The Dickinson press., 1912-05-11
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are the first officials in the part OF the
county to follow out the instructions of
the township manual by putting guide
posts and signs up in the township.
These guide boards, indicating the d.
rection and telling the distance to
n%eighborine towns, are q great assist
ance to people travelling through the
country.
F. B. Bayman, L. r. Strane. W. o.
Moore and c. W. Herstein were in
from the Herstein-S trang neighborhood
last week. Mr.. Moore stated that L. R.
Strang is planning on putting up a brick
kiln to manufacture bricks at his farm
this summer. This was certainly news
and it sounds like good news too. MIR.
Strang is an old time brick maker and
it is said that some::of the finest clay for
brickmaking in the world is found in
the country near Mr.. Strang's home.
If the brick making proves a success |
several parties living in the country
east, who W residence property in
this village, will put up some nice
brick cottages this fall or early next
spring.
John Stnmper was out in the Bad
Lands last week and while there visited
with Frank Wald and his sister, Miss
Martha. He said that he found Frank
very busy seeding. Frank will have
100 acres in crop this year and expects a
big crop. He is we'll pleased with his
location which. is down in the Bad
Lands in a delightful spot.
C.. E. Everett has over forty lanes on
his petition for assessor for the unor-
eanized part of the third commissioner
district in Billings county.
Townsite Agent Asa Gardner informs
us that he is expecting daily the arrival
of j. W. Schumacher of Marmarth, with
his family and a firm intention of 60
ing into the general merchandise busi-
ness in New England. We understand
that he expects to occupy the Harris &
Grady store building which has been
closed for some time.
W. C. McLarty. cashier of the State
bank of Desart, shipped in a carload
of potatoes last week. He had customers
for a part of the load and quite q few
farmers unloaded ''spuds'' from the car
on Monday. The balance of the pota-
toes were purchased by w. C. McKen-
zie. who also sold from the car on Tues
day. It has been almost impossible to
get potatoes enough to supply the local
trade and the price has been as high as
So. IS per bushel. These potatoes sold
at the car for ST. IS and are selling at
the store for s. 100 per bushel.
John Austinson and his sister Miss
Anna Austinson, who have homesteads
near Rock Springs. Montana, north of
Miles City. arrived in town last week.
They will spend the summer with their (
brothers. Henry and Austin Austinson, !
assisting in putting in and harvesting |
several bundled acres of crop. Mis- Aus
tinson will be h~ousekeeper until fall
when she and John will 60 back to their
homesteads.
Mi. and Mrs. H. A. Gilbert have
closed their home at Rice ranch and
left for Mr.. Gilbert's ranch in the Cave
Hills country near Buffalo. S. D. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Gilbert's son.
Alan Rice, Who will spend the summer
on the South Dakota ranch. The house
at Rice ranch is one of the best known
on the. Reeder road and hundreds of
people travelling through the countrs
have been Hospitality received at this
home. Mrs. Gilbert lived steadily on
the ranch for e six years and the
family will be missed by many friends.
The Felix brothers have rented the Rice
place and will put the land in crop.
Commissioner w. H. Hanson recently
sold a three year old Shire stallion to
Sans Brothers. It is reported that the !
consideration was $500.
T. E. Purcell and Clarence Nebereall |
of Purcell were in New England Satur-
day to market flax. These gentlemen re-
Gently finished threshing 800 acres Of
fax that laid over since fall and are
we'll satisfied with an acreage yield of
7k bushels to the acre. Others in their
neiehborhood are threshing this spring
and all seem 10 be realizing a good
yield. 81
John Lenhardt. a farmer living sew
eral miles north of town, is in the local
hospital, suffering with a broken leg |
as the result Of being kicked by a horse.
Mi. Lenhardt was putting the harness
on one of the horses Saturday morning |
when the animal objected in a very
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