The Dickinson press., 1909-12-04
New England

G. P. Jones' who lives in the Black
Butte neiehborhood, was in with q load
of wheat Wednesday,, He raised 1 ZOO
bushels of wheat that averaged 20
bushels to the acre. He had q SMALL
amount of flax that averaged IA bushels
and oats that went about so bushels.
Judge H. A. Gilbert and Rcllo Hunt
arrived Tuesday at the Rice ranch from
Harding. S. D.
A. Hort and daughter, Miss Alma.
made a trip to Dickinson the first of the
week.
Henry D. Leonard. who has been with
Asa Gardner for the past two years, has
finished his labors as implement man
and is enjoying q rest. He hes no
definite plans for the future but will
probably see some Of the country before
buckling down 10 hard work again.
T. W. Early returned last week to his
homestead near the Tepees after working
for a couple of weeks at the Dickinson
experiment station.
J. D. Gillespie and George Williams
accompanied D.. AL Cochra. on his
return to Iowa last week.
Lewis Tanehas been marketing
some Of his srainthe past
week. His hard wheat averaged
30 bushels to the acre. oats 81 and fax
AK bushels. while his macaroni wheat
only went Is bushels. He ii going to
farm on a larger scale next year.
E. C. Roberts. who lives 9 miles east
of town, raised 1. 600 bushels of wheat
and 1. 800 bushels of oats tina, yielded 20
and 50 bushels, respectively. He
marketed the greater part of his wheat
in Dickinson this fall but expects to have
a market at the new townsite 10 miles
east of New England next year. Mr..
Roberts asked to have his Herald sent to
Lewis. Iowa, for a few months. He will
leave Monday for Iowa, where Mrs.
Roberts has been with relatives for some
little time.
Joseph Stecher, who lives eight miles
east of town, raised 1. 800 bushels of
wheat, 1000 bushels of oats and 325
bushels of flax. His wheat averaged Is
bushels, oats IS and fax ii bushels to
the acre.
Jacobs techerr aised 1, 800 bushels of
wheat, $50 bushels of oats and $40
bushels of flax. His flax AVERAGED IS
buhels to the acre. He has been market
ing his grain in Dickinson this fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carr have taken
up their residence at the u bar ranch.
northwest of Bowman. where Mr.. Carr
has u large band of sheep which he is
running in company with Mr.. Duff.
Bob has had considerable experience
with cattle in this part of the state and
will doubtless make a success of sheep
ranching. bowman Pioneer. &
Rev. o. J.. Holton of Grand Rapids
Mich, arrived in New England last
week to take charge of the Norwegian
Lutheran missions in this vicinity. He
will locate permanently in New Eng
land and will be Joined by his family
in the spring. ! iNsi =
Norwegian Lutheran services will be
held in the New England schoolhouse at
3 80 p. m. on Sunday. December aie.
On Friday, November Is. occurred the
death of Mrs. John O. johnson at the
johnson home IA miles west Of New
England. Mrs. johnson had been ill
with typhoid fever for several weeks
but her cas- was not considered as very
serious until about a week before her
death. She leaves, besides her hus-
band. six small children, the youngest
being only two months old, to mourn the
loss of a faithful wife and loving mother.
The bereaved family have the sympathy
Of the entire community in their great
loss.
Edward Rynning of Parkers Prairie,
MIMI. has been in town the past week.
He is looking for land in this part of
the country.
VIM. Smith of Rainy Butte was in
town Monday. returning from a business
trip to Dickinson. The fire put a bad
crimp in his hard earned prospects this
year but he is going to stay with the
farm, and put in more crop than ever
next year. His loss on account of the
prairie fire is estimated at So, 200.
Theo. Belland went to Dickinson
Thursday to make homestead proof at the
u. S. land Office Friday. A..