The Dickinson press., 1908-11-21
Editor Geo. Nelson and family were
down from Medora over Sunday.

The early Sunday morning fire alarm
proved to be of little consequence and it
was unnecessary for the department to
get out.
Paul Muhly of Rainy Butte reports
that wheat averaged about IL bushels
per acre in his locality and oats from
20 to 80. The new settlers are getting
along we'll, the majority of them having
a few loads of grain to market.
E. C. Roberts Of New England was a
business visitor in the city the first Of
the week. He reports poor luck with
grain this year on account of hail. Mr..
Roberts intends to move his family into
town this winter. He will deal in hay
after getting settled.
o. L.. Rapp, the Belfeld barber, who
has been receiving treatment at the
hospital for the past two weeks, is
much improved in health and was able
to return home the latter part of the
week. He greatly appreciated the kind
ness bestowed upon him by the local
Knights of Pythias.
The medal which the National Rifle
association of America has presented
the Dickinson club as an award to the
member making the best score with
five rounds at 200, 800 and 500 yard
randes. has been on exhibition in one
! of the show windows of the Benzie Drug
ca. 1t is a gold plate mounted on a
background of bronze, suitably inscribed.
A. L. Field from Inyan. a new post
Office in the Sioux reservation about four
miles from Mcintosh, was a Dickinson
visitor last week. Friday evening he
was given the Master Mason and Past
Master degrees in the Dickinson Chapter
of Royal Arch Masons. Mr.. Field return
ed home Saturday via Terry. Mr.. Field
was formerly located in the southwestern
part of the state, near the Ludolph ranch,
subsequently leasing one of the Standing
Rock reservation pastures.
Miss Georgia Townsend, who has been
spending several months looking after
the crops on her homestead near Bailey,
was in town Tuesday and left that morn
ing for Cambridge. Wis, where she will
remain with her people for a few months.
She was accompanied to this city by
Mr.. and Mrs. William Connolly, hel
neighbors. Miss Townsend is one of the
happiest homesteaders in Dunn county
and thinks there is 10 place like hel
little North Dakota home.
President j. M. Gillette. of the North
Dakota child labor committee. announ
ced the complete personnel of this com
mittee this week. The committee will
carry on the work mapped out and shape
legislation in the right direction. Mrs
M. L. Ayers of Dickinson is among thu
members of the committee. Others in
clude Pr. Norton of Hettinger. FEE. Nc
Curdy of Richardton Governor Burke, Mrs
N. C. Young of Fargo, Bishop Stanley
Bishop Mann, Rev. James H. Batten o
Grand Forks and Supt. W. L. Stockwel
of Grafton.
John David. who was arrested in Dick
inson November 9TH on the charge o
grand larceny by Chief of Police Corbett
was taken to Gladstone by Sheriff Har.
tune and given a hearing before Justic,
A. F. Reilly on Monday. From thu
testimony it appeared that Mr.. David
while boarding at the home of James
Connors in Gladstone. appropriated {
valuable revolver belonging to Mr.
Connors. The evidence was sufficient t.
warrant conviction and Mr.. David wa
fined 500 and sentenced to serve 80 day.
in the Stark county jail. He is nov
serving the Jail sentence.
The Fargo Forum had the following t
say of The Great Divide which appeared
there Monday evening. THE Great
Divide played to standing room here
last night. With Edwin Mordaut a.
Stephen Client and Mabel Brownell al
Ruth Jordan it is an intensely interest
ing production. The plot is a contras
between the rough man of the west an,
, the Puritan girl of Massachusetts
There are many strong situations il
which Miss Brownell proved herself il
every way capable. Her rebuilding o
her husbands character was accom-
8 plished in such a satisfactory manne
! that the audience applauded them to tn
echo on every appearance, though littl
in sympathy with the peculiar idea
Ruth Jordan held. The other mem er
of the cast were equal to all the de
mands made on Them" At the Dickin
son opera house Friday evening of thi
week.
e New England
., w. C. Mckenzie is building a ne
. aranary near his feed barn.