The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-25
Dickinson poinas.

Dickinson, N. D., July 23l-To The
Forum: The pessimism of the past
months relative to the crop outlook
is passing away, and one of optimism
now holds sway. This is the general
feeling in the immediate vicinity, and
still furtehr west. South of Mott,
things do not look very encourag ing,
but north. and west the farmers will
make 20 per cent harvest. Fine
rains twice this week, with the crops
not suffering greatly before they came,
makes the tillers of the soil feel good.
Farmers from the neighborhood lof
Manning, Emerson, Oakdale, Fayette,
and other localities in Dunn, McKen-
zie and Billings are hoping for good
yield Of all small grains.
The city Of Dickinson is interesting
itself in new Catholic hospital just
now, and will likely possess one of the
most up to date Institutions Of the
northwest very soon. The Catholic
order have guaranteed an up to date
equipment, and will thoroughly fur
nish the building, putting in $4,000
against the subscription of $4,000 by
the citizens. Already splendid head
way has been made towards the city's
amount in generous contributions, and
there is no doubt but that the hospital
will be a go.
The passing away OF the great sheep
ranches by the incoming of the indus
trious farmer is an acknowledged
thing, but perhaps the most striking
illustration is the reduction, of the
wool clip. A few years since 100000
pounds was received at the Dickinson
yards, as against less than 100000
pounds this year. The highest price
paid for this years clip is Ice pei
pound. The business men are well
content to let the wool go in the splen-
did settlement Of Americas best citi-
zens on the fertile fields.
r. c. Burnett, district manager for
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance CO.,
of Newark, N. ]. is in town seeking
the establishment Of an agency in the
city.
The complement Of the new Inde-
pendent Telephone Co.'s Offices, and
the installment of a compact, up to
date system of wiring, switching, etc,
will give the citizens one of the mod
ern plants of the west They expect
to move into their new building next
week.
With the separation of the offices
Of the Telephone Co., and the Electric
co. the latter are making improve
ments that will give them much
greater range of action than formerly.
Some $4,000 has been added to their
machinery and power house.
Several would-be smart gamesters
have been found in the fields already
shooting the young birds. One or two
arrests have cooled the sportsman
like tendencies of the law breakers.
and it will be possible to hold few
birds for the September season, by
the alertness on the game wardens.
The little town OF the golden valley
-Beach--seems to have put on the
airs of. a 5000 population, and are rails
ing heaven and earth and r. to
make their town the county seat of
Billings, aand Medora the historic
has held the reins of power ever since
the county had name, and the other
Billings towns do not feel like backing
up the Beachites' proposition.
Yarmouth, on the Milwaukee, will
vote with Sentinel Butte and Medora
against any change. Sentinel Butte
folks do not feel as enthusiastic in
giving to Beach her aspirations for
she remembers with something of bit
terness how dead Beach was against
her, when few years since Sentinel