The Dickinson press., 1917-12-08
GRASSY BUTTE NEWS

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GRASSY BUTTE NEWS
sFafmers around here were s' istill
blowing up to the last Of November,
which Is q record hard to beat.
A Watford cattle buyer was here
the past week and purchased some
is or 20 head Of beef stock. The
drive to Wattord is 80 miles and the
men expected that it would take about
two days to 60 over.
Mrs. J. F. Rooney and son, John.
are back from the farm below Man
ming. While at the place the past
month they had quite q lot Of plow-
ing done and the farm is now in fine
shape for tho 1918 seeding. =.
E. II. Alsdurf, foreman for Joe
Cain, has applied for q trapper's
license. He Is hauling hay just now
for the Cain home ranch, But he says
the coyotes and other animals are
numerous and he wants to get some OF
them a little later. ~,
Robert Evans, the local blacksmith,
says he could make more ready
money if it would freeze up solid so
that the teams in use would have to
be shod. However, he is satisfied, as
what is good for the farmers is best
for him inathe long run. -
Walter and T. G. Clifton were- in
Killdeer the past week marketing
grain and loading back with lumber
for the claim house Of Miss 1rma,
daughter Of. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Clifton, who has a half section home
stead cornering her fathers claim.
Charles F. LANCE, who had been
helping his parents in the vicinity Of
Fayette for a few weeks, was return
ing recently to his place northwest Of
Grassy Butte. He~had'a large load Of
lumber which he was taking out for
his sister, Miss Florence LANCE, the
school teacher, for her claim. house.
Sam Rhoades has purchased the
Martin eMtz kuarter adjoining his
home place northeast of Grassy Butte.
The price is $500 and as soon as a
clear abstract can be produced Mr..
Metz, who is over at Dickinson, will
get a check for his farm. In fact, he
has it now, but the same is held at
1.-THE bank until the papers are properly
executed.
M. c. Scheuffele, who has a half
section of land in the Mary country,
has gone to Bismarck to re-enter the
business college. He is taking a COM
mercial course which will fit him in
fine shape for a lumber yard, elevator
or some other equally as good stua-
tio1<another. season. His brother,
Rudolph, is also attending business
/ eoh@N1 ~ pseNeoxn1r n Cnb~1<E~l1
the rancher and farmer of the Mary
country, is a brother of the boys now
at Bismarck.
Thomas G. johnson, states attorney
of Dunn county, was over from Kill
deer last week to look after the fore
closure sale Of horses. The sale was
held at the Sam Rhoades place, one
of the designated sales places Of the
county, but it was not generally at
tended and J. E. johnson, owner Of
mortgage, bought in the three horses.
v. F. Anderson, constable for this
part of the county, was issuing checks
in connection with fees in the fore
closure action on December %.
DIR. Oscar Smith was called the
past week from Killdeer to see the
little girl of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Red
lin. He found the child somewhat bet
ter when he arrived at the home north
of town. She seemed to be suffering
from severe headaches, likely caused
by some unusual strain on the eyes.
The doctor was also called to the
home of M. Sipe south, where the little
son was suffering from pneumonia.
Mercant Dave Dolf returned with DR..
Smith, coming back the following day.
The Misses Elma Murray and Hazel
Murphy gave a basket social dance
at the amusement hall the night of
November, "a. Lonien's orchestra of
Killdeer furnished the music: and
everyone who attended reported a de-
lightful time. Vic Hayes acted as
auctioneer at midnight and was able
to get as high as from So to $3.50
for some Of the appetizing baskets.
Mr.. Miller of the First National Bank
and C. F. Peterson of the Mandan
Mercantile Co., wer among those who
came wei from Killdeer for the fes-
tivities. Il .
Clarence E. Knott expects to do d
good stroke of business hunting fur
bearing animals this winter. The
open season for beaver and otter is
from January III to March III, N as
the streams around here are full of
beaver it is not at all unlikely that
some Of u numerous trappers will
get a good haul and some fine fur
garments. The season for deer is
protected until 1920 and for antelope
for all time unless the law be changed
and it should not as there are but a
few in the country, where once they
roamed in great numbers.
Mrs. Mary Crist and son, Lester,
returned on the Goth from a visit
with friends and relatives at Dick1n-
son, Emerson and Dunn Center.
Lester is feeling very much improved
in health and stated when in Grassy
Butte that he preferred to remain
around home until the weather gets
cold and bad when he and. his mother
plan to leave for Arizona, OF some
point in the southwest. Mrs. Crist,
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