The Dickinson press., 1909-09-18

The three big lumber companies oI
Scranton find it hard to supply the
demand for lumber by the homesteaders.
Much of it is used to build eranaries. |.
J.. b. Allen. the Mandan taxidermist,
shipped a magnificent mounted cow
buffalo west last week. 1t was sent TO
Mr.. Allen from Montana to be stuffed
The trial of former Pres. 7. w. Moore
of the German State bank at Glen Ullin
will come before the district court Of
Morton county at the November term of
court. j.
, Golden Valley misunderstanding
is now in full blast and grain is COM
ing in to the local elevators at a rapid
rate. 10 bushels of oats to the acre. 81
of wheat and II of flax are the largest
yields 70 far reported.
The Perkins County News published at
Lennon. S. D.. has issued a special
illustrated number, detailing the mar
velous growth and progress in that Sec
tion during the past two years.
C. A. Hallberg OF Reeder has a fine
75-acre flax field. At the present price
of flax. Mr.. Hallberg will realize about
$40 per acre from this crop. Many people
figure that two crops will pay fer the
land but this wears crop brought many
a farmer enough to more than pay for
his land.
Bowman County Pioneer-Rev. R. j.
kellogg has threshed most of his crop
and states that the returns are very
satisfactory. He has durum wheat that
goes IS bushels to the acre. 1t will not
all yield as well as that but a large
of the crop will do so.
Bowman County Pioneer-D. N. McPhee
has n of the largest fields Of corn in
bowman county, something like As
acres and much of the corn is ripe. We
have a sample of his Northwestern dent
that is as fine corn as we have seen in
this state. Mr.. McPhee will have corn
to sell this falk but he may market
much of it as pork and beef.
Ben Kindlund. who left the train
near Bismarck while on his way from
Tacoma to St. Paul, was found hiding
in azzhay stack near Sterling, four days
after his, disappearance. He had had
FIonly a few crackers and some. water in
that: time: and was nearly famished. 1t
is claimed that he had been cheated in
a.land-deal in the west and was men
tally unbalanced as a result.
"A committee named by Gov. Burke,
who have been investigating the matter
for. sometime, have made aiifnal selec-
ton Of a site for the state tuberculosis
sanitarium near Dunseith. The COM
mittee has secured 240 acres Of land, and
the situation is considered ideal on
account Of. the high altitude and pure air
Of that region.
Two burglars giving the anne of
VIM. YOUNG and W. C. Keeler were
captured at Glen Ullin. while burglar il
ing a store. They escaped from the Jail
where they were placed for safe keeping.
but were Immediately recaptured and
taken to the Mandan Jail. They had a
full set. of burglars tools, revolvers,
ETC.. on their persons and are believed
to. be desperate men.
Reeder Times-We have at this Office
a sample Of, Golden Russian Millet
raised on the farm of Max Becker who
lives S miles south of Reeder. Mr..
Becker purchased 40 pounds Of this seed
last spring for which he paid 81: From
that amount sown he threshed IS BUSH
els Of exceptionally fine grade millet.
This was raised from n acre and
figuring the price at 81 per bushel would
bring $3.50 per acre for the miliet har-
vested from thisasmall field.
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