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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-10

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The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
FARMERS PLAN
TO CONSTRUCT
TWO RAILWAYS
BRANCH LINES FROM AMIDON
AND GORHAM TO DICKINSON
ARE CONTEMPLATED.
Dickinson Business Men Will Joir
Farmers in Pushing and Financ-
ing Big Deals.

The Dickinson Commercial Club
and the people both northwest and
southwest are getting together for
into the city Of Dickinson.
Some three months since the dele
cation from Gorham We're in the
city and addressed the club on a line
to that promising center and now the
Amidon boosters are pushing for a
line to their point. Both these dis
tricts are badly in need of railway
connections and the enthusiasm is
running decidedly high for immediate
action.
When a body of farmers are not
only willing to give the right t-of-way,
but are also willing to grade the
greater portion of the road, it surely
means business.
! The railway committee of the Com
rnercial Club are now planning for a
boosters meeting at both Amidon and
Gorham, and with Dickinson's wide
awake men, there is likely to be
something doing before long.
A large body of automobilists are
ready to join the speakers and with
large Russian church offered for
such a gathering it will not be long
before the dirt will begin to fly be-
tween Dickinson and these enterpris-
ing communities.
The club at it's meeting on Wednes-
day expressed willingness to make
this enterprise possible, and the bene-
fit to the city cannot be estimated.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
NEW HOMESTEAD
AMENDMENT OF
MUCH INTEREST

The amendment to the homestead
law granting the right Of additional
entry on non-contiguous lands went
into effect last week. This amend
ment provides that any person who
shall have submitted final proof on
his homestead shall have the right
to enter public lands subject to the
provisions of this act, not contiguous
to his first entry, which shall not,
with his original entry, exceed 800
acres. Provided further, that in no
case shall patent issue for land COW
cred by such additional entry until
the person making same shall have
actually and in conformity with the
homestead laws resided upon and cul-
tivated the lands so additionally en-
tered and otherwise complied with
such laws except, that where the land
embraced in the additional entry is
located not exceeding 20 miles from
the land embraced in the original
entry, no residence shall be required
on said additional entry if the entry
man is residing on his former entry.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
MACCABEE PICNIC

A large number of people enjoyed
the big picnic the Lady Maccabees
held at Lehigh last Sunday. Swim
ming was their main pastime as the
day was cloudy and suitable for this
sport. Miss Della Molloy acted as
swimming instructor.
Following are the winners in the
various races: Small boys race-1st,
Francis Stine; End, Ralph Dickinson;
Older boys, under 10 years, race-1st
Henry Slater, End, Linton Flynn; fat
ladies race-1st, Mrs. J. P. Berringer,
End, Mrs. J. H. Lavine; young ladies'
race-1st, Miss Bessie Lavine, End
Miss Agnes Elliott; mems race-1st,
Sam Mcdonald, End, D. Strand; free
for all race-1st, Max Grubb, End,
Sam Mcdonald; boys off and on
shoes race-1st, Myron Lavine, End,
Henry Slater; girls, under Is years,
race-1st, Alpha Baker, End, Kath-
leen Flanagan. Only first prizes were
awarded. VIM. Peterson and w. u
Flanagan refereed the program.
Lunch was served at 11;45. a
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
SURVEY FAVORS
NORMAL SCHOOL
FOR DICKINSON
AFTER THOROUGH INVESTIGA-
T1ON COMMISSION STATES
THAT NORMAL IS NEEDED.
Well Attended Summer School, Which
Closes Its Sessions in Dickinson
Today, is Another Argument.

The Educational Survey Commits
sion for the state of North Dakota
have endorsed and recommended the
establishment Of a state normal
school for the southwest portion of
the state in Dickinson. This commits
sion is composed of DR.. E. B. Craig
head, former president of the Mon
tana University; Dr.. w. T. Bawden,
industrial expert of the U. S. de-
partment Of education, and DR.. L. D.
Coffman, head Of the department of
education of the University Of Min
nesota, all who are residents of other
states and are strictly neutral as far
as any special location is concerned.
They work in conjunction with gov
ernment educational authorities and
their object is to survey fields where
it is thought that additional educa-
tional institutions are needed and re-
port according to their findings.
The splendidly attended summer
school, which closes it's sessions in
Dickinson today, is but another
argument for the location of a
normal in this city. The Missouri
Slope is large district and contains
not a single state educational institu-
tion. 1t is an injustice to ask the
teachers Of the Slope to travel many
hundreds of miles in order to better
fit themselves for their important
work.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
ANOTHER SUIT
UNDER WAY IN
u. {. R." CASE
CASEY & BURGESON TAKE UP
FIGHT TO PROVE IDENTITY
OF u. C.. r."
Man of Mystery Has Been at Home
Of Jay Allen Caldwell's Sister in
South Dickinson.

The Dickinson Press has been in
formed that papers have been served
in another act in the 81. C. R." VS..
J. H. Caldwell case, which during the
past few years has gained almost in
telnational notcriety. Casey & Burge-
son, Dickinson attorneys, will handle
the case for the "man of mystery''
upon the solicitation of a number of
old neighbors of Jay Allen Caldwell,
who believe that 81. C. R." is one
and the same man.
Jay Allen Caldwell disappeared
from the farm home of his father
southeast of Dickinson several years
ago, and nothing was heard of him
until a Chicago woman appeared
here with ~. c. r." man who had
lost all memory and power of speech,
and made the claim that he was Jay
Allen Caldwell. The matter was
brought to trial and the jury ruled
adversely for ~. C. R."
For the past several months "the
man of mystery" has been making
his home at the Mrs. Mae Luff Moran
residence in South Dickinson. Mrs.
Moran is a sister of Jay Allen Cald-
well and is of the opinion that the
man now staying at her home is her
brother.
J. H. Caldwell, the father, just as
stoutly maintains that this man is no
relative Of his, and is ready to fight
the matter to a finish.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
.CL0UDBURST DOES BIG
DAMAGE At. G[END|VE

One dead and a property loss ag-
gregating quarter million dollars,
was the toll of'a cloudburst in Glen
dive Sunday. Rainfall aggregating
BAL inches fell in an hour.
Albert Peterson, formerly of Crook
ston, Minn., was killed, drowning in
street ditch. He was secretary Of
the Montana Loan & Tile Company,
was married and leaves one child.
Peterson was drowned in a deep
coulee in one of the residence streets,
when he left his home to get a pump
to clear his cellar. Failing to return
to dinner, his wife summoned neigh
bors, and the whole city turned out
at o'clock in answer to fire
whistle call.
The Jordan hotel and pool hall,
barber shop and kitchen, Golden Rule
store, Bismarck Grocery and Glendive
Mercantile stocks, all in Easements
were ruined. a% ~
The Sydney branch of the N. P. is
washed out, many bridges are gone.
Train service is abandoned. The
main line is also washed out at Glen
dive. The terrific downpour greatly
damaged crops. %
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
FARMERS UNION PICNIC
At PRETTY GREGG FARM

The Farmers Union picnic, held at
the S. D. Gregg farm, three miles
north of Gladstone, on Saturday
afternoon, was not very largely at
tended, but those present made up
in enthusiasm for what they lacked
in number. The rea son for the small
crowd was the fact that Gollmar
Bros. circus was exhibiting in Dickin-
son the same afternoon proving de-
cidedly strong counter attraction.
The pretty grove and surroundings
on the Gregg farm afford an ideal
spot for picnic. Seats and a plat
form had been arranged under the
shady trees, where the assembled
people listened for more than two
hours to speakers on state and
national issues. ]. J. Montgomery of
TapEen, state president of the farm
ers' Union, was the first speaker. He
was followed by L. C. Grow of Wash
ingtcn state, director of the National
Union, strong, forceful speaker. H.
r. Behrens of Fargo, Nonpartisan
League lecturer, wound up the speak
ing program with a ringing address,
in which he depicted the great work
accomplished by the league in OBJ
tanning political control in North Da-
kota.
AS soon as the speeches were over
the crowd repaired to a pasture lot
where an interesting ball game was
pulled off between married and single
Union farmers. The game was not
E. Shipley, catcher for the married
men, was quite badly injured by
pitched ball during the latter part
Of the game. The injured man soon
recovered, however, and will not suf-
fer any permanent injury. When the
game was called the score was tie,
8 to 8, so at least the married men
say.
The evening was given over to
dancing in the spacious residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gregg. A large num-
ber of young people, not present dur
ing the afternoon, arrived for the
dance.
One of the real pleasing features
OF the picnic was the lunch served
under the auspices of Mrs. Gregg.
Luscious home grown Strawberries of
mammoth size, together with rich
Jersey cream, were the main items.
These, together with ice cream, cake,
lemonade, pop, etc., formed a most
appetizing meal.
The Gregg family have one Of the
best strawberry patches in Stark
county on which they grown an
abundance of splendid berries. From
this plot, 30x120 feet in size, there
has been sold berries amounting to
nearly $40 this year. About so
quarts of preserves have been put
up, and in addition from six to eight
quarts have been consumed by the
family every day during the bearing
season. as
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22

TOURISTS HERE
NEXT SUNDAY
HUNDREDS OF AUTOMOBILES IN
PARTY THAT WILL SPEND
NIGHT HERE.
Leave for Medora Early Monday to
Attend Big Frontier Celebration
and Bridge Dedication.

For motorists who love the open
and an opportunity to visit Americas s
premier scenery this summer under
ideal conditions, the Socia ability Auto
mobile Tour that started from St.
Paul-Minneapolis on July goth, and
arrives at the Gardiner entrance to
Yellowstone National Park nine days
later offers every detail that one could
wish. An easy daily schedule has
been provided over the National
Parks transcontinental highway, the
distance each day averaging less than
14O miles.
Never before in the history of auto
mobiling has such a motor trip de
luxe been projected. The roads over
which the participants will travel will
be excellent the entire way; the route
lies through an unusually scenic por-
ton of the northwest, offering places
Of immense historical interest, and
traversing, also, the worlds greatest
grain producing section at the height
of the growing season.
10 Stop at Dickinson
The big party will arrive in Dick
inson next Sunday evening, July 23rd,
and remain here for the night. The
special train will be parked here,
and an opportunity given the auto
mobilists to visit friends in the city.
They will leave early Monday morn
ing for Medora, where they will take
in the frontier celebration and dedi-
cation of the Red Trail bridge across
the Little Missouri river.
This tour will be conducted under
the auspices of the North Dakota
State Automobile Association and the
National Parks Transcontinental
Highway Association, both organiza-
tions being officered by w. w. Smith,
president, and J. P. Hardy, secretary.
So complete are the arrangements
already completed that even the most
Continued on page A.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
CENTRAL COMMITTEES
MEET AND ORGANIZE

Both the republican and democratic
county central committees met at the
court house in Dickinson last Wedncs-
day and perfected their organizations.
Both meetings were harmonious
throughout and little but routine busi-
ness was transacted. Officers were
elected as follows:
REPUBLICAN
Officers
M. L. Mcbride, Dickinson, chair
man.
w. w. Beebe, Belfeld, secretary.
j. F. Christen, Taylor, treasurer.
Executive Committee
M. L. Mcbride, Dickinson.
w. w. Beebe, Belfeld.
Peter Kirsch, Gladstone.
]. F. Christen, Taylor.
Lars Arne, Daglum.
Paul V. Messer, Dickinson.
Frank x. Wanner, Dickinson.
Joseph Garecht, Richardton.
Geo. D. Perry, Belfeld.
State Committeeman
L. A. Simpson, Dickinson.
DEMOCRATIC
Officers
T. F. Murtha, Dickinson, chairman.
V. E. Chilgren, Dickinson, secretary.
o. F. Hennings, Dickinson, treas
urer.
Executive Committee
w. L. Richards, Frank Lish, R. c.
Hill, w. G. Ray, T. F. Murtha, V. E.
Chilgren and O. F. Hennings, all of
Dickinson, and J. McCabe, Belfield.
State Committeeman
E. J. Hughes, Dickinson.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
WORTHAM SHOW PEOPLE
GET 72O BOTTLES BOOZE

Three members of the Workman
shows got into trouble at Fargo this
week when consignment of 72O
bottles of whiskey arrived for them
from Chicago liquor house. The
shipment came in three boxes, each
plainly marked, showing the contents
and number of bottles. The Workman
officials claimed the whiskey was in
tended for personal use, but for a
time the police were sceptical. When
the boxes were finally opened, how
ever, and it was found that each of
the bottles contained only one ounce
of booze, the charges were dismissed.
The Workman shows exhibited in
Dickinson during the week of July
4th, and are now showing at the
state fair in Fargo.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
RUST SHOWING UP IN
GRAIN NEAR DICKINSON

Several cases of rust have been re-
ported by farmers in the vicinity of
Dickinson. An examination of sew
eral wheat fields in the neighborhood
of the experiment station revealed a
small amount of rust in each but not
enough to cause serious alarm.
Weather and Rust
Weather conditions during the next
few weeks will largely determine
whether or not the rust now present
will cause any serious injury to crops.
Meanwhile it is well to recall that it
was the met, cloudy, still days of
July, 1915, that brought about the
rust epidemic Of that year, which,
according to old settlers, was the
worst known in this section. Rain
fall was recorded on 20 different
days that month. So far the present
July has had much less cloudy and
rainy weather and a larger proportion
of clear sunshiny days, which condi-
tions are less favorable to the de-
velopment of rust.
Weeds and Rust
It will be noticed that a thick
growth of weeds in the grain favors
the rapid development of rust by pre-
venting the grain leaves from drying
off after a rain or heavy dew. A
proper crop rotation, including culti-
waited crops, winter rye, barley, millet
or other grass crops to help remove
wild oats and other weeds from the
fields should help diminish the harm
done by rust.
Mixed Farming and Rust
The live stock farmer suffers least
from rust as he is less dependent
upon the grain crop for his income
and his grain fields are more easily
kept free Of weeds because of the
corn and other forage crops grown in
with the grain.
Rust Resistant Grains
In selecting the grain varieties to
SOW it is well to remember that
durum or macaroni wheat is very
rust resistant in addition to being the
highest yielding wheat. Marquis
wheat, while not resistant to rust,
escapes, to some extent, the effects
of rust by early maturity. Blue
stem suffers most from rust and
velvet chaff or Preston wheat prob
ably comes next, being injured some
what more than the Fife varieties.
Emmer, commonly called speltz, is
almost free from rust.
An occasional rust epidemic will
teach US to raise more live stock,
better crop rotation and
fewer. weeds. and will also lead US to
sow more rust resistant varieties of
grain.
RALPH w. SMITH.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
OLD SETTLERS TO PICNIC
At GLADSTONE SATURDAY

The Stark County Old Settlers
picnic will be held at Gladstone on
Saturday, July 29th. The date comes
later than usual this year owing to
the fact that there were so many
counter attractions in June that it
was not deemed advisable to hold it
at that time.
A splendid program of chorus sing
ing and speaking is being prepared
and an exceptionally fine entertain
ment is being looked forward to.
Governor L. B. Hanna has consented
to be one Of the speakers of the day.
The Old Settlers Association is
one of the oldest institutions in the
county, having been in active opera
ton for nearly third of a century.
The present officers are as follows:
S. D. Gregg, president; Chas. Heg-
berg, vice president, and G. S. Cryne,
secretary and historian.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
RECORD RUSH ON At THE
DICKINSON LAND OFFICE

To have "more business than the
land office" would be almost an utter
impossibility these days. Hundreds
of people daily flock to the Dickinson
U. S. land office and the rush is the
greatest it has been for many years.
This increase in business is occas-
ioned by the fact that the govern
ment recently made a ruling that any
homestead owner not now holding 800
acres of land can file on additional
acreage to make up that figure if
government land can be secured with
in twenty miles of the original home
stead. Nearly every homesteader
who is eligible under this ruling is
seeking to take up acreage to the
limit. Residence is not required on
the additional homestead land.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
DICKINSON BALL TEAM
PLAYS DOUBLE HEADER

On account of too much rain, late
hours or some other unaccountable
reason only half of the Glendive
bunch arrived here Sunday. So it was
necessary for the Dickinson bunch to
hold them over until Monday, when
the two teams staged double header.
1t was big disappointment to the
home bunch as big crowd and a
fine game had been anticipated for
Sunday.
Northrop was on the firing line for
Dickinson in the first game and the
big fellow had everything. Not sat
isfed with striking out sixteen men,
he let the hard hitting Glendive bunch
down with five hits. He was backed
up by the home bunch in great style
and their hitting was a thing Of
beauty. Ellis, playing left field for
Dickinson, carried off hitting honors
with four blows, while Dorher and
Tierney, also walloped the pill.
Dorfer got all his hits with men on
bases. Armcntraut worked for Glen
dive and the locals nicked him for
fifteen hits for a total of eight runs.
From a Dickinson standpoint there
was nothing to it and only served to
show the fans that the Dickinson
bunch can surely go some. The final
score was 80.
Second Game Results in a Tie.
Chase, Glendive's star Indian
twirler, was on the mound in the sec
ond and was opposed by '1ron Man
Northrop." 1t was some fight from
the first and the fans were kept on
their toes every minute. Glendive an
nexed one in the second and filled
the bases with nobody out in the
seventh but could only add one more,
making the score 20. The locals
plugged along, getting men on bases
in almost every inning but lacked the
necessary punch to put across a
score. Killroy took Northrop's
place in the first of the 9th and Glen
dive never threatened after that. The
Dickinson boys failed to score in the
last of the eighth and came up to
the last Of the ninth with the score
20 against them. Then the excite
ment started when Krony singled and
stole second and third. With every
body doing a war dance Tierney hit
one for two sacks and Krony scored.
With Killroy up things looked good
and he rewarded the confidence the
fans had in him by cracking one to
the fence for two sacks and Terney
crossed the counting line. Dougherty
hit one on the nose to right but
Mensor was there with a good catch
and as it was after ZOO p. m. the
umpire called the game. It was one
of the most exciting. games ever
seen here and reminded the fans very
much Of the New England game last
year.
Next Sunday the locals journey to
New England to play return game
with the team there and large num-
ber Of fans are planning on making
the trip.
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
DICKINSON NOW BUICK
DISTRIBUTING POINT

P. F. Berringer, senior member of
the firm of Berringer & Petricka, re-
turned the forepart of the week from
Minneapolis, where he closed a deal
with the Buick company for the dis
tributing agency for the famous
Buick automobiles. This general
agency secured by Berringer &
Petricka will include all of Stark,
Dunn, Billings, Hettinger, Adams and
Bowman counties, and parts of
Mercer and Morton. This means that
hundreds Of these cars will pass
through the hands of this firm every
season, and will add another spoke
to Dickinson's already varied whole
sale industries. ;,
The Dickinson press., 1916-07-22
DUNN CENTER To HAVE
FINE SCHOOL BUILDING

Dunn Center will have a new
school building that will cost in the
of $4,000. The con-
struction contract has been let to
Bake & Melby, Dickinson con-
tractors, their bid being $15,040. The
heating and wiring contract was let
to a Mandan firm at $2,375.
The building will be 36x63 feet in
size, and contain six rooms. The
manual training and domestic science
rooms will be located in the base
ment. Hebron pressed brick and
Dickinson hollow tile will be used in
the construction of the building.
Excavating for the basement was
begun last week and the work will be
rushed so the building will be
ready for occupancy in October.