The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1906-09-29
HETTINGER COUNTY.
Many Prosperous Settlers in This Rich Country
South. New England the Oldest Town. History
Of Its Pioneer Settlers. Cedar River Country
Holds Worlds Record for High Priced Grass-Fed
Steers. Fine Stacks Of Grain Seen Already in
Many Places

flax, corn and other crops harvested this
fall.
1t is a mistaken idea, however, to think
that ranching has been or is to be en-
tirely given over to farming. The rough
and broken land of Hettinger will con-
tinue to afford splendid grazing for cat
tie, sheep and horses for years to come,
and many, perhaps most farmers, will
find it profitable to raise stock III con-
nection with their farming.
Hettinger county will undoubtedly be
organized by act Of the legislature the
coming winter. Bowman and Dunn will
likely be organized in the same way.
NEW ENGLAND.
New England is on the high road to
Saltwater in Bowman county and Haley
near the South Dakota line, and it is no
uncommon thing for the hotels to care
for 50 to 100 night.
Instead of one store, as maintained for
many years, New England now has two
large general stores and as many hotels
and feed stables. and it is astonishing the
amount of business that is daily trans
acted there.
A daily mail is received from Dickin-
son and the stage usually comes and
goes loaded with six and eight passen-
gers. The stage goes twice each week
to Saltwater and three times to Haley,
and the amount of mail put up by Post
master w. c. Mckenzie for these differ
ent routes is something enormous. No
less than 80 to 40 individual mail sacks
are carefully filled and tied for each out
going mail on the Haley route. He has
$50 call boxes and is placing an order
for section of lock boxes.
w. c. Mckenzie succeeded A. P. Fol-
som and H. w. Smith in the mercantile
business, and few years ago, after the
destruction of the church building by
tire, erected large stone store building.
It has full basement and high ceiling
It is kept very neat and is model coun-
try store. This pioneer merchant has
creasing his stock. He makes it a point
Hattie Kono of Dickinson and Miss
kostenbader are assisting clerks.
MIR. Mckenzie also owns and conducts
bank and is just adding three-story
annex on the west side. He also has the
old Dodge cottage, which is used as an
Asa Gardner engaged in the mercan-
tile business in New England some three
years ago and that he has been success
full is proved when two additions to his
large store are needed in one year, as is
the case this summer. He carries gen
efal stock and his store is certainly a
busy place sfrsm early morning until late
| at night. He has restaurant and lodg-
ing rooms in connection with the store
and keeps large force employed. Mr..
Gardner is also the mail contractor both
north and south. He is the first man to
give the public good service in this way
and is probably the only man who ever
made the stage lines pay.
The stone school building which was
erected in 1887 by Eugene Fisher-and
not for military fort as the late maga-
zine writer's would have it's now used
by DR.. H. ]. Darst as dental office. DR..
Darst came from Illinois in July for a
few months for his health and likes SO
we'll that he expects to remain perma-
nently. He is associated with lanes
Wilson of Dickinson in the land busi-
ness.
Mrs. Oscar Thorson is teaching the
village school in the Partridge house
south of the river.
| NOTES.
On Sunday, "a people gathered at the
| F. E. Morgan place six miles northeast
of New England for Sunday school and
preaching service. The school is known
as the Pleasant View Union and is
largely composed of Black butte people,
with Mrs. c. ]. Clark as superintendent.
The meetings have been we'll attended
the past season and have been held from
house to house. Following the school
lessons on Sunday, Rev. L. H. Mccoy of
Dickinson gave short but very inter-
esting sermon. A basket picnic followed
the services at o'clock, and among
those who were present were: Mr.. and
Mrs. E. ]. Strang and children, Mrs. c.
]. Clark and children, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Bayman, Frank Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
o. Moore and children, Will Clancy,
Fred Hendry, Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Her
stein, Rev. and Mrs. L. H. Mccoy and
children, Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Cass and
children, Fred Moore, c. M. Bayman,
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Morgan, Mrs. ]. H
Morgan, Miss Emma Cass, Miss Iva
Cass, E. S. Clough and son, Miss Ruth
Clough, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Gregg and
children, Mrs. Asa Gardner and chill.
dren, Mrs. M. E. Greathouse, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. Matthews, Mrs. L. M. P. Girls.
void, Mrs. G. w. Collins, Lawrence
Hantoon, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wells, Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Harrison, Miss Susie
Harrison. Next Sunday the meeting
will be held at the home Of w. o. Moore
on Oct. with Lon Gray; and Oct. II
again with w. o. Moore.
/. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wells and Mr.. anc
Mrs. F: w. Harrison of South Dakot;
are visiting the Gardners and other rel
atives for few weeks.
i Mrs. G. w. Collins of Fl. Yates is Wis
| iting Mrs. L. M. p. Griswold.
| Geo. Cass of the Black butte settle
ment has sod oats that averaged 371
bushels to the acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Morgan, who jhav,
sold their homestead six miles northeas
to ]. S. Larson at $40 per acre, including
improvements, will move to Dickinson
in November, but they have not decidet