The Dickinson press., 1917-12-22
GRASSY BUTTE NEWS

When IL comes TO SeLC1nS over LHe
road in cold weather, Joe Remsing,
the mail man, is always there with
his Ford, and he makes good time
| every day.
Hunters and trappers are coming in
every few days to make application
for license which costs but ST.. The
First State Bank has the blanks and
makes out these applications without
charge for all corners
Grassy Butte had it's share Of the
severe cold last week. The night of
the t7h the government gauge record
ed IS degrees below zero and the FOL-
lowing night the mark was SO below.
This is record breaking weather for
so early in December, but this has
been a year of unusual things.
Mrs. John w. Godfrey, who had
been looking after the L. E. Godfrey
restaurant in this place, returned the
past week to Killdeer for the winter.
Her husband has a good position in the
Ray & Clark hardware store in Kill
deer, of which Louis Asal is one of
the owners and manager.
George August and others were all
ready to start over land on their
horses for their winter stock camp on
the Sioux Reservation when it COM
menced to snow the first of the month,
so they gave up the trip, thinking
that it would be too hard on the
horses. Mr.. August plans on remain
ing with Ed. Roether during the
winter, but some Of his associates in
the stock business will go down south
on the train a little later to help with
the cattle.
Ed. Roether was leaving on Deem
Der IA to go over to the w. H.
Aehnelt ranch to receive the 10 head
of cattle he bought a few weeks be-
fore. Mr.. Roether was formerly en-
ployed in the Russell-Miller Mill Co.
works at Dickinson, but is now one
of the progressive farm-ranchers of
this section. He has bought a ton Of
shorts of r. S. Davidson & Co. at
Killdeer in order that he may be able
to bring his stock through the winter
in fine shape.
As near as can be learned the Gov
eminent has practically closed with
Herman Heuer to carry the mail twice
a week between Bicycle and Grassy
Butte. The trips are to be made Mon
day and Friday Of each week, leaving
Bicycle at o'clock for this place and
returning on the same day; leaving
Grassy Butte not later than 5 o'clock
in the afternoon. As the distance is
but nine miles Mi. Heuer will have no
difficulty in making the round trip
in the afternoon. This will be2a serv-
ice; that the people on the flats have
wanted for a long time. Mrs. Anna
Faue is postmistress at Bicycle. :.
MI. Tri from near Aberdeen; S.
Oak. was to, come to Grassy Butte
the last of the week to lease the L.
E. Godfrey pool hall and restaurant
for four months. The stock was to
be invoiced. MI. Tri, a brother of
Frank Tri of this locality, is home
stealing in Wyoming and has some
brothers who r also going out west
in the spring to- acquire government
Hand. Mr.. Godfrey has his farm near
Grassy Butte and will: be glad of the
chance to look after his stock from
now until spring, so the arrangement
should work in nicely for both parties.
To Automobile Owners:-The law
contemplates the making Of applica-
ton for registration tags at the first
of the year but during the months of
April, May and June of 1917 the Sec
rotary of State received more than
100000 applications from persons who
should have made their applications in
January, thereby causing much con-
fusion, errors and aggravating delays.
Why wait until April or May to get
your tags? The fee is the same
whether you register in January or
November. 1t will also save you the
trouble Of being stopped on the street
by officers asking you where your 1913
tags are. because your 1917 tags are
good only until the first of January.
|C. O. Armstrong; Special State Agent
Motor. Vehicle Dept.
Claude II. Richardson, who resigned
as postmaster at Mary, was in town
the past week on business. Mr.. Rich
ardson stated that his reason for re-
Isigning was because Mrs. Richard
sons health is not very good and TO,
the further reason that they do not
have any spare room for the office al
their home. Had the crops been good
the past season he would have added
Ia small room for the post office and
kept it, although the cancellation II
small and very poor inducement for
farmer to look after the business
Application has been sent to Wash
ington for the appointment Of Fret
Hartman as postmaster at Mary, bu1
until an inspector can get out here
to make the transfer it is not sup
posed that there will be any change
Charles Sackett is the champio,
walker of the place. He wanted tt
make Dickinson via Killdeer last weei
land as there was no one driving Ovel
just at the time he started out on foo
with a heavy grip and made better
than 20 miles, down east Of Whet
stone, before a team overlook him
THE following morning he was w
bright and early at the Norred wait
ing for the stage man to take him A
miles over to Dickinson. Mr.. Sacket'
issabeutS 81 years of age and in spit.
of his advanced years tried very hart
Ito get into the Dickinson Machin,
Gun Co. He says he believes he coult
hold up his end with any Of the army
/ boys in France and he knows that III
could shoot with the best Of them.
Those taking part in the home tai
ent play entitled "Aunt Diana's Quilt
ling Party" given at the Amusement
lhall on Friday evening, December Il
ARE: Mrs. Joe Cain, Mr.. and Mrs
Victor Hayes, Mrs. Fred Hoerauf, MI
and Mrs. Archie Lambert, Miss Rit,
Conway, Miss Elma Murray, Mr.. am
Mrs. Tom Farley, Miss Emma Nichols
Mrs. Alb. Murray, Mrs. Herb. Murray
Harold Rase, Wilbur Lawhead ant
Willie Hoerauf. Mr.. Lambert directs