The Dickinson press., 1917-12-01
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Darold Meyers, who shot his wife
home of his father-in-law near
Shields, is in the Morton county iaiI.
He will stand trial after his RECOVERY.
His wife is getting better. She is in
a Flasher hospital.
The school at Werner has a new
teacher, whose participation in the
teaching will allow better work to be
done and will relieve the strain on the
other teachers. The new teacher,
who comes from Berthold, N. D., has
the e%uphonius name of Dorothy Darl-
ing. That school will be crowded by
the older boys now with. such a
prettily-named monitor.
Eugene Beagle is slowly recovering
Of an operation performed at Bis
marck last week. His parents, who
live at Werner, were with him. This
is the second operation that Eugene
has undergone.
Several of the Hazen Home Guard
went over to Golden Valley last week
to assist that town in getting started
with a guard of their own.
A. A.. Lucas of Alexander recently
joined Co. G, goth Reg't Foresters, az
American University, Washington, d.
&c.
While driving to a dance at Amidon
recently, George A. Totten, Jr., with
four others We're thrown from an auto
when the latter turned over. No seri-
Gus hurts resulted. Robert French of
the Bowman Leader sustained . q
spralned wrist and his wife received
several bruises. Another lady of the
party was cut on the head. The folks
were cared for at the w. r. Pauley
home.
George Buzalsky of Amidon killed
a coyote recently, a varmint that had
been killing his chickens. Four shots
were taken at the brute but these
were insufficient so George swung the
butt of the gun along side the coyotes
head. 1t won't kill any more chick
ems.
Sigurd Dalhaug of Amidon is going
to move with his family to Twin
Valley, Mimi, where he Is to manage
a big stock farm for his daddv-in-
law. Mr.. Dalhaug is still Using
crutches. He fell from a scafold
some time back, breaking his leg. He
is now selling his farm and personal
property.
Skunks crawled under the Purcell
school house in Slope county recently
and engaged in a fight. The result
was that Miss Irene Douglas, teacher
at the school, dismissed school for a
few days. In the meantime. the
school board used disinfectants TO
good purpose and school is now IN
session once more.
Rev. f. O. Brose, formerly of Blue
Grass, is now pastor of the German
Lutheran Congregational church at
Billings, Mont.
Conrad Braun is now managing the
Glen Ullin Mercantile Co. in that city.
The telephone line between Het-
finger and Lodge Pole is completed,
the first message going over the wire
last week. Five phones have been in
stalled and more will be as soon as
the instruments can be obtained. The
line IS now being extended south from
Lodge Pole. The first stretch will be
to the Beld place, seven miles south
west OF Lodge Pole. From there a
line seven miles long will 60 to
Jessfjeldls, and from that point it
will extend to Lunden's, a distance or
ten miles. It is expected that the en-
tire line will be finished this year.
Mott is getting ready to organize a
Home Guard. Nearly every town in.
the state is falling into Line in this
respect.
a Holstein Breeders circuit has
been organized in the Flasher COM
munity. Twelve farmers are in the
circuit. It is believed that. a prosper