The Dickinson press., 1917-09-22

Fred A.. Gabbert of New England
who joined the U. S. navy about toul
months ago, is now at the U: S: naval
camp at Charleston, S. c.. He is now
serving in the capacity of chief petty
officer, in charge of a company as
commander and instructor.
Hylner Westlund, for some time
past assistant cashier at the First Ma
tional Bank of Belfield, left recently
for Minneapolis, in response to a tele-
gram ~summoning him to service, ne
having, sometime ago, enlisted IN the
hospital service of the U. S. navy.
Christ Strommen of New England
nearly lost his separator last week
when q ."dust bomb" exploded and
set the machine on fire. The water
tank was close by and the men started
pumping water into the separator.
The machine was only slightly dam
aged.
Twenty more car loads of cattle
were shipped from the Medora yards
recently, bound for the Chicago mark
ct. George Gardner and Howard,
Frank and Jim Young accompanied
the shipment. Mesdames Howard and
Jim Young also left for Chicago the
same day.
The Fort Berthold Indians will hold
a fair at Elbowoods September rs, 26
and 27. A regular wild west show
will be one of the features. There
will also be a display Of agricultural
exhibits grown by the Indians. The
participants and those in attendance
will camp out Indian fashion.
Recently w. H. Hardy of Belield
closed a deal with a Fargo man for
the sale of his implement stock. The
stock was invoiced, packed and shipped
the same week. MIR. Hardy is also
temporarily retiring from the auto
mobile business and with Mrs. Hardy
will spend the winter in Florida.
Hebron is a "high ball" station on
the Northern Pacific it seems. Of late
No. 4 never as much as hesitates as
it passes through and No. 3 burns up
the atmosphere as it attains the speed
of an air ship while passing through
the city. 1t is presumed that shortly
Nos. 7 and 8 will only stop when
tagged,
Miss Hazel Zilpha Stout died at
her home near Alpha on September
9th, from a complication Of measles
and scarlet fever, and a short time
prior to her death contracted pneu-
monia. Deceased was % years of age
and had been a resident Of the
country south of Sentinel Butte for
several years:
J. John D. Clark, who has been on the
Standing Rock reservation putting up
hay, stated that there is hay enough
on the reservation to supply the needs
of three states if it were all put up.
This outfit has put up 125 tons on
less than a quarter section and has
rs much more to put up before it
finishes the job.
A new ranch house will be erected
on the Larson & Eklund ranch in the
Rainy Butte county. The building
will be a two-story structure 26x26
feet, with a kitchen addition. When
the house is completed the "Ralny
Butte Stock Farm" will have the
largest and most complete set Of farm
buildings in that part Of the
country.
A test suit to determine the consti-
.tutionality of North Dakota's compul-
sorry vaccination law for school chill
dren may result from the action of
the Grand Forks board Of health in
overruling three to two, a protest
from the Christian Scientists against
the enforcement Of the act, which
they declared had been enacted in the
interests of the American Medical as
ISOLATION.
M. w. Power, one of the proprie-
tors of the Power Clothing store in
Killdeer, has enlisted in Uncle Sans
service and has been assigned to the
quartermaster's department. Mike Is
we'll known in this section of the
country, having been in business with
his brothers at Beach and Killdeer for
several years. For the past three
years he has been in charge Of the
Killdeer store. @
At a hearing held last week Wednes-
day before U. S. Commissioner Shaw
at Rhame, Leonal J. Wells of Peace
full Valley township, waived examina-
ton and was bound over to the United
District board to answer to the
of having made a false affi-
before the local board of Slope
in support Of his claim for ex-
emption. He was arrested last week
BY U. S. Deputy Marshal Cameron.
The resignation Of VIM. Haevisher,
of Mercer county, was placed
n the hands of the county commits
sion Monday, effective October l. In
of the conduct of Haevish-
sr's office in connection with the en-
of prohibition laws and
gambling followed a raid at Hazen
asst week, when a quantity Of intoxi-
liquor was seized and evidence
attained, it is said, indicating gambl
ng more or less freely indulged in.
Attorney II. L. Barry an
lounced last week the resignation Of
he sheriff might be asked. =