The Dickinson press., 1917-11-10
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MISSOURI SLOPE NOTES
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year, Ogland attempted to save the
life of John L. Townsend who was
drowned at Williston. Ogland's
mother was overcome when her boy
was awarded the medal.
The Hettinger branch of the Red
Cross is adding considerably to its
membership. The secretary reports
the following new members: Peter
Carlin, Mrs. Peter Carlin, Mrs. Steve
Dunn, Mrs. L. NJ Anderson, Mrs. J.
A. Winkel, L. o. Ramstad, Mrs. Gus
Smith. The total membership is I'll
T. T. Walker of Duck Creek town
ship in Adams county realized more
than $4,000 in grain and stock this
year. He turned loose of $1,000 worth
of hogs last spring and recently sold
head of cattle and forty hogs. The
cattle brought $175O; the hogs cleared
$165O. The biggest profit was in the
hogs, says Mr.. Walker. They were
11-months stock and though they
were fed a little grain last winter
they made their own way this spring
until the rye and oats pasture we've
ready. Then they husked the corn
and put on fat in the cornfeld, after
which they went on the market.
After a three weeks illness, Mrs.
Henry Sampson of Hettinger passed
away recently at the age Of 81 years.
She was q native of Norway and hal
lived in Adams county for the past
four years. She leaves seven children.
Adams county has called term OF
district court for Tuesday, November
13. Candidates for citizenship papers
are to report the morning of that
day and the jury will present them
selves at 2 o'clock that afternoon.
Marmarth and North Marmarth
are to be connected by subway
under the railroad tracks in order thaI
the safety CT school children, vino
daily have been passing over the
tracks may be assured. The contcm-
plated subway is but a temporary
structure. The company officials have
promised a more permanent subway
after the war.
Eastern capitalists have taken OYER
the obligations on the Marmarth cleo
trio light plant and are now about 20
install new machinery, promising sat
isfactory service within I, very short
time.
BY remodeling his Main street
building at Marmarth, w. j. Radkc is
giving that town an up-to date hotel,
composed of thirty modern rooms.
one-third of which will have private
baths. R. H. Harrison will manage
the new hosiery.
new England is losing three Of its
bes, families. j. D. Johnson shipped
his household goods to McLaughlin
last week as did J. D. Clark. George
DeWalt has rented his farm south
west of New England and will soon
move to the Mclaughlin country.
A. S. Better has resigned as man
ager of the Regent Grain Co. garage
and automobile department. With his
family, Mr.. Better left for Los Ange-
les, Cal. His place has been taken
by Geo. V. Bowers, formerly an auto
mobile salesman with a Bismarck
firm.
The records in four states for high
average price was broken few days
ago on the B. w. Aylor farm when
nine bulls and thirty-one ineifers sold
for $4,000, averaging 1913 per hea'.
The previous record was 1882 per
head.
William Nelson, who has lived
south of Amidon for ten years, moved
his family and possessions to near
Buffalo Springs Mr.. Nelson has an
extensive dairy herd and will devo:c
moro time to his dairy business.
What promised to be a serious lire
at Regent Sunday Of last week WAS
happily averted by the prompt throw
ing Of water on the timbers over the
furnace in G. A. Llrson's residence
which had caught atire.
When Slope county was still g part
Of Billings county, Oscar Swanson of
Sharon paid his taxes on the south
west quarter of section 21-134-99 at
the Billings county seat. Later his
property was sold at auction in Slope
county for delinquent taxes. Mi.
Swanson paid again in Slope county
to retain the land. He now threatens
to sue the county unless he is given
credit for the taxes which he paid in
Billings. County Auditor c. H. Dale
and Treasurer j. S. Douglas, Of Slope
county made trip to Medora seeking
an adjustment of this matter.
Shortly after assisting in the
butchering Of some cattle and hogs
Carsten Boysen, 33 years old, sec
tion hand on the N. P, dropped dead
in the boarding house of the High
His wife and two children will live at
Belfeld.
The High Grade Ignite Coal COM
pany's mine at Medora, employing 25
men, has daily output of five cars,
an equivalent of 14O TONS
While riding in a wagon recently,
P. Conway of Medora lost his foot
hold and fell heavily to the ground.
The resultant injury to his leg laid
him up for few days.
Joe Loren, an employee at the Rus
sell Miller Milling Co. at Mandan,
broke his left leg recently while
horseback riding six miles north of
that city. The horse stumbled and
Mr.. Loren fell with his leg under.
meath. He is recovering rapidly.
Judge H. L. Henke Of Mandan as
-sessed a fine of $50 against J. Berger
for permitting his cattle to run on
the field of J. w. Smith. The latter
in his complaint asked damages in the
sum Of SITS.
Henry Vollrath Of New Salem was
arrested and fined Saturday in a Man
dan court for manning a Cog.
The deposition of J. F. House, 8
Mandan switchman for the N. P, was
heard Monday of last week before
Clerk of Court Elmer Carter in that
city in the case Of Nellie Muir VS.