The Dickinson press., 1909-08-14

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Interesting News from Thirty.nve Slope
$Towns as Cleaned from Exchanges-
}Newsy1 Items Briefly Told for Busy Readers.
The new school house at Beach is
completed.
Bowman plans 10 hold a carnival in
October.
A. W. Johnson, a prominent farmer
near Mott. died suddenly of heart fail
ure.
During a dull day at Haley all tho
men in town except J. W. Currie shut
up shop and went swimming.
G. G. Glendenning of Ludlow, S. D.,
has bought the Haley Herald and will
move the plant to Ludlow.
The Golden Valley creamery paid to
the farmers of the vicinity $527.51 for
cream, during the month Of July: -
Macaroni wheat on Tie farm Of J. n.
Carlson north of Hettinger stands over
S feet tall.
The corner stone of the new Hettinger
school house was laid on August 8,
with appropriate ceremonies 50, -
In macaroni wheat that is now being
harvested in the country south, a yield
of over 80 bushels per acre is estimated.
Thieves robbed the offices of Drs
Lawrence and Toney, dentists, at Man
dan of about $50 worth of gold.
The Mandan News exulted over the
defeat of the Dickinson ball team by Co.
A of Bismarck. ~
N. H. Person of Manning has pur-
chased the blacksmith shop Of R w.
Easton and will continue the business
The Manning young folks gave a
| novel dance on the: new bridge Saturday
night. =
W. P. Owens of Manning recently
received from the North Dakota Metal
Culvert company of Fargo. a 1000 BUSH
el. capacity galvanized steel sectional
Drain bin.
W. J.. Sheets of Sand Creek will use
more than 1000 pounds Of: binding
Irvine this year on his bumper crop of
SIS acres.
MI. and Mrs. M. S. Cuskelly of Oak
dale entertained in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ellis Hayes who are soon to leave
for their new home in Wright county.
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The new bridge across Knife river at
Manning was completed last week and
the builders left for the eastern part of
Dunn county to put in a bridge there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wierson OF
Manning went to Wolcott, n. D.. fol
two months where Mr.. Wierson will
operate his threshine outfit and Mrs.
Wierson will visit relatives.
L. V. Chase of neal Emerson has
samples of timothy and pink top clover
grown on his homestead that would be
a credit to the soil in any of the eastern
states.
A severe wind storm accompanied by
some hail visited a small section of the
country around Sand Creek and Rhame,
destroying crops, tearing down some
houses and barns and doing other dam.
age.
The birthday Of Henry -Plaeemeier.
an old-timer living north of Taylor,
was celebrated by about 40 of his rela.
tives and friends who surprised him by
coming in the evening and bringing ar
easy chair and many other useful and
beautiful presents.
In the Stand ing Rock reservation: ar.
to be found some queer and high, sound
ing names among the residents. The
squaws especially have d tendency I,
adopt names that at least have some
neariine. Here are some IF the mos
prominent: MIS-. American Horse, Mar,
Bullhead, Christine Lonebull, Marhs
Cowhead. Mary Straight Tail. DAME
Has Horns Mrs. Black Cat and Ed
Afraid 81 Hawk. il. =
A $50 acre tract Of land near Mount
sold last week for sig. 50. per acre. =
One Of the worst storms in, the histor,
of the state flooded Bismarck Monday
evening and did $50. 900 worth O
damage in the city. The water fllet
Easements of business buildings 8.
suddenly that there were some narrow
escapes from drowning. Lightning
struck in several places in the, city
fortunately doing little damage.
A plan is on foot to secure rural fire.,
delivery Of mail for the farmers ad
joining New England. P. o. Inspecto
c. F. Eege of Minneapolis has gone owe
the proposed route and states that a
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