The Dickinson press., 1911-11-11
Dunn County News
A son was born on October 18th to A,
torney and Mrs. W. A. earns.

A son was born on October 18th to At,
torney and Mrs. ". A. earns.
Manning's barber E. G. Frbe. closed
his shop and went to Livingston, Mont.
Miss Inga Ryan has been engaged to
teach the Manning school this winter.
Mrs. j. A. Palmer entertained the
Ladies Aid Society on Thursday after
noon at her Manning home.
Work has already commenced on W.
P. Brooks new house, which he expects
to complete within a month.
Mrs. A. M. Jones. who has made an
extended visit with her daughter. Mrs.
H. N. Owens. returned last week to
her home in Eagle Grove, Iowa.
Mike Fischer. who was working for
F. A.. Little. was quite badly injured by
a wagon running YER his legs. No
bones were broken although he re-
ceived many severe bruises.
Jack Simpson has recently proved up
or his homestead near Brooks postofice
and returned to his home in Illinois.
He will return and farm his land as
soon as there is a railroad built into
the county.
j. w. Stimson and George Me,calf
have made application to the state de-
partment for permission to use the
water from the Knife river for irrigation
purposes on their farms. The river
runs along the section lines adjoining
their lands and they propose to construct
a dam and irrieate the bottom land on
sections l.. 2 and IL. just west of town.
Editor and Mrs. E. X. jenkins. of
the Manning News. royalty entertained
the residents of Manning at a Hal
lowe'en dancing party. The affair was
to celebrate Mr.. jenkins birthday ami.
versary and the guests surprised him
by presenting a purse containing as
many gold dollars as The number desig-
mating the editors age.
Federal officers at Manning have been
unusually busy the past week hearing
final proof cases. A large number OF
homesteaders are making proof this fall.
a great majority of them having lived
on their homesteads the required five
years or longer. Those making proof at
Manning the past week are; Christ
Alderman. of R%ockspring, before Clerk
of the Court W. P. Brooks; Hjalmer
Lindback, Henry Majekey, Emil Lind
back, and Hjalmar Anderson of Rem
vile. Fred Leonberger, of Emerson.
Frank Reckard. A. L. Lucas. of Bailey,
j.. W. Merrill, of Northrop. and John
Brew of Edgar, before u. S. Commits
sioner j.: A. Palmer. George Hanson
and Julius Berg of Melby, Brum c..
Punell of Collins, Gudman P. Knudsvlg
of Bailey, John Carlson of Halliday,
Vim. Parmeter of Manning. before U. S.
Commissioners Aft. .. Nelson. A large
number of proofs have also been heard
before Chas. Wade and J. B. Field, U.
S. Commissioners at Halliday.
Judge W. C. Crawford held a short
term of district court last Thursday at
Manning. Nothing but naturalization
cases were heard and the following were
granted citizenship papers: Gustav
Schmidt. Edward Tiederman. George
Martin Charles Martin, Valentine Kary
and Olaf Nilsson of Fayette Nels Synnes
and Jonas j. Likness of Rockspring !;
Johannes Nordsven of Renville; Chris
ten Froscher, Heinrich Melzner. Henry
Meszmer, Andrew Bye and Hans
Ulsness. of Halliday; Lars Kristian
Lmudsvig Madsen. Brooks John Crib
nau and Karl John Larson. Emerson !;
Christian Weidner, Defiance; Sivert
~Jillestal and Bollette Wade. Manning =;
Simon Emil Ericsono. Oakdale, Frank
Oster, Hirschville: Rudolph David,
Richardton; Jose Metz and Lucas
Adamski, New Hradec Lars E. Birk,
| Melby Andres Raknes, Marshall; Ole
j.. Foss and Gudman P. Knudsvig, Bailey.