The Dickinson press., 1916-04-08
the Kindred State Bank.

The commissioners Of Mclean
county will work five grading outfits,
one in each direction, and attempt to
build $50 miles Of highway this year.
If they will do about half that much
and finish their work as they go
along, making provisions to repair
the roads already built, they will
have served the community with more
effect.
NAt Devils Lake a United States
land patent, musty and thirty-two
years old, has been filed with Register
Of Deeds 0: F: Anderson. It trans
fers from the government to Card
ner S. Moore, now deceased, valuable
land adjoining Devils Lake. The in
strument bears the signature of
Chester A. Arthur, president of the
United States. The instrument is
older than the city of Devils Lake,
; in that it was known as Creelsburg,
Dakota Territory, when the patent
was issued.
NPlans r being considered for a
survey of a proposed farmers rail-
road between Williston and Crosby,
which will serve the Zahl, Stady and
Bonetrail counties. It is proposed to
the farmers by E. E. Henderson, pro-
moter and builder of the Midland
Continental line, that if they will
guarantee the expenses of a topo-
graphical and general survey of the
route and territory, the work to cost
about $1,000, that a survey of the
conditions would be made as soon as
possible, and if conditions are found
to warrant the belief that the rail-
! road when built will pay interest of at
least six per cent, Mr.. Henderson will
undertake the securing of capital
from the eastern brokers. Nearly
81 900 has already been subscribed by
the farmers along the proposed route.
Jens Hagen of Ambrose, who has
been employed for the past three
months in the Truax coal mine, near
Noonan, was the victim of a most
unfortunate accident while at work
in the mines preparing a charge of
dynamite for a "shoot." He was in
the act of filling the powder horn
from a key of powder when there was
an explosion which left the under
ground room in total darkness and
blew the victim about 80 feet.
Twenty-Five men were at work in
the mines and they instituted a
search for the cause of the disturb
ance. They entered the darkened
room and soon saw a blaze which re-
vealed the PROSTATE form of the man,
whose clothes were on fire. The
clothing was hastily removed and the
unconscious man was taken to the
Noonan hotel, where he is being cared
for by a nurse and a physician.
X Indians on the Fort Yates reserva-
ton are becoming expert farmers, &C.
cording to Major J. M. Carrigan, for
mer Indian agent, now post trader
and postmaster at that point. "We
have $500 Indians on the reserva-
ton, and they are progressive" said
Major Yates. "They have taken up
diversified farming and raise some
fine crops. They take naturally to
the raising of horses and cattle, and
are as much interested in improving
their stock as their white brothers. :"
Because their range has been cut
down, and they believe there is money
in dairying, they have imported Hol-
stein cattle and take good care of
them. They have no creameries, but
CIACy WILL CO1IAS W Cl1clu LII Cll1S. W.
have fine schools on the reservation,
and the Indian youths take full ad-
vantage of their opportunities" The
Indians have rid themselves almost
entirely of the cayus stock and breed
good draft and farm animals. They
have fine farms with good houses and
barns, and everything that goes to
make life comfortable in the country.