The Dickinson press., 1909-04-10
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The altitude OF Lennon has recent,
been determined at 2. 574 feet.
The new N. p. depot at Billings wa.
opened to the public April l.. The
structure cos. about $1,000. 90.
Miles City expects to have q fast
baseball team this season. About
$500 has already been pledged. ~.
Marmarth Masons, to the number Of
about 80. are tai king of organizing 6
lodge.
The contract for the Bowman cream
cry has been awarded to H. M. Pond Of
Bowman for s.. 409.
The Norwegian Lutheran church at
Hettinger wat opened March % and the
sum Of ST. 800 wat raised at the opening
service.
The Scranton Brick & Tile works has
the contract for the brick work in the
new Het,inger school building which
will require over 200. 900 brick.
The annual statement Of the finances
of the Bowman VILLAGE corporation shows
receipts of 1928. 90 with no disbursements
for the year ending March ~. 1907
B. ]. Meinecke, one of Marmarth's
prominent business men, in a recent
interview, stated that he had hopes fol-
a division of Billings county with Mar:
marth as the county seat.
The ice in the Missouri river at Bis
marck broke up April 3. The earliest
date of breaking as recorded officially
was March 3, 1868, and the latest April
81. 1859.
Haley people are expecting a corps OF
reclamation service surveyors at that
point very soon to complete the survey of
the Grand river irrigation project and
take the water gauge.
A petition is being circulated at Beach
to organize a fair association and pur-
chase land for "a race track and fair
grounds. .
D. S. Milne and William Rogers OF
Marmarth will open a big general store
at Ives. ten miles east, to be known as
the Ives Mercantile Co. Mr.. Milne has
store at Marmarth.
A rather spectacular Sire occurred al
GlendiVe last week when an oil ware
house, containing about 1000 gallons
went up in the air with frequent ex-
plosions.
w. o. johnson of Melby lost a valu-
able 2-year-old bull recently. The animal
fell into an open we'll near Carl Huska's
place. A large number of open wells in
that locality are a great menace. -
The county commissioners of Perkins,
Handing and Butte counties. S. D.. met
at Belle Fourche last week to sit as a
board Of appraisers in the distri69tion
of the assets of old Butte county. -
The annual Morton county.s.sSunday
school convention will be held at Glen
Ullin Saturday and Sunday, April II
and IS, in charge of the general: .secre-
tary. Rev. John Orchard of Fargo ..s
There will be at. least four racing
events at Miles City, including the
stock meeting this month. the
Fourth of July races. the Elks' conven-
ton races in August and the regular
fall races.
Mandan citizens are working for the
establishing of the registration Office
which will be a necessity with the OPEN
ing up of the Standing Rock reservation
in that city. Towns IN the Milwaukee
are also doing considerable lobbying at
Washington.
The fact that a railroad in Hettinger
county seems pretty sure. has started a
boom al Mott, according to the Press,
and among the concerns in prospect are
two lumber companies, a farmers
mutual elevator, a photographer, a law
yer and possibly another bank.
Lete Stepp of Beach was fined and
placed under bonds on a charge of
assault and battery. He beat his wife
when she was sick in bed. 1t was not
his first ofense and the neighbors are
thoroughly incensed over his brutality
and will make it hot for him if he re-