The Dickinson press., 1912-03-02
j. H. Towberman was in from Dag
lum last Saturday,

J. H. Towberman was in from Dag
lum last Saturday.
Conductor and Mrs. C. F. Wilde and
Miss Bessie returned to Missoula on
Saturday.
Miss Hazel Littlehales of Mandan
has been visiting in Billings, Montana,
the past week.
r. P. Gress and George Norrin of Rich
ardton were in Dickinson last Friday
night to take No. s for Fargo.
!. MI. and Mrs. Ralph Heaton were in
St. Paul the first of the week visiting
and attending to business matters.
Rev. John S. Rood supplied the
church at Sentinel Butte on Sunday and
John Orchard went to Wibaux for the
same day.
Rev. j. S. Rood, the general mission
airy, will assist Rev. Noah Garwick with
church services at Manning and Emerson
on March 10.
Rev. Howard Tomlinson of Muscatine,
Iowa, supplied the Congregational church
at Beach on Sunday and it is under
stood that the church is considering the
matter of giving him a call.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davidson came
down from Sentinel Butte on Saturday.
vsoitind fr;ondo ~ Tho o;<,, d,,r;r6 tho
day and going on to Bismarck in the
evening where Mrs. Devidson was to
enter a hospital for treatment.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Fernholz, who have
been in Dickinson for the past four
months, expect to leave next week for
their old home in New York. The
Fernholz family came west chiefly on
account of Mrs. Fernholz's health, which
seems much improved.
M. j. Wetzstein. who resides 20 miles
north of Richardton. was t%ransactine
business in Dickinson last Saturday.
He reported so people present at the
Nick Bauer dance north of Richardton
two weeks ago and one of the finest
times he W knew for everybody.
Capt. A. H. Keene of Whitman Mass,
has written C. C. Mead a letter recall
ing pioneer days on the Cannon Ball
river and at Dickinson. Mr.. Keene is
now making his home with his son,
Robert, who was we'll known Il some
of the early sheep growers of Hettinger
county. Capt. Keene is now IS years of
age and is enjoying very good health.
He left Grand Junction, Colorado. the
past year, but his daughter Mrs. O. A.
Mead. is still there. Mr.. and Mr.. Mead
were formerly of this locality and they
now have two sons and a daughter to
gladden. their home. Mrs. Mead used to
oficiate as organist at the Union Con-
greeational church in New England.
her father supplying the pulpit on Sun
day. farming and caring for his stock
on the place south of the river during
the remainder of the week. This was
back In 1888 to about 1890.
Readers of the PRESS will be in
terested in the following from the New
England Herald regarding the coal mine
of a farmer well known to Stark county
residents. The typical North Dakota
coal mine portrayed in the accompany
ing cut has been a source of good
revenue to Conrad A. Albrecht, the
owner. during the past year. This mine
is situated six miles east of New Eng
land On section of land that is under
laid witha vein of Ignite coal averag-
Jag nearly six feet in thickness, and
the quality of the coal is extra good.
During the year Of 1911 MI. Albrecht
sold s., $50 worth of coal at the small
price of ST. 20 per ton. More than $50
families were supplied and all the work
of uncoverine the coal was done by MI.
Albrecht and one hired man. This mine
il so situated that the water is easily
drained of in bitches. no pump being
required. The coal mine is not the only
thing the, owner operates. He farms a
half section Of land. This spring he will
have $50 acres in crop and intends to
do all Of his work on the farm and at
the mine with the help of one man. In
speaking about collections Mr.. Albrecht'
says he is well satisfied and, in fact,
surprised with the amount Of cash re-
ceipts. It wal a short crop year and
many of his regular customers. have
been mining their own coal to save
cash for other necessary expenses.