The Dickinson press., 1909-02-06
New England.


w. T. Loomis and Justice John van
BERGEN were visitors at the county seat
the past week.
Wampach Bros. blacksmith shop has
been enlarged to give them needed room
for their woodworking business.
Mrs. James Lumsden is visiting with
her parents, MI. and Mrs. Peter Weber,
coming from Dickinson the first of the
week.
H. o. Kunze and W. T. Loomis went
to Dickinson the first of the week to
welcome some land buyers to our
borders.
Otto Thress and Casper Goetz were in
Mott last week and are soon to make
final five year proof on their land, south
of town.
Miss Laura Stiles, Miss Eliza Mar
shall, Earl Harkins and w. j. Marshall
from the Cedar were guests at the home
of Mrs. E. C.. Rice several days last
week.
Thomas Patterson of Enderlin, is
visiting with his son, Robert, and is to
build on his claim north of town,
recently contested by Sailor R. F.
Jackson.
The N. P. surveyors at this writing
are about IL miles east of New Eng
land and the people and things in
general look quite rosy. Already there
is evidence of the boom that is coming
to New England in another season.
Hugo Strehlow. who has been visiting
for several weeks with the family of his
brother, Oscar Strehlow, left Tuesday for
Saskatchewan, Canada. where he owns q
section of land that he will improve next
spring.
A short time ago the Mott boys
promised that if we would have a basket
ball team here they would come over
and play US some games, as there is
no hall in Mott suitable for the game.
The boys here have taken them at their
word and are beginning the work of
building up a strong team. It is
planned that as soon as is convenient
for our neighbors to call, that we will
have q game, a dance and a good
time for them.
Dickinson parties and the Mot bank
intend to put in a bank at New England
next summer and L. Lewis Ross, clerk
of court may have an Office here to &C.
commodate those wishing to take out
their full citizenship papers. As soon
as construction work is begun on the ex-
tension there will no doubt be many
new business men coming to this town.
The N. P. r~ight-Of-way agent is looking
up owners of land crossed by the survey
in Morton and Hettinger counties at
the present time.
States Attorney Geo. H. Stone of
Mott n1ono IN rror n h~o~nh lc,, 49,
at New England as soon as the roads get
in good travelling condition 1t is his
intention to come here a couple of days
the business a"ppertaining to his u. S.
venient for all of our people who wish
to make final proof on their claims as
it saves them the long journey either to
Dickinson or to the county seat.
There was a hearing on Tuesday in
justice court before John van BERGEN in
the case of j. H. Cronkite VS. j. S.
Larson of Pennington. MINI. Last fall
Mr.. Larson bought a bunch of cattle
from Asa Gardner and in taking them
from the country a black heifer, belong
ing to Cr0nkite. got mixed with the
bunch and as Larson refused to settle,
Cronkite was looking for a judgment
against him for SIS. Otto Thress,
attorney, for the plaintiff asked that the
judgment be allowed Cronkite because of
the non appearance of Larson. Justice
van Bergen received an affidavit from
Larson's lawyer asking to have the case
put into the hands of another justice and
the judge granted the change of venue.
The case will be heard before Peter
Weber on February Is.