The Dickinson press., 1909-12-11
Our neigbbors'
Interesting News from Thirtyllve Slope
Towns IS Cleaned from Exchanges
Newsy1tems Briefly Told for Busy Readers.

}VOWnS Is Gleoneo from EXCn0ngeS- I
Newsy1tems Briefly Fold for Busy Readers. ;
The Glen Ullin hospital is to be en-.
larsed, a second story added and about
ten additional looms provided fol-
patients.
The home Of Mrs. Mees, near Eagles
Nest, was destroyed by fire recently.
Everything in the house was burned.
including $50 in money.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Shaw of Scranton
are just home from an extended western
trip. MI. Shaw is one of the officers Of
the Grand River State bank.
A new hardware building. also a new
drug store building are in. the course Of
construction at Manning. The .banl
room has also been enlarged and i'm.
proved
An attempt was made to burn. thu
Pathman elevator at Richardton one
night: last week. Warm threats art
made against the fire bug. should he be
caught.
A. E. Poffenbarger of Central Mercer
lost his house and all its contents BY
fire. A six-months-old baby that waf
in the house when the fire broke out
was barely saved in time.
Eight marriage licenses were issued
for Billings county during November.
Previous to j. A. Paxton's i%ncumbency
there had been about that number issued
all together since the county was or.
ganized.
David B. Shaw of Tower City our
chased a section Of lend north of. Sen
tinel Butte last spring. paying s. pei
acre. He recently sold the land at SIC
per acre. thereby making a tidy profit on
his investment.
The two county prisoners who recently
dug their way out of the Mandan Jail,
have been captured and are now in the
state pen for four and a half years
each. They were taken up for burglary
at Glen Ullin and while in the Jail there
made their escape also.
Rev. r. j. Kellogg. on retiring from
the pastorate of the Union Congrega-
tional church at. Bowman, published a
card thanking all the people fol, their
many kindnesses to him and his wife.
Rev. Geo. A. Totten, brother of Attorney
E. P. Totten, succeeds Mr.. Kellogg.
The government is advertising for
bids to carry the mail daily from
Richardton to Mott and from Haynes to
Mott. commencing July list, 1910, the
expiration of SANKEY'S contract. The
contract will be for four years. The
present price is .$1.94 and a bond of
So, 600 is required.
Billings County. Herald.- J. Britt
had a narrowing experience with a deer
some time: ago. The story was slow in
coming out. but it did finally come
forth, and the lapse of time has destroy
ed none of its flavor. 1t seems that
while riding along a lonely road Mr..
Britt came upon a deer, and unlimber-
ing took a close shot at it and missed
the animal he shot again and probably
hit somewhere. while the deer gazed
r%eproachfully at him. He drew again
and fired, shatterlng a reputation in
Alaska. Again he fired and busted a
hole in the atmosphere that you could
throw your hat through. and the deer
disguised. went away to spread the yarn.
Having nothing more to shoot at the
hunte, looked at his gun and-the rear
sight was missing.
Mcintosh Globe Messrs. Martin
Red Bird and Frank Seize The Bear
were arrested and brought before the u.
S. federal court at Mobridge, November
Is. on a charge of introducing intoxi-
eating liquors into an Indian country.
and several bottles of extra fine Pickwick
whiskeys were exhibited. which were
alleged to have been found on the de-
PENDANTS. All questions of jurisdiction
were waived and the prosecution pro-
ceeded to prove a crime. The defend
ants attorneys, however, cited to the
court such a display of legal authorities
that their clients were released and
allowed TO 60 on their way rejoicing.
This case was Of special interest mas
much as the appraised Indian territory
was brought into issue : and the case
being the first one of its kind ever tried
al Mobridee resulting in the discharge
of the prisoners.