The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-02-21
WILTON

! MesdameS r.. ). thompson and L
y. Barstads entertained at a parce
shower Wednesday evening at tn
Thompson home in honor of Mis-.
! Lorene Heston and Miss Florence Fo,
whose approaching weddings will bt
an event of the near future. About
thirty were present and the expectant
I brides were the recipients of mum.
Der of pretty and useful gifts. A De.
| lcious lunch brought the festivities
to Il close.
Mrs. August Axplund and two sons
have gone to Nelva where they are
guests at the home Of Rev. and Mrs
Thure Johnson.
A.. c. Wilde lcrt the last
Of the week for Fargo where
he expected to attend the con.
vcntion of Winchester stores; later
on he will go to Elizabeth, Minnesota
where he will visit with his pare nts.
Mrs. Wilde left for Elizabeth some
time ago where she is visiting wit h
relatives. :.
Mrs. l.. +. Nugcnt was doing some
shopping in the capital city last
Tuesday.
f. G.. Warmer of Bismarck, sccre-
tary Of the Board Of Administration
was here on official business the fore
part Of the week
The local Rcbeckahs held "A card
party in the Odd Fellows hall Tues
day evening. All receipts from these
affairs are being used to furnish a
room in the new Odd Fellows home
at Devils Lake.
Miss Edna Olson who attends
school at st. Mary'S at Bismarck
was a week end visitor ut her home
in the Ignite city.
While the mild weather is fine
for the stockmen and farmers, it is
certainly playing havoc with the To-
cal mines. And the boys who work
there are wishing the winter would
be mare like winter than what it has
been.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Christensen
who live in the Chaplin district an
nounce the birth of baby gill on
st. Valentines Day. We think
George should name his new girl
Valentine" in honor of the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Watkins an
nounce the birth Of baby son. Mrs.
Watkins and baby are in Bismarck.
Miss Edna Ecklund of Bismarck
was visiting in town the middle of
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orla Hammack are
rejoicing over the arrival Of fine
baby girl at their home.
ID. c. Wright has returned from Il
several months visit with friends and
relatives in Idaho and Washington.
Mr.. Wright reports the weather in
the places he visited much colder
than we have in North Dakota. He
says business in the west is fairly
good with brighter prospects in the
spring.
G. W. Stewart of the News force
spent part of last week in Bismarck
looking after business affairs. He
also attended the Independent Voters
convention while in the capital city
returning home later in the week.
Mr.. Stewart was appointed delegate
to the national convention from the
Third District while attending the
convention
The Sophomore Class have pur-
chased fine library comprising for
ty five books from the proceeds of
their play: "At The End of The
Rainbow" which was given several
weeks ago in the Wilton auditorium.
The books are intended for the use
OF the local schools and are on sew
eral subjects, also several reference
books.
The Father and Son banquet VII ;ch
was held Friday evening in Woodrnan
hall was one of the finest events of
the season. The spirit of Youth per-
vadcd and after the sumptious din.
ner was disposed of there was short
program of after dinner speeches and
music. Later on the entire party at
tended the Wilton Garrison basket
ball game. The guests of honor of the
evening were a dcputation team from
the jamestown College who had no
small part in the evenings festivi-
ties. This was the first affair of the
kind ever held in the Ignite City
but everyone who attended is deter
mined it will not be the last.
Saturday afternoon will be one
long to be remembered by the young
sters who were royalty entertained
by the visiting boys from the Jan es-
town College. The affair which took
place at the school house comprised
games and stories that even the
smallest tot could enjoy.
Messrs. Daniel Stroble and Will
liam Wall Of the Mercer district were
transacting business in the Ignite
city last Saturday.
Louis collar has returned from Mer-
rieourt where he has been acting as
relief agent to resume his duties