The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1906-09-29

yet whether they will spend the winter
neps no ns o m0ans ts country ars vf
1883. They first settled on Antelope
flats on the old New England road in
Stark county. A little later they moved
to Hettinger and fitted up ranch on the
Cannon Ball river. seven miles west of
New England. Seven years ago they
moved to the place they have just sold.
Mr. Morgan has been a very successful
sheep grower and he has also been sue
cessful in the cattle and horse business.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan have enjoyed
their ranching experiences of I8 years.
1t is their desire now to settle in place
where they can get good school advan-
tages for their little daughter, and they
will be inclined to take life little easier
and perhaps more fully enjoy the fruits
of their pioneering in North Dakota.
Mrs. ]. H. Morgan, who resides with
her daughter, Mrs. ]. H. Cronkite, and
and perhaps is the oldest American lady
in the county. She enjoys excellent
health and attended the services at her
Henry Bohlman, who located a mile
and half northeast, has raised some
good crops on breaking this year, and is
now busy finishing off one of the best
farm houses in the settlement.
The Northern Pacific surveyors, who
have been in the county all summer, have
been confning their work entirely to the
Cannon Ball river country of late. The
head men were in Dickinson for instruc-
tions the first of the week. 1t looks now
as though the line would be run up this
valley.
Ruben Lumsden, one of the cooks at
the Asa Gardner inn, has returned to
| Madison, Wis., to attend school, Jim
Lumsden remains in charge of the res
taurant department.
The daily mail service to Dickinson
will run through October, after which
thrice-a-week mail will be run until
spring. Geo. Hasbrook of Pine Island,
Minn., is the driver on this route. The
Haley mail goes south from New Eng
land three times week, with Ed. Elder
driver, while Charles Gardner looks after
the Saltwater route twice a week. Asa
Gardner has the contracts for all three
of these routes and is doing an enormous
passenger business this season. Some
days Two teams have to be sent out on
the same line to take care of the passen-
ger traffic.
A. G. Abrahamson of Buffalo Lake,
Minn., went south this week to settle on
his homestead south of the Cedar, not
far from the Haley road.
Ed Powell, prosperous rancher
south r,arrioI Mice Fllo 7 of Mi
nesota recently and was in the village
with his bride on Sunday.
]. N. Baker of Buffalo is another
rancher who recently married.
Arthur and w. H. Ware and their
families Of Morris, Mich, settled recently
up the Cannon Ball just over the line in
Billings county. They have claim
houses up and take hold like settlers
who will succeed. Jeff Ireland, also
from Michigan, has homestead in the
same locality.
Joe Lewis has sold 200 sheep to Pres
ton Wilson. Mr.. Wilson has also bought
a part of the Harry Hammond band;
another cut of this band went to Mr..
Armstrong. Lambs brought S2.4o. Mr..
Wilson is getting to be one of the heavy
buyers and is reported as having taken
300 of the Ed. Durrent band.
E. E. Cook cut out 428 mutton sheep
on Wednesday for the Barber buyer
Christ Eppler is taking the same to
Dickinson.
Fred Whiting was up from Haley on
Wednesday to see. c. c. Mead on sheep
business.
&C. Mead was in Dickinson Thurs
day to receive cattle from the Elwin
Johnson ranch in Bowman county.
A prairie fire started Monday in the
vicinity of the Tepee buttes. The wind
blew hard the following day from the
northwest and the fire swept to the south
east, probably reaching the north Cedar
country we'll down toward the east coun-
ty line. Reports of the damage have
not been ascertained.
On Monday and Tuesday John Clark
branded 50 colts. Next week he will
ship three cars of beef cattle, including
some of the c. c. Mead and Frank Lish
brands.
Wheat is yielding from l8 to u BUSH
els, some macaroni fields yielding as
high as IS and 40 bushels. Flax on
breaking is yielding IL to I8 bushels.