The Dickinson press., 1906-09-22
COUNTY NEWS.
BeiHe,d News.

lBelf'e.d News.
This village continues to grow and the
old timers are astonished, at the number |
of buildings being, erected on the north
side of the track this season..
Dey LeSuer, who arrived recently from
Minneapolis, is opening a first-class hard
ware store in a 35x6o #. building ON
Main street. The stock would do credit
to a city. Of 5000 inhabitants, and in addi-
ton to hardware a full line of furniture,
harness and undertaking furnishings are
carried. The firm name is LeSuer & Co.
Mr.. LeSuer's family will come out a little
later.
The Bel6eld State bank building is
having a large room finished for land
business. The furnishings will be re-
ceived soon, and a very large collection
of grains, vegetables, grasses, etc., are
being displayed. A directors room for
the use of bank customers is also being
fitted up in the same building.
Jim MeCutchan was called to southern
Iowa the past week by the death of his
mother.
Elmer Brown, late of Wisconsin seems
pleased with his new 28x74 #. building
on Main street. He intended locating at
Saltwater but could not get a place as
agreed and so came here where they
erect buildings on schedule time. His
wife is with him, and they carry a full
line of groceries, dry goods, boots and
shoes, etc.
The McCutchan restaurant is appar-
emily doing a fine business.
The Sharman building has been rented
to a Wisconsin party who is expected
out this week.
Albert Haukom was in from Bowman
county on Wednesday to meet Conrad
Peterson and Obert. Olson, also home
steaders south.
Frank Sharman and his wife, late of
Wisconsin, have just opened a restaurant
on Main street. Frank and his brother,
George, run the bunk house in onnec
ton with the restaurant. Four other
brothers are homesteaders in the vicin-
ity of Belheld.
Peter lndergaard's son, Oscar, has
been seriously ill this week. Dick, it
will be remembered, broke his leg and
was taken to the Dickinson hospital last
week.
DR.. Colwill is busy looking after his
patients.
]. E. Dyer has decided not to carry
hardware in his store.
Arrangements are made for a school
| picnic at the Eva Young ranch on Sat-
urday. ]. P. Galyen, T. A. Cahill and
Miss Mollie Matherson are to take part
in the program.
The new schoolhouse eight miles
northwest is being built by C. A. Larson,
the Heaton Lumber Co. furnishing the
material. l r.
The Fay Barton family. late Of Min
nesota, occupy the old Coulson house
halt a mile east of town.
The new settlement eight miles south
west has petitioned for a school. The
petition shows u children of school age.
The second school in the South Heart
district, six miles south vi the station, is
located on Custer Hill, near the E. H.
Hoffman place, and is taught by Charles
Ward. -. 80
F. M. Porter of Lincoln, Neb.,iwas one
of the satisfied land purchasers .7at this
place, this week. After inspecting land
in Morton and Hettinger counties, MIR.
Porter selected a half section near Bel
field, paying S1I per acre for the same.
The First Presbyterian church was or
gained Sunday by Rev. Mr.. Wright.
The trustees are r.. c.. Davis, ]. E, Dyer,
Elmer Brown, Mesdames Al. Davis and
S.P. Lowery; elders, ]. S. Shellenberger
and John Peterson. Concrete blocks are
shipped from Beach for the building
which is to be erected as soon as pos
sible.
Miss Christina Holemo, a noted violin
list from Chicago, is visiting at the homes
of R. c. and Al. Davis.
Postmaster R. C.. Davis has installed a
section of lock boxes.
Next Thursday afternoon the Ladies'
Aid society will meet with Mrs. AL. Davis
to sew. The ladies will be favored with
music by Miss Holemo, and Miss Jessie
Messersmith of Dickinson has been in
vited to be present to take part in the
musical program.
VIM. Johnson has moved his family in
for school.
Mrs. F. L. Chenoweth returned Thurs
day from her extended business trip in
Chicago.
Three N. P. surveyors were, in from
Sand Creek on Wednesday. They were
to report at Mandan.,
Geo. Clark tailed out some ECO horses
to Nat Bradley this week. The horses
are to be trailed north into Canada. MIR.
Clark still has his cattle and a eonsid.
cradle number of scattered horses. :
Ed. O'Connor has sold around zoe
cattle to r. R. Bryne, a new conner.
On Wednesday Ed. O'Connor and T.
O. Ramsland sold three sections of land
at figures from S11 to $3.50 per acre
Their sales for last week were six sec.
tons.
]. F. Olson and DR.. Dahl of Badger
Ia, have rented the old bank building
on the north side for a drug store.
A large train of stock was loaded or
Wednesday, among the shippers being
H. c. Short 4 cars, l.. Christensen 2, Eva
Young and sons, Howard, Frank and