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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
GET TRIMMED
Richardton Ball Team Given q
Jolt by Dickinson-Their First
Losing Game. Big Crowd
Present from Dickinson.

The Richardtoii ball team met its first
defeat Sunday and of course it was
Dickinson. who did the trick and with
no trouble at all, to the score of to 3.
Richardton also found out that it WASH t
the fastest team on the Slope. as the
empty pockets after The game showed.
The game was quite an exciting one.
even though it was all one-sided and
Richardton never stood a show. Dick
inson had crowd of nearly 100 fans
to cheer for them
Davis pitched for Dickinson. putting
up fair game. Connolly was to have
caught but Richardton objected and
Grinnell took his place. Richardton
made it's best play in the seventh when
two runs were scored. AS q closing
feature in the ninth, 3. O'Day made a
home run.
Dickinson had some good feature
playing. Mcbride made a three base hit
in the third which was dandy.
The summary:
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
PICNIC Meeting
OF TIL; Old SETTLERS

The Old Settlers of Stark county had
perfect picnic day Thursday for the
annual meeting at Gladstone and those
who attended seemed to enjoy the
afternoon very much. From Dickinson
the attendance was the smallest for
many years and there were, very few
representatives from Taylor and Richard
ton. probably due to the fact that it
was an ideal day for making hay, cut
ting rye and barley now ready for the
harvest. The fact that No. does not
stop at Gladstone made it practically
out of the question for the Dickinson
people to attend. J..
President w. B. Powers was on hand
as in the past and called the meeting
to order. After music, prayer by Rev.
W. H. Thomas, a solo by James
Nankeville, the minutes of last year
were read by Secretary G. S. Cryne.
The election of officers followed: W.
B. Powers. president; J. S. Let's. vice
president; E. w. Kettel], End vice
president A. Jopp, treasurer; G. S.
Cryne, secretary and historian. Mrs.
Ira Lawrence and Charles Hagburg were
continued on the program committee.
Mr.. Powers very feelingly expressed
his appreciation of the recognition
shown him.
The song by six of Miss Kemble'
pupils was well rendered.
As historian MIR. Cryne read an inter
esting paper on early events in North
Dakota, particularly the building Of
the NJ P. through this country. This
was followed by music and then came
an interesting address by Rev. W. H.
Thomas of Taylor on ''The Fatberhood
of God. The Brotherhood of Man. -
The program was concluded by another
pleasing solo by James Nankeville.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
CITY DELIVERY
Congressman Hanna Writes Local
People that City Delivery of
Mail Will be in Operation
By November IS.

Dickinson will have city delivery Of
mail in operation by November is,
according to advices from Congressman
Hanna. This will be good news to most
Of the citizens as it is move in the
progress of the city and shows that it
has reached the point in growth which
the government requires before it will
put in free delivery system.
The action was really brought about
by the petition of the South Siders for
a sub-station. Fl. Rabsteinek took up
the matter with Congressman Hanna
and the other day received a letter in
reply stating that sub-station could
not be granted as the business of the
Dickinson postof1ice is not large enough
to warrant division and two post
masters. However, he promised city
delivery in operation by November IS.
This will mean the employment of
three or four carriers for which civil
service examinations will be held
later. Mail boxes will be put up about
the city and the mail will probably
be collected twice day. All who have
not put up numbers on their houses will
have to do SO before the system is
started and the city will have to put
up its street signs.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
CHILD KNOCKED DOWN -l-
BY Team, NOT HURT

One of Charles Peiler's teams from the
country south knocked down the young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E.
Bradeley while the child was at play
near her home on Second Avenue west.
Fortunately the little one suffered very
slight injuries.
The team was coming down the street
and the child was dancing along back
wards in the road in play with other
children. Almost before the driver
noticed the little girl, the horse was
upon her. He pulled up suddenly but
the child was knocked down between
the animals feet with one hoof on
her arm. She was quickly pulled out
and it was found that the arm was just
bruised but the accident might have
been much more serious.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
DENNET WILL NOT
VISIT THIS DISTRICT

E Commissioner Fred bennett will not
make personal visit to this land dis
trict.. He writes Senator A. l. Martin
to that effect in answer to letter ask
ing him to come here.
Mr.. bennett says that the great
amount of work confronting him in
another part of the country prevents
his coming to this section. He feels
that the new chief of Field service is
competent to handle the situation. He
will be given some additional help and
every effort made to relieve the situa-
tion. The entrymen who have made
good faith residence soq their claims
will have no cause to complain.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
ELks At MILES CITY
WILL have CONVENTION

The Montana State Elk lodge will
hold it's annual convention at Miles
City August 3, and S. A big time
has been planned and a large number
of Dickinson people, Elks and non-Elks,
will take in the whole or part of the
doings.
The following is the attractive pro-
gram arranged:
First day, Tuesday, August 3. the
con vention opens with address of vel.
come; Seeing Miles City, in auto.
mobiles and other conveyances: banc
concerts in in Elkville. Main street and
courthouse; opening of dedication Of
Elkville and delivery of keys to presi.
dent; Indian battle on Fort Keogh reser.
walton North Cheyenne Ind dians will
be present and give sham battle); Elks
social session and first appearance Of
''Skookum Ladies social session in
B. P. o. E. hall; dance at pavilion.
for the public; Indian dance.
Second day, August 4. Cowboy and
Indian parade; roping contest and wild
west shows; barbecue in Elkville racing
event in Park street; ball game-Bil-
lings, Great Falls and Red Lodge regulars
will be here and games will be arrang.
ed; masked ball parade; Indian dance
banquet; dance at pavilion by Ladies
Imperial band.
Third day. August S. 5.-Closing bust
ness meeting; address on Elkdom by
orator of the day; big parade of all
Elk lodges; Indian dance; ball game
race on Park street; public dance al
Pavilion; Elk ball at rink.
The following bands are expected
Boston and Montana, Butte; Livingston
band, Ladies Imperial, Bozeman; Cap
itol of Helena; Black Eagle. Grea
Falls; Second Regimental, Billings
Highland Pipers, Billings; Cowboy,
Ekalaka Cowboy, mounted, Miles City.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
GRADING OF BOULEVARD
AND CIRCLE COMMENCED

The work Of grading Marguerite Boule-
ward and the circle, according to- the
plans OF James C. Young. has been
commenced, and the dirt from the high
school excavations is being used. The
whole road has been plowed up and the
park and circle are later to be fenced
in.
Work is also progressing on the new
road to the experiment station. The
new road machine has been used to
make the road with much success. Robert
Fisher was in charge of the engine aid
his abilities in that line and in road
making account to quite an extent in
the good results obtained
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
sMiTH-THoMPsoH

A wedding Of local interest occurr ed
at Hettinger Wednesday. July 2S when
William H. Smith of Beach and Miss
Bertha Thompson were united in mar
riage. They will be at home to their
friends in Beach after August IS.
Mr.. Smith was until last spring en-
ployed by the Dickinson Mercantile Co.
here and was in Dickinson about two
years. He is now employed at Beach
in the Pioneer store He has many
friends here who wish him much success
and happiness.
; The bride was formerly employed in
the j. C. Cartwright store in Dickinson.
She has worked in the Wiprud store at
Hettinger for some time, resigning 9
couple Of months ago & 81
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
OFFICIALS AsTIR
NEW RY. BUSINESS

That the railroads are commencing to
realize something of the enormity of the
business development in Western North
Dakota and the importance of occupying
the territory, was again demonstrated
this week when w. E. Alair. assistant
general freight agent of the Northern
Pacific, spent some days in scouting in
the country tributary to Dickinson.
Mr.. Alair did not seem to care to tell
the object of his mission here, but the
fact that he made trip north to the
Knife river country is significant. It is
believed in Dickinson that if the N. p.
does not build into this country very
soon that some other road will. The
development of the country is great and
the shrewd railroad MEN cannot help but
see that it would become profitable at
once TO any road occupying the terri
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
LEAVITT BUTLER hit
IN AUTO COLLISION

An automobile accident occurred
Tuesday afternoon on Sims street but
the results were not serious. DR.. Davis
was coming in one direction in his
automobile and Leavitt Butler was going
in the other. on motor cycle.
Both were going at fair pace and
each was trying 10 avoid the other when
a collision occurred about in front of
BeTinger.s s store. The boy was thrown
from his motor cycle to the auto and
dragged about 20 feet.
He was taken to DR.. Davis office.
where it was found that beyond quite
severe bruises about the head and legs,
he was uninjured. 1t was very narrow
escape.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
PLATING Of TOWN
REVEALS OLD PLAT

Hettinger County Herald: The worh
Of plating the township site is progress
sing nicely and Engineer Wallace will
have the work completed in a few
weeks. Mr.. Wallace has plated q
great many towns for the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St Paul and says that
New England. overlooking the Cannon
Ball, ia. about. the prettiest town he
ever laid out
In running the street lines Mr.
Wallace noticed furrows running paral-
lei to to his lines and after seeing that
the furrows were regular he felt conf
dent that the town must have been laid
out years ago. His surmises were cor
rect. G. c. Mead has the original pla,
of New England City as surveyed by
Capt. j. G. Saunders of Dickinson fol-
the New England Association Colony
in the summer of 1887.
The old plat is somewhat worn and
battered but is considered an excellent
piece of work.
At the present time Mr.. Wallace is
plating seventeen full and two fraction
al blocks. Two streets are to be 10C
feet wide, one eighty feet and the Other
sixty-six feet There will be slight
jog where the newly laid out streets join
the present streets, the old portion not
being exactly north and SOUTH
The old plat is certainly q fine relic
Of when New England was settled by
an organization of men mostly from
Vermont and Massachusetts. The
colonists erected buildings and looked
for railroad construction about twenty.
two years too early. The few settlers
who engaged in stock raising wert
generally successful. The greater
number, however, became discouraged,
and after struggling along for a few
years returned to their eastern homes.
[John Dobsoq. now an engineer or
the N. P. at Dickinson, plowed those
straight furrows which so plainly
marked Bicknell street, running from tn,
river north to College hill, during the yea
1SS7-S-9. Mr.. Dobson plowed for tn,
settlers by day and slept at night OF
bundle of hay in the Rainy BUTT
Sentinel Office. Ed.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
COMPANY A 70 =
Be The next VICTIM

After two SUNDAYS when the Dickin-
son ball team has been away from
home. this Sunday the game will be ON
the local grounds and the opponents will
be Company A of Bismarck. n
Company A has been playing ball all
summer and should have good team.
1t has played Mandan. Bismarck and
some of the country towns in Burleigh
county.
There should be good attendance as
it is so long since the team has played
at home. The game is set for 8 80 p. m.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
Reprinted from the Minneapolis
Journal of July Fl, 1909:
IN THE GOLDEN CIRCLE

IN THE GOLDEN CIRCLE
Dickinson is certainly in the golden
circle of the wheat and flax growing
area of North Dakota. We are seeing it
at its prime, as the acreage for 1909 is
mighty increase over that of recent
years. Never in the states history is
there such evidence of prosperity as to
crop yield as that extending over this
whole region. Nowhere else is the out
look so erand or glorious as right here
on the western slope of the Missouri.
1t is not only rich in cereal crops. but
in vast beds of non-metallic minerals.
Ignite coal and clay deposits. Wonder
fully blest with flowing and artesian
wells. tapped from depth of thirty to
sixty feet. The rainfall is 50 evenly dis
tributed as to provide for every contin-
gency for maturing plant life. The soil
is fertile black and brown loam. with
clay subsoil, that is rich in phos-
phorus. adapting it for growing all
varieties of wheat, oats. barley, fax.
rye, corn. millet, alfalfa, spelts, small
fruits and root crops while dairy and
stock raising are coming into their own
gradually. taking rank with older states.
A great transition since the close of
the last century. Lands that sold for
81 an acre with but few settlers and
fewer buyers, now bring $40 to $2S an
acre. It was originally dubbed the
''cow country fit only for grazing
native cattle, horse and sheep raising.
This was the stamp placed upon this
rough diamond, that has been trans
formed into the premium bread basket
of Uncle Sans domain, where the
finest of No. and No. hard and
celebrated macaroni wheat is grown,
around into flour by it's mills and hand
led by its own elevators. The first
state in the growing of fax and where
the first barley is harvested. It is amidst
these scenes that we are writing on
North Dakota. that gives us inspiration.
and abiding faith in the future. To
our mind the richest in soil and agri.
cultural possibilities.
The Northern Pacific and the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul railroads are tax.
ing advantage of the situation by build.
ing new lines. which will open up large
fertile tracts for settlement, that must
soon TEEN with a new population, trans.
forming this from wild. into wealth
producing acres. This new immigration
will add millions Of population to North
Dakota in the immediate future. In
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
DucKnoRNs SELL
AT SIS PER ACRE

Joe and John Duckhorn sold section
of land this week to Nick Schestak of
Richardton at SIS per acre including
crops and improvements. The Duckhorn
farmers are about is miles southeast of
Dickinson and are under good state
of cultivation. The sale represents a
S14, 600 transaction. --..sA-- ---'.--
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
every HING
SELLS /! we'll. y I: !.
Dickinson Horse Sales Co. Have.
Good Sale Buyers; from Sew,
eral States Two Carloads to
Texas-Growers Pleased.

The July sales Of the Dickinson Horse
Sales Co. Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day showed again the importance Of
Dickinson as a horse trading point
About 800 horses were sold. grown by
the best horse raisers in western North
Dakota. and at prices which were salts
factory to both parties.
There were a large number of buyers
from distance and there were more
local buyers than usual. Coffee &
Martin of Texas were represented at the
sales and there were buyers from
Canada, Tennessee, Wisconsin and Min
nesota. The Texas parties bought two
carloads. a
w. L Richards was an extensive
buyer. His judgment in buying horses
is Of the best, 50 the fact that the
quality was up to his standard, speaks
we'll for the kind of stuff the Horse
Sales Co. offers the public. ~
Nichols & Britt brought in 100 head
which were cleaned out The top OF
their bunch was sold at the June sales
and brought the highest prices, Jerry
Hayes had some good ones and was
cleaned out at satisfactory prices
Albert Left and Billy Wentworth bave
no kick coming at the prices received
for their stuff.
Gus Belle sold a number Of singles and
pairs which were bargains. Lester
Bishop brought in half carload. The
Horse Sales Co. held back most of their
stuff and gave the commission men a
chance first.
Among the buyers Chas. Weigel of
Hebron took a carload for local trade
Reynolds of Billings, one of the old
customers, who has attended every
sale. bought three carloads in for this sale.
Badginder of this city BOUGHT literally
for local trade. Walter Ray sold the
stuff he bought in June at profit and
bought good bunch to turn back to the
Ray-Neuens ranch. q.
i Ed. Knats bought two carloads which
have been sent to Detroit. Minn.. where
they will be, sold at auction. Col. Clyde
Moore, the auctoneer, went with MIR.
Knaus to sell them.
Among other local buyers were Charles
Langdon c. H. Wiley, Bill Mccarthy
and Fred Will of Medora.
Bin Chaloner certainly handled things
well around the yard.
The people of Dickinson and the
country tributary are just commencing
to realize the benefit Of these monthly
sales. 1t makes ready market to all
classes of horses. gives the grower a
chance to clean up and makes central
point for parties to come to and select
what they want.
Some of the representative sales
this week were: H. C. Short 10 horses
at $110 each. Jerry Hayes. pair $3.50
C. F. Higgins. / pair $282; C. O..
Armstrong. horses $2S5; H. G. Short.
horse $3.50: Albert Left. from $65 to
$40; Ambrose Bros, $50 to SIS. Nichols
& Britt, SIS to S10O; Al Reynolds, $50
to 500: Billy Wentworth. $50 to 500
Lester Bishop, $67. so to 800.
Horses bought: Ed. Connors, $40 to
SIPS; w. L. Richards, $50 to $140 ;
Coffee & Martin of Big Springs. Texas,
2 cars $40 to $3.50; Paul Boehm. head
at SIPS; J. P. jacobson of Minneso ia,
1H cars at $40 to SIPS; Walter Ray. $40
to SIPS; Eugene Weigel of Hebron, u
car at SIS to $145.
Next sale August 23-24-25.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA
Its Resources and Rapid Development Non-metac Miner
alsVa Untitled Acreage Awaiting Setters-Bumper Crops
That Only Need Harvesting to Bring Millions Of Dollars
to the Tilers Of the Soil.

leaving this state on our trip westward
we feel that we are leaving behind one
of the richest sections 50 closely allied te
the upbuilding of the Twin cities, the
home market for the surplus in grain.
dairy products, live stock, facing and
fire brick. in exchange for their mercan-
tile supplies.
COWBOY THEODORE ROOSEVELT
4 This part of North Dakota is in the
reeion of the great plains that was once
called the Great American Desert, that
the Chronological department termed a
semi-arid region. 1t was given this
character by government officials. The
transition from buffalo range to stock
raising has been rapid. Many persons,
nov living, visited these broad plains
to hunt the buffalo and followed it up
with an investment in stock herds
Thus came the cowboy. Prominent in
this industry was Theodore Roosevelt,
who had cattle ranch some 40 miles
west of Dickinson. His superintendent
from 1883 to 1898 was S. M. Ferris, who
after years of riding the ranges was
appointed register of the United States
land Office in 1905. Mr.. Ferris has the
No. A rifle with which the ex-president
shot his first buffalo. All of those old
time and celebrated herds are all but
passed. Only few widely scattered
ones remain, 10000 herd. now graz
ing on tract of 230. 600 acres in the
Fort Berthold reservation. occasi The on
of these decimated herds is the in
vasion of the farmer settlers. These
semi-arid plains have changed their
climate with the advance .of civiliza-
tion, as enough rainfall is now enjoyed
to utilize the productive soil. The story
Of the influx of the practical farmers
is but reflected by the records of the
United States land Office for the years
19O7-08. The entries to March, 1906,
were but 2, 500 homestead entries OF the
land Office here, while up 10 March l..
1908, the total number fooled up to
II, 1853. The arrival of these home.
steaders at this point during those two
years, kept the city taxed to it's fullest
capacity. The unimproved lands in this
district at the present time are Starl
county. 1916; Hettinger. 1923; Dunn.
203, 006; Billings. 458, ,140: Mckenzie,
294, 443 acres.
Ignite Coal
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31

Runs. Davis 2. Williams 2. Hughes.
Grinnell 2, Mcbride. B. O'Day 2,
Hughes, Kostelecky. Crumbly. Home run,
B. O'Day. Struck out by Davis 8. by j.
O'Day 6. Umpire, Bowser.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1909-07-31
Ignite COAL

For region that has been advertised
as a fuelless country, as if to place a
criticism upon nature for a failure to
endow it with the same natural advant-
s8&ee as those of other states, North
Dakota, however. has a great wealth
in fuel, Ignite coal, as great as that
Continued from page 81
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-10-14

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|przejje VA wiorsttsy,5 tlai
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:gotol szedl ma przeciwxo bic
gracei calym pedenm okomo-
tywy poc;agg towaroWy. Ma
Istapilosstrl,aapsszne zdorzenie s1e.
LokomotyWa wagon bagga-
zowy zostaly rczbite zupel-
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rozbila sic ~lokomotywa j
kilkana6cie wagon6w, PREY
czem GAIA obsluga lokomo-
tywy pociagu t~owaroWego,
zloaoDa 2 maszynisty, pomo-
cnika i palacza, zgine1a.
Wiarus. (Winona, Minn.) 1895-1919, 1909-10-14
NainoWszy wynalazek.!!

Or. NJ. P, KossakoWski "
Chicago, 90 diugoletnich ba-
wynalasl medycyne
ma wszelkie dolegliwo6ci wlo-
sow i opatentowai ia pod
nazwa ,,Etna''.
Srodek ten n~lezaWodny,
usuwa " przeciagu kilku MI
nut wszelka lupiez 2 glowy,
wzmacnia wlosy, wstrzymule
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swiad j Dol g}owy.
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kr6tce cjeszyc sic bedzle
bujnym j pieknym porostem.
Cena tego nadzwyczajnego
6rodka jest bardzo przystep-
ma DO $1.OO "a flaszke.
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rabusi6W.

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weszli DO wagonu, rozleg1c
sic kilka uystrzaI6w rewol-
w%eroWych. Strze1aio trzech
neutrality-suspicious., kt6rzy
zsmknei nastep1nt,ilee oddzial
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klucz, " tYmze czasie trzech
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parow6z ] zrzuciio 2 nlego
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wagon bagazowy cd reszty
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ml,u'leesce dali = Signal. Loko.
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