The Dickinson press., 1910-02-26

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The farmers around Scranton will
organize a cooperative elevator COM
pany.
Mandan people are looking forward
with enthusiasm to the railroad future
of their city.
Rev. E. A. Hobbs of Haley was
married recently to Miss Louise Weber
at Perkins. Ill.
Mr.. Lorin Roger and Miss Mae Slater,
both popular young folks of Mandan,
were married recently.
Large numbers of gasoline engines
and pillow outfits are being ordered this
spring by the farmers around Beach.
Otto Petersilie and Miss Alice Olson
were married last week at Beach. They
will reside on q homestead near Burkey.
The new hotel to be built at Bismarck
by Ed. Patterson will be called the
Miller. after Andy Miller, the attorney
general.
The YOUNG folks of the congregation
surprised Rev. Stewart at New Salem
one evening last week and enjoyed a
splendid time.
The city council OF Beach has GRANTED
a twenty year franchise to A. H. Bake
for construction and maintenance of an
electric light plant there.
w. A. Shear of the Sentinel Butte
Republican has purchased the Wibaux
Pioneer. j. II. Kane will, as hereto
fore. remain as MANAGER.
w. E. Lambs, charged with forgery
at Grand Forks. was recently brought
back from Winnipeg and is awaiting
his trial in district court.
The paymaster of the United States
army arrived in Bismarck last week,
and is awaiting the arrival of troops
from the Philippines.
Mr.. Whitney Of Beach. who is in
Florida, wrote his Beach friends recently
that it was necessary to use snow plow
there to enable railroad traffic.
Major r. r. Steadman, formerly
commanding officer at Fort Lincoln. has
been assigned to duty with the National
Guard of North Dakota. and will report
for duty IN the near future.
The Hebron Press Brick Co. is install
ling a new engine and other machinery
and erecting a new power house, getting
in readiness for the spring business
Attorney General Andrew Miller left
recently for Washington, D: c.. where
the maximum coal rate case will be
heard before the United States supreme
court
Division Engineer Scoield of the Mil
waukee branch of railroad, arrived in
Mott last week and will get the graders
started just as soon as the weather per-
mits.
A new enterprise for Sentinel Butte
is the Billings County Mercantile Co.,
incorporated for the sum of $50, 600!
They will deal in lumber, grain and
machinery.
C.. A.. Bloom is president and manager
Of band at Mandan. E.. 3. Wilkin-
son is secretary and Hilbert Chellsen
manager The band consists, of Is
members.
Charles Pulfrey was asphyxiated in a
room in Ward hotel at Aberdeen, S. D.,
recently. In an intoxicated condition
he turned on the gas instead of turning
out the electric light.
Attorneys. Geo. H. Stone and v. II.
Crane of Mott have resigned as u. S.
commissioners. in order to devote more
of their time TO land Office and loan
business
The Bowman, paper says that the
storm on Monday and Tuesday of last
week was the worst in several years,
and that all business and trains, on the
Milwaukee line were: practically at q
standstM.
A Mandan, paper says: Feb. 49,
Arrangements have been made by resi-
dents of Pretty Rock for q grand vol
and coyote drive. on Saturday. March,. S,
to be followed by q banquet. The resi-
dents of four townships and many in
xited nimrods will participate.
1t is said that with the aid Of teIe.
scopes, the people of North Dakota have
seen the celebrated Halley's, GOMEZ
recently for the first time in IS, years.
1t is now Ito. GOO. 600 miles from the
earth. going at the rate of 2:.OOO, COZ
! miles, q day, and for a few days il
May will be about $4,000. 000 mile.
;, from the earth.
Mss. Leah A. Bennett. q graduate. O
the law school in the state. upiyeYs5tX