The Dickinson press., 1917-05-26

A. w. Dykins Of Sious Falls, S. d.,
last week purchased the 32O-acre
farm Of G. II. Smith, two miles south
of Chana, for $4,000, a rate Of $40
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Sentinel Butte Saddlery Company
has opened two more branch Stores
one at Lewiston, Mont, and the other
at Buffalo, Wyo. The company is now
operating seven stores.
Mrs. Dordahl, wife of the Rev. L.
Dordahl Of Sims, passed away last
week, after a prolonged illness. She
was in her 37th year. The widower
and several sisters and brothers sur
vive her.
Golden Valley celebrated it's first
market day of the year last Satur-
day. Auctioneer Mcdaniel cried the
sale, and livestock and produce of
various kinds was disposed of to a
large number Of customers.
High prices fail to check stock
sales. One thousand head of steers
and heifers were brought into Bow
can last week, and nearly all them
have already been taken, in lots of
from 10 to. 100.
Frank Partridge and family left
Halliday last week for Malta, Mont,
near where Mr. Partridge has filed on
a homestead. The hotel which has
been conducted by the family is. now
under management of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
N. Robinson.
Three deaths were recorded in the
Beach section last week. John Do
oner, residing one mile from Golva,
Mr.. Wright, living some miles from
the city, and Henry Lundin, who
passed away in the Calendar hotel,
answered the last summons. .
Marshall oil station at Richardton
caught fire last Thursday and burned
for several hours, threatening de-
struction of the, business part Of the
town. Danger of explosion from the
Standard tanks nearby was great, and
it was only after strenuous efforts by
the fire department that the blaze
was subdued.
Killdeer will celebrate July 4 in
grand style. Negotiations have been
closed for the Werner band, and at
tempt will be made to book Werner
and Halliday for a ball game. There
will be a big parade, in which a num-
Der of Indians from the reservation
will take part, and their war dances
should prove great attraction. A
D. B. Jackson, a farmer living in
the Black Butte country, after having
been deprived of his land for two
years, has had his property returned
to him. through court action. He not
only gets his 800 acres back, but the
equivalent of crops of the past two
years. The land was sold at sherif's
sale three years ago, and later the
purchaser secured a sherifff's deed to
the land.
A big parade, with more than 40
automobiles in line, featured the pub
lie flag raising celebration in Mar
marth last week. A program was
given by the school children at the
park, where the ceremony of raising
Old Glory took place. Milwaukee
shopmen and switching crews were al
lowed to discontinue work during
time Of the celebration, and all the
business houses closed.
Werner auditorium will be opened
tomorrow Saturday evening, when
first-class movie films will be shown,
and a thirty-minute entertainment be
given by a good quartet. In addition
there will be a half-hour vaudeville
show, and an hours concert by the
Werner band. Ladies of the Catholic
church. will serve supper before, the
entertainment and a luncheon will be
served at midnight.
Two fires, one thought to be of
incendiary origin, occurred in Beach
last week. both on Wednesday even
ing. About Z o'clock the N. P. coal
dock was discovered to be on fire,
and later the barn of Paul Sloss
was found to be in flames. The
barn was totally destroyed, and the
| German Lutheran church nearby was
blistered as to paint. Fire at the
coal docks was checked by the fire
department. 1t is thought that the
barn fire was started by a man who
was refused permission to sleep in
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