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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
The lineup was as follows :
kINDEReARTEN OPENED
By TWO YOUNG LADIES

A kindergarten school will be opened
soon in the basement of the public IL
brary by Misses Olive Whaley and May
sic Dinsdale. members of the class Of
1912 Of the Dickinson high school.
They have ordered the necessary mater
ial and apparatus and as soon as it
comes the young ladies will be ready to
give instructions to the little tots who
will be placed under their care.
Twenty pupils between the ages of 3
and 7.,years are already enrolled and no
,dosl4 many other mothers will be glad
Of this kindereartea opportunity for
their little ones. y
The children will have q, course Of al
phebetical training. counting. busy work
Of all kinds songs, drills, marches.
painting and in fact every thing that
amuses and instructs the smaller chill
dren. They will have piano for their
drill work and songs and. one day in
every week they will eat their lunches
there and be drilled in table manners.
Miss Whaley has assisted in kinderear-
ten work in the st. Paul schools and
Miss DinsdaIe is never SO happy as
when working with the little ones. The
young ladies are to be commended
end it is hoped their institution will
have every success. Is.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
BELFIELD IS INCREASED g..
CHANGE IN P. 0. Salaries

A number of postmasters in the state
have received an increase in salary and
some have accordingly been decreased.
Here is a list of the changes:
Postofices in North Dakota with SAL
ary increased 500:
Ambrose, Belfeld. Bisbee. Bowman,
Casselton. Crosby, Finley. Flaxton.
Glenburn. Hannah. Hunter. Kensal,
Langdon, McHenry. Maddox. Max,
Michigan. Minnewaukan, Minto. New
England. New Rockford, Oakes, Plaza,
Ryder. Sentinel Butte. Sheyenne, Uni
versity. Velva.
Decreased 500:
Canington, Churches Ferry, Cosswell,
Edgeley. Fessenden, Forman, Glen
Ullin. Harvey, Hettinger. Lakota, Lin
on. McCluskey, Minot, Moball, Napole-
on. New Salem. Ray, Richardton, Sher-
wood. SOuris, Steele. Tower City, I'm :
derw00d. White Earth, Wimbledon.
Increase $500:
Edmore. Aneta.
Decreased $500:
D0nnybrook. Reeder.
DELEGATED to fourth class:
Dogden. Scranton.
Advanced to third class:
Rhame.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
BELFIELD Iook GAME
WASN'T DIcklNs0NS DAY

1t was clearly Rel6eld day on the
Dickinson diamond on Sunday. Cabot.
a young medical student from the Min
nesota university, was in the box for
the visitors and he did not let much of
anything get away.
Willie McCutchan was the star hitter
for the Belfield team. He brought in
the first score in the second inning and
followed up with safe hits and several
more scores during the eame. which
resulted in for Belfield and for Dick
inson.
Dickinson did some heavy hitting,
Hall and others getting 3-baggers, but
some how the boys were unable to make
good showing, going out in the 1. 2
and order several times.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
HOWARD EATON TALKS
A PIONEER At MED0RA

Last week Howard Eaton was in
Miles City on business and left with his
nephew, W. A. Eaton. for Yellowstone
National Park. preparatory to taking a
party of tourists through Wonderland.
The Miles City Independent said of
his visit:
Eyes. l can remember when Miles
was wide open COW town. said Mr..
Eaton. for came to this section as
early as April, 1879. operated what
was known as Custer Trail ranch, just
south of Medora. was a year and a
half ahead of the railroad.
II we'll remember Theodore Roosevelt
when he came to this part of the coun-
try. 1t was in September. 1883. He
was about rs years of age at that time.
and located about two and half miles
south of Custer Trail ranch. He was
here primarily to hunt, but later be-
came interested in the cattle business,
and at one time had as many as 3, 500
head, with S. M. Ferris of Dickinson
and A. W. Merifeld of Helena. as FORE
men.
When asked if his early association
with Mr.. Roosevelt had not caused him
to be interested in his political aspira-
tions. he boyishly declared: ''You bet
I'm for Teddy, and will stick to him
sink or SWIM" 1t required no prophet
to guess as to his position on the pro-
gressive propaganda.
He was interviewed relative to the
''dude ranch" which he patented at
Medora and re-Dlanted at Wolf and said
that he was pioneer in the business
of entertaining fasteners on ranches.
He began it in 1879 and is still con-
Quoting ''shirt sleeve place." where
no fried shirts or spike tails" are al
lowed. Eight yeafs ago he went to
Wolf. Wyoming, where he conducts
Eatons ranch which is known far and
wide. Mr.. Eaton conducts parties
through. the National Park, having al
ready made sixty-three trips through
himself. He is preparing to take big
party through the first of August and
states that he thinks the tourist season
will be unusually good this year., He
was the first to organize horseback par
ties to tour Yellowstone, and since then
this mode of travelling has become very
popular.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
TAYLOR GETS
SCHOOL AID
Chance for Rural Districts to Get
State Money Which Is Avail
able Under Certain
Conditions.

Members Of the school boards will
do we'll to study carefully chapter IS of
the 1911 session laws. The act is in
tended practically to encourage rural
schools and to this end the state sets
aside annually the sum of SIS, 800.
Under the provisions of this law it is
possible for the rural schools as we'll as
the high schools to get certain sums of
money from the state each year. Ger
tain standards as to equipment, library,
proficiency of teachers sanitary con-
ditions. etc., are required and those
districts complying with the require
ments are given state money.
The school year ends June 3Oth. so
the schools which did not meet the re-
quirements last year will not be entit-
led to any money this season. but now
is the time to get ready for the 1913 ap-
portionment.
In Stark county it is likely that Tay-
lor is the only district that will make
application in August for the state aid.
Certainly there are other districts in
Stark county that could fulfill the re-
quirements. and in another year a num-
ber will surely be in line
Supt. Mary Nolan and Deputy Della
Spears will be very glad to give infor-
nation to any person regarding the
new school law and people should take
advantage of the opportunity to find out
all about the requirements.
The inspector of these schools is Neil
C. Mcdonald, and he has done a great
work among them. encouraging them
to conform to the law and squirting
them on to give the children of the
country schools an education somewhat
on par with that given by the schools
of the larger towns and cities. lnspec-
tor Mcdonald has visited Stark county
several times the past year. State
Superintendent Taylor is anxious to
see these schools encouraged and hopes
to have many applications on hand for
classification and for share of the.
state apportionment.
The same law applies to Dunn,
Adams, Bowman, Billings and Hettin-
ger and all counties in the state. 1t
will not be a hard matter for many
districts to qualify another year, and
people who are interested in better
schools should study up on the law. 1t
will be found on page 38 of the 1911
laws.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
CHARLES Lee NOT KILLED
BY AN ASYLUM ATTENDANT

Readers of this paper will remember
Charles Lee as the negro who was
brought into the country by George
Clark from Montana or Idaho. some IS
years ago. Lee was a very strong man
and an exceptionally good roper and
handler of horses. George Clark was
driving horses in by the hundreds from
the western range at the time. paying
some 81 per round. and he found Lee a
valuable man.
1t seems that Lee was recently killed
at the asylum and here is what the
Belfield Times says of the man:
"A nephew of Gus Anderson, who,
on his return from the east. stopped off
at jamestown to see his uncle, the
latter being an inmate of the hospital
for the insane at that place. brings
word that Charles Lee, better known as
''Nigger' Lee. became so violent at
the institution that it was necessary
for one of the attendants to shoot him
dead in self-defense
Lee. who was an old time rider on
the range, and until a few years ago
considered fair sort of fellow for a
darky. was known as one of the hest
broncho busters in this section. About
three years ago he got mixed up in
some crooked deal and was incarcerated
in the Billings county Jail at Medora,
to expiate his guilt. Shortly after his
release he was again arrested, and this,
together with other troubles effected his
mind. He was finally adjudsed insane
and sent TO Jamestown, his tragic death
eliminating an aimless life.
Since the above was set up the fol-
lowing denial has appeared:
jamestown Capital: The state press,
which copied an item from the Belfeld
Times in regard to the alleged death of
''Nigger" Lee at the state asylum, is
assured that the article is correct with
the exception of all the alleged facts.
Otherwise it is interesting.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
WHITE Way SYSTEM
DICKINSON CONTRACT LET

Cambs Peet Get Contract for New Lighting System w.
Cunau Will Install Electrical Part. Work Will Commence in
Few Days. Noggle Bros. Put in Curbng and Cutters A
$4,000 Bond Given. Minneapolis Post Adopted.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
NORTH DAKOTA LIeNITE
RI. BERTH0LD DISTRICT

The United States Geological Survey
has just issued report on the Ignite
in the Fort Berthold Indian Reserva-
tion, North Dakota, by Max A. Plshel.
The area described is that part of the
Fort Berthold Indian Reservation lying
north of Missouri river. in Mountrail,
Mclean and Ward counties. The area
is triangular. being about IS miles from
north to south and 80 miles from east
to west.
The Ignite is dark brown to brownish
black but weathers to pitchy black.
so that on dry weathered surface it
looks like sub-bjtuminous coal. except
that the fine woody structure is not de-
stroyed end can always be detected
with the naked eye. indicating that the
Ignite is derived largely from remains
of trees and heavy vegetation. Like
most Ignite, when exposed to the at
mosphere it checks. falls to pieces. and
breaks into small irregular fragments
with pitchlike luster and brown streak.
Twelve beds of Ignite were counted
in the colummar section exposed. none
of them less than font thick. For
many years the only mining in this
area was done by the Indians, but re-
Gently white settlers have entered along
the edge of the reservation and taken
out Ignite at several places. In min
ing q place is found where the cover is
comparatively thin-4 to s feet-but
not so thin that the Ignite is made
worthless by weatherine. the cover is
removed, and the lianite taken out.
According to a reasonable estimate the
amount Of available lianite in the area
examined is approximately /, 800, OO0,- :
600 tons. Tests have been made OF
North Dakota ignite in the aas produc-
er and the results show that it is well
adapted to this use. In these tests the
Ignite compares favorably with some
Of the higher grades of coal and should
that method Of utilizing fuel become
more largely employed. the extensive
Ignite fields of the West will become
a great source of wealth to the nation.
A copy Of the report may be obtained
free on application to the Director of
the Geological Survey, Washington, DC.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03

Monday night the city council let
the contract to Grambs & Peet for in
stalline the white Way system in
Dickinson for $S, 667. The contract was
let with the understanding that D. A.
Cutnaw should have the electrical part
of the contract. Mr.. Cutnaw is an ex-
perienced man in this line and it is
safe to say that the city will get first
class job.
The Minneapolis post was selected,
the same as the sample which stands
on the First National bank corner.
Noggle Bros. have the contract for
putting in curbs and cutters and work
will start in about 10 days. or as soon
as Grambs & Peet can get the new posts
shipped to the city. The work is to be
completed on or before October 18th.
Grambs & Peet have given a $12. 600
bond. This firm installed the white
Way system at Bismarck and James
town and as our readers know, have
a well earned reputation for doing good
work.
The streets of Dickinson will be beau
tifully lighted when the new system is
installed, and citizens can take on
metropolitan airs without seeming to
be out of place.
AS has previously been stated the
new city improvement district includes
IL blocks. The lighting posts on Willard
street will extend from the Walton &
Davis Co. ards east to the Heaton
Lumber Co. yards west, covering six
blocks; on Sims street one block north.
also First Ave. East and First Ave. w.
are included in the district and three
blocks on First street north, ending west
at the corner opposite the Frank Lish
residence.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
The ChEcn GRAFTERS
WORKING IN DICKINSON

The officers of Stark county are look
ing for man who gave his name in
Dickinson as H. H. Fleming of Shenan-
doah, Iowa. He dropped into town Sum
day night and registered as Mcconnell
and wife. There were two children.
one about two years of age and q baby
perhaps S months old. Both the man
and woman were looking over the city
on Monday and Tuesday they commenc-
ed Offering checks in small amounts to
the local storekeepers. They would buy
25c or SOC worth of goods and offer q
check in the amount of S. to $40 in set
tlement. They succeeded in getting
about three of their worthless checks
cashed. The man had seen John Fisher
by chance and ENGAGED to 60 to his
Green river farm to work. He claimed
that he was wanting to remain in the
city until certain household goods ar
rived, and Mr. Fisher let the man have
the key to, his house in Dickinson. The.
man did not appear for work Tuesday
morning as promised, and Mr.. Fisher
run in to see what. was the matter.
He did not find the party and Wednes-
day morning discovered that he had
left on No. . the night before. taking
with him Mr.. Fishers new suit of
clothes. new overcoat. etc. A war
rant was issued at once for the arrest
of Fleming, but up to Thursday night
he could not be located. He did not
buy ticket at Dickinson and it is be-
lieved that he jumped off at some town
not very far east Of here. In one store
where Fleming passed S. check sign
ed MCCONNELL. the woman appeared
few minutes later with larger check
signed Marshall, :" but it was declin-
ed.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
JOHN SCHMIDT
DIES IN water
Largest Man in Hettinger County
Funeral Delayed for Casket.
2875,
Parents Live Just North
of Dickinson.

The people of New ENGLAND were
greatly shocked Saturday noon when
word was brought to town that John A.
Schmidt, the largest and strongest man
in the county, had been found in a
small pool of water at the coal mine
two miles north of town. AS soon as
the news reached New England a score
of men in automobiles rushed to the
mine where the body was still lying in
the water.
Mr.. Schmidt had been working in the
mine in the morning in company with
Otto Phillips and Schmidt's two broth
ers. He left the others at about 9 80
o. clock to get team to do some surface
grading and that was the last seen of
him alive. The other men went on
with the work, thinking nothing of his
disappearance until noon. After din
ner search was made for MIR. Schmidt,
who they thought was on the prairie
looking for his team. They found his
team and returned to the mine, where
they found the dead man in small
pool of water. He was lying face
downward. There were no marks about
the water and his death is shrouded in
mystery.
Several different theories have been
advanced as to the cause of his death.
II was very warm day and he may
have been the victim of a sun stroke.
The cornorers' jury so believe.
Mr.. Shmidt was perfect type of a
man. He was 26 years old and was
over six feet and four inches in height
and was seemingly in perfect health.
Heswas'a quiet and unassumine young
man and diligent worker. He had a
homestead a few miles north of New
England.
He is survived by four brothers and
his father and mother. MIR. and Mrs.
Henry Schmidt, who reside on the old
L. X. Granteer place just north of st.
Patrick's Catholic cemetery.
The funeral was held at New Eng
land. brother, Paul Schmidt, residing
just south of town. Interment was
made in the cemetery on the brother $
farm.
Services were delayed owing to the
fact that special order had 10 be sent
to the Twin Cities for casket
A. D. Davis of L. A. Davis &. Son,
was called to New England on Saturday
to prepare the body and again on Tues
day to make the final arrangements.
At the autopsy it was found that one
lung was filled with water, indicating
that the man was overcome and fell in
to the pool. .....
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
GIRL LOST IN WHEAT FIELD
DAUen1ERs0F ANDY NOBLE

The whole town of New England was
greatly excited last Saturday evening
when it was learned that the: e::19-months' :
old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Noble
had been lost some where near the
Noble farm three miles east of town.
Mr.. Noble was in town when his wife
telephoned that their little daughter
had been lost since o'clock that after
noon. It was then about O'Clock
and it was only few minutes until a
searching party had been formed.
Automobile load after load of men was
sent out to the farm. Over a hundred
men were on the grounds and an or
ganized search of the premises was
made. is 5sya i$;E
Every inch Of large wheat field was
gone over by these men searching hand
in hand. The river near the house
was DRAGGED and waded and it was
not until half past II that night when
the little one was located sleeping
peacefully in q field of wheat over a
mile from the house. W. r. Everett
Of Dickinson was the lucky hunter and
when he located the child the shouting
was heard for miles, around. The little
tot was hurriedly carried TO her parents
who were overjoyed at having the little
Girl sof whose life they had begun to
dispair. The Cannon Ball river runs
directly by the Noble home and it was
feared that the baby was drowned. AS
it was the little one was only tired
from the long walk and was very glad
to get back to her mothers arms.-
Hettinger County Herald.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
MONEY ALLOWED FOR ROADS
BY BILLINGS COUNTY BOARD

The commissioners of Billings county
were in session all of last week and ad-
journed until July 3. At the meeting
last week the following resolution was
adopted,
Be it Resolved. by the board of coun-
ty commissioners of Billings county. N.
D., that the following sums are hereby
authorized to be expended out of the
county road fund for grading and other
wise improving the roads hereinafter
described. said sum to be expended in
such places and in the manner the said
board shall direct and under its super
vision as follows:
The sum of $125 on main market
roads in Richland Center twp, sos on
main roads in Bull Run twp; s233; on
main road of E-Six twp $21i on main
road of Cash twp. s23i on main road
Of Sheets twp. $135 on main road Of
Independent twp. 1882 on main road in
Harper twp. $2l4 on main, road in
Deep creek twp. $226 on main road in
Mineral Springs twp, $203 on main
road in Conner twp. :S1e7 on main road
in White Lake twp, 500 on main road
in Peaceful Valley twp. 5000 on main
road in Dover twp. s3s4 on main road
in Moord twp, $202 on main road in
Noodbeny twp. $3.50 on main road in
3carrell twp. $132 on main road in
Rainy Butte twp. $555 on main road in
Sand Creek twp. $500 on main county
road known as Bacon creek in twp. 1873.
range los.
The foregoing sum authorized to be
expended in civil townships represents
all the taxes raised in same by the
county by tax levy of 1911. all improve
ments hereby authorized to be made
shall be made on the main market
roads. and If in civil townships such
improvements shall be made by this
board in conjunction with the supervi-
sots Of said township or townships.
Bill Of N. D. Nichols for jailer SER.
vices for the months ofApril. May and
June. amounting to $3.50 was on motion
disallowed for the reason that the COM
missioners had not been notified Of the
appointment Of jailer BY the county
sheriff.
J. a. McGreeor,
s. County Auditor.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-03
MUCH HAIL IN DUNN co.
SOME WHO had ms. SOUTH

dS0 Ou luc ZJtu. 1uc SlOIlu SldIlCu
southeast of the Kildeer mountains.
II was to miles wide in the country
south of Bailey and or miles wide
further east. seeming to have the
widest range of destruction in the Horse
Nose butte territory. The strip was 20
to 80 miles long, following along the
township line below Bailey and Hal
liday. a few of the people in the dis
trict were slightly damaged by the
storm of July 18th. In the places where
the hail struck about everything was cut
down. The rain was also heavy but it
did not reach much this side of Knife
river. People who came to Dickinson
from the Halliday country in autos
three days after the storm had to use
mud chains as far south as the river.
From all that can be learned very
few of the people in the path of the
storm carried hail insurance. Walter
Pelton was one of the fortunate ones
and had insurance to cover his total
loss. T. G. Saunders was not hit,
while the crops of his neighbors were
moved down. Oscar Heleerson and
Frank Sunnel had losses and it is be-
ieved that John Bangs also came in for
damage. Near Halliday the Dakota
Development Co. had total loss on
$50 acres and partial loss on 300.acres.
Manager j. B. Dickson had taken out
So. 500 worth of insurance week be-
fore the storm in the Dakota National
bank agency. This gives him S. per
acre on the greater part of his 1000
acre crop and covers the damaged por-
tion: A. L. Colgrove had total loss on
900 acres and his $50 acres north of
Halliday is likely uninjured. Some of the
others hit by the storm are: George and
John Scott, Henry and Val Everling,
Earl Halverson. Otto Renne. Hellichson,
Swenson. M. J. Cole. John Nordal, Carl
Grouli, John Reimer, Fred Christensen.
Reinhart and Earl Hart, John June,
Westmeyer, Linbecks, Germinson and
many others who probably had total
losses.
The wheat fields as a rule were good
for IS to 20 bushels to the acre and
some would easily have made rs BUSH
els.
j. R. Cooper of Minneapolis, general
adjuster for the Northwestern Fire &
Marine Insurance Co., had notice of a
loss at the John Kolstad farm east of
Melby. Mr.. Cooper was in the first Of
the week from. adjusting losses south.
0. P. Branick was out with him
four days and they covered big terri
tory. At Rainy butte H. Gatzki, J.
Brisk, j. Laude and W. C. 3leck were
among those sustaining losses from
storms of some days ago of 10 per cent
and up. In the country south of Ante
lope creek were the following who got
satisfactory adjustments with the
Northwestern Fire & Marine Insurance
Co. i: Frank Phillip, Michael and Clint
krank. Clint Decker, F. Wiler, OIheiser,
Dukert, Lawrence Frank, John Billman,
Stephen, John and Mike Frank. John
Focht. The Julius Hollst loss OH sec
tion 3O-31. north of Gladstone. was
total;fV. Marzclif. OH section north
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