Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-09-07
DOUGLAS.


Threshing is progressing quite rap.
idly. One wheat field of MacarOni
went Is bushel to the acre, but the
average is quite low. Elmer Convis
threshed some rye which yielded 80
bushel to the acre.
Andrew Johnson made a business
trip to Baldwin Wednesday, returning
Friday.
| Ted Peterson has purchased the old
Lutheran church and will move it to
lot in the eastern part of town and
convert it into dwelling house.
Miss Mildred MclElvoy, who has
spent the past three weeks visiting
Douglas friends, left Saturday for her
home in Minneapolis.
Andrew Johnson will begin the cree.
ton of bungalow this week.
VIM. Wartenbee purchased the Nick
Smith property from the North Star
Lumber Co. and the family will re-
main in Douglas this winter.
The teachers, Miss Craig and Miss
Faust, arrived Saturday and school
opened Tuesday. '"'-
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Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Baker, Jr., and
son of Clayton visited at the parental
home Sunday evening.
Miss Julia Kelley visited with Mrs.
Jas. Sawry Sunday and Monday.
Miss Madge King of Moffit, Don Nc
Donald and Maytyle of Glencoe were
Sunday callers at the Jas. Burbage
home.
Mrs. Geo. Suverley, who underwent
an operation at the st. Alexius hospi-
tai at Bismarck last Friday, is report
ed to be getting along nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Scott and family of
Hazelton called at the Sites home Sun
day.
Miss Mabel Sites was the week end
guest of friends at Clayton.
Joseph Baker, Jas. Burbage, Mrs.
Curtis Seeley and the Misses Helen
and Margaret Baker and Ethel Sites
were business visitors at Hazelton
Monday.
Quite a crowd of young folks from
this vicinity attended the dance at
Brogdons hall near Hazelton last Sat-
urday and all report a fine time.
Quite a bit of excitement reigned in
this vicinity last Thursday night when
the two-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Helfenstcin staryed away and
was not found till Friday afternoon.
SHELDON.
Many relics of by-gone years still
exist, and are very interesting to the
present generation. Among those who
realize their historic value, none has
been more active in collecting souve-
Mrs than T. o. Thompson, the Leon
ard merchant, who has in his window
number of unique specimens; in the
collection are:
A calf yoke, worn with years of use
and exposure, found on Jim Hughes
farm near Power.
An old rifle, Sharps model. 1852.
1t has an enormous hammer and a
heavy octagon barrel, and the spring
is as strong as ever. 1t was found on
the Walters farm.
A set of saddle bags picked up on
Jim Bartlett's place, heavy rife ball
was in one of the compartments.
A buffalo head and horns found near
the Sheyenne river, and grain cradle
whose usefulness is past There is
pair of German high boots, buffalo
teeth, elk head. antelope bones and
an old single shot pistol with flint
lock.
One of the most interesting articles
is an old pillow found on the Jake
Biever farm, it is of primitive con-
struction, rudely fashioned from al
crooked log with handles and point
nailed on. It was originally brought
from Norway by early settlers along
the Maple.
Mr.. Norris set one of the McCOr-
mick shockers to work in his field ad-
joining town. The device is attached
to the binder in place of a bundle
carrier, runs on two wheels and places
the shocks as precisely as if done by
human hands.
Excellent weather for more than a !
week has put the grain in good thresh-
ing condition, and many machines
were running Sunday. The yield is
running anywhere from four to eight |
bushels and grading three and four,
barley and oats are little better but |
are less than half crop.
John Flair came down from Red
stone. Mont, last Sunday to look after
the threshing of his crops on his farm
north of Sheldon. which is farmed by