The Dickinson press., 1913-06-28
new ENGLAND

W. A. Shaw and Dad Cornell came
up from Scranton last week and were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. McKen.
zie for a few hours. MIR. Shaw of the
Grand River State Bank was much
pleased with the recent heavy rains
and says that the prospects for a big
crop could hardly be better. Mr.. Con-
nell, familiarly known as Dad Con-
nell of the Cave Hills country. is now
making his home in Scranton. For
years he was owner of a ranch in the
Cave Hills country and thousands of
people from Dickinson to Belle Fourche
have enjoyed the hospitality of this old
time rancher. He knew New England
before the ~colonists settled here in the
early eighties and has seer the many
changes that have taken place during
these years. There is hardly an old
timer in this country but knows this
pioneer and will be glad to know that
Dad Connell is as spry and active
as a man of forty years and is enjoying
good health. New England Herald.
Oscar Strehlow finished seeding on his
biz farm ten miles south of New Eng
land on June 9TH. Mr.. Strehlow has
about 865 acres in crop this year 700
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acres in oats. Because he was so late
last fall in getting through with the
threshing he did not get much fall
blowing done. All of the work OF the
farm this spring was done without hir-
ing help. His son. Edmond. ran a
gasoline breaking outfit alone and
plowed over 400 acres. John Strehlow
has been seeding all the spring end
seeded over 800 acres all alone. Two
smaller boys have been kept very busy
narrowing and teaming around the
place. AS the season was getting late
Mr.. Strehlow decided to summer fallow
200 acres. His crops are all in fine
shape. Herald.
W. e. Mckenzie has a crew Of car
penters working under Gust. Otterson
on a big room in the upper story of his
store. This room when completed and
put in shape will give Mr.. Mckenzie a
display room for furniture 25x75 feet.
This room alone is as large as many
stores and gives ample room for dis
playing his large line of furniture.
The work is being hurried in the hope
that it will be ready for public inspec-
ton on July 4th.
. N. P. dwelling passed through New
England recently en- route to Dickins on
with Mr.. and Mrs. James Towers. who
were returning to their home in Rich
land, California, after a visit of a few
weeks at the Otto Wichmann and Fred
%Jablonsky homes near Desart.
Dominick Wander returned Tuesday
night from Rochester. Mimi, where he
went about three weeks ago for an op-
Grafton. He had a small cancer on his
lower lip. He was operated on by the
famous Mayo Bros. and came home
cured.
Postmaster John P. Grady recently
received a raise in salary of $500.
which makes the pay of the Office, in
Guiding clerk hire. ST. 740 a year. The
advance in salary comes from the in
creased amount of business at the New
England Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hasbrouck were
in from their home near Haveiock last
week. George has completed quite a
stroke of farming since coming to the
farm late this spring. He has put so
acres in crop with only one team.
The baby of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Doer-
ner is being cared for at the John Stun
per home while Mrs. Doerner is re-
ceiving treatment at the hospital.
Dr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Stribling went to
jamestown last week in their auto.
Harry Gardner has taken Jungers &
Opheim pool hall business.