The Dickinson press., 1908-02-01

NEW ENGLAND.

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Mrs. George Harkinss il visiting friends
in Steele, N. D. Il
John Hager spent Sunday Al. his home
near the Tepee buttes.
George Gardner sold a horse to Joe
Hoch the first Of the week.
w. S. Van Bergen is visiting friends
in Grandin, N. D., this week.
Asa Gardner placed a new counter for
cookies in his store last week.
Henry Bahlman was a business visitor
in Dickinson the first Of the week.
Miss Lydia Presser has been unable to
attend school the past week or two be-
cause Of illness.
Mrs. w. l.. Pierce returned the first of
the week to her home in Bowman. after
a short visit in Dickinson.
The. stork visited at N. H.. Nelson's
Saturday night and presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Nelson with a nine.pound boy.
Charles Marshall carried his sister,
Miss Eliza, and Miss E. A. WEIGH to
Dickinson Wednesday for business at the
land Office.
c. A. M cCutchan passed through town
Monday on his way to Lightning creek,
where he will take up his residence on
hiS hornoofoaA fn.. a+,tHE l-- "
Miss Amanda Assenrucle and Miss
Ellen Monson went to Dickinson the
first of the week to file on homesteads
near the new town Of Marmarth.
VIM. Statham, better known as "Gunny
Sack Bill" was a visitor in town Monday
night. MI. Statham is Il work at the
Harkins ranch the coming season.
Wednesday morning, the thermometer
registered the lowest that it has this
winter, the U. S. government thermome-
ter reaching 20 degrees below zero.
Mrs. S. ]. Jones, who has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. G.. w. Belknap, living
four miles this side Of Saltwater, went to
Dickinson Wednesday and will 60 east
to her home in Hager City, Maryland.
F. L. Owens, the horse buyer from
Munich, N. D., was in town Monday and
continued on his way south the next day.
He expects to go to Scranton and other
towns on the new road looking for
horses.
Miss Minnie Schnoor, who has been
visiting in Iowa for a month, has re-
turned to North Dakota. She was ac-
companied by her father and mother
and brother. William. and for the pres
ent they are at the home of D. G. Skies.
Otto Werner's pair Of bronchos got
tired of waiting for him to load up a
wagon and started on the double quick
for the village. They were caught by
Henry Bahlman and no serious damage
was done.
Robert Licock had an exciting run
away last Friday. When a few miles
south of town his horse became fright
ened and tipped the ago I'VE and.
after strewing the pieces all over the
prairie, brought up at the Gardner livery
stable.
George Gardner and David Herter
recently went over to dead Horse
gulch" for a bunch of IS horses that had
been grazing there. They found the
horses in good condition and are now
running them with the Square D bunch
at the ranch.
Miss Alma Ballweber came on We'd
nesday's stage from Dickinson, returning
from Medora, where she went to make
arrangements about organizing a school
in her neighborhood. She is to teach the
school at her home for the present. She
has a claim 10 miles southeast Of New
England, near the Rainy buttes.
j. E. Phelan and daughter, Miss Ruth,
passed through here on their way to
Bowman Sunday. On their return they
were accompanied by {. T. Langley Of
Dickinson and F.. A. Herseig Of Belfeld'
The latter had been looking up a location
and will put in a barber shop at Bowman.
Mr.. Phelan says that Bowman is growing
fast, building being carried on as in sum
mer, a heating plant has been installed
in the First National bank building, and
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