The Dickinson press., 1913-05-17
Dunn County News

A meeting of the Farmers Mutual In.
surance Co. is called at 10 O'Clock q.
m. on May Path.
Further particulars received relating
to the death Of Walter L. Parameter,
which occurred at Grand Rapids. Wis.
last week. are to the effect that Walter
and a companion were o u on the river
in a ski1f during a wind storm and the
skif was overturned and both parties
were drowned. The bodies were not re-
covered for several days.
C. A. Norquist of Fayette. had the
misfortune to mash the fore 6n9er of
his right hand so badly last Saturday
as to necessitate amputatiOn at the
first joint. The accident happened in
q very peculiar manner In company
with Ed. o. Ellington he was pulling q
gang plow behind a wagon and while
going down q hill he was attempting to
hold the tongue of the pillow and in
some manner his finger was caught in
the neck-yoke and the end completely
mashed of.
Russell Condor, who has the contract
for the grading of the new road as far
as Dunn Center, has been out buying
hay and oats. He says the farmers
are holding their oats too high. that he
can ship oats in cheaper than 40c per
bushel. He says his contract calls for
the GRADE to be finished as far as Dunn
Center this fall, but he did not know
whether the steel would be laid that far
this fall or not, but that if there vas q
good crop the chances are that the work
Of laying steel will be rushed through
Dunn Center this fall. He said that
trains would be running into Golden
Valley this fall at least.-Spring VAL
ley Times.
Articles of Incorporation have been
aled in the register Of deeds office 70,
the First State Bank, which will be To-
Gated at the new town of Dunn Center,
on Spring creek. The incorRorators are
Julius Hoist of Gladstone. w. A. Nc
Clure of Dickinson. and Frank E. Nc.
Clure of Mankato. MINI. 1t was learn.
ed this week that building material
| will be taken to the new town as soon
as possible and building operations
commenced. 1t is expected that the
new bank will be ready for business by
July list. This makes seven banks fol
Dunn county. which is as yet without
, railroad. The Dunn County State
Bank at Manning. organized in 1908
the, Farmers State bank at Emerson.
organized in 1910: Security State banl
at Halliday: First State bank of Man.
ming and the Farmers bank of DunI
county at Bailey, all organized in 1912,
and the Northwestern State bank a
1Qakdale. organized the present year
News.
The barn of the Rappley farm. neal
Bailey, postofice. was destroyed by frt
during the night Saturday and the los
includes six head of good work horses
six head of cattle, all harness used OF
the farm and many other articles. TIL
fire was discovered about IL O'Clock b!
Joseph Rappley. a son of Mrs. Rappley
who lives about a half mile away, ant
Geo. Sheehan. who lives about tn
same distance in the opposite direction
Both got to the scene of the fire bef0r
any of the Rappley family had mad
the discovery. The barn being situates
close to the house it was with Grea
difficulty that the other buildings wer
saved. Upon the arrival of other neigh
bors q N investigation was made as t
the, origin of the fire and it was foun'
that it was of incendiary origin
Tracks were found both leading to an
Goinf from the ruins which arouse
their suspicious and later led to tn
arrest of James McGrath, a nephew q
Mrs. Rappley, who lives about a mil
away. News.