The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-06-13

CKINSON, STARK COUNTY, N
spring which gushes out Of a coal
bank in the side hill and were de-:
lighted. The spring affords water
for irrigation on the farm. Mr..
Shafer located his ranch as early
as 1884, and his nearest postoffce for
a long time was Dickinson, a distance
of 80 miles. Some of the PRESS
readers will remember this gentle
man as being associated with Billy
Benson in the feed business at Dick
inson in the early days. The family
did not move from this city however,
until the fall Of 1892. 7.
George Shafer is one Of the lead
ing attorneys Of his county. He
has room under the parental roof
and has his Office in Schafer. Fred
and George have been attending high
school at Williston and may go to
the state university another year.
Miss Katie is in school at home It
is 10 years since Charles Shafer Wis
tied Dickinson and he was mighty
glad to see some of his old friends.
: During the early evening open air
speaking occupied an hour. 81, j.
Blanchard presided and called upon
r.. G. Berry for the first address.
Here, as in other places, he made a
good talk and prepared the audience
for a speech from Mr.. Simpson. 1t
was not Mr.. Simpsons first visit to
Schafer and he referred to some of
the incidents Of his former visits to
the county, paying high compliment
to the man for whom Schafer was
named. R. H. johnson, B. M. Rigler,
III. A. Burgeson and J. F. Brodie
spoke briefly. Mr.. Johnson was out
that way some % years ago and Mr..
Brodie paid visit to the ,Percheron
Shoe Bar Horse Co. ranch near
Schafer 81 years ago. :5.sII
Sam Adams has a fruit stand and
pool hall at Schafer and is getting
along nicely. He was an early resi-
dent of Dickinson and found many
old friends in the Simpson party.
M. A. McCarty, known to many
people in Stark county, was away at
Oakes attending the I. 0. 0. r. grand
lodge meeting. He returned via
Williston and came out this week
with Judge Fisk, who opened q term
Of court at Schafer. .S
John K. Diehn1, who was born
north of Richardton and who attend
ed school in Dickinson years ago, is
postmaster lat Schafer. He lives on
his homestead east Of town and his
wife also has 100 acres Of land. It is
% years since J. K. Diehn engaged
in the stock business, in Mckenzie
county. He is giving such good sat
isfaction as postmaster that the
people have all petitioned, regardless
Of party, to have him reappointed
PRESS readers will remember Miss
Lizzie Diehrn, who was with Mrs
Mary Mo Gillivray for SO long She
lis now in Spokane. Another sister
Of Postmaster Diehm is Mrs. James
Colgrove, who resides on the west
coast. Mrs. Charles Shafer is also
his sister. g:
j. F. Stevens is proprietor of the
hotel bearing his name and he made
members Of the party very comfort
able while in Schafer.
w. s. Graham, editor and owner
Of the Schafer Record, was formerly
with the Long x cattle outfit. HI
was a good stockman and he j:
equally as good in the newspaper
business. He has his own Overland
auto and in company with c. c. Ran
dali, Geo. w. Nelson, DR.. V. S. Nor
ris and Geo. Gullickson, piloted tht
Simpson party through to Alexander
on the 4th, returning in the rain il
'nf, During uing'nki The, first. day out tn,
party kept just ahead Of the rain bu
"Wednesday night it rained hard ant
/ it was quite late on the 4th before
the party was ready to start. Aftel
a hard drive through mud and rail-
Arnegard was . reached. Here tn.
party met Henry Hoverson ant
learned of Nels and Anders Madison
all former Stark county people. Mr.
Simpson spoke to a good sized croWt
lat Arnegard. 7. 2.lsS s*
The party pushed on and reached
the town of Rawson just as a terrific
w;r.d and rain storm came up. Thi'
4 town was named for w. G. Rawson
who formerly owned the land OF
4 which the buildings have been erect
led. The party plowed along through
the mud to Alexander and halted a
The Alexander and The Mckenzie
hotels for the night. A crowdet
house greeted Mr.. Simpson at tn,
public hall that evening.
Alexander is beautifully located
about 20 miles due south Of Willis
ton. The first county seat was 10
Gated here and the old lot
house used for a court house is still
standing in the lee of the Birdhea,
butte from which the Birdhead Cat
tile Co. took its name. The foundation
Of the county vault is still noticeable
lat the rear Of the old court house
Frank Chapman declares that the!
stole the county seat and took j
over ito Schafer, but he still ha
something up his sleeve and says i
lis, a long road that has no turning
The town has many good buildings
Avenues have been named Simpson
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