The Dickinson press., 1909-05-15
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The Dunn county commissioners will
meet May II.
Griffin will have two elevators to take
care of the fall business
H. F. Tisor has leased the Rohl coal
mine at Sentinel Butte for a year.
Dick Britienfieldt has been appointed
postmaster at Yates, Mont.
The Empire Elevator Co. is erecting
an elevator at Bucyrus, the third in the
town.
The concrete foundations are being
laid for Hettineer's mammoth coal
chute.
The Sentinel Butte band will hold, a
dance May II. Norwegian Fourth of
July"
Buffalo, S. d.. has a commercial
club with R. Hodges, president VIM.
Freid, treasurer; F. F. Fuller, secretary.
The town of Connolly, or Emerson as
it will be known after July. 1, is plan
ming to celebrate the glorious Fourth.
A prairie fire burned owe seven or
eight sections of Dunn county last week.
A Russian lost his home, barn and hay.
April was a big month in the register
of deeds office in Dunn county. The
fees amounted to $144.2 IS,
F--"F-~ #F.-' go 80 $50 - "" -" r. ..
1t is rumored that some one from
Charlton will start publishing a news
paper at Halliday very soon.
The switchboard f0l the Beach tele-
phone exchange will have go telephones.
Miss Helena Peek will be in charge.
Wibaux has petitioned the Northern
Pacific to make a level grade crossing
on Wibaux street.
At the Mott Memorial day celebration
May %. a baseball game will be played
between Mott and New England. Z:
There is a motor cycle craze at Mott
and Sheriff Henry Barry and Frank
Bonesho are among the newest recruits,
+ The Piesik Land & Loan Co. Of Beach
has opened a branch Office at Yates,
Mont, with D. P. Piesik MANAGER.
The Goodridge-Call Lumber Co. Of
Bismarck expect, to open a lumber yard
at Mott in the nea future.
The bell for the Congregational church
at Bowman has arrived. It weighs
1. 400 pounds and is 40 inches across the
face.
The Milwaukee railroad company is
getting ready to boom Bucyr1us ana has
recently purchased several quarters of
land.
A branch of the Royal Neiehbors of
America will soon be organized at
Bentley. as an auxiliary to the Modern
Woodmen of America.
John. the ten year old son of James
Douglas. living northwest, of Saltwater,
was kicked in the forehead by a horse
last week, requiring nine stitches.
Beach's first rural route went into
operation May /. Petitions are being
circulated for a route west, toward
Carlyle, Mont.
w. C. Pelton of Melby suffered a
severe loss by fire Tuesday of last week
when his blacksmith shop. granary,
grain and hay were destroyed.
A two months term of school will be
held at Connolly, commencing last
Monday, with Miss Blanche Russell,
teacher.
One of the features of the Memorial
day celebration at Manning will be q
baseball game between Manning and
Connolly.
The Boehm-G unbere Land & Loan Co.
of Hettinger has been sold to Frederick
Davis. A Gabrahanson and Henry Ask
and the firm name will be Frederick
Davis & Co.
The first biennial meeting of the
Dunn County Teachers association will
be held at Connolly May ~. Miss Dora
Deming is president and c. L. Melby
secretary.
Sentinel Butte's new hardware and
furniture store, a branch of Overstad &
Hoverson of Beach. opened for business
this week with j. c. Englund manager
and Tony Arveson, clerk.
The Rhame school board awarded the
contract for erecting the new school
house, to Nels: Raflness of Bowman fol
S.. 165. The building will be two
stories high with four rooms but for the
present the: upper floor: will be used at
q hall. ~