The Dickinson press., 1915-01-09
BELE|ELD PEOPLE

BELF|ELD PEOPLE
The year 1914 was generally pros
porous for the people of Belfield.
Outside of the large handsome brick
school house and the $4,000 residence
Of w. S. Morris, there was not a
great amount of new building in the
village but the present year will
likely see some very substantial i'm
provements in this line in Belfeld.
However, the streets we're graded,
houses enlarged and painted and a
very successful village fair held.
The First National bank and the
Citizens State both report a good
business and the same is true Of the
five elevators and three lumber yards.
The elevators have taken in around
100000 to $4,000 bushels of grain
the past season. This is a little less
than the marketings of a year ago,
but the higher prices enables the
farmers to realize fully as much as
in 1913 and possibly a little more. 1t
is estimated that Is to 20 per cent
of the 1914 crop is still with the
farmers. Almost every week day
sees a few loads of flax or wheat
hauled to the elevators. Just now
the growers are using sleds almost
entirely. 1t is not good sleighing but
it is better than using wagons.
The elevators of Belfeld are all on
the north side of the N. P. and from
west to east are: Minnesota & West
ern, Nels Eveston, manager. Coutts
Elevator, Dave Coutts, owner. He is
assisted at the elevator by Fred
Eslinger. Occident, C. O. Brunsoman,
manager. Farmers Elevator Co., N.
j. Steffen, manager. Dickinson Roller
Mill Co., Clarence Parker, manager.
This grain house also handles flour
and feed, the flour being ground in
the company's mill at Dickinson.
managed by D. D. Foft. Geo. Keith
also has a position at this yard.
Oscar Simonson manages the Good
rich-Call yard, while Arthur S. Ward
is in charge of the Mandan Mercan-
tile Co. yard.
Frank Sharman has about decided
to erect a two-story brick building
the coming season on his present
livery stable site. If he builds, the
stable will be moved to lots alongside
the Times building, thus giving him
more yardage which is greatly need
ed. The plan is to build so #. 'front.'
age by 100 to lis #. deep with a full
basement, finishing two store rooms
on the first floor, a hall and office
rooms in front on the second floor.
The basement will be used in front
for the Times printing plant, with
steam heating plant and dynamo for
lighting at the rec Such a struc-
ture as Mr.. Sherman contemplates
will likely cost about $4,000 and will
be the most substantial store build
ing in the village. The Model cloth
ing store will have one of the store
rooms. N. "A. Shoeman is one of the
owners of The Model which also has
stores at Sentinel Butte and Beach.
B. ]. Determan & Co. have spokn for
the other store in the Sharman block.
Frank Sharman came to Belfeld in
1906 and has proved himself to be an
enterprising citizen. He is an ex-
ceptionally good business man.
Some Of the building tributary to
sBelfield the past year: Norwegian
Lutheran church near Gorham,
$1,000; J. j. Schwartz in Gaylord
neighborhood barn, 5000; Truelsen
school district 6 miles north, school
house under course of constructions;
Elko Anholuk, barn, $1,000; Waysl
Kasiyorn, house $500; there is talk Of
an $500 hall at Grassy Butte.
Alb. hurry was in the past week to
make homestead proof on 800 acres,
comprising his ranch, land that was
taken by his late mother. Bert
Townsend and Frank Hoist were in
as witnesses. The proof was taken
by Del Hughes, U. S. commissioner.
Dave McCutchan was in Belfield on
Saturday, having driven owe from
Amidon on business. He is one of
the pioneers in Slope county, having
been out there for eight years. He
has 26O acres of the 400 that will be
cropped in the spring all ready for
the drill. He expects to plant 40
acres of corn. Mr.. McCutchan has 20
hogs on feed at the present time.
NJ. C. Mccartney was in Saturday
with two teams for feed and oil. He
had sleds.
L. F. Wheeler finished the carpent-
er work on an $500 building near
Trotter in time to get home for New
Years.
C. C. Mead and Edwin Johnson were
in town from Midway last Saturday.
U. S. Commissioner D.. Hughes is
doing a large business in the final
proof line, taking as high as seven
proofs in a single day. The people
of the west end find it very conven-
lent to make proof before Mr.. Hughes
who is very careful about his work
and always has every thing as is
wanted at the Dickinson U. S. land
office.