The Dickinson press., 1917-11-10

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The Headquarters for the food con-
servation work of the Slope district
has been established at Mandan. Miss
Elsie Stark of that city is the super
intendent.
The Red Trail ferryboat, "The
Marion" at Mandan has suspended
service for the winter as the river has
frozen over. 1t will be docked At
Washburn or Rockhaven. The boat
will be piven an overhauling while on
it's vacation.
Road builders are now working on
the road at New England and prom
ises completion in about two weeks.
Thomas Terry, the contractor, has
lust completed road work in Morton
county.
While his sister and himself were
p]aving with fire in their home near
Center last week, the three year-old
son of lgnatius Bopp was severely
burned. His clothing catching fire, he
ran into the yard where his parents
were working and they were success
ful in cxtinguishing the blaze only
after the child had been painfully
burned
Mott is waiting to hear from Wash
inwton relative to a new location for
it's post office. Recently the post
master there circulated a petition
rrnviny the Government to change the
location to the building formerly oc-
cupicd by the VIM. H. Brown COM
pany. Ninety nine per cent of the
n"opic signed the petition. If Wash
ington is favorable the change will
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Blacktcg is reported in the eastern
part of Oliver county. 1t would be
we'll to watch the cattle closely in
,hl, and other sections.
Center now has new Methodist
miristcr Rev. V. Merchant and his
family arc getting settled in the par
Seventeen cars of cattle wore
shipped from Hebron week before
last. These unusually heavy ship
mcnts from that section are said t.
be due to Il scarcity of feed.
The usual result Of cranking a Ford
came to J. A. Andes of Mott last
wnck--a few days layoff while the
lgimcnts in his right wrist are
Miss Jessie Backman, formerly of
Bowman, is now stenographer with
the Galloway e. Orr Abstract Co. Of
Nett.
Monroe Wright of Jamestown,
father Of Sheriff w. r. Wright of
Mott, died Saturday Of last week. His
death was due to an injury received
while in the Civil War. He was rs
years old. He has another son, Major |
Dana II. Wright, who is now serving
in the lG4th Infantry at Camp Greene,
North Carolina Mr.. Wright is sur
vived by a widow, six children, two
sisters and a brother
Abner Larson of Center is now act
ing as bookkeeper at the Citizens
State Bank at Hazen.
Tom Hayes, formerly of the Hazen
Star, is now manager OF the Enter
prise at Zap.
Lack of patronage is the cause
given for the closing Of the creamery |
at Hazcn. It will reopen in the
spring.
The first of scricsof community
in school district No.
IL near Hazen, will be a pie social at
The school Of E. C. Settle, two and
miles west of Hazen. The
second social, date for which has not
vet been decided, will be held at school
numbcr 3, and the third will occur a1
school number 2, six miles west of
HaZcn.
Sam Hatcher, blacksmith of Burt,
in Morton county, while starting a
gasoline engine, got cntangled in the
governor and suffered q broken hand.
New Leipzig has organized a home |
Guard with nearly fifty members. Dr..
Z. +. Hamilton is the captain and the
:nooting dates are on Tuesdays and
trid: Us.
Moose Hall in New Leipzig was Gil
tirGiy destroyed by fire Saturday Of
last week. The loss is in the neigh
t1orhood of $1,000 which was covered
by insurance. Of unknown origin,
the fire did it's work in half-hour's
time. A stiff breeze blowing at the
time Of the fire, saving the building
was an impossibility. Three automo'
bics and numerous accessories, nearly
q carload of salt, much finishing 1um-
bcr and other articles were eaten by
the flames Sparks blew to the pump
house some distance away and a hole
was burned in that floor.
E. E. Noble of Beach, poisoned
some time ago by the bite of a dog,
is on the mend after serious illness.
Fire, supposed to be Of incendiary
origin, destroyed Bullion Hall in that
vicinity near Sentinel Butte recently.
1t was built about four years ago by
popular subscription. The loss is esti-
mated at $500 with no insurance.
A Junior Red Cro"s Society was Or
ganized at the Beach high school 4
few days ago with G8 members.
Conrad Boysen Of Sully Springs
died suddenly of he 1T disease Sunday
Of last week. He leaves a wife and
two children.
A petition urging Congress to pass
the Federal amendment giving women
the right Of suffrage, was being circu-
lated in Medora 81 ne time ago by
Mrs. E. O. Murray Of Hebron.
Charles DeFoe, who has been oper-
ating the passenger stage line be-
tween Killdeer and Dickinson, has
taken over the Manning Dickinson
mail stage, relieving Aleck Fowler,
who has been on the run for many
years. Mr.. Fowler will probably erect
a residence on his falf-section farm on
Crooked Creek.
The Dunn County Abstract Co. Of
Manning won it's suit against the First
State Bank of Dunn Center before
Justice Boyd last week. The defend
ant will appeal.
Ed Campbell of Manning shipped
his Hanlbletonian mare to Montana
wbe1e she will be entered in the races.
Ignace, son of c. G. Kapelovitz of
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