The Dickinson press., 1909-04-24


The mail route from Midway to Bel
field now goes three times a week in
stead Of twice.
7. L. Lowden has been recommended
by the North Dakota delegation for post
master at Bowman.
The ladies Of Manning and vicinity
have organized a social and driving
club.
In preparation for the Elks convention
in the summer. Miles City business men
are doing GREAT things.
E. j. Berry may erect a modern up
to-date opera house in Glendive in the
near future.
The Sand Creek township board has
established a pound to be located on.
Frank Killers place. about the center
of the township.
The Farm Land and Coal Co. of Rock
ford. ILL.,, is breaking 1000 acres in
township 135-101 which they viii! sow
mostly with flax.
An election will be held April 80 for
organizing township 131-103 in Bowman
county into a civil township to be
known as Spring Creek:
w. A. Hart has resigned as band
instructor at Sentinel Butte. owing to
a rush of business. Jack Field has
been appointed to lead, the players.
The State bank of Morton county at
Mandan ranks 22nd in a list of 619
state banks in the United States, first
in North Dakota and first in Mandan.
. Charles Book, the New Salem village
marshall. who recently attempted to
commit suicide has resigned his position
and is succeeded by John--Egge:--
The owners of the hall at Knife river
have decided to move the building to
Connolly, where they think they will
derive more revenue from it.
Louis Serferd's shack. five miles east
of New England. was destroyed by fire
last week, set by some live Goals thrown
out with ashes.
The Bowman Brick Co. of Beach has
the contract for furnishing the brick for
the new BARLEY block to be erected
there.
A convention of the Sunday schools
Of Billings county and eastern Montana
will be held at Sentinel Butte Saturday
and Sunday April "a and Is:
The Manning Commercial Club is work
ing for a creamery and for locating q
barber there. The club will put up
suitable hitchina racks in the townsite.t
Thomas Bailey is to erect a hoteIsSssat
Connolly instead of q restaurant II
will have three rooms downstairs and
six upstairs and will be 16x32 in size.
A meeting has been called for Satur-
day. April. "a, at Connolly to complete
the arrangements and organization of
the Dunn County Milling Co. Directors
and. officers will be elected at this time.
The Mandan school board is in q
quandry as to whether a course in
music and drawing shall be added to
the high school curriculum. It will
cost over 81. 600 a year.
Scott & Brew have commenced work
on their hotel building at Manning. It
will, be: 80 feet square and two stories
high. It will be completed as soon as
possible.
The band at Beach has organized with
Duncan Cooper, leader, Charles johnson.
secretary and treasurer, Duncan Cooper,
Charles johnson and Carl Englund,
board of managers.
Work was commenced last week on
the erection of the new Hebron bank
building. which is to be Of Hebron
pressed brick. one story in height at
present. 4
Work was commenced last week on the
Letson block at Beach. The lower floor
will be occupied by the Letson barber
shop and w. w. Larsen, jeweler, while
there will be four Offices up stairs.
"a steam kbreaking rig at work on F.
E. Diehl's section six miles west OF
Bowman recently started big prairie
fire which threatened to wipe out. the
homes Of a number Of settlers, which
were only saved 81 hard work. !.
Charles Lee Of Medora. colored, wa.
held to the district court Of Billing
county at a. hearing before Justice
Nichols at ,Medorag Friday for alleget
illegal cohabitation with Edyth Con
yeau, a white woman.
Beach had q narrow escape from al,
early last week. "a lamp left in tn.
Golden Valley State bank exploded and
set fire to the desk. The hour wa,
around 3 o'clock in the night but for