be held Tuesday after
noon, March 9Th, in the Commercial
Club rooms. The business session is
called for $3.50 o'clock so that it will
: not interfere with the regular weekly
sewing. All persons interested are
cordially invited to attend. This
chapter of the Red Cross has done
quite a little toward preparing boxes
which will within a week Or two be
sent to the different unit hospitals
) throughout the country.
: AS the Dickinson Ice & Transfer
, Company's crew of sand diggers were
engaged in loading sand about one
mile southeast of the city, Herbert
Bublitz, a member of the crew, was
quite seriously hurt. During the
winter months in order to obtain the
sand, it is necessary to dig down
; through several feet Of frozen earth.
l Mr.. Bublitz was standing in a hole
about three feet deep when an i'm
l mense chunk of frozen earth which he
had %dislodged, slid back into the hole,
forcibly pinning down the victims
left foot. The other men endeavored
; to lift the clod Of earth but with little
5 success. Mr.. Bublitz succeeded in
working his foot out from underneath
the awful weight and he was put on
a load Of sand and taken as fast as
. possible to the local hospital, where it
was ascertained that his ankle was
badly broken. He is now wearing a
) cast and is on the mend.
QUIZ LUNGS J