The Dickinson press., 1910-08-06

F. G. Zeissler was over from Mercer
county the past week and stated the
crop in the eastern portion was very
light. In the western part he thought
the farmers had a fair propsect.
Mrs. r. E. Brown. Raymond and
Miss Lyla went to Mandan on Wednes-
day where the family will make their
home in the future. Conductor Brown
having a regular passenger run between
Mandan and Glendive.
F. A. Little was north and northeast
of Beach the past week and he reports
some of the finest crops he ever saw.
His company sold a section of grazing
land out that way and think that they
have buyers for three good agricultural
sections.
Theodore Boehlke was up from Hebron
the past week. Mr.. Boehlke is still
with the Hebron Brick Co. and said
that he had no doubt that the orders
this fall would be a little. allow on ac-
count of the poor crop conditions east.
His company, however, will continue to
manufacture just the same and pile up
the product for future use.
Thomas Kennedy, the general store
merchant at South Heart, thinks that
crops are as GOOD in his locality as they
were a year ADO. He states that the
Hollanders are starting a threshing
machine and within a few days they
will have some actual yields to report.
The Golden Valley Grain Co. are con-
structine the second elevator at South
Heart.
T. j. Prideaux was in Dickinson on
Wednesday from the old Paduch farm
in the vicinity of Taylor. MI. 'Prideaux
is n of the eieht men owning this TOO
acre ranch which was bought for $780,
600. The gentleman is an old meat
market man from Wisconsin and it is
his idea to gradually work into stock.
although he is successfully farming
several hundred acres this season.
C. j. Pennock returned to his home
near Manning the first of the week. 1t
will be remembered that. Mr.. Pennock
lost the use of one leg last winter and
it was some time before he could find
out what was the matter. He went to
Brainerd and after two operations comes
out in seemingly perfect condition. For
three weeks prior to going home he was
in Dickinson in care Of a local physician
while the wound was closing up.
Congressman L. B. Hanna has written
Postmaster N. C. Lawrence to know if
he can get the historic Dickinson flag
under which Theodore Roosevelt spoke
in the city on July 4. 1886. when he de-
livered his first Grafton in North Dakota.
The flag was also unfurled at the depot
at the time President Roosevelt passed
through the city in 1904, and made his
platform speech. Mr.. Lawrence will
endeavor to get the flag to Fargo for the
Roosevelt gathering Of September S.
A Mr.. Wilbur and Mr.. Williams of
Dogtooth were in from the east on Tues
day to visit the Dickinson experiment
station and see the successful farming
and tree growing which is being con-.
Quoted under the supervision of l.. R..
Waldron. These gentlemen travelled
over 100 miles to see the farm at Dick
inson and they were we'll paid. They
told Mr.. Waldson that they had abso-
lutely no crop in their part of the
country. One of the gentlemen has 10
mich cows and is having difficulty in
providing the necessary fodder.
Herbret c. Fish, curator of the museum
state historical society. came up from
Bismarck on Monday. By appointment
he was met here by S. S. Campbell. a
homesteader near Sentinel Butte, who
served under Sully during the Indian ex-
petition in this country in 1864 and
who participated in the skermishes with
the Reds at Kildeer mountains. MIR.
Campbell kept a. diary Of movements
made. telling of meeting the enemy,
number killed. etc. They left Tuesday
morning for Manning where they were
to be Joined by Supt. C. L. Melby and
the three were to drive to Oakdale in
search of historical facts concerning the
Indian engagements of July %, 1864, at
the foot OF Kildeer mountain.
As already stated Dr. Stephen Fisher
has decided to leave Dickinson on ac-
count Of q very dne position offered him
as medical superintendent, of a new
sanitarium about to be opened in Mil
waukee, at a salary of $500 per month.
and a good compensation for Mrs. Fisher
as matron of the institution. Dr.. Fish
er is getting a new physician to take
his practice here and it may be two or
three weeks before they get away. He
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