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The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
GETS INTOXICATED AND
IS RELIEVED Of MONEY

Joe Pavlish, a well-to-do farmer
residing about Is miles northwest of
the city, came to town on Saturday
imbibed in liquor a little too freely,
and as a result was relieved of his
pocketbook containing $500. He dis
covered his loss towards evening and
reported to the police. Three men
who had been drinking with him dur
ing the day were placed under arrest
and on Tuesday brought before City
Magistrate Walter Sterland for hear
ing. There was no evidence connect
ing these men with the theft, how
ever, and they were released upon
this charge.
Pavlish swore on the stand that
he had paid one of them, Carl Camp
bell, rs cents for a pint of whiskey,
and as a result the latter was held on
the charge of bootlegging. Campbell
has been working occasionally at odd
jobs during the summer at South
Heart and Dickinson.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
DURUM WHEAT PROVES
SATISFACTORY CROP

J. Allen Clark, of the United States
Department Of Agriculture, Washing
ton, D. c., made a short stay in
Dickinson again this week, the Sec
ond time within the month. Mr..
Clark was formerly connected with
the Dickinson sub station and is well
known in this locality. He now has
charge Of the departmental work in
connection with the growing of spring
wheat in the western portion Of the
United States. He has just completed
an extensive study of the wheat situa-
ton in Montana and North Dakota,
and finds that the only wheat worth
while of late years is the Durum or
Macaroni variety. This variety is
showing a fair to good yield this
year, while blue stem and fife is next
to worthless. Marquis wheat in in
stances where it was seeded real
early in the spring, is also showing
up quite we'll, according to Mr.. Clark.
Mr.. Clark's findings bear out the
experience Of the local sub-station.
Since black rust has become prevalent,
Durum has proven the only satisfac-
tory crop of wheat. Wheat should be
seeded only on fall plowing.
Flax, barley and oats have done
we'll this season and an excellent crop
of the two latter is being threshed.
If frosts do not occur for couple Of
weeks, the fax crop is also assured.
Corn is also coming along in fine
shape.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
TAYLOR Man AND FAMILY
IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT

AS A. H. Conradson, agent for the
Occident Elevator Co. at Taylor, and
family were returning from Mon
tana trip they encountered an auto ac-
cident near Green river on the Taylor
Dickinson road. They were driving
along at a moderate gait when the
car struck sand at the bottom CT a
hill. In some manner the wheel got
away from Mr.. Conradson and skid
ded, breaking a hind wheel and tip
ping the car into the ditch. Mr.. Con-
radson and the little boy jumped out,
but as the car took it's own time to
turn over Mrs. Conradson did not
think it was going and stood in the
front seat. When the car did tip she
doubled over in the seat and escaped
with only slight bruises. The car
turned completely over and i'm
prisoned Mrs. Conradson underneath.
A. H. succeeded in raising the car up
far enough for her to crawl out, al
though himself and another man
could not bulge it afterward.
The family was brought on into
Taylor by travelling man who hap,
pened to come along with car, and
the injured machine was left until
the next day. Sometime in the night
some man stole the radiator and
horn from the machine.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
GRADED HIGHWAY FROM
DICKINSON TO MANNING

Largely through the instrumental
ity of one man, Fred w. Turner of
Dickinson, there will soon be fine
graded road from this city to Man
ming. Energy and push has made
possible an almost completed road to
the "breaks," and when the final mile
of this stretch is graded the highway
will be complete.
This is a road that has long been
needed and the only reason that it
had not been built before was that
there was nobody to push the project.
Mr.. Turner got busy with the farm
ers, the county commissioners and
everybody concerned, and even prom
ised to build a portion of the road
at his own expense. This fall will
see the completion of the project,
and like the Red Trail and the bridge
across the Little Missouri at Medora,
this new road will stand forever as a
monument to man who is ever full
of push and energy.
Now Mr.. Turner is one of the
chief movers in planning a vehicle
bridge across the big Missouri river
between Mardan and Bismarck. He
believes that a quarter Of million
dollars will span the "Big Muddy"
and he feels satisfied that the funds
can be made available if little
'pep" is put into the campaign.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02

start their children in school early.
Much valuable education is lost to
those who stay away from school at
the beginning of the term, and when
they finally start in they are handi-
capped throughout the entire school
year.
The following corps of teachers will
have charge of the work in the high
school and grades for the ensuing
school year:
High School
Superintendent-P. S. Berg, Dick
inson, reelected.
Principal anl German-Miss Anna
L. Hillesheim, Sleepy Eye, Mimi, re-
elected.
English Allie Dickson, Dick
inson.
Latin and Algebra Miss May
Grant, Monico, Wis.
History and Science-Miss Stella
Van Dyke, Tekemah, Neb., reelected.
Music and Drawing-Miss Elizabeth
Bradford, Madison, Wis.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
LEG TORN FROM
BODY IN WELL
DRILL GEARING
CLOTHING OF UNFORTUNATE
YOUNG MAN CAUGHT ON
SHAFT SET SCREW.
Remarkable Grit of Injured Man
Shown When He Asked About
Lubricator After Release.

On Tuesday morning about o'clock
at the northwest school house in Wild
Rose district, about twenty miles
northeast Of Dickinson, occurred
most terrible accident when Harold
Aakcnhead, brother of Mrs. C. L.
Tillquist, of this city, had his leg
crushed and torn off completely a
little above the knee.
Mr.. Aakenhead and his brother-in-
law, Mr.. Tillquist, were engaged in
drilling a we'll at this place, the
former attempting to oil the machine
while the mechanism was running in
full gear. His overalls caught on
set screw of the shaft, and, before
the young man could extricatc him
self, his clothes were being wound up
in the wheels and his leg pulled in
with them.
Mr.. Tillquist, when he discovered
his comrades serious prcdicamcnt did
all man could do under the circum-
stances. Grabbing the belt with all
his strength, on the instinct of the
moment, he injured his hands quite
badly, as this belt runs with two ton
pressure, but he quickly succeeded in
stopping the mechanism, although too
late, for the unfortunate mans left
leg was already torn from the body.
The patient was rushed immedi-
ately in the Mike Miller car to St.
Joseph's hospital in Dickinson, where
he is convalescing. His mother, Mrs.
J. w. Aakcnhead of Sparta, Wis, ar
rived on Wednesday evening.
The young man is bearing his loss
with remarkable grit. Those who
were eyewitnesses of the horrible
scene say that never had they seen
such wonderful nerve. His presence
of mind never left him. On being
taken from the machine he asked
calmly whether the lubricator was
turned off. From the mans bearing
one would hardly guess his pain and
misfortune.
Mr.. Aakenhead has been out in
this country about seven years,
spending part Of the time with his
sister in Dickinson and part on
threshing rigs northeast Of the city.
He has made great many friends in
this vicinity, because of his sociable
nature and steady disposition.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02

tion is to levy a So assessment on
each acre Of farm lands within an
area ten miles back each side of the
line-which will be about sixty miles
long.
The topography of the county is
heavy rolling, making the location of
the line exceedingly difficult. The
grade will be two per cent necessi-
tating some heavy cuts and fills.
The Equity Engineering Co. will
start the preliminary survey as soon
as possible, so as to prepare the way
for letting the contract some time
next winter. Actual construction may
begin next spring, the desire being
to complete the road as soon as pos
sible.
This is one of the largest private
engineering contracts ever let in the
state, and was awarded to the Fargo
company in competition with field
Of FIVE bidders.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
DICKINSON PROUD OF IT'S
EFFICIENT POLICE SYSTEM

The city of Dickinson has been
very efficiently policed this fall, and
the people should feel well satisfied
with the splendid work Of Chief of
Police Pat Corbett and Night Officer
Tom McDonough. They not only have
kept the city almost free from sus-
picious and tough characters, but have
been instrumental in the apprehend-
ing Of number of criminals wanted
elsewhere. They have been wide
awake at all times and continually on
duty. sss Ia. 81
\ Nearly all Of the larger cities Of
the state have experienced more OF
less trouble this fall with I. w. w,
gangs and general hoaters, but they
have all given Dickinson wide
birth land this because Of its reputed
police system.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
BREAKS WRIST WHILE
CRANMNG FORD CAR

David Sundquist of the agricultural
college at Fargo, suffered painful
accident while attempting to crank
his Ford car at the Dickinson sub
station Saturday. He advanced the
spark little too far and the engine
back-fred, with the result that the
unfortunate mans wrist was shat
tered. He was hurried to St.
Joseph's hospital by Manager John c.
Thysell of the station, and the broken
arm set by a physician.
Mr.. Sundquist is conducting a cam
paign for the raising of funds for
the building of new Y. M. c. A.
building on the college campus.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02

The Dickinson schools open next
Tuesday, September 5th, for the fall
term. The high school and grade
schools will open with twenty-six in
structors in charge, but it is expected
that this number will have to be in
creased in the near future as the at
tendance this year will undoubtedly
break all records. Last year over 700
pupils were enrolled in the public
schools of the city and over 500 were
in attendance at St. Joseph's school
on the South Side. The school popu-
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
HIGH SCHOOL

lation this year will probably reach
the $500 mark.
The great trouble this year appar-
emily will be the lack of room. The
lower grade rooms were crowded to
such an extent last year that only
half day sessions could be given.
there is a desperate need for another
grade building and the sooner that
some action is taken in this regard,
the better it will be for the children
of the city. A proper education can
not be given in the lower grades
under the circumstances which pre-
vailed last year.
Superintendent P. S. Berg heads
the school again this year, and he
makes an urgent appeal to parents to
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
MRS, K|PP Of TAYLOR
DIED AUGUST Is

On last Friday night at the local
hospital occurred the death of Mrs.
Anton Kipp after an illness of little
over two weeks.
The Kipp family reside on a farm
about IL miles north Of Taylor, and
deceased was i'll at her home some
time before being taken to the local
hospital.
Mrs. Kipp leaves besides her hus-
band two. sons and two daughters,
ranging between s and IA years. A
sister, Mrs. Strauss, resides in this
city. 3 %,E A *
Funeral services were held in st.
Joseph's Catholic church at 2:3O.
o'clock Sunday and interment made
in st. Joseph's cemetery. .
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02

Unless the unexpected intervenes
about 100000 railway men will stop
work next Monday morning at ZOO
o'clock. The railway corporations of
the nation refuse to grant the en-
ployees' demand for an eight-hour
working day, and they are looking to
the government for help in the crisis.
An eight-hour bill has been started
in congress in effort to prevent the
threatened industrial catastrophe, but
it is not believed that satisfactory
measure can be passed in time to
block the strike.
Dickinson is perhaps as well, if not
better prepared, to withstand a long
siege of railway strike than any other
city in the state. The local flour
mills have capacity of nearly a
thousand barrels of flour daily, and
there is plenty of wheat in the i'm
mediate vicinity to turn out flour in
plenty for the whole state if neces-
sary. The Consolidated Coal and
: Lgnite Mines are the largest coal
companies in the northwest, and
there is an unlimited supply of coal
available for both commercial and
private use, and oceans to spare.
There is plenty of potatoes, vege-
tables, butter and eggs in the vicin-
ity to care for the city's wants per-
fectly. Brick and building materials
are here in abundance, and building
operations need not stop. There are
thousands of head of cattle in the
country surrounding and there can
never be meat problem. This is
truly a land of plenty, and railroad
strike, although proving a great
handicap, would not seriously affect
business or living conditions.
The most serious condition that
would prevail in event Of a prolonged
strike, would be the shortage of
gasoline and kerosene. Hundreds Of
threshing and tractor engines would
be forced to discontinue operations and
the automobile traffic would soon be
at a standstill. One of the large oil
companies has informed the Press
that should strike go into effect,
the sale of kerosene would necessarily
have to be limited in this city at once
and none sold in wholesale lots for
power purposes. Much the same rule
would have to obtain with reference
to gasoline.
One grocery firm Of the city, alone
has shipped in three full carloads of
sugar this week, so as to be prepared
for any emergency. The general
stores have ordered comprehensive
stocks of goods, and the lumber deal
ers are prepared to care for their
customers.
Nobody wants a strike. The rail-
road men don't want to lay off and
the railroads do not want them to;
neither do the people. Railroad en-
ployees figure, however, that they are
making a just demand and they stand
ready to force the corporations to
grant their request. The Press is of
the opinion that the employees will
ultimately win out, as they seem to
be in absolute control of the situation.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02

Eighth Grade-Miss Minnie Bage-
miel, Devils Lake.
South Side Ward
First and Second Grades-Miss
Alta NJ. Turk, Mott.
St. Joseph's School
The St. Joseph's school in South
Dickinson will also open on Septem-
ber 5th. The three school rooms in
the church basement and the two
rooms in the Sisters home have been
undergoing a thorough overhauling
and will be bright and clean for the
beginning. These are the grade
rooms and, besides, there is also the
Josephenum, or boys dormitory,
where the first and second years of
high school will be taught, the latter
being this years innovation. Last
year some 500 pupils were enrolled
and the same number, if not more,
are expected this year to register for
the coming term. Eight teachers will
have charge.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
SIX WORKING MEN ROBBED
AND THROWN FROM TRAIN

Word was received over the wires
Wednesday evening by Night Officer
Tom McDonough advising him that a
gang Of "Wobblers" had robbed five
or six working men on westbound
near Sims and thrown them from the
train. The Dickinson authorities were
asked to be on the lookout for them,
but they evidently left the train be-
fore it's arrival in this city, and
scattered over the country, as no
trace could be found of them. s
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02

Miss Marie Holland, Mayville, both
reelected.
Third Grade-Miss Alta Eiken-
berry, Green, Iowa, reelected, and
Miss Hattie Best, Hillboro.
Fourth Grade-Miss Margaret
Conklin, Saltwater, Minn., reelected,
and Miss Ethel Dunlevy, Mayville.
Fifth Grade-Miss Cora Anderson,
Hatton, and Miss Elsie I. Pagenkopf,
St. Peter, Minn., both reelected.
Sixth Grade-Miss Hattie Gaines,
Jamestown, and Miss Rose Waddell
Dickinson, reelected.
Seventh Grade-Miss Louise B
Weller, Lisbon, and Miss Clara
Winter, Montevideo, MINI.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
REGISTER OF DEEDS HAS
SPLENDID FLOWER GARDEN

Register and Mrs. John Leask on
their residence property on First Ave-
nue. East, have the finest flower
garden in the city, if not in the entire
Missouri Slope. Flowers of every
variety, in great profusion almost
cover the spacious grounds. Almost
every variety from the magnificent
southern Gamma to the lowly sun
flower are represented. It truly is a
beauty spot of which the Leask
family can be justly proud.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Dickinson Public Schools
Open ON Tuesday Ne&t

Domestic Economy-Miss Edna M.
Harris, Whitewater, Wis.
Commercial-Miss Hildegard OFT,
Minnesota.
Instructors in manual training and
physical education have not as yet
been elected.
Graded Schools
First Grade-Miss Jennie Mason,
Quinion, and Miss Elsie Rehnke, Thief
River Falls, Minn., both reelected.
Second Grade-Miss Nellie Son.
mers, Thief River Falls, Minn., and
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
Cont RACT
FOR SURVEY OF
new rail ROAD

The contract for the preliminary
survey Of a railroad from Dickinson
to Anlidon, proposed for construction
by the farmers and business men of
the territory affected, has been award
ed to the Equity Engineering Co. of
Fargo.
Preliminary estimates fix the cost
of constructing the line at about
81 ,OO0, 900 and the theory Of promo
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02
TWO NEW NORMAL SCHOOL
COMMITTEES ARE NAMED

Mayor ALI. White, chairman Of the
normal school committee, has an
nounced two new committees on pub
licity and finance as follows: @fs
Publicity Ernest l.. Peterson, c. S
Barnes, Fl. J. Blanchard and Lloyd
RAIDER.
Finance w. L. Richards, Judge +
Maser, Leslie Simpson and Ear
Shipley.
The Dickinson press., 1916-09-02

In case of a prolonged strike
that would effectively stop all :
shipments into the city, Dickin-
son has supplies on hand or
available to last as follows:
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-05-18

is the free short course In mid winter
especially designed TO assist prospec-
tors in identifying ores end to make
field tests to determine their mineral
content. A class of sixteen took this
course last winter, several coming
other states and one was mining
man from Mexico, who took advan-
tage of his enforced idleness to take
the course offered free of charge at
Moscow. Every member of this class
is now in the mountains or on the
deserts prospecting. and several of
them have sent in samples of diseov-
cries to have thorough tests made at
the school of mines laboratory, this
being a service that is also given free.
In addition to this, instructors from
the school of mines visit all parts Of
the state to study geological condi-
tons, assist mining men in solving
the problems that confront them both
In mining and milling operations with
the view to economy in mining and
to improve metallurgical methods to
the end that the percentage of loss
may be reduced to the minimum.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-05-18

among the non -Mormons which in
turn strengthens him at home. BY
thus working both ends against the
middle Mr.. Hart is a man of real in
fluence in the state of Idaho. He PLAYS
one against the other and with the
greatest success. The leading politi-
clans of Idaho use John Hart when
ever they can and are used by him
willy nilly.
The Mormon people have always
had men among them who pretended
to carry with them the voice and vote
OF the southeast" Such one. for
many years was George G.. Parkinson
Another was Sam Rich. A third. and
the most astute and straightest of the
three Is John Hart. The influence of
Hart is due a great deal more to the
credulity and cupidity of the non Nor
mons than it is to the subseryiencv of
the Mormons.
SO long as gentle Idaho goes to
Salt Lake to barter for support, that
long will men like Mr.. Hart exert
great Influence in political affairs. We
do not blame the Mormons for taking
advantage of the opportunity. and
least of all we blame John Hart.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-05-18
JUDGE DUNN AND THE SUPREME
BENCH.
Caldwell Tribunc>


| Robert N. Dunn, one of the most
capable district judges Ia the state. a
lawyer of eminence before he came to
the district cour., fine type of citi-
zen, and a most excellent man In
every respect, has announced that he
viii be a candidate for justice of the
supreme court. Judge Dunn has been
mentioned timed and again as a most
suitable man for the office. He has
also been spoken of on more than one
occasion as good gubernatorial timber
In fact Judge Dunn is one of the lead
ing and most influential men of north
Idaho His candidacy for any position
lr IN United states senator down Is
to be given the most earnest consid-
Grafton.
There are two candidates in the
field, Judge Sullivan and Judge Dunn.
Judge Sullivan has been mentioned in
these columns in previous issues.
Judge Dunn has not been mentioned
owing to the fact that he had not
reached conclusion until the latter
part of last week.
Judge Dunn will have the hearty
support of the people of his section of
the state. He will have the support
OF the men who are acquainted with
MN in other sections of the state.
These facts are the strongest recon-
that any man can have.
II there are other candidates for the
they will come from south
IDAHO. This fact augurs well for the
success of the candidacy of Judge
Dunn.
OF course it is too early to prophecy.
Is too early to pick favorites. With
ut encouragement of any other man
# any other candidate we can saw
nat Judge Dunn is one of the best
nen who ever appeared as a candidate
Or justice of the state supreme court,
nd there have been some very good
len as candidates. In fact some of
he best men never got beyond the
stage. However, we do not
AXE that as an i'll omen. 1t was pure
an accident and should not happen
gain.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-05-18

1t is natural that Butte should APP
ply for one of the mining expert
mental stations, but it is impossible to
discover any valid claim that can be
advanced by Spokane. 1t is far re-
moved from any active mining dis
trict and the state of washington.
while possessing great mineral possi-
bilities, has not yet taken high rank
as mining state. However, the ver-
satile gentlemen who compose the
Mining Mems club can no doubt make
a showing that will be pleasing to
their vanity even if it does not prove
to the department mines
of the Inland Empire" is an adjustable
term that may include when necessary
every camp from the Rio Grams to
the Yukon.