The Dickinson press., 1911-12-30
new ENGLAND

NEW EN6lAUU
A daughter was born on December
18th to MIR. and Mrs. Chris Nelson of
Midway.
Miss Lettie Griswold left for Mott
where she will work in the office of her
brother, Auditor W. F. Griswold.
Miss Alice Manier became the bride
of Joseph Wander on Tuesday of this
week. Mr.. Wander is a rancher in
the Bad Lands.
The 2-year ::old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. j. Paulson died at their home
near Rainy Butte on last Sunday after
prolonged illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Shoemaker and
child were the victims of runaway re-
Gently but fortunately were not injured.
Their wagon was broken somewhat.
Mrs. Bertha Smith will leave this
week for the eastern part of the state to
begin her series of lectures on Norway,
Sweden and Denmark. Miss Jessie
Rose will accompany her as soloist.
At the Farmers Equity meeting held
on December 2, Paul Schmidt was elect
ed president: Albert Nelson, vice presi-
dent; H. j. Paulsrud. secretary and
treasurer.
Thorvold o. Olstad and Miss Helen
A. Harvey were married at the BRIDE s
home at Taft on December goth. The
groom is hustline young farmer and
the bride is lady Of exceptional capa-
bilitles. ~,.,.
Asa Culver. popular young farmer
from the Strehlow township, was mar
ried on last Thursday to Miss Alta Skier
of Boscobel. Wis. The ceremony was
performed at Mott and New England
people have been busy extending con-
gratulations.
The farmers of Midway, Taft, Hume,
Gaylord and Purcell had a meeting
at Midway last week to perfect farm
ers club. The object of the club is to
have someone to take charge and con-
duct farmers institutes and meetings
and to get together and discuss topics
of importance.
Mrs. F. s. Dewey. wife of Judge
Dewey of Mott, passed away at her old
home in Oshkosh. Wis.,, of cancer of the
stomach. She was recently taken to
the Bismarck hospital for treatment
then on to Wisconsin. She has been
married three years and was highly
accomplished and popular young woman.
In the case of W. J. Peters vs.. H. A.
Gilbert, an action brought by the plain
tiff to recover $50 for damages done by
the defendants sheep on the plaintiff s
farm, Justice Van BERGEN decided that
the plaintiff was entitled to $50 for
damages, but also allowed a counter
claim of SIC for the defendant. From
the testimony it was shown that the
defendants sheep trespassed on the
plaintiffs 3 land at divers times between
January 1st and October 1st. 1911. This
is the case that was dismissed in Just
ice o. M. Kelso's couri few weeks
| ago.
It looks very much as though num-
Der of New England farmers had bitten
on that old horse game, and it is like
ly that within few weeks it will all
be out. although just now the victims
appear to be little shy. The game
has been worked more or less successful
ly two or three times i'll Stark county
and only SIX or eight years ago one of
the slick horse dealers was going to sue
the Dickinson PRESS for exposing his
game: but he never got around to do it.
Anyway.Sa Walker is in possession
of fine black stallion. which was left
al his livery stable by parties from
South Dakota. who claimed to be repre-
sentatives of an Iowa Stock farm, and
who interested number of farmers to
organize company for the purchas-
ing of registered stallion. Just what
papers, if any. were signed is not
known. but Mr.. Walker was instructed to
turn the animal over to VIM. McCor-
mick, saying that it had been settled