The Dickinson press., 1905-01-28
R,caARDIox NOTES.

The live stock around Richardton is
wintering in a better condition than at
the corresponding season of last year.
A good hay crop was Of great ad-
vantage to both farmer and stock grow.
err. People seem to be more careful in
taking stock through the winter. Many
good barns and sheds were put up in
this locality last year for the accommo.
dation of stock. The weather has been,
with the exception of a lew days, re-
markably mild. There IS not much
snow at the present time, especially
south of Richardton.
The past year may be count ed as the
most notable in the building OF private
and public houses. The N. P. depot has
been enlarged, a sign of the increasing
business the company is doing here.
We have a fine railway station and a
good, accom- noda,ing agent, of both of
which we are proud. The following
private residences have been erected
the past year: Fred Koesel. two story
frame building at a cost of $4,000; Fred
Pathmann, a modern frame house on
the south side for $4,000; r.. J. Fleck, a
two-story dwelling house at the cost Of
$1,000. The above houses are we'll built,
with all modern Improvements, hot
water heating and plumbing. In addi-
tion to these Peter Killer, Peter Miller,
Carl Fleck, Joseph Bleth, George
Sclintzmann, M. Schneider, r. Fleck,
Rudolph Gratz and Mike Ronner built
frame dwelling houses and Jacob Forster
a brick building. The most notable
progress in the line Of building has been
made by the Rt. Rev. Abbot Vincent
Wherle. In order to build of brick, a
plant was under operation last spring
and summer. {. S. Bowser of New
Salem, was experimenting the work
and under his management it proved to
be a success. The total amount of brick
made were, $4,000; of which were used
on school house, $4,000; OF addition to
college, 2il,ooo; shipped to New Salem,
10000; sold to home people, $4,000; left
over, 5000, giving the total mentioned.
The school house erected by Father
Abbott is a three story brick building,
AZ by 81, steam heated, estimated cost
$1,000. A handsome brick addition was
built on to the St. Mary's monastery,
% feet wide. 70 feet long. three stories
high, with water works, slate roof, steam
heat, and all modern Improvements at
a cost OF $500. This addition at the
present time is used as a school house
for students attending St. Mary's COL
lege. who number 90, of whom s. are
boarders and 81 town scholars. Father
Abbott has closed a contract with Mr..
Bowser of New Salem for the making of
100000 bricks within the next three
years to be used for the erection OF a
Roman Catholic church, the building OF
which will not be commenced for three
or four years. The brick plant is To-
Gated within the college limits. The
present church is a frame building
and will be brick veneered this year.
ootioon III puiINllS luI tne next
season is very good. Peter Killer in
tends to build a flour mill on the south
side, and a number of dwelling houses
will be put up. J. Kappke's butcher
shop and dwelling and the business
place Of Doyle and Fisher are under
construction at the present time. The
greatest need of Richardton is a first
class hotel, where everybody can get
accommodations. Finally, the water
question was OF serious consideration
until 1903, up>to which time there was
only one we'll in town, belonging to T,
N. Hartung, near Hotel Dakota. Killer
Bros. bored the first we'll, and their
example was soon followed by many
others, so that the wells are now eight
in number. What we should do now
is to incorporate this town, cleo,
a mayor and chief OF police and see
that property is guarded and order
kept.
c. L. Zimmerman of Mandan was in
town on Monday.
Mrs. Herman Leutz of Taylor spent a
few days recently with Mr.. and Miss
Rauer, her father and sister.