The Dickinson press., 1912-12-21
new ENGLAND

Fred Maser brought his brother, VIC
tor, from Dickinson this morning to &C
cept a position as b%ookkeeper in the w.
G. Mckenzie department store. Mr..
Maser formerly held a position as book
keeper in the Taylor State bank.
Mr.. and Mrs. 1. T. Wheeler from the
country west are busy people these
days. They are in New England three
loads of grain each trip. They leave
keting their grain.
Emil Runge Of Rainy Butte had a
yield of 100 bushels to The acre, getting
2, 900 bushels off from a 20 acre field.
He had 10 acres of wheat that averaged
II 1-2bushels to the acre, and 20 acres
of flax that average ii bushels to the
acre.
Mr. and Mrs. o. H. Wichmann of De-
sart were in New England Monday to
do some trading. They do not come to
town very often and therefore shopping
day is a busy n e. Mr.. Wlchmann nas
moved his band of sheep IL miles west
of his home and for the present he and
Mrs. Wichmann are running the camp.
Albert Jacobson of Daglum is busy
this month marketing grain. He raised
3, 900 bushels of wheat off from 100
acres. or an average of Is bushels to
the acre. He had 20 acres of cats that
averaged so bushels to the acre and 81
acres of flax that averaged 10 bushels to
the acre. His fax would have yielded
much heavier if it had not been buried
in snow for about three weeks.
At the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. E..
Rose on December 10th. took place the
marriage of their. daughter, Jessie Mae,
to Garland H. Blake. It. was a simple
home wedding, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. John Nickersen,
pastor of the Congregational church, In
the presence of the Rose family and
/ one guest, Miss Myrtle Loomis, an init.
mate friend of the bride. The groom,
| who has q homestead near Belle Four
che, S. D., is q young man of promise.
He has been working in New England
the past summer at his trade, that Of
q blacksmith.
Miss Marie Alderman left last week
| for Medora to assume her duties as SUI
perintendent of schools in Billings
county. She has been appointed to fill
the ~unexpired term of j. A. Kitchen.
Miss Alderman was in Medora two
weeks ago but as MIR. Kitchen had
his Office in Sentinel Butte, there were
no Accommodations for her. Miss Acker-
man now. has a few weeks to get the
run of things before commencing her
regular tenure of office on January first
Miss Mary Dunn of Hettinger will as
sist Miss Alderman as deputy.
E. A. Barton Of Jamestown, special
AGENT for the state humane society,
was in New England last week doing
work in his line. He was called here
to took after the children of Edison
Rifle, but since coming has found sew.
eral other cases that demand attention.
The Rifle children are. now being cared
for by their grandparents and sister,
and Mr.. Barton. is satisfied that they
will now have good homes and 5000
school advantages. The ldests boy hal
not been content at the home d. hia
father and has run away several time
the past year.. There has been N
mother in the Rifle home for. seyera,
years and MI. Rifle, has. had: so mucs
work to do that the children have boe1
neglected. The youngest boy. is nov
with his grand parents. Mr. and Mrs
Charles Rifle, and the. oldest hoy Ant
girl are staying at the home Of thei
sister, Mrs.EsJnmes Pratt.