The Dickinson press., 1909-05-08

A farmers institute will be held al
Hettinger May ~ with a fine list o.
speakers, headed by Prof. Thoma,
Shaw.
The White House store at Bowman,
recently destroyed by fire win be, re.
hilt. The block will be of cement con.
tu0tion 24x50.
About IS volumes have recently been
added to the Medora school library,
making 349 in all and requiring a new
book, case.
Haynes has secured a rural mail route
to Bison, S. D. commencing June 1,
making the second +. f. d. route from
that place.
"A Sunday school has been organized
at Burkey with A. .Conklin superinten-
dent, Miss Florence Strycer secretary
and John Denton treasurer.
Beach's new Congregational church is
nearly completed and the removal of the
staging last week revealed the handsome
appearance of the exterior.
Bids have been asked for carrying
mail from Rhame via Mound to Badland,
three days in the week, to replace the
twice a week trip TO Mound. $780,.
Bowman is to have a third bank
which will be established by c. Gilbert,
C. M. Hyslop and others from blair
| Wis.
The Relaxation hospital, formerly the
Grand hotel. opened this week under the
management of Dr.. F. B. Strauss.
Twenty patients a be accommodated
There are rumors that the N. P. will
build q branch from Mandan, so miles
north. Contractors were out looking
over the country last week.
-Four sections of the Forsyth ranch at
Beach were sold to a Mr.. Rhud of Bis
marck last week for $50. 600. Mr..
Forsyth will continue ranching on five
sections.
The bridge across the gully west of
the Medora station was repaired last
week as it was in poor condition owing
to the rush of water in the wet season.
a new bridge is being advocated.
There is talk of having a new post
Office established at T. F. Roberts
ranch or in that vicinity now that the
Sand Creek postofice has been moved
three miles south.
Geo. Nelson. editor of the Marmarth
Mail, which vas recently burned out,
plans to erect. a cement block building
much larger and better than the old
plant.
Howard j.. Eean of Sentinel Butte
recently sold his homestead to Oliver
J. Meyer of Burkey and has gone into
business at Taeus, ND.
Jack Field Of Sentinel Butte lost
several teeth while at work on; steam
breaker. He was working under the
engine when a piece Of iron struck him
in the mouth.
Mrs. Charles Washburn. wife of the
superintendent of the Bowman schools,
was badly injured recently. "A 14-foot
ladder on their claim blew down and
struck her on the head. making "a bad
scalp wound.
The Adams county school and state
lands were leased April %. Sixty
tracts were leased at from 81 to $40 q
quarter and,as q result about $3.50 was
realized, the payment for one years
rent.
Eighteen sections of land south and
east Of Beach, known as the Stuart
tract, was sold last week 70 the Stondall
Land Co. of St. Paul, which now has
larger holdings in the Golden Valley
than any other concern.
!. c. S. Bowser win start a brick plant
in Richardton at once having bought Is
acres Of land east Of the town:
Work has commenced on the new
Grand River State bank at Scranton
which will be 24x5o. two stories high.
Geo. E. -Boht. manager Of the Beach
Implement Co.. suffered a painful
accident last week The teeth ID q
manure spreader he was repairing
started to revolve quickly striking MI.
Boht on the head and cutting q cash
70 the skull: bone. .33
Frank Rhoda has severed his con-
nection with the First National bank Of
Hettinserr and. sold his stock. He will
60 to the coast country where he will
start another bank. He was given 9
farewell banquet last week Tuesday bpy
the Hettinser Are DEPARTMENT Of which
he was q member. d
Thirty Of Mandan''s representative