The Dickinson press., 1917-12-08

Werner Is one Of the latest towns
.t0sorsani1efias$Hdine Gnatd.S :.
II. A. Freed Of Dickinson is now
county ct Dunn Center.
Jim Higginbotham, formerly Of
Alexander, was killed in France last
month, according TO reports just re-
ceived.
The y. s. district court, now In ses-
sion at Bismarck, will consider the
case this term against the publisher
Of jim Jam Jems.
New England IS to have q Home
Guard, il the Community Club can
have their way about it. A meeting
to that effect was held recently.
f. Miss Lydia Hartman. Of, Badland,
whose shoulder was dislocated when
she fell from q horse a short time
ago, is reported recovering quickly.
Lucille Gilmore received a badly dis
located wrist and injuries about her
face while playing on the school
grounds at her home in Marmarth.
Miss Edna johnson of Dunn Center
formerly a stenographer with All. Q.
Nelson. Of that city, is nov in a Cow
eminent position at Fergus Falls,
MINI.
Little Howard Allison Of Marmarth
pounded a shot gun shell recently and
the shell exploded. Towards face
and hands were badly burned by the
powder.
w. c. Vandervoort is serving as
both water & sewer commissioner and
finance commissioner Of Marmarth,
caused by the removal Of Commits
sioner Reiter from the board.
Nearly $4,000 was realized in the
Oscar johnson sale at Dunn Center
recently, good horses selling as high as
$196, teams, $315, colts, $40 and cows
ran up to $97.
J. B. Smith of Mott has disposed Of
his mercantile establishment in that
town to H. o. Burns of Mandan. Ill
health is given as the cause of the
sale. Mr.. and Mrs. Smith will soon
leave for Minnesota
]. K. Proden Of Medora, charged
with issuing a check for $85 on the
Farmers Bank of Belfeld, without
sufficient funds to meet it, settled all
costs, amounting to $163 and the COM
plainant withdrew the charge.
John Hanson is now manager of the
Phillips hotel at Dunn Center, .sery-
ing for Alt. H. Rasmussen, the new
owner who recently secured the place
on a trade which involved his farm
north of Dunn Center. ]. E. Phillips
took yer the farm.
The mayor Of Belfeld has revoked
the ordinance prohibiting the keeping
Of swine within the city limits, claim
ing that if every family in the town
would carr for a pig, feeding it on the
garbage that accrues, there would be
q big increase in the fat supply.
C. r. Meredith Of Killdeer was in
the Twin Cities the last few days buy
ing supplies for the new hospital
which will be opened in that town be-
fore long. Miss Florence Dudley, &
trained, nurse Of Hillcrest hospital,
Minneapolis, will be in charge Of the
new institution.
Many Of the farmers of Taylor are
organizing a shipping association, be-
lieving. that they can realize more on
their stock sales in this manner.
They. are receiving the support of
the Taylor State Bank It is pre-
dicted that the organization will be
perfected by January.
Keith Sherman of Judson had some
trouble with his car and was pulling
it into town to have it fixed up when
the doggone thing caught afire and
was completely destroyed. It had
weathered a severe cyclone at Judson
last September but it gave up when
the fire got after it.
Jack, small son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Nagel of Marmarth, was kicked by a
horse in that town last week and died
too near a horse which had been
hitched to a post in the rear of a
store there and it is presumed that
getting near the horses hoofs, he
frightened the animal who let drive
against the little boys chest. The
parents are grief stricken as a re-
SulC OF Cnelr s If
j. M. Watson of New Salem went
after the Government officials in an
effort to have a horse inspection held
at New Salem and he reports a prob
ability of such an inspection in the
near future. If the farmers in that
section have any horses that they
would like to turn loose on the Gov
eminent, they should see Mr.. Watson
and advise as to what time to get
their stock to town.
Mrs. John Albers, ST., of Center,
died suddenly a few days ago at the
age of rs. She was apparently in good
health right up to the time of her
death. Her husband died two years
ago. She is survived by six sons, one
daughter, a sister in Germany, a
grandchildren. Mrs. Albers, whose
maiden name was Margaret Wegener,
came to this country from Germany
in 1869, and was married one year
later. She settled in Center in 1884.
NEWPORT ITEMS
Mrs. Dominick Morel was a visitor
at our school last Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed. Grogan were at
Dickinson last Wednesday, where they
were shopping and ~transacting bust
ness. HG &a3S (
Miss Martha. Simon was a visitor at
our school last Wednesday and came
prepared to take a picture Of the
school. Y
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Wolf returned