The Dickinson press., 1916-05-20
TAT NEWS NOTES

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Contracts we're awarded and con-
struction work started at Mandan on
a $4,000 theatre building for the
Hartman Photo Play Co. It will be
of brick and concrete thoroughly fire.
proof, will sect $50, and will be ready
for use Sept. 1.
The German Catholic annual con-
v~ention will not be held as scheduled
in DEVILS Lake this June, but will
meet at Mandan instead, as a mem
Der societies exist mostly in the
western part of the state, it was de-
cided that Mandan would be a more
central and convenient place.
J j. 7. Kroeger, who was to take over
the duties of the Flasher post office
on May LIST, mysteriously disappeared
on April goth and his friends have
given up the search. They fear either
foul play or some physical mishap
which brought about his Geath.
Construction work began Monday
on a pontoon bridge which is to be
built across the Missouri river at
Williston, uniting for the first time
the counties of Williams and McKen-
zie. 1t will be the first bridge of
the kind to be constructed across the
Missouri river below it's junction with
the Yellowstone and will be the first
bridge for wagon travel to be con-
struct2d across the Missouri in North
Dakota.
Raymond Ledger, whose father
lives about eight miles from Minot,
was fatally injured recently when his
motorcycle struck the culvert between
the main and side tracks of the 500
line at the crossing on Valley street,
throwing the rider into the air and
causing a conclusion of the brain
from which the victim never rallied
and from which he died at DR.. Rim
COS hospital, where he was taken i'm
mediately after the accident.
Harry B. Hawley CT Darlington
met with an accident that might cas-
lily have been fatal and was serious.
Messrs. Hawley and Locke were en-
gagged in sinking a well on one of the
Armenia farms, and in some n
Mr. Hawley got caught in the engine,
and before liberation had been whirl-
ed about two or shree times. His
injuries were GUS or the head and d
general tanning up, but no bones were
broken.
Little Agnes, daughter of Peter
Wolf Of Linton, had the misfortune
to be accidentally struck N the eye
with a fork used in spading. The
fork was in the hands of her sister
and while manipulating it in some
way of other a tine entered her eye,
puncturing the scderotic coat. None
of the anterior chambers suffered as
none of the aqueous humor was dis
charged. Her suffering for a time
was intense.
The electric light company at
Beach has practically completed the
installation of their new machinery
and beginning Monday The patrons
will have continuous service. Most
everyone who uses power will throw
out their old gasoline engines and
install electric motors. The company
and beginning Monday theid patrons
ting the necessary supplies and for
that reason the day service has been
greatly delayed.
A peculiar accident occurred near
Southam as a result Of which County
Superintendent J. A. Haig is short his
new Chevrolet automobile. The edu-
Gator was driving northeast Of the
city, when a soft spot where some
straw had been placed was e.ycoun-
tered. The machine became mired
and an extra charge Of gasoline was
administered, with the result that a
back-fre occurred, setting fire to the
straw under the machine. Then the
finish occurred.
Chief Of Police Obermiller was
called to the N. P. round house to
take a. Of a young nan about 1e
years of age who insisted OF learn
ing how to run either a freight OF
passenger engine or an ocean liner
He gave his name as Leonard Ander'
son and said he he'd been sent t.
Comstock to live with his brother
John, by his mother who was living
in Beach. He claimed he came tt
! jamestown on No. 1 from Beach anc
took a street car to the county jail
!, The boy is insane, and every bit o.
> machine or anything resembling ma
chinery appears as a locomotive t.
him. However, he is good naturet
: and treats all who come in contac
! with him as old friends. The author
I, tiles will investigate the case AM
take care of the young man.
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